HELP: Choosing between Strada and Dmax

**Horsepower** · July 24th, 2009 10:28 AM

Originally Posted by chedv31

Hi All,

I am currently choosing between the strada and dmax. porma at amenity wise maganda ang strada. kaya lang ung ung custom edition with all the amenities are available only on the 4x4 high end. wala silang 4x2 at hindi maganda ang amenities sa 4x2. high end kasi mahal.

Strada siempre, pero wait for the new version, lumabas na yun sa Thailand so it should be here anytime soon.

Originally Posted by chedv31

sa dmax, a lot are saying na pag diesel technology, isuzu ka na. actually ok na sakin ung pricing ng dmax eh at 4x2 variant kaya lang tlgang hindi maganda porma.

Totoo yan 20years ago but not anymore. Maraming palpak na Isuzu engines namely yung sa trooper na nagloloko ang injectors, meron pang isang series (sa Alterra) pero unconfirmed pa since wala pang tsikoteer na nasiraan na pwede magkwento.

Basically, ang pinakareliable nila yung mga engines ng crosswind.

sa mga non-luxury brands, the leader is Hyunda-KIA with their German CRDi technology. Their R-Engine series can produce 200-220hp/461Nm out of a 2.2L block.

sa mga luxury, siempre BMW, VW Audi at MB.

**Wh1stl3r** · July 24th, 2009 04:33 PM

Originally Posted by Horsepower

Strada siempre, pero wait for the new version, lumabas na yun sa Thailand so it should be here anytime soon.

Totoo yan 20years ago but not anymore. Maraming palpak na Isuzu engines namely yung sa trooper na nagloloko ang injectors, meron pang isang series (sa Alterra) pero unconfirmed pa since wala pang tsikoteer na nasiraan na pwede magkwento.

Basically, ang pinakareliable nila yung mga engines ng crosswind.

sa mga non-luxury brands, the leader is Hyunda-KIA with their German CRDi technology. Their R-Engine series can produce 200-220hp/461Nm out of a 2.2L block.

sa mga luxury, siempre BMW, VW Audi at MB.

I know someone with an Alterra who had his fuel intake system taken down. Unfortunately he isn't computer literate kaya di makapost dito hehe. Isuzu managed to replace it and no problems thereafter.

I'm sure marami nang comparo sa pickups dito if you backread. Best way is still to test drive both vehicles (exactly the variant you want) if that's possible. And make it a looong test drive.

Malakas nga yung CRDi ng Hyundai/Kia, specifically the ones on the Starex and the Santa Fe. Kaya lang wala naman silang pickup

**LeOxe** · July 24th, 2009 05:11 PM

i would definitely choose the strada. it has a comfortable car-like ride which is a feature not present in most pick-ups. pero baka may lalabas na new facelifted model soon. pictures of this have been seen on the net already and there was also a thread here regarding this upcoming facelift. the new grille looks like the endeavor SUV's.