New Mitsubishi Montero Sport [ARCHIVED]

[RevD]

By the way, my Monty arrived na today :1stplace: it's in the casa pa having the rust-proofing, paint protect, accessories, etc so it may be out by the end of the week pa.

I'll post the details later

konting hintay na lang! congratulations!

[RevD]

have you tried your 4h 4wd mode ? up to what speed did you come up??
with out noticing it, i am already cruising at 140 kph at NLEX on heavy rains.

with my old Isuzu Trooper and LC100, I do drive beyond 120kph on 4H 4WD during heavy rains. I haven't tried it with the Montero yet.

[Memphis Raines]

konting hintay na lang! congratulations!

Thanks! :banana1:

[mmuy]

lets talk about how to care for our montero....
like how to clean.. how often...

is it recommended to wash our ride 2x a week? like spraying tap water using hose.... hindi ba madaling magkalawang yung ride natin?

how do you wash your car?????

[drivensteven]

once in a while I get to speed up sa hi-way. Reached 200kph sa NLEX too driving my V8 Landcruiser noong wala pang radar warnings. But last Sunday going to Pampanga, luwag ng NLEX, hanggang 140-150kph lang ako, kakatakot mga kwento about getting an overspeeding limit! Actually that's overspeeding na kaya very conscious ako, kakabiting humataw.

It's good to have that extra power but really in the Phils its very seldom that one needs to use it. It's more of "I want it" even if i'm not going to really use it.

^^^ Actually, last year I was caught at NLEX with an overspeed of 240kph (driving with my Mazda 3...). My penalty fee was almost P400..but the hassle part was I attended the LTO seminar & took the exam.. LESSON LEARNED!...hehehe :p

[phelicskit]

Just got my 2.5 AT white montero. Now i'm planning to have the front chin and rear bumper painted to white. May i ask for help as to where i could have this done? A good paintshop and how much would it cost? tia.

[freeman789]

with my old Isuzu Trooper and LC100, I do drive beyond 120kph on 4H 4WD during heavy rains. I haven't tried it with the Montero yet.

hmmm. totoo pala yung sa NLEX regarding speed limit, buti di pa ako nahuhuli dun

anyways, mine is 2.5 4x2, all stock and i drove it on CALABARZONE and SLEX with a speed of 160kph even 180kph.
yesterday i raced a navara sa slex. head to head lang naman kmi. sa singitan lang nagkakatalo. it ended up na sabay din kami sa other end ng toll dumating. yun nga lang naka Epass sya ako hindi

yun pala tanung ko, makakaapekto ba sa makina when you're using an authomatic tpos along your driving you will shift it to shiftronic mode? minsan yun kasi gingawa ko sa arangkada

[marcnmark2]

hmmm. totoo pala yung sa NLEX regarding speed limit, buti di pa ako nahuhuli dun

anyways, mine is 2.5 4x2, all stock and i drove it on CALABARZONE and SLEX with a speed of 160kph even 180kph.
yesterday i raced a navara sa slex. head to head lang naman kmi. sa singitan lang nagkakatalo. it ended up na sabay din kami sa other end ng toll dumating. yun nga lang naka Epass sya ako hindi

yun pala tanung ko, makakaapekto ba sa makina when you're using an authomatic tpos along your driving you will shift it to shiftronic mode? minsan yun kasi gingawa ko sa arangkada

Boss i think No..... i also used shiftronic most of the time from D mode then shift to sportronic very nice

[Howie]

once in a while I get to speed up sa hi-way. Reached 200kph sa NLEX too driving my V8 Landcruiser noong wala pang radar warnings. But last Sunday going to Pampanga, luwag ng NLEX, hanggang 140-150kph lang ako, kakatakot mga kwento about getting an overspeeding limit! Actually that's overspeeding na kaya very conscious ako, kakabiting humataw.

It's good to have that extra power but really in the Phils its very seldom that one needs to use it. It's more of "I want it" even if i'm not going to really use it.

totally agree! it's we call induced needs...

cheers,
howie

[Toots_S]

lets talk about how to care for our montero....
like how to clean.. how often...

is it recommended to wash our ride 2x a week? like spraying tap water using hose.... hindi ba madaling magkalawang yung ride natin?

how do you wash your car?????

2X a week why not? But not just wash it with water and wipe it to dry. You also need to understand that tap water maybe dirty, clean water is essential to a clean car and also use car shampoo to remove top dirt... If

Anyway here is a statement coming from a friend. Itago nalang natin sa pangalang Dave...

Typical Manila weather of being sunny and warm in the morning, heavy downpour in afternoons and hot weather again until nightfall.

First things first.

Wash often

It's quite basic, this applies to EVERYTHING that gets dirty, doesn't it? I wonder why people don't treat their expensive cars the same way.

You wash yourself more often if you sweat or get dirty more often, right? Why are people not cleaning the car if it's raining often?

The justification of "bah, it'll get dirty again" is rather silly and short-sighted.

Will you stop taking care of yourself since you'll die anyway?

Cleaning the car often prevents contaminants, dirt, and residues from permeating the paint causing damage that requires drastic restoration.

Also, if you clean the car, always use a good car shampoo. Washing the car without any form of lubricating surfactant will just scratch your paint since there's no buffer between the dirt you are scrubbing and the soft paint.

Again, logic comes into play here. Have you ever washed your dirty hands without soap? Doesn't work very well, does it?

Get your car protected by a wax or sealant.

It really doesn't matter whether you use the most expensive stuff or off-the-shelf cheapo stuff, as long as you have a protective, sacrificial layer on top of the paint.

Better brands and products will protect better and last longer while cheap stuff won't. But at the end of the day, even the worse of waxes can last at least 2-5 days of torture.

In general, polymers and acrylics are much less affected by heat and moisture.

Protect Flat Surfaces More

Water pools on flat surfaces more than vertical surfaces, nothing new here. The hood, roof, trunk (if available) will pool water blobs more than the doors, fenders and quarterpanels.

These flat surfaces also will absorb more direct heat when the sun is out therefore contributing to rapid water evaporation, causing water to spot and acid etches to form.

So as much as you can, wax the flat panels more often than the vertical if all you're after is surface protection.

Nobody ever said that you NEED to wax the whole car every session.

The hood receives double heat source (engine and sun) so expect wax to wear off sooner on this surface.

Neutralize acidity immediately

If you have just arrived home and it just rained, you'd need to neutralize the acidity of rain water as soon as possible by hosing down the car if you don't plan to wash the car.

NOTE: If you live in a place where water is especially hard and leaves a lot of residue, this is counter-productive, wash the car with shampoo and dry it.

Displace Moisture

As mentioned above, flat surfaces has the tendency to pool liquids and slow evaporation allows the acids and contaminants to slowly damage the paint.

Large water droplets also act as a magnifying glass when the sun hits it causing the paint to burn quicker on that spot (hence the etch).

Reduce this phenomenon by simply leaving the hood and trunk open for several minutes (assuming you have a somewhat covered parking or if it has stopped raining) to allow water to drip off and the heat from the engine bay to escape. This also prevents sunlight from hitting the panels directly.

(This also helps prevent animals from seeking warmth and shelter in your engine bay hehe)

I personally do this after I wash my car as well (before when I still had means to wash my car, ngayon wala na akong garage and hose kasi), after washing the car, I open all doors and trunk to let water drip off by itself and I end up having less water to dry off.

If you have a smooth paint (if you've seen my old Corolla, you'll get the drift), utilize the hose-drying technique, you'll end up with less than a cup of water or so to dry off from the body panels hehe.

Clean the wheels often

Brake dust + water + days of non-cleaning = corrosion of wheels.

Enough said.

From Dave...