Quote Originally Posted by gego View Post
Hi Edsgail, paki clarify mo nga yung Handling description na gamit mo? Do you mean comfort for handling? Yun first mong post kasi sabi mo stable ang handling. Tanong kulang kung ang grip nya sa pavement ay maganda, na hindi feeling numb kung baga hindi "floaty". Pag nag turn ka with speed, feel mo ba na flat sya to the road, maganda grip, na hindi mo feel na itatapon ka o lomolotang ka?

Salapot po.
Yes.. hindi sya floaty.. more on firm side..

Actually thats what im not expecting.. kase i asked a reviewer of online car guide (phil based).. masyado ako nag expect sa sinabi nya.. na the ride qualty is more on cross over segment.. He even said that the ride is almost similar to landcruiser (not mentioning the year model).. Another online car guide also stated that “heck it rides even better than the everest”.. Im a pickup and pickup based suv lover.. so everytime a friend or relatives has one, they lend it to me for me to try as always..

As a frequent province traveller, im looking for a pickup/suv that combines best of both worlds (very good ride quality with descent handling)..

So when ford accept resevation, i reserve agad from FORD Cabanatuan kaya my friend got the 1st unit on that dealer.( i told him na later na ako kukuha so he used my reservation).. if wala kase kukuha sa friend, ako na bibili para naman maka experience ng raptor.. luckily hes eyeing hilux conquest and he cancels it muna because of the lower price than we expected and the agent called me saturday morning sept 22 that my unit has arrived. So He got my unit.

To make the story unit, i drool every night on that fox shocks... sabi ko wow ito na! Sobrang intrigue ako na cross over quality daw na ang ride plus ayus daw handling.. mala landcruiser pa! dream come true! I even told my friend who owns LC200 na astig di ba! Mahigit half the price , parehas na sa LC ang ride.

Time has come, gamit ko na raptor going province.. im familiar sa lahat ng bumps and bridges sa way namin.. and familiar din ako sa ride and handling ng almost lahat ng pickup and pickup based suv on that roads..

And ciempre unang andar pa lang till makarating province, naka focus lang ako ride and handling (paved road) and It fall short sa expectations ko.. hehe.. nasobrahan expectations hehe.. i even drive subaru XV (cross over) a night before to have comparison haha...

but dont get me wrong.. maganda ride quality and handling ng raptor compare sa ibang pickup.. tutal naman i already experienced it and more experience to come (pwede na ako muna ako mag wait if ever walang issues then ill buy one too..

As per my post di pa namin na try off-road.. i think dun lalabas ang ka Astigan ng Raptor!!! Pero up to now im thinking where we can try the high speed off-road run.. haha.. off-road course marami..

To sum it up, for me raptor is more of a jack of all trade pickup beast.. but leans more on 4wd hobby.. its a toy 4x4.. kumbaga pinilit nya pagsama samahin na pwede syang regular pickup, pwedeng family car and at the same time its forte off road specialist...

Wishlist ko na lang sa ranger ...
Wish lang naman to suite my use..

Special design suspension pickup for our everyday use and travel.. Hindi ko need ang jumping capability ng raptor hehe where the fox designed to.

napaka versatile kase ng pickup para sa mga taga probinsya.. okey na yung comfort ride ng navara but lacks the handling and control of ranger..

Sensya na mga ka tsikot.. kwento na naman.. basta pickup and pickup based suv pwede nyo po ako ask.. kaunti lng idea ko sa mga cross over.. lalong lalo na sa mga sedans.. hehe..

Good day!!