Quote Originally Posted by renzo_d10 View Post
Hi sir. I'm, in any ways, not connected with any car makers. Probably it's just that I'm aware of the current technology that they are using, simply put ... i'm a bit knowledgeable regarding them.

A bit because I have no idea why does the new Montero, particularly their TOTL units smoke so much even at idle while their Strada VGT counterparts & their base models don't.

Green, meaning, environmental friendly. Sure it did pass any emission tests but still, a simple puff of smoke can make a difference. During cold start I can accept, but even at normal temperatures ? Then that's something I think Mitsubishi should look into.

I base my assumptions on comparing the same vehicles on similar segments by reading owner's reviews & thoughts. Then I tie them up together and end with a mere conclusion than a fact. I have a relative of mine who owns a Fortuner 3.0D4D, and no, it does not smoke as much as the Montero does. I have friends who own similar units, and they stated the same. No white smoke on their Fortuner units. Also ... I observe whenever I go out on a daily basis.

I`d take the example of the Navara that was posted at your thread [SIZE=1]( TSCP Sub-forum )[/SIZE] ... it was obviously belching so much black smoke, yet some people claimed that it was just on full throttle. I say on the other hand that it's bullshit. Why ? The Strada that was beside the Navara wasn't belching smoke even it's on full throttle. Funny isn't it. Two pick-ups on the same segment go head to head at SLEX ( IIRC ) and one of them belches smoke while one don't. Observation is the key, sir.

I never saw any Santa Fe or Tucson belch smoke, even at idle, they don't. The only " flaw " or " complaint " that I got from the owners were the moist accumulating on their headlights ( - that's on the early Santa Fe units ) & the particular suspension problem on the lower Tucson iX variants, but its not evident on the TOTL which is the Premium iX.

There's no perfect car, I believe in that. Even the Strada has a particular recurring problem. SCV isn't it ?

It's just a matter of picking what kind of poison or hassle you would want to go through. Yes, you may have a fast SUV but then, does the other SUV at your side emit so much smoke as you do ? You may have gotten a bang-for-the-buck SUV but does its cons as major as what other SUVs have ? These are the questions you should ask yourselves before buying a car or after purchasing a car. Don't look at the positiveness it all has because for sure it has lots, if it didn't then you shouldn't have bought that car on the first place. Try to look at the negative side and learn on how to fix this & that. Try to learn on why does this do this. Or why did this happen. Things like that.

And no ... you don't learn everything on pure personal experiences. You will also need in the future the shared knowledge that you got from others.

Worth it read bro....atleast you clarify points with doc dj ...


Unlike yung sa "Owner" na jeep pala....todo effort ka sa pagtype pero inde clinarify nung nagtatanong hehehe.....