Isuzu Dmax Owners [continued]

**lraklee** · April 8th, 2013 12:52 PM

tanong ko lang po sa mga naka dmax ls 2006 2wd na nagpalit na ng clutch kit saan at magakno po pinakamura na auto supply? thnx

1. Clutch Disc
2. Pressure Plate
3. Pilot Bearing

**michaeltoks** · April 9th, 2013 02:33 PM

mga sir ano required tire pressure sa dmax natin pag naka 20x9 na rim and 265/50/r20 Nitto terra grappler tires? pweda gayahin ung stock 29 ung front?

**miners** · April 19th, 2013 11:37 AM

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!

**d_mac** · April 19th, 2013 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by miners

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!

**miners** · April 20th, 2013 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by d_mac

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!

Thank you for the review Sir! I think it will be a toss-up at the end between Huge 2.2 Ford Ranger XL 4x2 MT Hi-Rider and Reliable 3.0 Isuzu Dmax LX 4x2 MT. Hope my decision will be bang for buck truck.

**d_mac** · April 20th, 2013 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by miners

Thank you for the review Sir! I think it will be a toss-up at the end between Huge 2.2 Ford Ranger XL 4x2 MT Hi-Rider and Reliable 3.0 Isuzu Dmax LX 4x2 MT. Hope my decision will be bang for buck truck.

By the way sir, should you decide on the D-max, may i please impress upon you just wait for the all-new D-max RT-50 1st quarter next year. Don't waste money on the current Philippine-model now (10 years old na yan chief ;))....

Another development i'd like to share with you is that Volkswagen will now be in Philippines late this year, around December. Chances are in 2014, its pickup, the Amarok 2.0 TDi (base-model and twin-turbo model) will also be offered. People are clamouring for it alongside other VW models ;)

Hold on to your (liquid) asset for a moment as next year might be an exciting, and moreso, the following years to come in the pickup segment. Take it as a brotherly advice from an owner of two Isuzu D-max ;)

Cheers at goodluck!

**Jgwapz** · April 21st, 2013 04:25 AM

D-Max completes 1st leg of 2013 Isuzu Challenge...

Malupit talaga Dmax pag dating sa fuel consumption...

D-Max completes 1st leg of 2013 Isuzu Challenge - News | TopGear.com.ph

**gsprimetime** · April 21st, 2013 08:03 AM

Originally Posted by d_mac

By the way sir, should you decide on the D-max, may i please impress upon you just wait for the all-new D-max RT-50 1st quarter next year. Don't waste money on the current Philippine-model now (10 years old na yan chief ;))....

Another development i'd like to share with you is that Volkswagen will now be in Philippines late this year, around December. Chances are in 2014, its pickup, the Amarok 2.0 TDi (base-model and twin-turbo model) will also be offered. People are clamouring for it alongside other VW models ;)

Hold on to your (liquid) asset for a moment as next year might be an exciting, and moreso, the following years to come in the pickup segment. Take it as a brotherly advice from an owner of two Isuzu D-max ;)

Cheers at goodluck!

*d_mac this is good info. Since I don't know how to buy the ranger, nobody has any and since I have to wait anyway do you think it dmax is better than the ranger?

**d_mac** · April 22nd, 2013 12:09 AM

Originally Posted by gsprimetime

*d_mac this is good info. Since I don't know how to buy the ranger, nobody has any and since I have to wait anyway do you think it dmax is better than the ranger?

If it's the new D-max 3.0 iTEQ VGS Turbo versus the new Ranger 2.2 TDCi, the new Isuzu is HEAPS better. Even when you pit only the new Euro-version only D-max 2.5 iTEQ twin-turbo against the Ford, the Isuzu is still HEAPS better.

The new 2.5-litre Euro-issue only D-max, just for info sir, came in 2nd to "the king" Ranger 3.2 TDCi 5-straight cylinder during the 2013 International Pickup Award competition held in the UK. It even bested the vaunted Volkswagen Amarok 2.0 TDi twin-turbo that finished only in 3rd. No word though on the other strong contenders, the Triton (Strada in Pinas), the ever-trusty Hilux, Navara etc.... Perhaps, though i have no info about them, they were eliminated in the preliminary round before judges even decided which pickups will carry on further hehe.... Even the older/ previous 3.0-litre D-max with VGT had always been a consistent placer in this event. In fact, even in the Austrian-German side it was chosen as the best pickup for 3 consecutive years, i.e. 2008, 2009, and 2010. It's just a shame we never got that previous model with a VGT here in Pinas....

Now, if you pit the new D-max against the Ranger 3.2 TDCi, it's a different story.... i should say the Ranger 3.2 TDCi is better in everything than the new D-max 3.0 iTEQ VGS Turbo that we're getting, except in fuel efficiency, you can bet sir ;)

Cheers!

**d_mac** · April 22nd, 2013 01:58 PM

Originally Posted by Jgwapz

D-Max completes 1st leg of 2013 Isuzu Challenge...

Malupit talaga Dmax pag dating sa fuel consumption...

D-Max completes 1st leg of 2013 Isuzu Challenge - News | TopGear.com.ph

Ang galing ng makina ng D-max noh chief, whether you like it or ELSE hehe, maganda talaga makina ni Isuzu....

Sa bagong D-max RT-50 3.0 iTEQ VGS naman, kahit i-compare pa nila sa Volkswagen Amarok 2.0 TDi twin-turbo, ubod ng tipid pa rin ang bagong D-max. Kinain pati ang Amarok pagdating sa offroad, where it matters most, que maging on-road 4x2 mode at offroad 4x4 laman na lamang ang D-max RT-50 kaysa sa Amarok

Makikita mo reviews nila sa isang Australian-based magazine, at ang actual fuel consumptions as measured sa D-max at Amarok. Just convert their litres per 100 km to our convention of km per litre at i-average mo lang ang on-road at off-road 4x4 fuel consumptions nila ;)

Cheers!