New Mitsubishi Strada [ARCHIVED]

[ooba99]

good evening guys. i've been lurking around for quite some time now. enjoyed and learned from your posts. was supposed to get my strada 3rd week of august but found out about the release of the 2010 model. anyway, was informed that it will be released in the next two weeks. hope to learn more from you... thanks!

Sir 5dreamers, welcome po to tsikot.com, welcome to the strada thread.

Thank you very much for appreciating the strada thread. You will be one of the addition to the growing prospective strada owners who will lose sleep over the next few weeks. Much as you learn from us, I'm sure that we will learn as much from you, too.

Just continue interacting with us in this thread and our club threads. You can access the different club threads by clicking this link: Strada Club of the Philippines

And while at it, you may also want to visit our club website. Madami ka pa rin mapupulot dun. Here's the link: http://www.stradaclubph.com/

[chicco]

good evening guys. i've been lurking around for quite some time now. enjoyed and learned from your posts. was supposed to get my strada 3rd week of august but found out about the release of the 2010 model. anyway, was informed that it will be released in the next two weeks. hope to learn more from you... thanks!

sir try nyo po tumawag sa citimotors las pinas meron na daw sila nung bagong strada. yun po kasi ang text sa akin nung SA doon.

[5dreamers]

Thanks, sir ooba99! Been reading most of the posts. Learn from me? I don't think so. Sumakay at mag-drive lang alam ko. hehe

Thanks, sir chicco! Actually nag-down na ko nun Aug 14 but found out the next day na may lalabas na nga. Just told my SA to hold the PO. Then last Friday, someone rfom Mitsu told me na it will be out in less than 2 weeks.

I've been losing sleep over the last two weeks. Hope it's worth it...

[nanofossil]

Thanks, sir ooba99! Been reading most of the posts. Learn from me? I don't think so. Sumakay at mag-drive lang alam ko. hehe

Thanks, sir chicco! Actually nag-down na ko nun Aug 14 but found out the next day na may lalabas na nga. Just told my SA to hold the PO. Then last Friday, someone rfom Mitsu told me na it will be out in less than 2 weeks.

I've been losing sleep over the last two weeks. Hope it's worth it...

I hope this is true 5dreamer... pareho tayo... i asked my SA to move my reservation from the old model strada to the new one. I've been experiencing sleepless nights too. Sana nga in two weeks available na sya para makatulog naman ako.... sa loob ng Strada... hehehehe!

[hi5kaibigan]

Guys, what is your usual defense to people who are anti pickups? Those people who say that the truck bed is a waste of space specially for people who don't usually haul things. I have a friend who tells me that I should get a van or any vehicle which has a 3'rd row seat because I already have a family and because my work doesn't require any haulings. Thanks.

[SIZE=3]The rise of the pick-up truck [/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]USA[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]You can't move without tripping over one. George W Bush drives one and Barack Obama has campaigned before from the back of one. [/SIZE]
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[SIZE=3]Mark Muller, the owner of a car and truck dealer named Max Motors in Texas (why is that location no surprise) has been offering a free AK-47 semi automatic machine gun with the purchase of every pick-up truck. [/SIZE]
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There's something distinctly American about the pick-up, all Bruce Springsteen and O Brother, Where Art Thou. Along with apple pie, baseball and the diner, the truck is a firm part of Americana. But now they're winning over British car buyers.[/SIZE]
Europe

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[SIZE=3]In France, Spain and Germany, pickups carry little cultural significance. In the United Kingdom on the other hand, pickups are gaining popularity fast; they are the UK's fastest growing vehicle sector. Through 2006 pick up sales have increased by 14 percent to reach a total topping 36,000, where overall new car sales are down by 4.2 percent. [/SIZE]
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[SIZE=3]Phillippines[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=3]STRADA club rocks – we salute you. [/SIZE]

[ianmitsulancer]

I've been losing sleep over the last two weeks. Hope it's worth it...

I've been experiencing sleepless nights too. Sana nga in two weeks available na sya para makatulog naman ako.... sa loob ng Strada... hehehehe!

seemingly, a pattern is coming about... i go on sleepless nights for work naman... hehehe...

don't worry mga sirs... all good things come to those who wait... i know exactly how you guys feel...

*nanofossil, trivia: sleeping in the new car was a trend that started when the Lancer CB (locally known as the Lancer Itlog) was introduced way back 1993 when husbands ditched their Master's Bedroom for the Lancer GLXi's... hehehehe... many years later, this is getting to be a trend again...

*5dreamers, welcome to the thread... post away and feel at home!

[ianmitsulancer]

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[SIZE=3]Phillippines[/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]STRADA club rocks – we salute you. [/SIZE]

hi5kaibigan: :rockon:

thanks for the email you sent a few days ago... that fiat truck may not have any correlation with Mitsubishi as of this time. But in the age of globalization as well as merging and joint ventures still imminent, anything can happen...

[5dreamers]

thanks sir ian for the warm welcome!

sir nanofossil, glad that i'm not alone...
ilang tulog na lang... or ilang sleepless nights na lang?

[tc327]

thanks sir ian for the warm welcome!

sir nanofossil, glad that i'm not alone...
ilang tulog na lang... or ilang sleepless nights na lang?

hmmmmmm baka magselos na ang Kumander or GF ninyo niyan because of this incoming new toys for big boys eh magkaroon pa kayo ng sore eyes joke lang he he he congratz mga sir, Drive Inspired, pics pics po he he he

[nanofossil]

thanks sir ian for the warm welcome!

sir nanofossil, glad that i'm not alone...
ilang tulog na lang... or ilang sleepless nights na lang?

hehehe... tama ka pare... just keeping myself busy

[ianmitsulancer]

hehehe... tama ka pare... just keeping myself busy

...by browsing through miggyboy, campershell, carryboy and strada club threads and websites? sure! :peace:

[nanofossil]

...by browsing through miggyboy, campershell, carryboy and strada club threads and websites? sure! :peace:

Actually, i was keeping myself busy with work... tambak ako eh. However tama ka rin, can't resist the temptation of visiting those sites. He ehe he

[siakolpasaway]

ask ko lang po if somebody ever experience loss of power on their 3.2 strada after long idle? how do we fix this problem? thanks

[dadz]

ask ko lang po if somebody ever experience loss of power on their 3.2 strada after long idle? how do we fix this problem? thanks

yes sir it happen to me because every time we train our dog i leave the truck running so my dogs will not be to hot inside, when i bring it to the casa it is the first time i hear the word SCV hehehehehehehehe just have it check sir.

[Boz]

ask ko lang po if somebody ever experience loss of power on their 3.2 strada after long idle? how do we fix this problem? thanks

Sir, I've experienced this loss of power a few weeks ago. Pero I can't relate it to long idle. I usually notice it during sudden acceleration. I tried bleeding air from the fuel filter, and since then I don't experience the loss of power anymore. Just today, I travelled to Lucban via Majayjay (dami uphill), wala naman problem sa power. My question is... ano ba signs ng may air sa fuel line (system)?

[siakolpasaway]

will have to try bleeding my fuel line today. will post some feedbacks if it works.. thanks

[Arvin Cristi]

Sir, I've experienced this loss of power a few weeks ago. Pero I can't relate it to long idle. I usually notice it during sudden acceleration. I tried bleeding air from the fuel filter, and since then I don't experience the loss of power anymore. Just today, I travelled to Lucban via Majayjay (dami uphill), wala naman problem sa power. My question is... ano ba signs ng may air sa fuel line (system)?

doc boz, musta na ba? regarding your question - i can't say if this will hold true for the crdi engines but for other diesel engine types basically manghihina yung sasakyan mo, yung tip bang hirap humatak o makupad umarangkada... actually hindi mo malalaman na hinangin ang linya until maramdaman mo na yan eh, kasi yung sensor sa fuel filter natin will only indicate a problem pag tuyo na ata ang filter, pero pag may hangin ang linya wala namang sign... ako i usually bleed the line every change opil, so that's roughly every 10K kms.

[Arvin Cristi]

mga bosb's... may replacement air cleaner element na para sa mga 2.5 na strada na gawa ng fram. NAghahanap na lang ako ng may local stocking dito, kung sakaling wala baka mag parating na lang ako... will update you all on the price and availability when i have the complete details... ang inaantay ko na lang is yung fuel filter and oil filter ng fram... dihamak naman na mas maganda ang fram kasi compared sa mga sinusupply ng casa

[Boz]

doc boz, musta na ba? regarding your question - i can't say if this will hold true for the crdi engines but for other diesel engine types basically manghihina yung sasakyan mo, yung tip bang hirap humatak o makupad umarangkada... actually hindi mo malalaman na hinangin ang linya until maramdaman mo na yan eh, kasi yung sensor sa fuel filter natin will only indicate a problem pag tuyo na ata ang filter, pero pag may hangin ang linya wala namang sign... ako i usually bleed the line every change opil, so that's roughly every 10K kms.

Salamat tol. I guess I'll be doing this from now on. I read somewhere that the sensor will detect water in the fuel filter, no mention about air though.
Eto, natutuwa sa mga bagong tatay ng TSCP. Galingan nyo pa ni atty. Hehe. Higher level of learning na kasi ako. Unless makabuo ng junior ko.

[nanofossil]

Hello mga pare, can somebody help me? As much as i liked the Strada more than the rest of the pickups, I just can't help compare its backseat to the Hilux. Sorry guys, I know somebody will react to what I am about to say, but the Hilux's backseat is more comfortable. Is it possible to customize a seat cover that will make it more comfortable? Has anyone done it na? I really like everything about the Strada, but I want to make sure that my family at the back will be as comfortable as possible. Thanks.