MB100, Ssangyong/Daewoo Istana [ARCHIVED]

[elbrij26]

hahaha,,, astig talaga ang mb100 matatag,, last week lang dinala ko ng mindoro sinakay namin ng roro,ngpnta kami sa puerto galera at sa roxas sisiw lang yung mga ahunin na daan ska sa mga lubak lubak na daan dun,hahaha tignan nyo nalang yung avatar ko..

[power eagle]

looking for an MB-100 van let me know thanks

[dawndevil27]

there was a time when an mb100 van tried to race/chase wid me in daang hari,alabang. natawa lang ang ako dahil todo effort tlaga sha, ang ingay ng makina it was like an isuzu elf truck. but in fairness almost catching up na sha.natuwa lang ako kasi super dressed up tong mb van na to, wid all the fancy stickers in a so-clean white paint.

[OTEP]

Dala ko MB100 this Holy Week. Biyaheng Manila-Pampanga-Bulacan-Manila. Nung paluwas ako kanina, nag-overheat along Congressional avenue. Dunno what happened. Biglang nag-spike yung temp gauge (kitang-kita ko yung palo ng needle, ang bilis!).

I pulled over at a gas station and refilled with water. Napansin ko na punit punit na yung rubber gasket ng radiator cap kaya bumili ako ng replacement radiator cap along Visayas Avenue worth Php150.00 (yung naka-red na box, Circuit brand?). Yung napagbilhan ko palang store tiga- www.mymitsuph.com pala may-ari (small world!).

Ginamit ko ngayong gabi QC-Caloocan-QC (roundtrip), hindi na nag-overheat. Sana ok na kasi baka may biyaheng Baguio ako.

[power eagle]

tanong lang, a good friend of mine is planning to buy a van (MB_100, kia besta hyundai h-100) all mga LOCAL. ang gamit, personal use at the same time pang shuttle ata, LAS PINAS LANDMARK ata. On top of the list nila tlga ang MB-100 space at comfortable sila. What do you think? Kaya ba ng MB ang ganun purpose? Diba problem mag overheat? tsaka yung parts, mahal daw ba kasi MERCEDES daw, hindi ba mahirap maghanap ng pyesa? lalo na taga las pinas sila, kelangan paba dumayo ng banaue?

sabi kasi ng iba mas madali hanapin at mura daw ang parts ng KIA Besta 2.7 LOCAL how true? baka kasidami din problem like OVERHEATING weak engine etc.

Ok din daw ang Hyundai-H100 LOCAL?

what can you say/suggest?

pero personal choice nilang family ang MB-100 all for 300K budjet kasi daw bibili nalang daw ng van bat dipa ung maganda kasi nasa 300K naman daw.

thanks sa mga inputs... in meantime scout muna ng mga units......

[OTEP]

The MB100 is one generation ahead of the Grace and Besta. In terms of space, the MB100 is very spacious due to front wheel drive and front engine (wala sa ilalim ng seats ang engine) design. The MB100 is even designed to seat four abreast on the last row because it's so wide.

As for overheat, yesterday lang ako naka-experience nito. And I've been driving the thing for the past 10 years (brand new namin nabili).

Old school Mercedes Benz parts are not expensive, you'd be surprised that some Honda and Toyota parts cost even more. Madami na din replacement parts for MB100. Choose ka na lang between OEM Mercedes, OEM Ssanyong, or the replacement parts by Mando, etc.

The engine is more powerful than the 3.0 diesel in the previous generation Toyota Grandia (88bhp vs 105bhp) but the MB100 is low geared so you will be hearing a lot of the engine. And if your driver is not used to the sensation and keeps upshifting early, he will get the impression that the engine is weak. Driving an MB100 is not exactly like driving your neighbor's Honda. Some skill and practice is required. If you grew up driving old school Mercedes diesels with manual transmissions, the MB100 will not be a problem.

P.S. up to now our family driver can't even get the hang of driving my '77 MB300D. But he's gotten pretty used to the MB100.

[Mayfair]

I'm having problems with the clutch of my MB100. When it gets hot, it tends to slide. I never experienced this at night time except when i get caught in heavy traffic. I've changed clutch disc, rel. bearing, master, etc for a year now. Can you recommend a reputable mechanic who can help me with this? I've gone to 2 mechanics but all they did was adjust the clutch but never solved the problem. hope you can help me.

Thanks in advance.

[OTEP]

MCR in Banawe. I think they're called Rudson nowadays? Nasubukan na din ng ibang Tsikoteers.

[power eagle]

thanks sa reply OTEP... me check ako kaninang MB 97 at 287K kami pa papa register sa LTO, so far ok naman ang unit alagang alaga at 137,+KM... smooth naman siya i drive, tahimik ang engine its just wala ba talagang adjustment ung sa termostat ng air-con sa harap? pag on mo aircon clik molang aircon button and thats it? ganun ba talaga? wala bng lever adjustment xa fixed na siya? tsaka hndi ba talaga ganun ka lameg ang mga MB vans? compared sa nissan? kasi ung nissan eagle ko 97 model din pero ang maleg pa din ng buga ng hangin compared sa MB or kelangan lang pa linis? Ok siya i drive parang bus driver ako sanay na din ako sa mahahabang oto kasi im drving a pickup... thanks

[SELEGNA_35]

power bro, i bought my MB100 last year, tip ko lang sayo, basahin mo lang ang thread tungkol sa MB100 bago ka bumili para hindi ka maloloko. medyo kailangan lang ng konting tyaga dahil medyo mahaba pero very worthy naman ito. sinisigurado ko sayo pag tapos mong basahin lahat hindi ka na madedenggoy . malamig ang aircon ng MB100 kaya yung tinignan mo probably my problem yan. yung sa akin 45 lang ang mileage sanyong 97 model dala last holyweek sa Zambales, very comfortable para kaming naka Victory liner, yun nga lang ako driver , pero ok lang masarap dalin ang ang MB. Goodluck Bro! Dont Rush Mamili kang maigi na sayo ang pera.