Foton etx 415

**sachiel** · January 21st, 2015 12:40 AM

Does anyone have any feedback on the performance of this model? We are planning to start a business and we are considering this model because it's price is lower compared to Fuso and Canter. Personally, I want to invest on different brands to avoid putting my eggs in one basket in case something goes wrong but our friend has a Foton dealer who can give us a good price and service. Would you put your faith in Foton to run your business?

**yebo** · January 21st, 2015 08:02 AM

So you already have a fuso and canter? Why not just get another fuso/canter? Parts will be the same so you keep the same parts inventory (filters, etc), your mechanic knows them already, and they are already well proven. Why gamble on an unproven brand? Parts are readily available locally already, why gamble on whether the dealer has parts on hand? Mamya yan may break down tapos wala palang parts available e di nakatengga yung sasakyan mo.

**dr. d** · January 21st, 2015 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by sachiel

Does anyone have any feedback on the performance of this model? We are planning to start a business and we are considering this model because it's price is lower compared to Fuso and Canter. Personally, I want to invest on different brands to avoid putting my eggs in one basket in case something goes wrong but our friend has a Foton dealer who can give us a good price and service. Would you put your faith in Foton to run your business?

agree with yebo above.
... if you have reason to believe that the foton will perform as good as the fuso and canter, and will be easier to maintain.
otherwise... why? na-salestalk ka na ba ng friend mo?

in truth, i have more faith in an extremely used japanese model than in any brand-new chinese model..

**saksidriver** · January 21st, 2015 10:21 AM

Oo nga. Baka yan pa pagsimulan ng away niyo ng friend mo.

**sachiel** · January 21st, 2015 02:11 PM

Originally Posted by dr. d

agree with yebo above.
... if you have reason to believe that the foton will perform as good as the fuso and canter, and will be easier to maintain.
otherwise... why? na-salestalk ka na ba ng friend mo?

in truth, i have more faith in an extremely used japanese model than in any brand-new chinese model..

Thanks for the honest feedback. I too have doubts on China brands as very few trucking companies use it. I even have doubts on Korean branded trucks as well. Di naman sales talk but using connections lang. But I can negotiate it with my friend. I just want to have feedback how people perceive and trust China brands to manage their business.

**dct** · January 21st, 2015 04:30 PM

Sa business namin marami rami kaming supplier na gumagamit ng JAC. Pero walang foton. Ewan ko bakit. At pati rin sa kalsada. Mas marami ako nakikitang JAC kaysa foton

**Syuryuken** · January 21st, 2015 04:51 PM

Dito sa Vizcaya maraming Foton tornado na ginagamit sa business pero yung mga dump trucks puro Howo/Sinotruk yung nakikita ko. JAC naman ang gamit ng Pepsi. pero sabi nga nila sira na yung tatlong china truck buhay pa yung isang jap truck mo. mas may tiwala pa ako sa gawang India.

wag tangkilikin ang gawang china dinadagdagan nyo lang ang balang ipuputok sa atin.

**dr. d** · January 21st, 2015 07:08 PM

Originally Posted by sachiel

Thanks for the honest feedback. I too have doubts on China brands as very few trucking companies use it. I even have doubts on Korean branded trucks as well. Di naman sales talk but using connections lang. But I can negotiate it with my friend. I just want to have feedback how people perceive and trust China brands to manage their business.

but we must remember...
in the 50s and early 60s, "made in japan" commanded the same implied quality level as today's "made in china"..
in the late 70s or early 80s, we actually saw a chinese bus with its driveshaft twisted like a drillbit...
but i believe cummins (?) now has china making its engines...
what i am saying is, china is slowly advancing...

i buy china-made hand tools for humdrum jobs.. but i buy made in USA for my precision, hardness, and longevity needs. pikit mata na lang sa presyo..

**yebo** · January 21st, 2015 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by Syuryuken

wag tangkilikin ang gawang china dinadagdagan nyo lang ang balang ipuputok sa atin.

TUMPAK! Bili ka ng china lalo sila yayaman, lalong tatapang! Inaapi na nga tayo e tatangkilikin nyo pa made in china.

Made in japan o korea na lang. Next year dadating na yung coast guard patrol boats na donated by japan. Korea naman nagbigay na sila ng 35 na patrol gun boats dati, 5 F5A fighters (presyong kaibigan, $1 lang ang isa), at malapit nang dadating yung FA50. Tangkilikin ang gawa ng kakampi! Huwag bumili ng gawa ng kaaway!

**GTi** · January 21st, 2015 08:11 PM

Ang mahirap sa Chinese trucks eh yung piyesa. Lalo na kung hindi siya Japanese copycat. Bukod sa casa, wala kang ibang makunan. Mahirap din kapag malayo ang lugar mo sa casa. Pangharabas ang truck kaya madalas magpapaservice at magpapalit ng piyesa. Isa pang problema na madalas kong nakikita sa Chinese trucks ay ang kalawang.
Hindi pa nila naperfect ang rustproofing nila...
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