Welcome to all owners of Toyota Fortuner [ARCHIVED]

**oldblue** · June 11th, 2006 06:30 AM

Originally Posted by swordsman

a colleague just got his fortuner a month or so ago. a 2.7vvti. he complains that his fuel consumption is around 4-5 km/l only, city driving. seems like something's wrong with the unit.

sorry, i haven't read the entire thread, just search fuel consumption of the fortuner, and so far i haven't seen anyone having this kind of consumption figure.

yan naman talaga ang average fuel consumption ng Fortuner gas d'ba? kung mag-improve man yan baka 5-6 km/l lang. compact SUV's like CRV, Xtrail and Escape are averaging at 6-7km/l or 7-8km/l kung talagang mala-robot mag-drive ang owner sa city driving and of course, a city like no other - Metro Manila hehehe

Fortuner has bigger body than compact SUV so it's only reasonable na mas malakas fuel consumption nito.

in fact when it comes to gasoline-powered large vehicles like mid-SUVs, wala din pinagkaiba sa American cars ang Jap cars. and to think ang mentality ng pinoy eh lakas lumaklak ng gas ang mga American gas guzzlers daw.

it's physics na. Gasoline-powered Toyota cars are no excuse. even the famous Pajero Fieldmaster ganyan din. yun used gas fieldmaster P400k to P500k bentahan as compared to their diesel counterparts with high resale value.

kung tuusin nga mas fuel-efficient pa American Cars, imagine having the same fuel consumption between a 3.0 4WD V6 American engine and a 2.7vvti 4x2 Jap engine.

**staind** · June 12th, 2006 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by number001

October '05 price:

Fortuner 2.5 D4-D 4x2 = Php 1,328,000

The owner probably got tired of the "problem" with the 2.5l diesel engine.

so the problem was still there on the Oct. batch? hmmm.

it's still under warranty and has only 5T Km on it. whacha guys think, good buy *P1.1M? firm na yung price e.

**bilog** · June 12th, 2006 11:38 AM

good buy na yan!!! sabi mo nga under warranty pa naman.

**vicoyski** · June 12th, 2006 11:43 AM

Originally Posted by staind

so the problem was still there on the Oct. batch? hmmm.

it's still under warranty and has only 5T Km on it. whacha guys think, good buy *P1.1M? firm na yung price e.

That's a very good buy! All the more, since under warranty pa rin s'ya. Just have the vehicle checked for any legal problems, 'coz the price seems too good to be true.

**number001** · June 12th, 2006 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by staind

so the problem was still there on the Oct. batch? hmmm.

it's still under warranty and has only 5T Km on it. whacha guys think, good buy *P1.1M? firm na yung price e.

By any chance, is the Fortuner's color, black? If it is, then watch out, there was such a Fortuner involved in a major accident before. Check it out here

**staind** · June 12th, 2006 01:13 PM

it's indeed black but is owned by my friend's aunt (dami nila kotse). di raw leather seats e.

**oldblue** · June 12th, 2006 05:45 PM

kilala mo naman pala eh, kunin mo na. good deal na yan.

**lexus** · June 12th, 2006 07:28 PM

Originally Posted by OTEP

Guys, I just have some questions regarding the Fortuner
1. Does any company make a suspension lift for it (e.g. OME, TJM, etc.)? Even just a mild one around an inch or two.
2. Does anyone make an Oz-style bullbar for the Fortuner? Will the ones sold by ARB and TJM for the new Hilux fit?
3. Is the trailer hitch available from the dealer? Any other sources of trailer hitches? Saw one in a Thai site wherein they cut the lower valance of the rear bumper for clearance and the hitch looked quite good.
4. Will the Hilux snorkel fit a Fortuner?

Thanks!

*Otep: please do update us on your quest. i'm sure there's a lot of fortuner owners who are interested too. i for one would like to lift my rig. please visit us at Fortuner Club Philippines

**jaeger** · June 13th, 2006 10:40 AM

Fortuner In Action (Part 3)
Balbalasang National Park (at the Abra-Kalinga border).

The Fortuner's got good angles, below :

Friends Fortuner is still on stock suspension. Had to cut the inner portion of the front bumper
or else the front tires (Dueller M/Ts 265x75R16) would rub.

**jaeger** · June 13th, 2006 11:11 AM

Fortuner in Action (Part 3 continuation)
On the Pasil-to-Bontoc Road (Kalinga)

Fortuner's trail spotter/off-road navigator doing his job:

Aside from guiding vehicle on tight roads, trail spotters other job is to pin-point exact location
of vehicle using a handheld GPS on a Namria topographic map so we can anticipate the slope
of the road/trail up ahead.

What ravine/cliff?

The slope on this ravine is still around 60~70-degrees. If you do the Timbac trail
from the Kabayan Road to the Halsema, the cliff trail has a vertical slope (90-degrees)
dropping some 800-ft. (when you stick you head out of the window and look down,
you might pee in your pants, that scary-true test of nerves).

We're not hard-core off-roaders per se, what we love is the adventure.
Off-roading is just a skill to get us places and the Fortuner is just a tool.

*boss Otep, Phil's going to ditch his Frontier and his new hi-lux is ready.
It's already got full OME nitrocharger suspension, ARB rear diff. locker,
ARB front bumper (to eliminate any form of rubbing) and skid plates to the max.
He's selling his stock hi-lux suspension., stock bumper with foglamps,
stock side stepboards, all still brand new and all at a bargain give-away
price (he just wants to get rid of them, PM me if any of you guys are
interested). BTW, I'm Phil's trail spotter.