2013 Mitsubishi Montero Sport owners

[mqavila]

5 days of driving the montero and I must say it is a worthy replacement to my carens! Haven't experienced the problems mentioned here hope they were already rectified in this batch.

Thanks for your pm, sir! Just to clarify: did your Monty GLX come with GPS touchscreen head unit?

[jovill]

Thanks for your pm, sir! Just to clarify: did your Monty GLX come with GPS touchscreen head unit?

Sir, I think all 2013 GLX are already equipped with this. What is not included yet as standard is the SD Navi card to activate the GPS.

[bogart]

Sir, I think all 2013 GLX are already equipped with this. What is not included yet as standard is the SD Navi card to activate the GPS.

Aba sir jovill & mqavila, pare-parehas tayo ah! from carens to monterosport..

[jovill]

Uy mga clubcarens mates! Nalabas mo na sir unit mo sa citimotors?

[hosengsisiw]

mga sir san ba makakabili ng air cabin filter? walang filter ang 2013 di ba?

[Martin Marana]

Got our 2013 Montero Sport GLS-V A/T last Feb at 1.408M. Freebies are 3yrs LTO, 3M FX st35 tints, Mattings, EWD and standard tools, Car Care kit, Rain Visor, Car cover, Plate cover and Chrome door inserts (Didnt have these installed).

So happy w/ our Monty.. I tried to consider Sta.Fe, CRV, Fort and Explorer and test drive some of them. But sa Montero pa din talaga ko nainlove. hehe

Current Mods are:
> Bosch Europa horns
> Stage21 GTV real CF rear spoiler
> Hurricane drop-in Air filter

[mqavila]

Aba sir jovill & mqavila, pare-parehas tayo ah! from carens to monterosport..

Hahaha.... not yet certain of this. I still have a couple of months to decide on what to get. Am still trying to decide what to get - Fortuner, Montero, Rav4 maybe, CRV maybe, Trailblazer maybe... Hirap ng budget ko kasi... it's above the usual sedan price and right about in the lower end of midsize SUVs...

[boytsiks]

mga ka-monty, anong diesel ang gamit nyo sa mga monty's nyo? wala kasing malapit ng unioil sa min? Is Sea Oil ok? Or mas maganda pa rin ang diesel ng big 3? tia

[LoBudget]

Got our 2013 Montero Sport GLS-V A/T last Feb at 1.408M. Freebies are 3yrs LTO, 3M FX st35 tints, Mattings, EWD and standard tools, Car Care kit, Rain Visor, Car cover, Plate cover and Chrome door inserts (Didnt have these installed).

So happy w/ our Monty.. I tried to consider Sta.Fe, CRV, Fort and Explorer and test drive some of them. But sa Montero pa din talaga ko nainlove. hehe

Current Mods are:
> Bosch Europa horns
> Stage21 GTV real CF rear spoiler
> Hurricane drop-in Air filter

Nice deal, saan ito?

[sabawballs]

Update on my 2013 GLS-V (bought 12/20/2012)

- Almost at 700km palang ang tinatakbo
- No new mods
- Still no plates but according to Citimotors LP, meron na though wala parin sticker
- Optiguard Maintainance from Big Bert's done (still really impressive)
- Medyo mabigat parin ang steering compared to other SUVs
- Same na need alalayan yung manibela pag pabalik from a turn (i read somewhere na ang TOE sa allignment ang usual culprit nito. If ang TOE is 0 (actually mas maganda nga na 0 ang toe para pantay kain) talagang medyo aalalayan niyo na bumalik ang steering. Also did an alignment on my Jazz and TOE was set to 0, medyo napansin ko na aalalayan narin. But i might be wrong.
- Touchscreen HU sometimes malfunctions. Either hindi gumagana yung FC gauge. Napansin ko rin na minsan ayaw gumana ng SW controls ko for the HU. Napansin ko ata ito when i used my Cruise Control, ayun hindi na gumagana ang volume, track and mode buttons. Weird
- A little gripe on the "kapitan ng kamay para makasakay" (not really sure what is it called). Wala sa driver side and sa passenger side e sa taas located. Nasanay lang siguro talaga sa iba na sa may side or A-Pillar
- Hindi pa naman bumabaho yung sa lob ng car due to no cabin filter
- I like how it runs now compared when i first got the unit. Runs smoother and ramdam na ramdam ang hatak. 120kph is a cake
- Like others stated, napansin ko rin na when you use the paddle shifters when on D mode, hindi na siya automatic na babalik sa D. Pero this was already solved by other members here.
- Alarm sometimes nagloloko rin, even when unlocked button pressed sa remote, after opening the door biglang mag fflash ng mabilis yung ilaw na blue then mag aalarm na.
- Overall, as of now, i am really impressed with the performance of the engine and suspension of the Monty. Medyo crappy lang yung integration ng HU and the alarm. Parang hindi talaga OEM ang feel. hehe!

Will update again after some time.:D

[bogart]

Uy mga clubcarens mates! Nalabas mo na sir unit mo sa citimotors?

Tomorrow afternoon ide-deliver sa office namin, White GLX A/T, 3M ST35 tint sa sides & rear & ST5 or 15 yata in front. Excited nako!

Problem is, I am in Cagayan de Oro & will be back around 6PM sa Manila. So gabi ko na makukuha sa opis yun. Hayyy,,,,

[rodimus]

Got our 2013 Montero Sport GLS-V A/T last Feb at 1.408M. Freebies are 3yrs LTO, 3M FX st35 tints, Mattings, EWD and standard tools, Car Care kit, Rain Visor, Car cover, Plate cover and Chrome door inserts (Didnt have these installed).

So happy w/ our Monty.. I tried to consider Sta.Fe, CRV, Fort and Explorer and test drive some of them. But sa Montero pa din talaga ko nainlove. hehe

Current Mods are:
> Bosch Europa horns
> Stage21 GTV real CF rear spoiler
> Hurricane drop-in Air filter

Hi Martin, just curious why sa Montero ka nainlove. I mean is that some consider the Santa Fe bigger, more HP, and more refined. Why monty ang napili mo? Just to know what made you pull the trigger with the Monty hehe.,

[rodimus]

Update on my 2013 GLS-V (bought 12/20/2012)

- Almost at 700km palang ang tinatakbo
- No new mods
- Still no plates but according to Citimotors LP, meron na though wala parin sticker
- Optiguard Maintainance from Big Bert's done (still really impressive)
- Medyo mabigat parin ang steering compared to other SUVs
- Same na need alalayan yung manibela pag pabalik from a turn (i read somewhere na ang TOE sa allignment ang usual culprit nito. If ang TOE is 0 (actually mas maganda nga na 0 ang toe para pantay kain) talagang medyo aalalayan niyo na bumalik ang steering. Also did an alignment on my Jazz and TOE was set to 0, medyo napansin ko na aalalayan narin. But i might be wrong.
- Touchscreen HU sometimes malfunctions. Either hindi gumagana yung FC gauge. Napansin ko rin na minsan ayaw gumana ng SW controls ko for the HU. Napansin ko ata ito when i used my Cruise Control, ayun hindi na gumagana ang volume, track and mode buttons. Weird
- A little gripe on the "kapitan ng kamay para makasakay" (not really sure what is it called). Wala sa driver side and sa passenger side e sa taas located. Nasanay lang siguro talaga sa iba na sa may side or A-Pillar
- Hindi pa naman bumabaho yung sa lob ng car due to no cabin filter
- I like how it runs now compared when i first got the unit. Runs smoother and ramdam na ramdam ang hatak. 120kph is a cake
- Like others stated, napansin ko rin na when you use the paddle shifters when on D mode, hindi na siya automatic na babalik sa D. Pero this was already solved by other members here.
- Alarm sometimes nagloloko rin, even when unlocked button pressed sa remote, after opening the door biglang mag fflash ng mabilis yung ilaw na blue then mag aalarm na.
- Overall, as of now, i am really impressed with the performance of the engine and suspension of the Monty. Medyo crappy lang yung integration ng HU and the alarm. Parang hindi talaga OEM ang feel. hehe!

Will update again after some time.:D

Hi nice to hear about the updates. Same here, want to add grab handle/assist grips to my Monty, unfortunately can't find any, casa, banawe or on sulit. Just wondering any luck on your part?

[rodimus]

Hahaha.... not yet certain of this. I still have a couple of months to decide on what to get. Am still trying to decide what to get - Fortuner, Montero, Rav4 maybe, CRV maybe, Trailblazer maybe... Hirap ng budget ko kasi... it's above the usual sedan price and right about in the lower end of midsize SUVs...

Hi mqavila, isn't Rav 4 and CRV 5 seater and Forutner, Montero and Trailblazer 7 seater. If you could decide if you would go 5 or 7 that cuts your choices down to 3 or 2 , also try considering the Montero GLX MT, its at P1.19M and fits your budget of low end midsize SUV price. Come to think of it the CRV and RAV4 are more expensive but only 5 seater if I recall correctly and with only thirsty gas engines hehe

[rodimus]

We have similar FC (last replenishment as per manual compu is 9.7kpl)as far as driving condition is concerned being mine as manual vgt limited. Re grab handles, I am on the hunt as well. I even posted same on 2012 MS thread. Still awaiting inputs from owners too. Everest doesn't have grab handles too, I ain't sure if the 2013 everest already have this one. What I saw from the net after thorough searching is the hanging type which I don't think suits our SUV's interior.

Yeah saw hanging types too, they require opening the window hanging them which is not very ideal or easy to do. I am wondering if I did anything wrong with my computation as being non-VGT and AT transmission should really have higher FC. I rarely floor it as I have kids abroad, maybe thats the reason hehe

[Martin Marana]

Nice deal, saan ito?

Citimotors Alabang sir.

Hi Martin, just curious why sa Montero ka nainlove. I mean is that some consider the Santa Fe bigger, more HP, and more refined. Why monty ang napili mo? Just to know what made you pull the trigger with the Monty hehe.,

Mas macho pa din kasi tignan ang Monty.
And some of my friends have bad experiences w/ their Korean SUVs.

[jovill]

Tomorrow afternoon ide-deliver sa office namin, White GLX A/T, 3M ST35 tint sa sides & rear & ST5 or 15 yata in front. Excited nako!

Problem is, I am in Cagayan de Oro & will be back around 6PM sa Manila. So gabi ko na makukuha sa opis yun. Hayyy,,,,

Sir parang baligtad ata yan! Yung ST35 yun yung light black at ST5 yung super black! ST5 sakin all windows except windshield which is ST35.

[bogart]

Sir parang baligtad ata yan! Yung ST35 yun yung light black at ST5 yung super black! ST5 sakin all windows except windshield which is ST35.

ha ha ha! tama ka sir, ST5 yung all sides & rear and ST35 sa front. excited kasi!

[rodimus]

Citimotors Alabang sir.




Mas macho pa din kasi tignan ang Monty.
And some of my friends have bad experiences w/ their Korean SUVs.

I see. What were the bad experiences? My mother is planning to get a Kia Rio since its cheaper than a VIOS and looks more modern inside, those bad experiences might also carry over to their sedans?

I definitely agree with that the montero is more macho. I've added some carbon fibre covers to the headlights and tailights (not a fan of chrome) and I'm very satisfied with the looks of my Montero

[kiros0110]

I definitely agree with that the montero is more macho. I've added some carbon fibre covers to the headlights and tailights (not a fan of chrome) and I'm very satisfied with the looks of my Montero

Bro, where did you purchase your carbon fiber cover for headlights?