
Originally Posted by
Bogeyman
I've been an Adventure owner for four years now, yung sa biyenan ko mga eight years na. The downside to the Adventure is its age (more than 10 years old), but its also an advantage, since its a testament to the design's longevity.
As for your questions:
1. Depende sa iyo. The Super Sport has the features of GLS Sport plus, kaya lang, the SS is only available in diesel (not good if you want the acceleration of a gasoline engine). Tsaka personally, hindi ko gusto yung tailgate-mounted spare tire ng SS eh, hindi kasya sa garahe, kaya GLS Sport ang kinuha ko.
2. Like I said, the SS has the features of the GLS Sport, with a few differences (larger fender flares, larger wheels, different aircon controls, different spare tire location, no mudguards, tire pressure monitoring unit). Yung sa GLS Sport ko, hindi kasama yung backing sensor, so pinakabit ko pa sa casa. Pero I'd suggest a rear parking mirror na lang imbes na backing sensor. Much more effective in avoiding rear obstacles, at hindi pa magastos sa baterya.
3. Kung hataw ang habol mo, sa gasoline ka. Kung hatak naman, diesel. I chose diesel kasi sa bundok ako nakatira at mura pa ang diesel nung binili ko yung unit. Pero I'd still choose diesel since relatively less ang konsumo niya, considering the Adventure's weight.
4. Fuel efficiency depends on a lot of factors i.e. engine, transmission, driving conditions (mas fuel efficient kung puro highway driving, as compared to mixed highway and city driving). In my case, my diesel Adventure is pretty fuel efficient with careful driving habits plus biodiesel, although not as fuel efficient as an Isuzu Crosswind.
5. Negative experience? Hindi pa rin binabago ng Mitsubishi yung C-pillar ng Adventure (masikip yung headroom pag sa side-facing third row seats, buti na lang yung sa akin front facing lahat). Positive experience, the Adventure is extremely, and I mean EXTREMELY reliable, lalo na yung diesel variant. Nadala ko na sa Bicol at sa Subic with no problems. Hindi ko ilalaban sa bilis ng akyatan since medyo mababa ang horsepower rating, pero sa patagalan pwedeng-pwede isugal, kaya kahit more than 20 years na yung 4D56 diesel engine, ginagamit pa rin sa Adventure. At bago pa nauso ang CRDi, nanguna na ang 4D56 sa pagiging tahimik kahit umaandar; hindi mo iisipin na diesel ang makina kasi konti lang ang noise and vibration sa loob ng cabin.