Quote Originally Posted by Snake1 View Post
Very insightful comments and suggestions...

Im actually the second owner of the vehicle here in the Philippines so I had no control over the conversion process...

- I can live with the side mirrors already since I've put fisheye mirrors, the wipers... well its a nuissance when it rains....I guess in hindsight.. since it was my first JDm vehicle I should have paid more attention to those details

- I agree re the insulation under the seat and the area over the engine.. Im about to purchase enough insullation materal to put up a gazebo...hehehe...

- thanks for the link of the townace at ayos dito.. Its a nice model... heck if I had the cash available now.. Id purchase it in a heartbeat..hehehe... thats how much I enjoy the Town ace....If it wer not for the quirks I mentioned.. It is fun to drive and likeI said the kids love it...

- Yes, fluids are chnged ragularly (every 6 months) the most recent one was last december.... the engine is a normaly aspirated 2c engine.. so perhaps the torque is really a little on the weak side.. considering i baby it and rarely go over 2.2k RPM

- I've mentioned that the Delica was my first choice... but reconsidered when I compared its fuel consumtion and maintenance cost.. having said theat... I still drool when I see a nice clean Delica go by....
There are actually many nice-looking and cheap Townace's in Sulit and Ayosdito. If you are experiencing trouble with your unit, and you really like this car, you might as well go trade up before your car gets any worse.

Are you sure yours is a normally aspirated 2C, and with a matic tranny at that? All Townace's I've encountered so far are turbocharged, many of them 4x4 as well. Maybe you were experiencing lack of torque because the turbo hasn't kicked in yet? They usually do at around 2500rpm.

I'm curious, what gas mileage do you get? So much so that you would consider the Delica to have a voracious appetite?