Does your Philippine Hyundai Getz have a first-aid kit?
My Hyundai Getz, Gina, has been pouting a bit since I told her about an email conversation I had with a fellow named RL, in which he shared that his Kia Pride Andy has a first-aid kit for himself. First aid, not for RL, but for Andy. Tacky car notwithstanding - kidding, RL! I’m just kidding! I’m glad you’re buying a Hyundai Getz! - I think that’s a brilliant idea, don’t you all?
Having a first-aid kit for your car is a very good idea because it helps you stay secure and safe on the road. Some of the items in Andy include:
- A standard fuel container with airtight cover and small spout. This is just absolutely sensible, in cases where you’re running low on gas and there isn’t a gas station in sight or you don’t have enough money at a particular time. Gas is up to PHP60 now, can you imagine?
- Instant vulcanizing kit. This is an aerosol can that fills the tire with air and vulcanizes it. Sounds like a must-have to me.
- A cigarette lighter powered car air pump for tires. I didn’t even know these things were available! I must get one of these. RL says there’s a type with a flashing warning light.
- Work gloves. “No point in getting your hands dirty if you’re on the way to the office,” he says. It can also come in handy just in case you need to take off the radiator cap.” Smart. Not necessary with a Getz, but smart.
- Garbage bags. “You’ll never know when you may need to load something messy into your car, like something really muddy,” he says. He’s right; if you need to change a flat and it’s raining, that’s gonna wreak real damage on your trunk floor, so this is just common sense. Get yourself a couple of large bags, or maybe even a few small ones.
- Barf bags. “For alcohol discomfort or motion sickness,” he says. Not a bad idea, although luckily, my family has tummies of steel.
- Mineral water. “1L - either for passenger consumption or overheating.” I’d put it there for the overheating, but I wouldn’t drink mineral water kept in the car too long; the heat’s reaction to the plastic may render the water impotable.
- Rubbing compound. To rid your Hyundai Getz of little scratches. He said I probably knew this. He is wrong. *grin*
- Spare fan belt. Not for me, but for you older car models, not such a bad idea.
- Rags. Essential!
I’d add to this list:
- A Jingle Bag. In case you really need to go.
- A few packs of Rebisco Super Thin Saltines. In case you’re really hungry.
Thanks for the list, RL, and for dropping by Life With Gina!
What about the rest of you? Do you have essentials in your own Hyundai Getz first aid kits?
wow! thanks for the credit, Ganns!
i hope you and your family (Gina included) are definitely doing well. =)
as for me, my auto loan was approved already but i’d rather wait for a few more months so that i can save up for a higher down payment. yay!
so, did the auto gard rain repellant work? i wish they’d make something like that for people… oh wait.. i think they have. umbrellas. =)
Anyway, good luck to you and God bless!
thanks for the tips, i just had my getz for a few weeks and the only first aid kit it has was a handy “pamunas”
I do have a non related question tho, since yo have your getz for quite some time, best case and worse case scenario how much mileage do you get?
My driving skills are pushed to the limit and i can only get 12kpl city driving not the promised 15 kpl
Hi RL, let me know when you buy it, okay?
Hi Ronald, I’ve posted a new entry on fuel consumption. Right now, I get anywhere from 10-12, but then again, I’d apparently been measuring it wrong.
Hi gann,
Ive been reading your blogs from time to time since i bought my getz last feb 2007. Also hard for me to gauge the fuel consumption so i used a primitive, common sense one… by money spent. I spent 500 every week on my getz since feb 2007 and it will last from monday to saturday (home to work and vice versa), fuel only cost 39 to 40 then… now its 60! and i still spent 500 every week and it lasts from monday to saturday! perhaps my driving habit had changed or my getz engine loosened up to be more efficient.
Anyway you got a cool blog site, keep it up.
Hi Ramon! Thanks for passing by Life With Gina. You must be doing something right; monitor it and please do contribute to our growing body of knowledge here.
And, oh, PHP500 a week?! My gosh, I’m so inggit!
Ronald,
You should consider yourself lucky if you get 12km/l, i have a friend who owns Mazda 3 and he gets only 7 to 8 km/liter, he said if he can get 10km/l on his machine then it must be a miracle.
Ill tell you one time when my getz is a few months old (last year), we were going to baguio and gas up PHP1000 in Makati (its PHP42.50 / liter, Petron XCS, and “Fuel Low” light is switched on in my panel)… so off to baguio… and back to makati! without gassing up along the way. if my calculations is correct, i got a miraculous 20-22 km/liter. But dont be excited, here are the variables…
1.) We travelled at night (start at 11pm, reached destination 6:00am). So no traffic.
2.) Took so long to reached destination? yes, because i steadied at 80km/h. AFAIK, this is the optimum getz speed to attain max efficiency.
3.) Tire pressure set at 38PSI.
4.) Maybe i get mileage lucky homebound, because going back from baguio doesnt require stepping on the pedal.. i dont use engine breaking often (AFAIK they use petrol too), i use the real breaks to slow down, break pads is cheaper than clutch pads. Travelled at night too.
No Regrets with the Getz, i love this car!