New Mitsubishi Strada [ARCHIVED]

**Arvin Cristi** · February 26th, 2008 10:21 PM

my bad!!!!!!!!!!!!
but still the thing here is that the front diffrentials sometimes have a bad tendency of locking up, be they manual or shift-on-the-fly. usually you'd notice this with a noisier engine, heavy steering, bigger turning radius and a whole lot more that you wouldn't normally feel when the lock is disengaged. this happened to my dads montero and suburban.....same culprit....but easy to fix

**Arvin Cristi** · February 26th, 2008 10:26 PM

i also forgot!!!! sorry!!!!
shifting the transfer case shifter( the smaller shift lever) from 2h to 4h or to 4l will lock the free wheel auto locker (or release it if you go 4l to 4h to 2h)

**sTrAdA_08** · February 26th, 2008 10:34 PM

Originally Posted by ericsiomai

it depends rin what color and model. maganda talaga yung ralliart rims ng fieldmaster lalo na if you go creative and have it painted white or copper (Php950 each rim) and be in the sportier side of mitsubishi but you could also go to the more executive side and go 18 inches and get that euro look to your strada but 20 inches with super low profile tires aren't really matched for the shape of the strada. parang naglagay ka ng chrome na malaki sa eclipse or evo 8 (dun naka-patern ang strada kasi) chrome 20s are better with bulkier and squarer rides but maganda rin mag 20 ka na nga, fat tires ka pa..ang look mo naman nun would be australian off roader!

bagay ba yun ralliart sa black na GLX? im planning to get it painted din kasi. saan po kaya magandang magpapintura ng rims? ho long will it take?

**Magnetik** · February 26th, 2008 10:51 PM

Sir Arvin,

Thanks for the ideas at least medyo armed ako ng info pag next na kausapin ko yung SA. Yung differential nga ang unang binaggit sa akin, ang next na sinabi ko eh bakit nga paminsan minsan lang. Then suspension daw pero ti-nighten na after the 1000k checkup (this all occured in one day by the way). They test-drove it right after and parang wala na raw. After they released the unit to me, on the way back home I heard the sound again. Nag U-turn agad ako balik sa casa para ma-repair kaagad.

Regarding the freewheel lock I'll mention it na rin, you never know if the conversation can lead to a plausible solution.

Sir Av8or,

Thanks for the warm welcome I've been a long time reader of tsikot for years na I make it a point to read every page when buying a new car. Saka enjoy talaga basahin yung mga posts. I've test driven my unit with the SA on board and the sound has been confirmed. They also test drove it after I left my unit and re-confirmed the sound as well. The last I was told was that it was "normal". That's why I wanted to know here kung normal nga. Kasi I trust the owners more siyempre.

Miss ko na nga yung Strada ko, sarap talaga I-drive heh.

Any more ideas would be much appreciated. thanks!

**ericsiomai** · February 26th, 2008 11:06 PM

meron akong bridgestone na h/t but bilog ang edges and malalim-lalim ang groves kaya baka magamit mo sayo... pero hanapan na rin kita ng a/t how much budget mo?

Originally Posted by Arvin Cristi

ericsiomai, baka may kakilala ka na nagdedespose ng mga tire/wheel set na pang A/T let me know ha..... kailangan ko kasi ng panggulpihan pag nagpupunta ako sa mga field site ko.

**ericsiomai** · February 26th, 2008 11:12 PM

Originally Posted by drey

Yup, ginawang Hummer look alike lang ng mga Thailanders... For the army ata eh... Pero underchassis, engine and transmission, even the steering wheel, instrument display, are from the Strada.

matagal na ginagawa sa atin yan kaso ang weapon of choice is a nissan safari. mga security agency ang usual na gumagamit. minsan bullet proof pa. i think sa lucena yata ang gawaan but i'm not sure. kasi nung nagtrek kami ng land cruiser club back in 2002 may isang naka ganito na sobrang mas maganda...pang security agency niya. you'll see them around mandaluyong...puti or itim.

**ericsiomai** · February 26th, 2008 11:20 PM

Originally Posted by sTrAdA_08

bagay ba yun ralliart sa black na GLX? im planning to get it painted din kasi. saan po kaya magandang magpapintura ng rims? ho long will it take?

Php950 here in mandaluyong tapos sa pera mo na yun, sure ka na maayos ang trabaho. why? kasi pinapadala nila mismo sa factory ng rota for acrylic or powder coating, depends on the top layer. waiting time nga lang is a variable. pa-paint mo ng black yung ralliart. black on black! i saw a pajero with the fieldmaster rims on black tapos black rin siya! unique yet kaayaaya naman sa mata!

**ThePatriarch** · February 26th, 2008 11:47 PM

yung huling post ko kanina nasa office ako. I had dinner with my wife then drove home. Pagcheck ko ngayon, haba na ng thread! Bilib talaga ako sa enthusiasm ng mga BOSB's!

It seems may 2 new black stradas dito sa grupo! Sana you can join the EBs para di na ako solo na black

**moxxxs** · February 26th, 2008 11:56 PM

A very bad Turbo lag???? aggravated by the break-in period perhaps. At what rpm band do you hear this sound? lower than 2500rpm?

pwede mong i-record bro yung sound para marinig namin?

I'm pretty sure this sound is not due to the 4x4 feature of the Strada.

This has something to do with the engine, fuel line, and the manner of supplying fuel to the engine perhaps. Kasi sabi mo there is no sound during high speeds and driving on incline. During these two driving conditions, you are usually running at least 2800rpm to 4000rpm.

Originally Posted by Magnetik

Hi All,

First of all I would like to thank all the contributors to this forum, I've read about every single page before making my decision in buying the Strada.

I am now a proud and happy owner of a black '08 GLS sport 3.2 a/t.

But here's the dilemma, shortly after driving my pick-up for a couple of days I noticed that at around 20km/h when I press and depress the accelerator there's a Thud sound emanating from under the front. Parang sa pinakailalim ng front part ng vehicle by the wheels or under the engine. And sometimes even at the back (as a service advisor in Mitsubishi noticed).

When i apply the gas there's a "Thggg" sound and when depressing the pedal, "Thgg" it will sound again. It doesn't sound all the time pero pag na-timing ko, i could produce the sound consistantly. It seems to exist only at a certain range. It only appears when driving on a level surface. But non-existent when driving on an incline or at high speeds.

Parang if I moderately apply the gas, ayon may sound na. But kung super gentle ang apak and bitaw sa accelerator, wala.

I was told by my Service Advisor that it was "normal" on 4x4 vehicles. I told him we had an older Pajero and it was 4x4, I never noticed a sound like that (then again I only drove it everyday for a month which I think is sufficient). Then he tells me (another advisor said to him) that sa Strada normal daw yon but to make sure, he will test drive two more Stradas to confirm.

I want to go back to the casa armed with as much information as I can get and I thought this was the best venue to gather that information.

Has anyone experienced anything like this? Any ideas? Thx in advance.

**drey** · February 27th, 2008 12:26 AM

Originally Posted by ericsiomai

matagal na ginagawa sa atin yan kaso ang weapon of choice is a nissan safari. mga security agency ang usual na gumagamit. minsan bullet proof pa. i think sa lucena yata ang gawaan but i'm not sure. kasi nung nagtrek kami ng land cruiser club back in 2002 may isang naka ganito na sobrang mas maganda...pang security agency niya. you'll see them around mandaluyong...puti or itim.

Yup, sila Jappy gumagawa nun ng AMC Hammer...