'02 CRV vs. '06 Fortuner G 2.5 D4D

**ronw123w124** · March 3rd, 2011 12:34 AM

Hi folks, my wife currently owns an 02 CRV which is still in excellent condition as it only has 24,000km. We are being offered an 06 Fortuner G D4D by one of our long time supplier in our business, this particular Fortuner is in almost brand new condition as it is used very seldomly, in fact it only has 8,000km presently. I'm very sure that the mileage is not tampered. If ever this deal pushes thru, this will be the second time that I buy a car from this person, the first one was 3 years ago when I bought his 2000 Corolla XE with only 28,000km at the time for use in the office and up till now we are still using that Corolla.

Personally, I'm not really very convinced with the idea of selling the CRV to buy the Fortuner but it seems that my wife is ready to jump the gun. Inputs please, thanks!

**GTi** · March 3rd, 2011 12:52 AM

Magkano ang ibebenta sayo? Kung mura lang, pwede. Since mas matipid at malaki ang 2.5D4D Fortuner kaysa sa CRV, worthwhile upgrade yan. Pero medyo kapos sa lakas ang 2.5L na Fortuner (almost 50hp less than the CRV!) dahil sa bigat ng kaha at kakulangan ng intercooler ng makina kaya kailangang i-rev ng mataas para makakuha ng matinong acceleration which means only single digit fuel mileage.

**ronw123w124** · March 3rd, 2011 12:58 AM

Originally Posted by GTi

Magkano ang ibebenta sayo? Kung mura lang, pwede. Since mas matipid at malaki ang 2.5D4D Fortuner kaysa sa CRV, worthwhile upgrade yan. Pero medyo kapos sa lakas ang 2.5L na Fortuner (almost 50hp less than the CRV!) dahil sa bigat ng kaha at kakulangan ng intercooler ng makina kaya kailangang i-rev ng mataas para makakuha ng matinong acceleration which means only single digit fuel mileage.

Di pa kami naguusap sa presyo, sabi ko kasi sa misis ko test drive niya muna kasi baka manibago sya sa Fortuner since its substantially bigger than the CRV. Based sa mga on line sites na natignan ko siguro add ako ng mga 400-450k.

**GTi** · March 3rd, 2011 01:03 AM

Hindi ko alam kung dahil nasanay ako sa mga 3.0L na SUV pero personally, sobrang mahina ang Fortuner 2.5D4D para sa akin. May kaibigan akong may 2010 Fortuner 2.5D4D M/T. Para maka-attain ng similar acceleration ng Trooper namin (which hardly ever goes beyond 2500rpm) magshi-shift siya ng 3000rpm lagi and he gets around 8.5km/L city fuel mileage.

**ronw123w124** · March 3rd, 2011 01:11 AM

Actually, kung ako lang ang masusunod di ko muna bebenta yung CRV dahil parang nanghihinayang ako dahil ganda pa ng condition. Pero ayaw ko lang kasi kontrahin sa misis dahil sya naman ang gagamit ng Fort if ever matuloy.

**Starex_Gold** · March 3rd, 2011 01:26 AM

Kung hindi naman victim ng D-4D issue yung Fortuner, pwede na. Medyo underpowered nga lang pero it's better than the gen 2 CR-V.

**eljo3025** · March 3rd, 2011 01:40 AM

Grabe ang dalang niyo gumamit ng kotse. Ang baba ng lahat ng mileage ng mga cars niyo.

Anyway, I think that mas bagay sa wife niyo yung CR-V tsaka nakakahinayang ibenta kasi 24thou km pa lang. Tapos magdadagdag pa kayo ng 450k para sa 5yr old car? Parang sayang sa pera. Parang mas ok sana kung facelifted Fortuner na kunin niyo 2008 onwards.

**GTi** · March 3rd, 2011 05:46 PM

Kung sanay ka sa speed ng CRV, suggest ko huwag mo to ikuha. Since mababa ang mileage ng CRV mo, you can sell for a higher price at around 500+k. I've seen one in Sulit wth 58000kms selling for 545k. Then you add another 400-500k and get a 3.0D4D Fortuner. 2005-2006 models are selling for 900k-1M.

**bougartt** · March 3rd, 2011 06:07 PM

I'd keep the CRV. No offense to any Fort owners here but the Fort is seriously under powered and the cabin is so cramped (Maybe because I'm 6 feet tall).

When I got to sell my 02 Crv, I went to Toyota ASAP to look at the Fort to replace my V. But as soon as sat down (driver's chair, I felt cramped) (second row the ceiling is too low, the leg room is close to crap)

CRV
Pros
- Flexible Cabin (More spacious IMO)
- Adequate acceleration

Cons
- Bumby Ride
- 6-7 km/l FC City driving
- Gas engine

Fort
Pros
- Looks
- 8-9 km/l City Driving

Cons
- D4d Problems (2005 - 2006 2.5 ltr engines)
- Tight Cabin
- Under powered engine

**ronw123w124** · March 4th, 2011 12:03 AM

Looks like were gonna hang on to the CRV for a bit longer, blessing in disguise din na hiniram ng utol ko yung driver namin, nagkwento yung driver ko pagbalik nya kaninang hapon na bigla na lang daw nag-stall yung 07 Fort 2.5 D4D ng bro ko while they were on their way to Manila Hotel this morning, I think simula na ito ng D4D issues ng Fort ng bro ko since first time daw ito nangyari sa kanila.

I talked to my wife about my bro's Fort, pati siya natatakot na rin dun sa Fort na dapat bibilhin namin. Sinuggest ko na lang na wait na lang till next year tapos brand new na lang ang bilhin namin. Were now eyeing Tucson CRDI or if ever may lumabas na Gen 3 Sta Fe, the current Sta Fe looks ok on the outside kaya lang di ko masyado type yung interior. Gusto ko sana Montero Sport lalo na ngayon na naka VGT na yung engine kaya lang di type ng misis ko yung porma ng MS.