Nissan Xtrail Owners: Questions and stuff

[ILuvDetailing]

bro set mo na lang kung kailan, sana weekend.

[maop99]

Salamat bro!

Bro I also considered the Escape and this is how I ended up getting the Xtrail.

1. In the looks department, it all depends on your taste. Do you want the traditional or the innovative.

a. The escape looks more solid, bigger and macho. The fenders have plastic mouldings/flares. The xtrail is bare except for the plastic front fenders.

b. Interior of the escape is very traditional typical american though the finish looks solid. Walang dating para sa akin. You either love or hate the xtrail's interior. Plastiky as in puro plastic talaga and the weird center instrument cluster. Para sa akin it looks cool! The xtrail's interior have a lot of innovative features like the driver compartment, cup holder, drink cooler, washable trunk, etc. Para sa akin, you are buying an SUV that you would like to trash around. Maputikan, matapunan ng gatas ng bata at matanda, etc. ok lang. Just wipe it out tapos. Even though the escape looks bigger, parang roomier ang xtrail.

c. Finally, the leather seats. Compare mo yung dalawa and definitely mas dumihin ang leather ng escape.

2. Engine: Comparing the V6 (204 bhp) and the 2.5l (180 bhp). This is just my hunch that the power to weight ratio favors the xtrail. The xtrail's body is super light. Fuel consumption also favors the xtrail. Maintenance favors the xtrail. So value for bhp, the xtrail is a definite winner. I compared the typical PMS of Ford and Nissan. Cheaper ang Nissan by at least 20%. E sa spark plug lang +2 palagi ang Escape. After the warranty period, its a lot easier to DIY xtrails engine than Ford. Changing the fan belt alone halos impossible na to change (exaggerated). BTW, my friend had his Escape dyno tested. 130 hp ang output from the wheels. Ang laki ng loss.

3. Quality: These companies are ISO/QS 9000 blah blah. Quality is almost the same. When I say almost the same, I mean one cannot brag that they are far superior than the other. Your chances of getting a lemon are the same. Lahat ng manufacturers produce a lemon. No exception! Malas malas lang talaga.

In the end, it is really a matter of preference. Kung saan ka mag-enjoy mag drive duon ka. Sa Escape nga lang, ready ka sa operating expense.

Zeagle thanks sa reply mo, again very informative and helpful....last nalang may nagsabi sa akin na pagpuno daw yung xtrail bumababa yung rear end niya because of the weight and malambot kasi yung shocks, so ang effect is naka-angat ang nguso, is this true? Pangit daw tingnan? or baka lang pag sobrang bigat talaga ng dala mo? Thanks again bro!

[yenners81]

last nalang may nagsabi sa akin na pagpuno daw yung xtrail bumababa yung rear end niya because of the weight and malambot kasi yung shocks, so ang effect is naka-angat ang nguso, is this true? Pangit daw tingnan? or baka lang pag sobrang bigat talaga ng dala mo? Thanks again bro!

Actually, I noticed this a while ago. We (1 driver + 2 passengers at the back) were driving near some establishments with tinted one-way glass facades, and I tend to look at the side profile of our xtrail reflected on those glass. Yes, the rear half is slightly lowered compared to the front. Di naman grabe, but I noticed it. I thought that it was me who is getting too heavy.

[maop99]

Na turn-off ka ba yenners?

[zeagle]

zeagle: maganda setup ni JohnnyD DLS seps ayos!!!

Bro kailangan maturuan ninyo ako sa mga ganyan. Matanda na ako at di ko alam yang mga bling bling.

[zeagle]

Bro yung iridium nakakabit sa car like RAV4, Camry, etc. from planta is long life. 100k km ang life nun. Yung after market iridium is 20k km lang. Ayaw ipasok yung long life dito for obvious reasons.

About your revo if it is after market, cgurado ako 20k km lang yun. Not unless sa planta nakuha yan.

Sorry mga bro i'd like to correct myself. Available na pala sa aftermarket ang long life iridium.

[zeagle]

Actually, I noticed this a while ago. We (1 driver + 2 passengers at the back) were driving near some establishments with tinted one-way glass facades, and I tend to look at the side profile of our xtrail reflected on those glass. Yes, the rear half is slightly lowered compared to the front. Di naman grabe, but I noticed it. I thought that it was me who is getting too heavy.

Malambot nga shocks ng xtrail. Possible yan. Pag-humps nga nararamdaman ko minsan na parang tumutukod. Ano ba ang dapat gawin? Oldman Emu na shocks?

[ILuvDetailing]

Bro kailangan maturuan ninyo ako sa mga ganyan. Matanda na ako at di ko alam yang mga bling bling.

Tignan mo nalang setup namin ni JohnnyD. Sakin budget meals lang.

Malambot nga shocks ng xtrail. Possible yan. Pag-humps nga nararamdaman ko minsan na parang tumutukod. Ano ba ang dapat gawin? Oldman Emu na shocks?

Yes its on the soft side but if you replace it with an aftermarket shock/springs would the ride quality suffer? And it would put a big hole in your pocket

But what the heck, soft shocks or not I still love my X, lots of space at the back, ample power, nice rims, high ground clearance, love the cup holders.

[johnnyd]

Bro kailangan maturuan ninyo ako sa mga ganyan. Matanda na ako at di ko alam yang mga bling bling.

ok lang yun bro. as to edad ngayon nga lang ako nagbibinata. :lol: baka magka-age group nga tayo e.

[johnnyd]

Malambot nga shocks ng xtrail. Possible yan. Pag-humps nga nararamdaman ko minsan na parang tumutukod. Ano ba ang dapat gawin? Oldman Emu na shocks?

di kaya pare optical illusion lang? kasi ang design ng x-trail is parang paliit sa dulo.