Isuzu Dmax Owners [ARCHIVED]

**srbogoy** · February 26th, 2008 03:34 AM

Originally Posted by now

Hi, bago lang po ako dito. I'm planning to get a D-MAX but still thinking of LS or LX. Please help me decide on which is worth buying considering the price and the specification. Thank you very much.

LS na kunin mo konti lang difference sa price..

**angel007** · February 26th, 2008 09:54 AM

hi guys! this is my first post. ka car club ako ni loyski. also from dumaguete. been readn this thread for a while na. long before pa nagpost c srbogoy bout tunit upgrade. jake, c ian ni. kad2ng naa silver na civic sauna. musta! loyloy told me last night nga ikaw diay si memps. halin na to civic. taga dipolog nakapalit.

fan talaga ako sa dmax. we'll b buying one mga mid this year. kaso, ayaw pa kasi ni commander bumili nang new ride unless maebenta ko ung other car ko. srbogoy, baka may kakilala ka dyan sa cebu. hatch eg ko. b16a. ported, ys1 tranny 4.4 fd na. etc. basta engine setup. all motor target man gud ani bro. kaso sold ko na mga internals nako. currently stock sya internals. pero nag time nag 13.6. type r cams lang gbutang. with the mugen box.
thanks guys!!!

btw, guys, ano masabi nyo sa 174 hp nang new navara. super tempting kasi ang figures. pero the thing is, 2.5 lang disp nang engine. tapos 174hp???

ito kasi gusto ni commander but i want the dmax. please help me justify guys. thanks

**Djerms** · February 26th, 2008 10:17 AM

Navara is a good pickup if not for the crappy brown dash and plasticky interior- Nissan says its for ease of cleaning...which makes sense.

Nanalo ito over the rest of the pick-ups in its class in almost all reviews.

The thing is, there are not so many Navaras around so parts might not be abundant and cheap compared to the Dmax, Strada, or Hilux.

If I am to buy a pick-up again, I'd choose the Dmax or the Strada.

**Memphis Raines** · February 26th, 2008 11:56 AM

angel007 - hi bai! kaw pala yan

PM me the price of your Civic. Hanep sa engine ah, SiR na di ba? Good to hear that you like the Dmax. If you will notice in this thread, mostly we talk about just the regular PMS check and lately, extreme upgrades but almost no discussion about problems on the Dmax of any year model :victory:

I have driven the 6 speed LT(?) model Navarra several times na and it's a good pick-up too but I keep noticing the narrow power band it has, seems like it wants the driver to shift up quickly through the gears. But very good power nevertheless.

Also compared to the Dmax, the rear cab has surprisingly shorter legroom although it does appear to have tons of space from the outside given the robust looking body. Sales wise, have you been to the Nissan Showroom in Sibulan? If my memory serves me right, the blue Navarra in their showroom has been there for quite a while na while I was expecting them to be swamped by buyers from our pick-up crazy town.

Djerms - good to hear from you again here

**Memphis Raines** · February 26th, 2008 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by now

Hi, bago lang po ako dito. I'm planning to get a D-MAX but still thinking of LS or LX. Please help me decide on which is worth buying considering the price and the specification. Thank you very much.

Welcome po to Tsikot!

Both variants are worth buying but I'd get the LS if I were you. Dual airbags, ABS, better stereo and if the budget permits, go 4x4

.

**Djerms** · February 26th, 2008 03:24 PM

MR: Everytime I miss my Dmax, I visit this thread..hehe

**loyski** · February 26th, 2008 08:03 PM

mga sir, try lookin at this....Jst found out sa BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7264155.stm

angel007 - Bro, ask sir Memphis everthn sa Dmax...he knows...

**loyski** · February 26th, 2008 08:08 PM

dmax also scored poorly....

**srbogoy** · February 26th, 2008 09:46 PM

poorly rated, 2 stars

,, tsk,tsk,tsk,

i don't care as long as i'm very much satisfied with my dmax performance

...anong masasabi nyo dmax peps?

**jubilum** · February 26th, 2008 11:10 PM

Originally Posted by loyski

dmax also scored poorly....

Here's the detailed report:

http://www.euroncap.com/Content-Web-...n-new-cat.aspx

Its quite a revelation. Pickups are not really designed for passenger use but for commercial/cargo use. You can just imagine how the Hilux will score as it doesn't even have a passenger airbag and an EBD.

Navarra only scored one star while Dmax scored a two...but according to the report almost a three. Surprisingly, Mitsubishi L200 scored an acceptable four--I just wonder if this is the new Strada the report is referring to