New Montero Sport 4x4, Fortuner 3.0 4x4 or Sta. Fe 4x4.

**alainroyce** · March 5th, 2009 01:43 PM

4X2 AT coming to our shore.. NO doubt MS will outnumber the Fort..

**projector** · March 6th, 2009 12:29 AM

Originally Posted by mic_21_ph

Hi mga sirs,

Your posts conviced me to pick the MS over its rivals!

I'll be getting my MS this week... can you give me guidelines on what to check on the unit? I'm a new buyer, and this will be my first car ever..
Thanks and Godbless!

Medyo off topic, pero share ko na din what happend today...

I already reserved for my MS last saturday, and the unit came in this afternoon... i took a look at it, and i saw sa kilometer reading na 90 plus km na tinakbo niya!!!! sabi ng SA, kasi daw galing sa batangas port, etc...(typical BS)

but i was pissed because on top of that, meron pa upos ng yosi sa may driver's side... as in kadadating lang kasi ng unit, mainit pa makina ...

ON TOP OF THESE, nakita ko na meron na gas-gas and dimple yung isang fender flare (young molding on top where the wheels are)!!! kung di ko pa nakita, di talaga sasabihin...
i checked yung mga kasabay na units dumating, and their kilometer readings are just 30 km plus! panu yun, from the same place, yung unit for me took 3 times the distance to reach the showroom?!!

I think that unit was previously damaged, went back to be repaired and then was attempted to be given to one buyer, got rejected, and now it came to me...

sabi nila wala na daw, nung sabi ko na di ko na kukunin, nung hapon tumawag sila saying na meron na ulit...

tama na hndi mo kinuha, dapat ikaw ang masunod ikaw ang bibili eh
alam mo naman ang mga ahente ang purpose lng nyan makabenta walang pakialam yan sa costumer.

**projector** · March 6th, 2009 12:33 AM

Originally Posted by mic_21_ph

Hi mga sirs,

Your posts conviced me to pick the MS over its rivals!

I'll be getting my MS this week... can you give me guidelines on what to check on the unit? I'm a new buyer, and this will be my first car ever..
Thanks and Godbless!

Medyo off topic, pero share ko na din what happend today...

I already reserved for my MS last saturday, and the unit came in this afternoon... i took a look at it, and i saw sa kilometer reading na 90 plus km na tinakbo niya!!!! sabi ng SA, kasi daw galing sa batangas port, etc...(typical BS)

but i was pissed because on top of that, meron pa upos ng yosi sa may driver's side... as in kadadating lang kasi ng unit, mainit pa makina ...

ON TOP OF THESE, nakita ko na meron na gas-gas and dimple yung isang fender flare (young molding on top where the wheels are)!!! kung di ko pa nakita, di talaga sasabihin...
i checked yung mga kasabay na units dumating, and their kilometer readings are just 30 km plus! panu yun, from the same place, yung unit for me took 3 times the distance to reach the showroom?!!

I think that unit was previously damaged, went back to be repaired and then was attempted to be given to one buyer, got rejected, and now it came to me...

sabi nila wala na daw, nung sabi ko na di ko na kukunin, nung hapon tumawag sila saying na meron na ulit...

chek mo and bantayan ung pag tinted nla sa car mo kac madalian ang gawa nyan and padaskol daskol yan

hangat maari test drive mo konti with in the vicinity ung car bago m kunin, para marinig mo kung ok ung makina.

**oliver1013** · March 6th, 2009 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by mic_21_ph

Hi mga sirs,

Your posts conviced me to pick the MS over its rivals!

I'll be getting my MS this week... can you give me guidelines on what to check on the unit? I'm a new buyer, and this will be my first car ever..
Thanks and Godbless!

Medyo off topic, pero share ko na din what happend today...

I already reserved for my MS last saturday, and the unit came in this afternoon... i took a look at it, and i saw sa kilometer reading na 90 plus km na tinakbo niya!!!! sabi ng SA, kasi daw galing sa batangas port, etc...(typical BS)

but i was pissed because on top of that, meron pa upos ng yosi sa may driver's side... as in kadadating lang kasi ng unit, mainit pa makina ...

ON TOP OF THESE, nakita ko na meron na gas-gas and dimple yung isang fender flare (young molding on top where the wheels are)!!! kung di ko pa nakita, di talaga sasabihin...
i checked yung mga kasabay na units dumating, and their kilometer readings are just 30 km plus! panu yun, from the same place, yung unit for me took 3 times the distance to reach the showroom?!!

I think that unit was previously damaged, went back to be repaired and then was attempted to be given to one buyer, got rejected, and now it came to me...

sabi nila wala na daw, nung sabi ko na di ko na kukunin, nung hapon tumawag sila saying na meron na ulit...

Sir anng dealer to? Mga ogag to ah, buti nalng di mo kinuha..Pambihira naman Mistsubishi medyo nakaka bawi na kayo tapos eto ang mababalitaan natin?

**allanctan** · March 6th, 2009 01:14 PM

Originally Posted by XTO

top speed vs top speed vs top speed na lang then post natin dito.

JPG111's MS GLS-SE has reached 180kph at 3,500 RPM

http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showt...+sport&page=86

I think the Santa Fe can go 200kph.
http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showt...27145&page=346
Although for me, anything above 160kph is really fast for ph roads. Better be safe.

**trackers888** · March 8th, 2009 07:39 PM

Top speed na ba ang labanan? Lamang ang SF dito no doubt!

**alexdale** · March 14th, 2009 07:21 AM

Fortuner for me. Best-looking among the 3 lolz.

**nels76** · March 14th, 2009 08:20 AM

Originally Posted by trackers888

Top speed na ba ang labanan? Lamang ang SF dito no doubt!

You know, after reading some of the threads here about top speed of SUVs / Trucks na ka-level ng SF, I believe pare pareho silang kayang tumakbo ng 180 to 200kph regardless kung 102HP (2.5 Fort) man yan or hangangg 170hp (Navara).

Do you really need that Top Speed? eh kung sa SCTEX or STAR Tollway mo lang magagamit yan then that will be very seldom unless araw araw kang dumadaan ng SCTEX. Eventhough, you know it's Dangerous to Speed above 130 kph.

Now, my point is, you don't really need that much Top Speed and SUVs / Trucks are capable naman to speed at 170 kahit na 140hp pa man or 170hp.

What you would need is immediate power delivery when you need it like overtaking or negotiating a curve which you would normally encounter when driving long distances. Yong tipong konting apak lang and Power agad.

I drove my SF to Bicol and back to Manila on January and there were instances na may nag-oovertake sa akin na 2.5 D4D Hilux (Low Ride Height), Pajero (4x2), Fortuner G, 1st Gen Everest 4x2. Meron pa ngang mga Delica and Hyundai Grace.

May mga nag-overtake din na Fortuner V and other more powerful SUVs pero ung mga minention ko lang are those which are less powerful than SF.

Hindi sa SLEX yang overtaking but on provincial roads na sa Quezon to Bicol.

You see, kahit na mas powerful pa si SF, naiiwan pa din sya ng mga nabanggit kong sasakyan. Doon ko napag isip isip na what is on Paper may not be true in real world scenario. I am not saying na baka ndi totoo ung power ni SF. Nagkataon lang na I only have SF as my car kaya don ko sya nacocompare. Kung Everest ung Car ko, then I would be replacing the SF as Everest dito sa Post ko.

I was really wondering why that 2.5 D4D Hilux managed to overtook me sa Andaya Highway na walang ka effort effort. 6 Full Sized Adults and Passengers ko non (pabalik na ng Manila). And on some curves, Hyundai Grace and Delica managed to overtook me as well. As far as I could recall, I was driving at 2,000RPM most of the time. At this RPM, SF will hit 120kph on Highways at 5th Gear na.

Pero since the road are mostly uphill and curved, this 2k RPM would be at 4th Gear and will be running at 70 to 90kph. Yan ang average speed ko.

And at that speed, those pesky less powerful SUVs and Truck kept on overtaking me.

Hindi ko pinapatamaan ung SF. As I mentioned, it is my only vehicle so don ko sya nacocompare.

Don ko naisip na around 110hp to 140hp would be fine to have average speed in Metro and Provincial Roads.

Peace po.

**tidus1203** · March 14th, 2009 08:48 AM

^^Baka naman the driver of the Hi-Lux has it pedal to the metal while you are not?? Mahirap din mag compare kasi different drivers eh...

**nels76** · March 14th, 2009 08:59 AM

Yup. Pwede.

Or maybe, the gear ratios are of low speed.
Yong tipong, konting apak immediate power delivery pero not too high of top speed, like, it could not manage speed above 150kph.

Si SF kasi, High Speed Gear Ratio based sa observation ko.