Isuzu Crosswind Owners Thread [ARCHIVED]

[niky]

Good luck din!

[speed_lab]

hello....

anyway im happy for my crosswind...i can do 60-70kph going up to baguio...marcos highway....talagang maingay lang talaga yung makina ng crosswind natin...dont worry matibay yan...=)....wala na naman yung prob sa radiator...

[speed_lab]

hintayin nyu nalang yung CRDi na crosswind.....2.5 iteq engine...pinakita sa motorshow sa ibang bansa....hilander na 2.5 iteq commonrail diesel engine... malapin narin ang pinas...

[denier13]

No, I was driving a starex crdi. The other vehicles in our convoy were a pajero 2.8L diesel, an adventure 2.0 gas, and the Crosswind XUV. I totally agree that a driver will play a key role in determining the performance of a vehicle. Specially if you are driving a manual vehicle. I also would like to point out that going up via Kennon is much harder than via Marcos highway. Kennon is practically 2 lanes only while marcos highway is 3 sometimes 4 lanes. the grade in kennon is much steeper than Marcos highway the roads in kennon is also of poor quality compared to Marcos Highway. and in Kennon, the visible stretch is normally only about 150 meters. So you have to accelerate much faster or else you will be overtaking in a blindspot which is very dangerous. The event that I describe happened only this April 2007. We were on our way to Mt. Data which is 100kms farther from baguio along the Halshema highway.
Anyway Im not asking you to take my word for it. It was just a first hand experience of mine. Im quite sure that I am not only one who have seen a crosswind having problems going uphill in a winding road in a convoy. Good luck on you crosswind purchase.

I can say a first hand experience kung ikaw mismo nag-drive ng crosswind. And I think AT tranny yung crosswind na yun! Depende talaga yan sa driver kasi may nabasa akong thread dito na he overtook several fortuners using his crosswind on the way up to Baguio!

[sandamakmak]

if that's the case, might aswell settle with XT. it has it's 3rd row seats side facing. and what's best is 800k nalang sya ata? am not sure. you can check their website: isuzuphil.com
but am sure mas mababa ung price nya. i've already mentioned the difference of XT with XTi above.
as for the radiator problem, like what niky has mentioned, na ayos na. un nalang tlgang maugong na makina ang mapapansin. but if you're used to diesel, tolerable naman.

good luck sa purchase!

Thank you very much sa info. MACpod and niky. Peace!

[top_spin]

XTi costs 899,000. but you can ask your agent for discount. what i got was around 30k discount. nirequest ko din ung undercoating rustproofing which i also got for free.

i also had alot of inquiries re:crosswind. you can search for my previous threads. thing is majority puro negative ang remarks (i bet you even read some of the responses here aswell).

but still i went for it bec of it's proven fuel efficiency+tibay ng makina. yes the third row seats are already front facing, so that's another factor.
ride has improved bec of its leaf springs din. as for speed, since regalo ko nman ito sa parents ko, di nman nila kelangan makipagovertake palagi. moderate speed lang palagi sila. when i asked them about it, they were very complacent sa performance. so that makes me very happy and satisfied.

good luck sa car hunting mo.

Sir, maraming salamat po sa info. Laking tulong talaga mga info na makukuha dito sa thread ba to. Thanks again guys..

[Syuryuken]

sir, XT and XTi are power windows and locks, the lowest variant which is the XL ang mech'l windows and locks

XL nga pala yung nasa isip ko

[oliver1013]

Reading the last page naalala ko yung Baguio experience with my XUVI(ako mismo nag dadrive). Ewan ko lang baka nga driving style ko mali pero onga bagal na bagal ako at parang ang bigat. Naalala ko pag naka segunda parang sumisigaw na ng todo yung makina pero ang kupad(tsaka parang nakakaawa yung engine sound), pag pinasok ko naman sa tirsera para naman wrong gear. Medyo nainis ako sa crosswind ko nun pero ang maganda sobrang tipid naman ng konsumo ng krudo Yung fulltank ata back and forth kami madami pang tira..And btw at 95K mileage hanggang ngayon very very reliable parin.

[denier13]

Reading the last page naalala ko yung Baguio experience with my XUVI(ako mismo nag dadrive). Ewan ko lang baka nga driving style ko mali pero onga bagal na bagal ako at parang ang bigat. Naalala ko pag naka segunda parang sumisigaw na ng todo yung makina pero ang kupad(tsaka parang nakakaawa yung engine sound), pag pinasok ko naman sa tirsera para naman wrong gear. Medyo nainis ako sa crosswind ko nun pero ang maganda sobrang tipid naman ng konsumo ng krudo Yung fulltank ata back and forth kami madami pang tira..And btw at 95K mileage hanggang ngayon very very reliable parin.

Sir ilan po passenger nyo? loaded ba? kasi balak kong iakyat sa Baguio yung sportivo ng father ko, pero siguro mga 5 passenger, kaya kaya? Kasi ayoko na dalhin yung corrola ko medyo binitin ako dati nung last visit namin doon and medyo malakas sa gas. Yun lang rin ang hanga ko sa crosswind sobrang tipid sa diesel, ang pinaka-highest ko na nakuha is 17 km/l!

[Syuryuken]

Sir ilan po passenger nyo? loaded ba? kasi balak kong iakyat sa Baguio yung sportivo ng father ko, pero siguro mga 5 passenger, kaya kaya? Kasi ayoko na dalhin yung corrola ko medyo binitin ako dati nung last visit namin doon and medyo malakas sa gas. Yun lang rin ang hanga ko sa crosswind sobrang tipid sa diesel, ang pinaka-highest ko na nakuha is 17 km/l!

Kayang-kaya yan malakas ang makina ng Hilander/Xwind sa akyatan.

[denier13]

Kayang-kaya yan malakas ang makina ng Hilander/Xwind sa akyatan.

Thanks sir, that gave me some confidence kasi di pa ako nakakapag-drive ng diesel paakyat ng Baguio. And alam ko nga din basta diesel di ka ibibitin sa akyatan, wag lang siguro overloaded!

[markstep128]

hey guys, OT lng po to.. Marami ba sa inyo nkakapag experience ng rattle sa front doors? coz grabe kasi sa xto ko ngayon eh.. ilang palit ko ng mga plastic locks sa gilid meron pa rin mga rattle. Any advice guys? or baka step by step intructions..hehe

[Syuryuken]

hey guys, OT lng po to.. Marami ba sa inyo nkakapag experience ng rattle sa front doors? coz grabe kasi sa xto ko ngayon eh.. ilang palit ko ng mga plastic locks sa gilid meron pa rin mga rattle. Any advice guys? or baka step by step intructions..hehe

Baka naman sira na yung hinges

[oliver1013]

Sir ilan po passenger nyo? loaded ba? kasi balak kong iakyat sa Baguio yung sportivo ng father ko, pero siguro mga 5 passenger, kaya kaya? Kasi ayoko na dalhin yung corrola ko medyo binitin ako dati nung last visit namin doon and medyo malakas sa gas. Yun lang rin ang hanga ko sa crosswind sobrang tipid sa diesel, ang pinaka-highest ko na nakuha is 17 km/l!

5 sir, kami ni misis,2 bata and yaya. And of course yung mga gamit. Kaya yan sa akyatan kaso tingin ko iba ang diskarte kesa sa sedan kaya medyo iba ang experience ko. Actually nung nasa hotel na kami may nakausap ako crosswind ang dala tuwang tuwa ganda daw ng hatak nung unit niya.

[niky]

hey guys, OT lng po to.. Marami ba sa inyo nkakapag experience ng rattle sa front doors? coz grabe kasi sa xto ko ngayon eh.. ilang palit ko ng mga plastic locks sa gilid meron pa rin mga rattle. Any advice guys? or baka step by step intructions..hehe

Check that the hinges are still in shape, like Syuryuken says... Open the door and see if it sags in the open position.

Sa Crosswind namin, medyo bumababa na ng kaunti (110,000 kms, 3 years)... sa Hilander, walang wala na sa alignment (140,000 kms, 8 years).

[eugene69]

Patulong naman, im out of the country right know, im planning to replace my sportivo's 07 foglamp bulb pag uwi ko, but have no idea what type it is, baka meron dyan naka 07 na sportivo na pwedeng maistorbo. thanks in advance

[FrankDrebin]

Reading the last page naalala ko yung Baguio experience with my XUVI(ako mismo nag dadrive). Ewan ko lang baka nga driving style ko mali pero onga bagal na bagal ako at parang ang bigat. Naalala ko pag naka segunda parang sumisigaw na ng todo yung makina pero ang kupad(tsaka parang nakakaawa yung engine sound), pag pinasok ko naman sa tirsera para naman wrong gear. Medyo nainis ako sa crosswind ko nun pero ang maganda sobrang tipid naman ng konsumo ng krudo Yung fulltank ata back and forth kami madami pang tira..And btw at 95K mileage hanggang ngayon very very reliable parin.

Ganyan po talaga ang diesel ride.

[x-wind]

beg to disagree with this, I been to Baguio on my xto thrice already thru Marcos highway. Wala sa kotse yan, nasa nagmamaneho and also depends if you know how to use the proper gear and right rev and stepping technique on the accelerator.

Assuming not much traffic going up, the xto,xt, xti, xl (dunno about the xuv's though w/ its larger tires) can go up Baguio at 50-60kph at 3rd gear consistently. Medyo maingay lang talga since you'll be revving the engine to 3000rpm. If you're slowed down by trucks travelling at 20-25kph, the technique is to down shift to 2nd gear, rev past 3000 rpm (around 3500-4000 rpm) to accelerate quickly up to 40-45 kph to pass those trucks. At kung mabibitin ka, the trick is to "pump" the gas pedal - let go of the pedal momentarily then press it again, and you'll get an extra boost going up. The only vehicles that could beat me when I going up baguio were sedans who had one or two passengers and the 3.0L diesel engined Toyota hilux, and the 2.9L intercooler turbo carnival and starex.

agree ako kay rsnald.

[XTO]

yep, 2nd gear at past 3000 rpm during uphill overtaking before going to 3rd. meron pa after.

[Syuryuken]

Diskarte lang talaga yan. First time na nasubukan kong mabitin yung 2nd gear*2000 rpm tapos change gear sa 3rd may tatlong kaban na bigas ang dala ko tapos tatlong pasahero so ginawa ko balik sa 2nd gear pinalagpas ko muna ng 3000 rpm then 3rd gear ayos nahabol ko pa yung mga nauna sa aking apat na sasakyan pero iniwan ako ng field master