The World Is Not Enough aka Ex-Future Fortuner Owners Thread

[Hero]

Welcome to the Ex Future Fortuner Owners Thread!

Hello! Since there is a clamour for this sort of thread i decided to start it..

Having enough of Toyota's scheming ways and not able to tolerate their evil ways, we recently decided to exact a sort of "revenge" on them.. we withdrew our reservation and got ourselves something better and in less than a week's time we brought home this instead....

[Hero]

anyone for more?

[Hero]

and lastly...



the unit was released yesterday, i took the pics when the sun appeared this afternoon..

my quick take:
The exterior alone commands respect as it is not so common and can easily be mistaken for an expedition to the untrained eye..
Inside the driver's seat is powered (up, down, fore, aft)but not the recline also the 2nd row reclines a bit. The fabric seats are covered with the free seat cover..leather?...saka na lang...Stereo is 6 disc in dash no mp3/video yet, sound is decent although tweeters can be added for added sparkle.

The engine is so quiet, too quiet! Unlike our other ford's, there no bhhhuuut of the Lariat and the e-150. When idling, the engine is whisper quiet absolutely no vibration whatsoever like you left the aircon blower on with the engine off. After the initial twist of the key and the usual engine start noise, i really didnt know that the engine was running na pala! The gas pedal needed just a light tap to start its smooth accelaration.. Speed you say? let's not compare it with a 2.7L please... Ride can be described as kinda jiggly but not too annoying (nothing an old man emu can fix), no kalampag was noticed when running on uneven roads. On humps, the suspension gets better rebound feel than the wobbly Lariat.. 2nd row passengers get 4 aircon vents, 2 on top 2 on the center console ala focus..The third row folds flat but not as flat as the Grandis or Pajero. The rear hatch gets to open two ways..the whole thing or the upper part only, not just the glass miniming the possible source of kalampag, it only ran 79km so its early to tell its real consumption the computer says about 20.5L/100km, we'll see...

One thing that i didnt like was they didnt place the horn buttons near the upper spokes, they placed it in the middle bottom part of the steering wheel, but you can get used to it...

that's about it for now!

[vicoyski]

Dude, if you can afford an Explorer, why stay in line for the Fortuner?

My 1st choice was a 4x2 Ford Explorer XLT... But, P1.95M (exclusive of insurance & registration) is way over my head. Logical choice na for my family yung Fortuner.

I'd say you are fortunate to have not owned a Fortuner!

But, wait... Let me pose an answer to my own question... Maybe you were in line 'coz you can afford to buy both a Ford Explorer and a Toyota Fortuner... How fortunate indeed!

[oldblue]

and lastly...



the unit was released yesterday, i took the pics when the sun appeared this afternoon..

my quick take:
The exterior alone commands respect as it is not so common and can easily be mistaken for an expedition to the untrained eye..
Inside the driver's seat is powered (up, down, fore, aft)but not the recline also the 2nd row reclines a bit. The fabric seats are covered with the free seat cover..leather?...saka na lang...Stereo is 6 disc in dash no mp3/video yet, sound is decent although tweeters can be added for added sparkle.

The engine is so quiet, too quiet! Unlike our other ford's, there no bhhhuuut of the Lariat and the e-150. When idling, the engine is whisper quiet absolutely no vibration whatsoever like you left the aircon blower on with the engine off. After the initial twist of the key and the usual engine start noise, i really didnt know that the engine was running na pala! The gas pedal needed just a light tap to start its smooth accelaration.. Speed you say? let's not compare it with a 2.7L please... Ride can be described as kinda jiggly but not too annoying (nothing an old man emu can fix), no kalampag was noticed when running on uneven roads. On humps, the suspension gets better rebound feel than the wobbly Lariat.. 2nd row passengers get 4 aircon vents, 2 on top 2 on the center console ala focus..The third row folds flat but not as flat as the Grandis or Pajero. The rear hatch gets to open two ways..the whole thing or the upper part only, not just the glass miniming the possible source of kalampag, it only ran 79km so its early to tell its real consumption the computer says about 20.5L/100km, we'll see...

One thing that i didnt like was they didnt place the horn buttons near the upper spokes, they placed it in the middle bottom part of the steering wheel, but you can get used to it...

that's about it for now!

next thing you should do is get the VIN of your ford and input it in Ford America website. see if there is recall for this vehicle just to be safe, particularly in the cruise control switch "problem". I just did with my dad's and 'twas quite a relief ... hehehe

[Sheep]

ampugeee

nice ride, slap on some bling blings and start pimpin' heheh


congrats

[oldblue]

you mean your family bought explorer too?

[mbt]

naks, congrats...!

good luck on the gas bills hehehe

[RedHorse]

naks, congrats...!

good luck on the gas bills hehehe

exactly why he ditched the lariat before... ford lover lang talaga 'to si Hero...congrats

pangit talaga fortuner di ba? he he he

[oldblue]

err I think inclusive na ata yun sa ford with 3 yr registration,

[vicoyski]

err I think inclusive na ata yun sa ford with 3 yr registration,

When they launched it last April 2005, hindi pa... And, I think it's no longer P1.95M now. It's gone up to P1.995M already. So, dapat lang inclusive na ang registration.

*Hero: Yan pa naman yung type kong color... Dark stone metallic... Sweet...

[KCboy]

im a diesel guy, if they had that in diesel na 4 cylinder, d ko na talaga wait yung fortuner, im hoping that by dec they would have ample stocks na of the fortuner so i can have myself a very merry xmas. hehe.

[Innova_Boy]

Congrats Hero on your new ride...

Question, diba Ford Explorer din yung complain ni Christine sa Ford Makati sa episode ng Bitag las saturday??

WBR,

[mazdamazda]

why not just start a thread about your new Explorer?

[niky]

LOL... catchy title pa rin....

I kinda like the Explorer, and if you can afford the difference in price, the amount of extra kit and engine you get seems to be worth it. :D

[Hero]

thanks for your replies!
vicoyski,
the fortuner obviously promised value for money kaya 1st choice namin yun..wala naman problema yung pila eh kaso sa dami ng hidden charges at forced add-ons, sa inyo na lang..at least ito malinis

innova boy,
what's bitag? and who is christine? we got our unit from Ford Edsa..yung makati medyo mahina mga ahente dun..lahat naman siguro ng casa may problema..sa nissan pa lang eh..

mazdamazda,
if i started an explorer thread it would be one of the loneliest threads on tsikot history... besides ito ang sigaw ng taong-bayan..este taong tsikot..ay pangit parang transformers..and what i want to share is what other people opt for instead of the 'Tuna.

redhorse,
one big reason why i sold the lariat was that i've grown tired of its size..it was too big ang hirap iparada..the consumption was manageable back then..since the fortuner wont win any consumption awards either, we opted for the better truck. Also since diesel prices isnt too far off gas prices.. lastly we needed something to whoop the fortuner's rump anytime of day or night.

ang dating fortuner ay malapit ng maging FORD TUNER!

[KCboy]

hero,
i like that FORDtuner. hehehe. mga toyota peolpe, hope u fix ur things and start serving the customers properly.

[vinj]

I was at Nissan Motor Philippines earlier today and they said that the Xtrail is still getting orders from "frustrated Fortuner owners".

[niky]

I was at Nissan Motor Philippines earlier today and they said that the Xtrail is still getting orders from "frustrated Fortuner owners".

Toyota is giving a lot of love to Nissan, Ford and Mitsu...

God knows Mitsubishi needs all the sales it can get... THANK YOU TOYOTA!

[bolantoy]

Loko kasi yang toyota eh, they don't respect the "pila". kaya to appease myself. I got this.

Hero you're right magiging lonely nga yung thread kung ford explorer kaya sama na rin ako dito hehehe. makiride na rin tayo sa popularity ng fortuner.