Quote Originally Posted by miners View Post
Good day, I'm newbie to this forum & planning to purchase pick up (between Isuzu Dmax LX MT or newly added variant 2.2 Ford Ranger XL 4x2 MT both between 993k & 959k respectively) within this months good for business & pleasure. Whats the advantage & disadvantage of owning Isuzu Dmax LX than to other Brand of pick up trucks? Hope you'll enlighten me bringing the chosen 1 for me. Thanks & God bless!
The Ranger 2.2 TDCi Duratorq is "supposedly" mo-betta than the old yet current Philippine-issue D-max. Peak power wise, handling, and suspension, it should be better. Word has it though that it has a mellow hit, or is soft off-the-bottom as if there is a lag at low rpm, especially for "quite a huge than what we normally see" as mid-size diesel pickup. The old D-max does not have any lag off-the-bottom, it can stay at low-revs, it can lug you uphill at low revs, but at the same time, it doesn't have that much peak hp also.... Therefore it has lesser ooomphh feel at high-revs. If you are a high-rev loving guy, then go for the Ford, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, and Toyota pickups. Both the Isuzu by nature is not as rev-happy as the others, and arguably, the Toyota pickups and Ford 3.0-litre and the new 3.2-litre lugs very good also at low revs.

Fuel efficiency wise, i don't know which is consumes less. Although, my personal bet between the Ford 2.2 and the D-max 3.0 iTEQ, is the D-max where it's firmly established around the world that it is the fuel-efficient pickup of them all.

Honestly, if you'll be aiming for the current D-max, just buy any 2010 model, used or 2nd-hand. Like i said, our D-max here is already 2 generations behind the all-new D-max RT-50

Goodluck and cheers!