Strada to Pajero or Everest or Fortuner

[mustanggrande]

Hello!

I use to have a Mit. Lancer GSR but since water rises very fast here in Manila, I decided to ask my dad to replace my former car to a larger, higher and more PANG BAHA car, so.... that's why I now have with me a Mitsubishi Strada 02 Model as my daily driver.

I have been using this car for almost 3 years now. It's style never fades because I set it up to look MACHO (changed its rims to Ralliart, rollbars, utility box, hoodguard, window visor, etc.) and to make it more pleasing to the eyes. It is very well maintained (maselan kasi si dad), makinis, cooling system is VERY EXCELLENT, I change its (distilled) water every 2 months at least, added to that is coolant which I add and chncheck ko tlga siya every morning before I use it - ganun ako tinuruan ng dad ko mag alaga. Interior is great - leather seats has minimal cracks (wc is usual pag leather) , speakers pinalitan ko na from stock and headunit too.. Ganda tlga ng loob.

IT'S A GREAT CAR INDEED! But, unfortunately, I want to change it again to an SUV. I'm looking for a more spacious car but with the same or most likely similar features as my car has today.

Taking into consideration that it should be Diesel, Fuel-Efficient, Manual and one the LOOKS GOOD, I'm caught between Three Great Cars Namely: Mit. Pajero , Ford Everest and Toyota Fortuner. Maybe you can help me decide what car should I get next? I'm planning to swap or sell my car then buy a new one. My car was priced at Php550k+ by a friend who runs a Car Exchange business so I guess a similarly priced car or additional to up to 200k would be good (I think) hehehe.. Just give me your thoughts about it, thanks!

[fullmetal]

for me 1st yung Pajero FM, 2nd ang Ford Everest and i will scratch the fortuner on the list.

parehong magandang pang-baha ang Pajero at Everest pero mas gusto ko ang dating ng FM parang mas macho ang tindig. tsaka sa pagkaka-alam ko mas matibay ang FM kaysa sa mga everest eh.

yung fortuner kaya di ko na titignan kasi sobrang pangit ng ride comfort at underpowered ang makina. yung tito ko dati may fortuner binenta agad(less than 2 years lang) dahil di natiis ang tagtag.

[projector]

1st. Toyota fortuner
2nd. Mitsubishi pajero fm

[Gecko Guy]

Pambaha ba kamo??
Check this and decide...
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdWmVxhNcqo"]YouTube - my ford everest can swim in tol bintaro 05 june 2010[/ame]

[fullmetal]

Pambaha ba kamo??
Check this and decide...
YouTube - my ford everest can swim in tol bintaro 05 june 2010

dahil to sa water-proof yung ecu diba? snorkel lang solve ka na yung sa fm di din ba water-proof?

[Battlestar]

Everest at ranger pa lang yata ang ecu waterproof. IP86 compliant daw sabi ng isang poster (limot ko na name nya)

[scharnhorst]

the everest and strada are much more sophisticated vehicles than the pajero FM...

it's really a toss up if you need passenger space every now and then or if you need cargo space more... pickup kasi ang strada so seats at most 5 people. For passengers, it's a question whether you want a montero sport or an everest.

Scratch the fortuner. it doesn't have a waterproof ECU. Post-Ondoy, flooded everests and rangers were driven (not towed) to the casa, since their ECUs were waterproof

[Ry_Tower]

Everest na lang.

[renzo_d10]

Everest, Fortuner, Pajero/Strada

[mustanggrande]

tingin ko nga din po mas ok ang FM pero sa space, diba mas maliit or mas masikip ang FM kesa sa Everest? Nevertheless, thanks po sa idea na yan.. Maybe I should really scrap FORTUNER as one of my choices.. Majority po kayo ayaw niyo ng fortuner eh.. :P pero i think pinka pogi xa.. Ibang iba ang form. :D