New Mitsubishi Strada [ARCHIVED]

[ianmitsulancer]

Regarding the recall, yes, actually i received an email about this from hi5kaibigan. I read the article and i forgot about it due to work and an out of town trip with the family... my apologies. *hi5kaibigan, thanks for the email. sorry i forgot to reply back.

I'm not too sure if MMPC has acknowledged this issue. But while reading the article again, there are some things we must consider:
1. This is intended for the australian market since it came from the website: caradvice.com.au Over the course of time, australia can sell a lot more cars (of 42k units sold) than the Philippines. It also didn't specify any other geographical areas other than Australia- even its neighboring country, New Zealand.
2. I understand that like the Philippines, Australia sources its Triton from the same assembly plant in Thailand. But one major alteration between the Aussie-spec and the Local-spec is that we are Left hand drive versus them being Right hand drive. There may be different components required for each assembly so we may say that maybe they got it right with the LHD rather than the RHD. If the issue was with the RHD only, and the same bolt-tightening process was done and if this applies to all (Ocenia, GCC, Euro and Asian/ASEAN/General Export Markets) then other RHD markets including home court Thailand must stir up some recall also.
3. In any case, Bolt Tightening is much better than the dreaded recall of Stuck Accelerators... hehehe... Rendering the car inoperable due to the bolts is better than engines running to the max and encounter the after-life before you know it.

Proof that Mitsubishi is doing something about it. Prior to the recent recall scandals by the other brand, it had its own major problem at the turn of the century with cover ups since the 1970s and denying it in the process- both for MMC and Fuso. Lets give MMC the benefit of the doubt that they are in control of the recall... yes, that also includes the other brand.

just my 2cents... thanks.

lets wait for the response of sir Xave in case he has a trick or two of his sleeve... hehehe...

[xave]

Wow Malamang damay tayo dito 'di ba? Kasi galing Thailand lahat ng units dito sa 'tin? Any word six Xave? Sir Ian?

wala pa po news kung ipapa recall mga strada natin, i'll try to ask the higher people involve in this matter :D

[xave]

bro, may mairecomenda akong driver sa iyo... magaling mag-drive... yun nga lang medyo masungit at mareklamo... eto picture niya:

waaaaahh ayos si brother pauland hehehe, nagkita kame nyan kagabi binigay ko na sticker nya sa plate.

[dopamine101]

pwede ba sumali sa strada club kahit hindi tsikot member? my friend wants to join sana. she drives black GLS sports

[GAIDEN]

pwede ba sumali sa strada club kahit hindi tsikot member? my friend wants to join sana. she drives black GLS sports

puwedeng puwede yan sir! I believe that there are members of the club na hindi man lang aware sa tsikot. Tama ba ako mga sirs?

[ThePatriarch]

^^^ tama si sir gaiden. madami ding members ang TSCP na walang tsikot account. we welcome all strada owners and enthusiasts with a smile

[gdown]

Regarding the recall, yes, actually i received an email about this from hi5kaibigan. I read the article and i forgot about it due to work and an out of town trip with the family... my apologies. *hi5kaibigan, thanks for the email. sorry i forgot to reply back.

I'm not too sure if MMPC has acknowledged this issue. But while reading the article again, there are some things we must consider:
1. This is intended for the australian market since it came from the website: caradvice.com.au Over the course of time, australia can sell a lot more cars (of 42k units sold) than the Philippines. It also didn't specify any other geographical areas other than Australia- even its neighboring country, New Zealand.
2. I understand that like the Philippines, Australia sources its Triton from the same assembly plant in Thailand. But one major alteration between the Aussie-spec and the Local-spec is that we are Left hand drive versus them being Right hand drive. There may be different components required for each assembly so we may say that maybe they got it right with the LHD rather than the RHD. If the issue was with the RHD only, and the same bolt-tightening process was done and if this applies to all (Ocenia, GCC, Euro and Asian/ASEAN/General Export Markets) then other RHD markets including home court Thailand must stir up some recall also.
3. In any case, Bolt Tightening is much better than the dreaded recall of Stuck Accelerators... hehehe... Rendering the car inoperable due to the bolts is better than engines running to the max and encounter the after-life before you know it.

Proof that Mitsubishi is doing something about it. Prior to the recent recall scandals by the other brand, it had its own major problem at the turn of the century with cover ups since the 1970s and denying it in the process- both for MMC and Fuso. Lets give MMC the benefit of the doubt that they are in control of the recall... yes, that also includes the other brand.

just my 2cents... thanks.

lets wait for the response of sir Xave in case he has a trick or two of his sleeve... hehehe...

Sir you really amaze me with your profound knowledge on the strada unit.. You are the Tom Clancy of the strada club!!

[ThePatriarch]

Sir you really amaze me with your profound knowledge on the strada unit.. You are the Tom Clancy of the strada club!!

tama ka dyan sir... konti na lang ang hindi alam ni ian regarding sa strada hehehe... walking encyclopedia yan ng mitsubishi!

[ianmitsulancer]

puwedeng puwede yan sir! I believe that there are members of the club na hindi man lang aware sa tsikot. Tama ba ako mga sirs?

agree, sir Gaiden. some of them knew about it through the flyers, friends and even through word-of-mouth. They knew the club first, then the forums came afterwards.

tama ka dyan sir gdown... konti na lang ang hindi alam ni ian regarding sa strada hehehe... walking encyclopedia yan ng mitsubishi!

thanks very much for your kind words, sirs TP and gdown... much appreciated! *gdown, to this date, i still have to complete reading a book my cousin gave me- The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy- 10 years running!

*TP, Gaiden and Gdown and other BAGUIO Beans, are you guys free on the 26th? im planning to hold an EB up here in Baguio during that date... just a thought...

[GAIDEN]

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*TP, Gaiden and Gdown, are you guys free on the 26th? im planning to hold an EB up here in Baguio during that date... just a thought...[/QUOTE]

Naku Sir, i'm have work on that date eh, although I'll be going there in Baguio tomorrow to meet my gf's family. hehe

[ThePatriarch]

*TP, Gaiden and Gdown and other BAGUIO Beans, are you guys free on the 26th? im planning to hold an EB up here in Baguio during that date... just a thought...

malamang nandyan ako sa 26th... will inform you soon kung confirmed yung trip ko dyan

[nanofossil]

ano po size ng monitor pwede dun sa glx sir?

7" lcd pwede sa glx natin.

[marlon32]

hello again. not sure about which has best diesel. ako shell kse yung pinaka marami at accessible na stations. general rule is stick with one brand of diesel. wag lang papalit-palit. i suggest you stop loading gas when the pump automatically stops. malaki na rin kse yung tanke, baka masira pa yung gas gauge pag isagad mo lagi.

as for the mags, nagtanong na rin ako dito sati. if you stick with the stock 16x6 wheels, 245 is the widest you can go. may ibang ang 265 na yata pero hindi ata recommended. malaking limitation talaga yung 6 inch width ng wheels.

try this site out to look for alternative tires.

http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp

yung stock ng glx, eto specs: [SIZE=3]205/80R16[/SIZE]

the most important numbers to look at are the speedometer difference and diameter difference. the smaller the difference, the better. based on my what i tried, eto yung mga puede. it will just depend on the availability of tires with these specs.
[SIZE=3]245/65R16 and [/SIZE][SIZE=3]265/60R16[/SIZE]

tnx sir Avaris008 san po ok bumili ng tires ganito pong specs.[SIZE=3]245/65R16 [/SIZE] magtitingin po muna kami kung san mura at ok naman...

sir regarding sa flares pinagisipan po namin kung carrboy or goldcars banawe... pero sa carryboy na kami nagpakabit flares,visors, hood deflectors and chromes...

[cjv_justice]

hi all!

I became curious lang about some technical info about Mitsu's CRDI. I've come across a thread here discussing inferior injector issues from Denso and comparing them with a more reliable counterpart in Bosch for their respective manufacturers. Its seems there's a deeper discussion but to cut the story short...

What's the word on these affecting our 3.2s and 2.5s?

TIA!

[nismo26]

tama ka dyan sir... konti na lang ang hindi alam ni ian regarding sa strada hehehe... walking encyclopedia yan ng mitsubishi!

pano si LR.... hehehehe

[ianmitsulancer]

^^^ I consider LR to be a walking encyclopedia too... of course, the more, the merrier... hehehe...

*cjv_justice, the injectors for the 2.5 and 3.2 have been tuned to the best way possible for our kind of fuel. Yes, there may have been issues of stradas slowing down due to lack of power but this is due to impure fuel affecting the SCV (suction control valve) which can always be replaced at casa.

AFAIK, Bosch is the brand of injectors for the Strada 2.5 and 3.2 and i believe this also applies for the Montero Sport and Pajero.

i hope this answers your question po. But lets wait for the other owners/TSCP members. thanks

[cjv_justice]

salamat bro sa info. at least medyo nalinawan ako sa issue.

i can attest to this power loss issue, due to poor fuel quality. sometime late last year my dad loaded Jetti diesel from a Cavite station and ayun sobrang sama ng arangkada niya, di ma-maximize yung shifting. kaya ngayon i'm pretty paranoid when loading diesel on our 3.2...

many thanks!

[locoroco777]

pano si LR.... hehehehe

Di naman ako encyclopedia...pinagtyagaan ko lang basahin yung strada thread...heheh...iba parin talaga si ian...hehe...basta mitsu sya ang info authority hehe...

[blackknight_66]

is it true there is no available white gls strada in all mitsu dealers in metro manila?

i heard so too, bro. wait ka na lng muna

[alvin19]

Mga bro... patulong....

Had a little accident with my strada 2010 GLX. nasira ang front driver side fender flare ko. Saan ako pwede bumili ng front driver side fender flare lang and not all 4. Pls help.. It pains me to see my strada na may banga eh want to repair it ASAP.... PLs....