For all those Philippine Hyundai Getz owners orphaned by the sudden disappearance of the Getz Club on Hyundai International’s forums, NormanBonz refers us to Hyundai Auto Club Philippines. Tadah! New place to hang out and ask questions! Register and tell ‘em Ganns sent ya.

I did a Google search for ‘Hyundai Getz’ today on Google.com and Google.com.ph, and there’s a smile on my face as wide as my Gina’s bumpers, because we’re ranking well.*grin*

Hyundai Getz Philippines: Life With Gina is #1 on Google.com.ph for ‘Hyundai Getz’ and related searches, including ‘Hyundai Getz Philippines’ and ‘Philippine Hyundai Getz.’ On Google.com, it’s #35, fifth on Page 3, and well behind at least three other Philippine Hyundai Getz websites (the Getz Club, on whom I am a member, the Hyundai Getz Philippines official website, and autosearchphilippines (yeah, a portal! I KNOW!).

What does Life With Gina offer you? You get exactly what you’d be writing if you owned a Hyundai Getz yourself. I don’t know squat about cars, and if you’re in the same boat, it’s nice knowing you’re going through something that someone else is going through. I tell you exactly what happens, what I pay for, what things happen to me and my Getz, good or bad. If I like a service, I’ll tell you. If I hate it, I’ll tell you. No one has ever paid for a positive referral or review on this website, I can assure you that, 100%.

If you’d like to help Life With Gina rise up the rankings of Google.com and bring this kind of candid information to a greater number of people worldwide who are looking for information about the Hyundai Getz, please place a link to this website, http://hyundaigetz.gannsdeen.com, on your website, and link it with the words, ‘Hyundai Getz.’ Or copy this below and paste it into your HTML code:

<a href=”http://hyundaigetz.gannsdeen.com”>Hyundai Getz</a>

(I’d make buttons, but maybe some other time.)

Thanks for all your support, and keep on swinging by Life With Gina for more updates on the joys (and pains) of owning a Hyundai Getz!

Hyundai Getz owners may be in for a bit of a surprise, if contrasting news is to be believed. Sources at Kia World report that a concept car called the i20 is set to replace the Hyundai Getz by July of next year. While the report doesn’t identify which particular global markets will initially phase out the Hyundai Getz, the comments section indicates that Europe may be tiring of the Hyundai Getz and competition is becoming so fierce that a new variant every few years is almost necessary to remain relevant and in competition.

Personally, I think the Asia-Pacific region is still ripe for total Hyundai Getz domination. Aside from increasing sales in Asian regions like the Philippines and India, there are signs that show Hyundai still feels that its Getz has a few solid years  before phaseout. For me, one sign is that Hyundai Getz producers in India have launched a powerful Hyundai Getz diesel variant. The Getz Prime, an increasingly popular car in India, will be available in a 1.5 diesel engine that is both quiet and powerful. (Damn it! I want that!)

Why invest precious research and marketing resources in launching an important variant (i.e., diesel version) if you’re phasing your car model out a few months from now? Certainly, models with gas/diesel variants can make or break the difference, especially in budget-conscious Asian countries. (For instance, Ford Philippines is now phasing out its gasoline 1.6 Focus in favor of its 1.8 model, which I’ve heard is now in the works for a diesel version as well.)

IMHO, the Hyundai Getz is still a strong car that hasn’t reached critical momentum in the Philippines. It’s only been three years, and the Getz is a solid performer in the small car class, holding its own against the Honda Jazz, the Suzuki Alto, and  its main rival and sister company’s offering, the Kia Picanto. The Hyundai Getz Club is starting to build up its numbers. Hyundai would be out of its mind to phase out the Hyundai Getz in the Asia-Pacific region at this time.