Mercedes Benz Vito [Merged]

[boybi]

boybi,

Yung revolving second row seats ay optional sa casa. Siyempre dahil optional, dagdag bayad. Hehehe.

Standar seating configuration niya yata is 2+4+4. Doc D, correct me if I'm wrong po. Basta yung last row siguradong 4 seater sa standard model.

sa website kasi ng MB walang 4 seater na row. maximum is 3 seater. baka pinalitan na naman dito dahil sa 10-seater tax exemption. pero mahal ata ang price na 1.6M kung sakaling exempted pa ito sa tax.

[Doc Diesel]

Doc Diesel,
yung seating configuration ba ng vito nyo e 3 individual seats per row for the 2nd & 3rd rows?

yung sa amin, sa harapan e 2 seater row with a separate seat for the driver, 3 seater row sa 2nd at 4 seater sa last.

Doc Diesel

[boybi]

Doc Diesel,
sa casa nyo ba pinapaservice (PMS) vito nyo? medyo me kalayuan dito sa amin ang dealer, pwde kaya pa change oil lang sa mga servitek or gas station? kung sabagay, every 20,000 kms lang naman ang PMS.

pero mahal ata sobra ang vito, nag ask friend ko sa dealer sa dagupan city, 1.7M daw!!!

[RS Sprint]

I just had my wheel alignment done in CATS Greenhills multi-nrand service center since magaling yung mechanic dun for that and lahat kami with the same cars dun nagpapagawa.

Ended up taking my car to CATS Benz dealership kasi sira yung computer nila sa kabilang CATS (hiwalay na ang multi-brand service center ng CATS sa purely BENZ for those who don't know).

Tagal i-prep ng oto for wheel alignment, so I ended up chatting with the service advisers and the mechanics. Lahat sila sabi the MB Vito and all its variants are the pinaka siraing Benz right now. The MB100D made in Korea is worlds apart sa reliability.

True enough, I saw 4 VITO's being repaired, with 2 more parked outside awaiting servicing and about a handful on the parking lot which had just been repaired.

Conclusion: they all told me not to buy a VITO unless I have a habit of spending large sums of money for repairs on a new car. :shock:

Just wanted to share. ;)

[boybi]

... Lahat sila sabi the MB Vito and all its variants are the pinaka siraing Benz right now. The MB100D made in Korea is worlds apart sa reliability...

do you mean mas matibay pa ang MB100 kesa sa Vito?

[afrasay]

RS Sprint:::Buti na lang sinabi mo, bibili pa naman ako mamya :twisted:
Seriously speaking, sila Otep maroon MB100. Nakita ko last time dala ng driver nila. Ang kinis considering U (yr?) ang start plaka niya.

[OTEP]

afrasay,

1996 model iyon. Nagulat ako sa reliability. Talo Pajero ko at yung Corolla namin dati. Hanggang ngayon wala pa kaming pinapalitan sa pang-ilalim. Lahat original pa din. Pinakamalalang sira na yata nun ay yung sa aircon. Pero ok lang dahil may kilala akong shop. Nabutas na din p/s at hydraulic hose dati dahil pangit talaga ang goma na ginagamit ng Koreano.

Hindi po bine-baby ang MB100 namin. You should see how I drive it. hehehe. Muntik ko pa ata maitaob dati.

Ang mura pa ng piyesa! Ayos na ayos.

[RS Sprint]

boybi,

Well, yun angsabi sakin na casa 2 days ago, and nasabi narin sakin dati ng mga kaibigan ko na grey-market importers.

afrasay,

Bibilhin mo parin VITO?

[boybi]

ganun ba talaga mga vito? di ba original Mercedes-Benz mga yan at CBUs pa? mukhang wala ata kaming mabibiling van a.

[afrasay]

boybi,

Well, yun angsabi sakin na casa 2 days ago, and nasabi narin sakin dati ng mga kaibigan ko na grey-market importers.

afrasay,

Bibilhin mo parin VITO?

Nasira 'ata ang Mercedez sa mga van nila.

[Doc Diesel]

boybi,

Well, yun angsabi sakin na casa 2 days ago, and nasabi narin sakin dati ng mga kaibigan ko na grey-market importers.

afrasay,

Bibilhin mo parin VITO?

I would strongly disagree with RS Sprint on this.

My dad's MB Vito has been with him for 2 years now and showing no signs of wear and tear even after driving it back and forth to Gen San which is about 2 to 3 hours drive from davao with some parts of the route being rough road.

In Frankfurt, I saw plenty of Vito's being used for cargo and or transporting goods around the city. In Singapore, it was also used like in Frankfurt. Talk about being easily destroyed eh?

Have your friends considered the driving habits of the people who owned Vito's? Baka akala nila e dahil MB e pwede nang ratratin ng husto.

I once remember this couple who owned the very first units of the Nissan Patrol with the common rail for its fuel injection system. After 2 months of using, it bogged down. Why? the fuel injection pump failed because of dirty fuel. Believe me, they wouldn't believe it was dirty fuel till we drained their tank and had the leftover diesel tested in a lab. They even had the nerve of asking for the warranty.

The lesson is: not because you spent so much money for some flashy car and it bogs down, you conclude it is defective when it fact, it may be the people who owned it must be defective. he he

Doc Diesel

[boybi]

Doc Diesel, as i have asked in the previous post, where do you have your vito serviced? like the regular PMS. the nearest MB dealer here is around 2hrs. don't know if that dealer has a service center. if not, i will have to go to manila for servicing. ok lang kaya kung sa mga gas station lang ako mag pa change oil?

[Doc Diesel]

Doc Diesel, as i have asked in the previous post, where do you have your vito serviced? like the regular PMS. the nearest MB dealer here is around 2hrs. don't know if that dealer has a service center. if not, i will have to go to manila for servicing. ok lang kaya kung sa mga gas station lang ako mag pa change oil?

PMS? We only go to Commercial Motors here in Davao since they are the only one we know of. Kung meron man iba, we haven't tried them yet.

I would suggest you to Commercial or any affiliate for the 5 to 20 or kahit 15K check up muna so as not to void the warranty. Try to see what is normally done para next time you can bring it to your suking gas station and teach them if they don't do it right.

Funny nga e. My dad didn't follow the specified PMS of 5K, 10K etc. He only had it serviced at 12K na after he bought it. Yet, wala namang nangyari.

Doc Diesel

[boybi]

Doc Diesel, as i have asked in the previous post, where do you have your vito serviced? like the regular PMS. the nearest MB dealer here is around 2hrs. don't know if that dealer has a service center. if not, i will have to go to manila for servicing. ok lang kaya kung sa mga gas station lang ako mag pa change oil?

PMS? We only go to Commercial Motors here in Davao since they are the only one we know of. Kung meron man iba, we haven't tried them yet.

Funny nga e. My dad didn't follow the specified PMS of 5K, 10K etc. He only had it serviced at 12K na after he bought it. Yet, wala namang nangyari.

Doc Diesel

i thought every 20,000kms ang PMS ng vito? or is it for oil change only and yung every 5,000kms PMS ay for inspection and maintenance of the engine/van?

[Doc Diesel]

Ganun ba? I was the one who told my dad to have it checked by those intervals. If kung every 20k lang e di good, makakatipid ng konti. Sanay kasi kami sa ganung check up because of our shop's vehicle check up.

Doc Diesel

[boybi]

Doc Diesel, how about the riding comfort? what can you say about this, comparing this to other van that you have driven/ridden.

[HBOY]

mukha ngang nasira sila sa van... UNIMOG na lang bilhin mo... yung 500 series..eheheh

ganda pang pangoffroad yun!.. ehehe

[afrasay]

mukha ngang nasira sila sa van... UNIMOG na lang bilhin mo... yung 500 series..eheheh

ganda pang pangoffroad yun!.. ehehe

UNIMOG. Mayroon niyan sa office. Grabe ang taas. Pang check ng mga relay station sa bundok.

Well I guess nasa gumagamit talaga iyan. If they say 20,000KM ang change oil I'll still stick to the 5,000km , mahirap na. An ounce to prevention is worth a pound of cure.

[OTEP]

afrasay,

Bakit hindi mo pinakita sakin yung Unimog nung nasa office mo ako? Sayang! Last week I saw a convoy of brand new Mitsubishi trucks na 4X4. Naka-electric winch pa. Napocor ang may ari.

[boybi]

ano po ba yung unimog? akala ko nagka typo lang si hboy.