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November 30th, 2012 11:15 PM #21
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November 30th, 2012 11:23 PM #22
I'm in the same situation couple of weeks ago looking for a back-up car with the same budget as yours. I narrowed my choice between 2007 X-trail or a 2006 Everest. Reason? Cheaper than the other SUVs of the same age but I ended up buying a 2006 2.0L Grand Vitara. Reason? the Grand Vitara (for me) looks better than the other two.
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November 30th, 2012 11:42 PM #23
ABSOLUTELY, the GV looks super-handsome YES, fellow GV owner!
Mine though is a GV V6 4x4 manual-tranny....
Super-galing choice mo sir! It's the compact SUV with an integrated built-in ladder-frame chassis that is tucked-in to the unibody (hindi outrigged), at self-adjusting timing-chain mga GV, maging mga current line-up ng Suzuki cars na binebenta ng Suzie Philippines ngayon, puros timing-chain driven ....Chief, hindi na bagay ngayon ang handle mo Confused Shoes dahil calculating o smart shoes na ang dating mo haha!
Yung nga lang, gasolina nga lang hehe, di sing-tipid ng diesel
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December 1st, 2012 12:07 AM #24
Thank you boss. I hope you can advise some hints in the Suzuki thread on how to take care of this new guy. My last Suzuki car was 12 years ago. Supercarry. Medyo OT, hehe.
To TS,
My wife's first choice was the 2006 Everest (because of its size and price). When I suggested the Grand Vitara, she didn't think twice and she is very happy with the buy. Gustong gustong dalhin. Maganda ang tindig at hindi marami sa kalsada. With your budget, you can get a fresh 2006 GV. 4WD pa sya. Pwede pang off road ni sir.
Yun nga lang, gaya ng sabi ni boss d-mac, hindi kasing tipid ng diesel.
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December 1st, 2012 01:57 AM #25Three CUVs available here that are known to be truly off road capable are the Grand Vitara, Escape, and Forester. Yun nga lang, pare-parehong mga gas. 2.0L or above + A/T + 4x4 + Philippine driving conditions = not-so-great fuel consumption numbers.
I would not get a pickup if I were you. Especially if you are going for the old ones. My ninong used to have a 1996 Hilux 2.8L 4x4. He customized it to show car/heavy off road standards. The front is OK, similar to an SUV. The rear is very uncomfortable. There's the bone jarring ride, very limited legroom and almost 90 degree seatback. With 96hp for the 2.8 4x4 and 86hp for the 2.4 4x2, its not fast at all.
Then again there is the Starex GRX CRDi. Its got a higher power to weight ratio and more torque than the Fortuner 3.0D4D, availability of manual transmission, more flexible body on frame with rear LSD for more-than-light off roading.
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December 1st, 2012 07:20 PM #26
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December 1st, 2012 11:58 PM #27*d_mac: Thanks for the vote of confidence for the Crosswind. My parents have one themselves and use it as as their war car. Yun nga lang, I want something even just a tiny bit more luxurious naman for my first car. But kung wala talaga, Crosswind talaga bagsak ko.
I've been shopping for pickups too and they're expensive ha! I also might not be able to fully utilize all that space. We're good with something that has a large enough cargo area.
*confused shoes: Thank you for sharing your own experience. I was looking at the X-Trail at first too but I've ready many testimonies here on Tsikot that it's a gas guzzler. Was there ever a Vitara with a diesel engine?
*GTi: I've come across a few new model pickups. If we ever do end up getting a pickup, I'll definitely stick to the new ones.
Okay, off to do more shopping tonight...
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December 2nd, 2012 12:57 AM #28The diesel Grand Vitara was not made available here.
The 2.5L X-Trail is a guzzler, the 2.0L 4x2 is more bearable though.
Pickups are workhorse vehicles. I'd probably get one if no one sits at the back on a regular basis, and I'm hauling a lot of huge stuff. And if you do get one, you'd still have to invest on a good bed cover or canopy if you don't want your stuff exposed to the elements or stolen.
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December 2nd, 2012 01:11 AM #29
*TS, it would have been better kung meron tayong mabibiling diesel na Grand Vitara. Boss d-mac can tell more about the diesel GV which is available kung saan sya naroroon.
We considered also the X-trail because we can get a younger unit with the limited budget. Since hindi namang araw-araw tatakbo, medyo ok na rin sa amin yung medyo malakas sa gas which I think hindi maglalayo sa Grand Vitara based sa mga nabasa ko sa mga forums. The pick-up would be a nice option too pero mahal pa rin ang medyo bata-batang unit. I found a 2004 D-max with an odo of about 280K Km (close to d-mac D-max odo) advertised at sulit.com and the seller is still asking for more than Php600K! Ewan lang kung ano ang meron sa kanyang pick-up.
My wife drives a D-max though and she prefer driving it over a sedan. Reason? Mataas daw at malaki ang side mirror. Kita nya lahat ang traffic at most angles. Magaling daw makipagsiksikan kahit isang batalyon na tricycle. Ang ayaw ko dyan sa D-max, nauuntog ang aking ulo sa kisame pag ako'y nasa likod lalo na pag si misis ang nasa manibela. Siguro nananadya, hehe. Sa tipid at overall maintenance cost. Matipid talaga. We spent less maintenance cost than our just given up Altis. Siguro casa differences na rin.
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December 2nd, 2012 05:25 PM #30
Yes po ma'am, huwag na po Crosswind hehe, sakaling you give weight more on diesel-fed cars.... Mabuti pa po a reasonably-priced used or 2nd-hand and mint-condition Innova 2.5 D-4D ang kunin po ninyo, or like what i said po, yung dating Kia Sportage 2.0 CRDi po noong di pa po ito R-eVGT model, mga model 2005 po yata yung mga iyon.
My wife drives po yung Innova manual transmission, YES - in Metro Manila. She also drives po the manual-tranny D-max, as a point of reference po para sa inyo between an AUV and a pickup. She doesn't have trouble with pickups, well she started driving naman po kasi at the age of 14 years old pa eh haha!
In terms of tipid naman po, mas matipid pa po ng kaunti ang D-max 3.0 Ddi-iTEQ kaysa Innova 2.5 D-4D, as far as what we've experienced on both vehicles....
If it's not much of a trouble, pakibasa nalang po itong latest fuel mileage we got on the D-max compared to wifey's Innova when i was on my short fieldbreak po sa Pinas just recently, and the ensuing discussions at page 17 of the thread:
But better po ma'am, do NOT get a pickup, mas mainam mag-AUV (Toyota Innova 2.5 D-4D) or CUV (Kia Sportage 2.0 CRDi), or compact SUV running in maintenance-free self-adjusting stainless steel timing-chain, just in case you consider, like the Philippine-issued Suzuki Grand Vitara 2.4 VVT in 4x2 auto transmission. Tingin ko po (just my opinion, since i don't own the 2.4-litre version), hindi po ganito kalakas uminom ng gasolina ang Grand Vitara 4x2 natin sa Pinas, dahil hindi po ito all-time 4WD version tulad ng Grand Vitara na gamit ko po sa Australia.
Goodluck po sa mga choices ninyo ma'am.
GOD bless po and i trust that everything is well always with you and your family....
Last edited by d_mac; December 2nd, 2012 at 05:29 PM.
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