Welcome to all owners of Toyota Fortuner [ARCHIVED]

[JunDC]

guys, i would suggest you try the zymol cleaner wax. it comes with a detailing liquid to "close" after waxing. ang maganda pa dito, water-based yung wax kya di sya messy. i bought mine at the local D.I.Y. store. my unit is a dark gray mica metallic and na lessen ang pagwa-washing ko after i used it. feather duster na lang. i was using the 3m hand glaze, which imo, has a better shine kya lang medyo labor intensive. the detailing liquid of the zymol can remove light scratches, light water marks and tar. cost is around P300 for the wax and detail.

[katsudon_ph]

bro advice to invest sa electric buffing for waxing. bought black and decker for 4k sa binondo kasama na ung pang buff nya na basahan plus 1 extra

[vicoyski]

Good afternoon po.

I got my unit, 3.0 last saturday PM (with 64 km on the odometer). I have taken it to my folks in batangas and am driving it between Sta rosa and Binan. So far, 7.8 km/L. Ok lang po ba iyan?


Also, 5 taon na ako di naglilinis ng kotse dahil dinadala ko lang sa gas stations. I wont be able to go to berts or any shop until the weekend, how do I clean up the dust and rainwater marks? Its a black unit kaya hesitant ako. All I have in my house is 16 pcs of microfiber (pricesmart PhP57/pc lumalabas, pack of 16).

Product and tool suggestions? Wala lang time to scroll down detailing thread. Kumakapal na dumi sa unit! : )

There's a thread on how to care for black vehicles... I suggest you search for it. There are lotsuv advice there.

[patron]

*retinasurgeon.. im still waiting for my plates, too. ending-8. Some of the guys are luckier. Ako, 7 weeks na.. damn LTO, ang babagal!! hehehe.

*hector angel..thanks for the tip. I did that routine (except fo the materials) in my previous ride, a RAV4. kaya lang para akong tinatamad sa Fortuner, ang laki at ang taas kasi. But i dont have any choice, got to do some TLC on this car, too. Mahirap ipagkatiwala sa mga carwash. At least kapag ikaw, nakikita mo rin yung mga maliliit na scratches and dents. Huwag lang ipapakita sa wifey kasi lalong pagseselosan yang Fortuner na yan, hehehe.

[allenjo]

*patron...sorry to hear that you're still waiting for your plates. I'm working in the auto industry for quite some time now and based from personal experiences, the number you chose is a number that a lot of customers would like to get. As far as i could recall, LTO prints plates in batches and if ever all the plates ending in 7,8 or any other number runs out, they will have to exhaust the other remaining plates in that batch before they print out new batches. I think thats causing the delay. 1,2,7,8 are the plates easily exhausted based from experience also. Aside from 7 & 8 being feng shui numbers, nobody wants their vehicle subjected to coding during the last day of the week. I wanted 7 or 8 for our Fortuner but we got 0 instead

[retinasurgeon]

*retinasurgeon...got our plate in about 3 weeks time...depends also on the ending number you requested. The most difficult to get is 1,2,7,8

Haaay. Ok lang, 2 ang ending ko. Good thing that LTO now gives 3 years registration for new vehicles

[patron]

*patron...sorry to hear that you're still waiting for your plates. I'm working in the auto industry for quite some time now and based from personal experiences, the number you chose is a number that a lot of customers would like to get. As far as i could recall, LTO prints plates in batches and if ever all the plates ending in 7,8 or any other number runs out, they will have to exhaust the other remaining plates in that batch before they print out new batches. I think thats causing the delay. 1,2,7,8 are the plates easily exhausted based from experience also. Aside from 7 & 8 being feng shui numbers, nobody wants their vehicle subjected to coding during the last day of the week. I wanted 7 or 8 for our Fortuner but we got 0 instead

*allenjo...thanks 4 d info. I think my impatience is a bit "subjective", kasi 2 years ago, i got my 8-ending plate for my previous ride w/in 2 weeks. I was expecting the same ngayon. Actually, sinabi na nga rin ng ahente ko yung desirability ng 8. She even suggested na kumuha na lang ako ng "sandwich" para mas mabilis, kaso, ayoko nang gumastos (kurips, hehe). I might just as well wait for it na lang..

[zechs]

matagal talaga ang 8 na ending..try nyo 3 or 4 mas mabilis IMO.

[number001]

OT:

In lieu of postings related to plate numbers, let me share my experience from about six years ago. It took Honda Makati FOUR months to deliver our plate (ending 8). At that time, we didnt care since even year old cars sporting no plates (but with conduction stickers) can still traverse the streets of Manila. But today it is a completely different story.

[beebs]

peeps, went to toyota bel air this pm, bad trip talaga. after 4 months of waiting, the agent told me that they have a new policy that if ever it's your turn sa pila, you should get the unit with kelseats. php 65k daw. pinakita nga sa akin yung mga units for release with leather seats. nakakainis! sumali na sila sa kelseat bandwagon!

[patron]

peeps, went to toyota bel air this pm, bad trip talaga. after 4 months of waiting, the agent told me that they have a new policy that if ever it's your turn sa pila, you should get the unit with kelseats. php 65k daw. pinakita nga sa akin yung mga units for release with leather seats. nakakainis! sumali na sila sa kelseat bandwagon!

Ibang klase talaga...pipigain ka ng husto. Kung tutuusin nga, that should've been a standard feature, like in the Thai market. Toyota Phils stripped-off all the standard goodies (immobilizer, leathers, rear disc breaks, remote control in steering wheel, etc) para kumita sila beyond its sticker price. Im a little bit lucky kasi di ko na kinagat yung DVD. Leathers lang ang pinalagay ko, that's all.

[retinasurgeon]

Haaay. Ok lang, 2 ang ending ko. Good thing that LTO now gives 3 years registration for new vehicles

Haay, my wife called me and she said that my plates have arrived.
:cheers: :cheers: . Would like to ask, if I can remove my conduction stickers? Thanks

[attynorby]

The impact of EVAT will increase the Fortuner's price by 6% to 8%. Kindly verify the rate.

This "additional cost" may lessen Fortuner's attractiveness to those who are in line and for those who wanted to be in line. Very fortunate are those who already have their units!

[allenjo]

*retina...yes you can already take out the conduction stickers! took ours off the moment the plates arrived for a cleaner look

[allenjo]

*beebs...demand to talk to their GM at the dealer...let hell break loose. Sometimes we just have to assert ourselves to avoid being taken advantage off. demand to see that policy (if ever meron, pero usually sales talk lang yan for more commissions of the agent) kung meron man talaga, check kung may retroactive clause siya.

[patron]

*retinasurgeon.....
Buti ka pa...*inggit* Maillalabas mo na ang unit mo nang walang problema sa NPNT cops. Siyempre naman, tanggalin na 'yan para mas maganda sa tingin.. Pero di ba exempted mga duktor sa coding?

[retinasurgeon]

*retinasurgeon.....
Buti ka pa...*inggit* Maillalabas mo na ang unit mo nang walang problema sa NPNT cops. Siyempre naman, tanggalin na 'yan para mas maganda sa tingin.. Pero di ba exempted mga duktor sa coding?

Yup, pero as much as possible, ayokong maglagay ng "doctor on call" na sign, unless na totoo. I want to set an example kasi.
:car: Yipee, I can use my new ride na!! I didn't use it until I got the plates kasi eh.

[beebs]

*beebs...demand to talk to their GM at the dealer...let hell break loose. Sometimes we just have to assert ourselves to avoid being taken advantage off. demand to see that policy (if ever meron, pero usually sales talk lang yan for more commissions of the agent) kung meron man talaga, check kung may retroactive clause siya.

parang gusto ko na lang abutan ng Php 5k yung ahente para lang huwag lagyan ng kelseat. grabe talaga. May 30 pa yung p.o. ng bank ko. pumayag na nga ako sa policy nila na in house insurance. all praises nga ako sa toyota bel air kaso lumabas na ang tunay nilang kulay.

[vicoyski]

parang gusto ko na lang abutan ng Php 5k yung ahente para lang huwag lagyan ng kelseat. grabe talaga. May 30 pa yung p.o. ng bank ko. pumayag na nga ako sa policy nila na in house insurance. all praises nga ako sa toyota bel air kaso lumabas na ang tunay nilang kulay.

*beebs: Toyota Makati (Bel Air) is owned by the TMPC plant. They shouldn't be doing that to you. Try to talk to the dealership GM. Matagal na reservation mo eh.

On a lighter note...

Just had my scratched-up bumper painted at the dealer.


I also asked to have the back-up sensors painted, after seeing the body color back-up sensors of a Previa.

[attynorby]

Nice paint job! Okay din yung "colored" sensors. Yung wall, hindi mo na pininturahan?