help on choosing pickup

**woodfire** · October 20th, 2003 07:42 PM

zildjian,

check out the classifieds under used cars. my 2000 4X4 strada is in the market full of aftermarket goodies.

**papa tots** · October 20th, 2003 07:47 PM

among the locally available diesel pick ups, 2 lang talaga gusto ko.

nissan frontier:

pros: undoubtedly, the smoothest running diesel among pick ups here. also the best in terms of looks. nissan light commercial vehicles are known to be very reliable, ever since the eagle series pick up days. i believe the frontier won't be the country's best selling pick up if it wasn't that good. loads of standard features.

cons: really harsh ride. the suspension was tuned for heavy payloads. it also has the least rear passenger leg room.

isuzu fuego:

pros: also a great diesel engine, although not as quiet as nissan's diesel. parts available almost everywhere. among all pick ups here, the fuego's interior is my favorite. simple yet practical.

cons: steering feels so light (and also unresponsive). interior panels come off quite easily (ours has cracked wood paneling already).

**mazdamazda** · October 20th, 2003 08:13 PM

i'd go for the ford ranger, as it has the most powerful engine in its class! i've driven one already and it can almost accelerate like a sedan... with enough oomph to overtake confidently...

**wheelieboi** · October 20th, 2003 09:00 PM

para sakin parang the ford ranger is not a very good choice for segunda mano. parang mas ok to kung brandnew pagkakuha.
reliability para sakin ung main issue dito eh.

no offense to ranger owners. opinion ko lang po.

y not get a nissan frontier since ok naman ang pickup na to. tapos mababa resale value ng nissan so mura yung mga 2ndhands.

o isuzu fuego if u want/need tough reliable engines.

pero love your own tlaga. so hilux nalang hehehe =)
my 2 cents.

**4x4fan** · October 20th, 2003 11:18 PM

4x2 fuego heavy duty talaga tibay pang harabas

**zildjian** · October 21st, 2003 09:55 AM

thanks mga peeps for the inputs, really a great help. mukhang yung frontier and fuego ang nananalo... huhhh walang toyota except for the love your own... di ba wheelieboi?

bossing woodfire, ibibigay mo ng 400k yung strada mo!? heheheh wala ng usapan... from asking price of 550k to 400k I won't ask for more. heheheh baka ibigay mo nga ng 400k pero walang laman engine compartment. joke joke lang po..... email ko po kayo.

mga peeps, i love the inputs... keep them coming.

**kimpOy** · October 21st, 2003 10:14 AM

Z,
kung kaya mo ang strada ni woodfire, A-OK yan, wala ka ng hahanapin pa pwede ka sumama sa amin sa high peak this november.

between fuego and frontier, sa fuego ako.

**wheelieboi** · October 21st, 2003 10:41 PM

Love your own nga talaga. Sa stance ok talaga porma ng hilux. In stock form ok naman cya. the engine s competent enough pero don't expect zooming past rangers/stradas. Iba talaga pag turbo. sana maglabas toyota ng hilux na 5L turbo hehe...But pag gusto mo marami aftermarket products. Taas ng list of available goodies ng hilux.

Get the strada nalang o fuego. Parang mas maganda ung engines ng dalawang ito compared to the frontier.

**Hero** · October 22nd, 2003 01:35 AM

Originally posted by wheelieboi

y not get a nissan frontier since ok naman ang pickup na to. tapos mababa resale value ng nissan so mura yung mga 2ndhands.

not so true with nissan lcv's.. yung mga galing universal motors di mababa ang resale.. only the cars..

**wheelieboi** · October 22nd, 2003 08:03 AM

yung friend ng erpats ko got a 2000 limited ed. frontier black for 590t na sariwa pa tlaga. the only thing he changed were the sound system. And to think na maarte yun sa kotse nya.

ingit nga ako dahil mga 2 months b4 nmin binili yung hilux ko 98 model for 600k. pero trade in yun sa civic namin