Toyota Hiace Commuter/GL Grandia/Super Grandia Owners & Discussions Thread [Merged]

[dishcom]

Guys, praning lang. Di makatulog at mapakali.

I have changed my commuter mags na. From steel rims to that of ford everest. Same size, 15. But i did not change the tires.

When it was installed, i noticed that my tires are slightly protruding. Kumbaga, tumaba at lumapad ung gulong.

May issues po ba ito sa suspension, performance or even sa warranty? Praning baka madisgrasya pamilya ko. Siempre security over aesthetics.

Baka kasi kailangan ko bumalik sa stock or hanap ng iba. Praning lang after 4 days of having it installed, halos lahat ng van na nakikita ko, di naman nakausli ung gulong.

Thanks in advance.

Kung ikaw engineer niyan sir? Ano sa tingin mo? Test mo kaya sa ganyang replacement..

Sabi kasi ng isang SA same tire size and mags e no problem, kasi doon design ang suspension and steering. pero pag lumapad na or nag iba ng angle posible na ma stress ang metal..

[Commuter.Ace]

*monty, dishcom

Yeah. Sabi ko nga. Justified nga apprehensions ko. Sabi pa ni tire center in qc 'sir ok lang yan, mas gwapong tignan. Ok lang yung ganung nakausli'. Tsktsk

Thanks for the help. Papalitan ko na nga ito.

[monty_GTV]

*monty, dishcom

Yeah. Sabi ko nga. Justified nga apprehensions ko. Sabi pa ni tire center in qc 'sir ok lang yan, mas gwapong tignan. Ok lang yung ganung nakausli'. Tsktsk

Thanks for the help. Papalitan ko na nga ito.

hahaha! ok lang din yan sir may konting "usli", mas gusto ng iba yan kasi may "angas" factor. yun nga lang dumihin ang sasakyan kasi nga labas na siya sa wheel well. don't rely much sa apprehension mo, gamitin mo muna sir for a while then saka mo palitan kung hindi ka satisfied sayang naman. in terms of ride comfort, there's no much of a difference since the same size lang naman yata sila ng stock tires mo. yung offset lang ng rims ang medyo naiba that's why lumabas siya ng konti.

[rna800]

*Commuter.Ace: Maganda talaga magpagawa sa Winterpine, I am talking of their branch along Aurora, doon kasi pinapunta nung branch nila sa Araneta kasi doon ang warranty claims. May mga brandnew vehicles pa nga doon. When I was there before, may brandnew SG leather din na naka park. There were even agents from Honda, Isuzu and Toyota. Ung isang agent ng Honda doon, tinawagan pa ung owner para iupdate. Narinig ko kasi ang lakas ng boses niya doon sa lounge.hehe

Regarding your tires, tingin ko as long as the load rating is the same with the OEM, not hitting the wheel well when you turn, wala ka dapat ikatakot.

*vinj: There are people who don't care even if they are carrying 10 passengers for as long as they can get their fill of thrill. They are no different from those reckless bus drivers. Honestly sometimes whenever I am driving it in an out of town trip, I just wanna floor it. But then when I see my family sleeping peacefully and relaxed, I will just tell myself that if something happens due to my overspeeding and reckless driving, it's not worth it.

There are times that I feel it wanting more while on D. No problem though since putting it on 2 solves it. It can still go up anyway.

*Coachjake: Maganda talaga. I could still recall that evening on how those 2 GLs overtook our 3 van convoy on that winding road in Nueva Ecija or Nueva Vizcaya road. It was like watching those cars in Fast & Furious Tokyo Drift climbing the mountain in unison.

*miked: Me personally, I want the engine of our vehicles to have high figures too. Masarap din kasi ung from time to time ma feel mo ung power. But that is not the end all and be all for me in buying a vehicle. Hindi lang ako tumitingin sa HP & Torque. Kailangan may appeal sa akin ang vehicle and I should see myself driving it daily. Kasi kahit sobrang lakas ng power figures niya kung hindi ko naman type, di ko yan papansinin at bibilhin.

*dishcom: Wala talagang laban ang Urvan sa Hiace. Kahit ung mga drivers ng mga yan, they will immediately tell you na sobrang layo ang power nila. Kahit ung Crosswind and Adventure. Makakaakyat sila but with more effort nga lang and mas mabagal.

Pero ung Nissan NV350, un mas malakas ang engine ratings niya sa Hiace.

[rna800]

Double post.

[dishcom]

Mukang maganda nga yung bagong nissan. Pang tapat sa commuter..,
Pero joylong van ang haba. Kasu china. Pero german naman engine daw. My naka experience na ba nito dito? Joylong van?

[rna800]

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I agree, pang tapat ung NV350 sa Commuter. Remove its badge, mapagkakamalan mong Commuter.

For me, if I am going to use it solely for personal use, I could consider the NV350 dahil sa kanyang engine ratings. But if I will use it for business from time to time, sa Commuter padin unless kasing cheap ng maintenance ng NV350 ang Hiace. From my experience with my SG, napakamura ng PMS for a 2M peso van. Kasi kung bibilhin ko ung NV350 para lang mas makaarangkada ako ng mas mabilis, sa tingin ko hindi worth it. Kung ang performance niya naman ay almost at par sa Hiace, di doon nalang sa mas may savings ako. Mas malakas ang makina, mas mahal ang maintenance and mas malakas sa gas.

Mukhang maganda naman ang mga China made vehicles particularly Joylong and Foton. Madami na nga din akong nakikita pero mostly dito lang sa city streets. May mga school bus na yan ang gamit and ung Traveller, sa mga expressways ko nakikita. But I've never fancied China made vehicles kahit sinasabi nila na maganda. Call me a badge snob and tell me that I am missing a lot, pero ganon talaga, ayoko.

[rna800]

Double post.

[kevinworld]

Mag 10 years na hiace gl namin. Still going strong. Noticed ko lang during travel, mahirap sya mag overtake ng grand starex. Layo cguro sa engine hp difference

[jaggerx3]

Mag 10 years na hiace gl namin. Still going strong. Noticed ko lang during travel, mahirap sya mag overtake ng grand starex. Layo cguro sa engine hp difference

Malayo talaga 102 vs 175hp. Yung driver namin bagong labas commuter namin nun. Tapos punta kami tagaytay hirap daw siya ihabol kahit wala siyang sakay nun