Welcome to all owners of Toyota Fortuner [ARCHIVED]

[vicoyski]

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

Hehehe... Surprisingly, the wall didn't get any paint damage. I'm glad na din... Just goes to show that my house is built with tough stuff.

[patron]

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.

*retina...Actually, na-a-abuso nga yang "doctor-on-call" kse yung iba kahit di duktor, naglalagay, kaya nakakalusot sila (well, im talking about QC area). Medyo linient kse mga pulis/MMDA sa area na yan. Ako man, as much as possible, di rin ako naglalagay nang "on call" basta-basta. Yung maliit na "MD" na sticker (front windshield driver side) is enough for me. I just point at it if cops/mmda try to flag me down. Ayun, di na ako pinatatabi. So far, it works....never had a problem. Enjoy your ride, mate!

[spiff41398]

Changed my head unit to a Pioneer FH-P4200MP and added the Pioneer CD-IB100 to control and charge my iPod. I also added a 12" V12 sub. I'm just waiting for the side panels from Toyota to fill in the gap left by the stock Fujitsu head unit. ;-)

[Vmax]

I got my plates after 2 weeks, I chose 0 because holidays are being moved to either Mondays or Fridays... like this coming November.
I purchased a set of aluminum pedal pads and muffler cutter from Autosports, they look good and cost a lot less than what's being sold at the dealerships. The Master steering will lock will arrive tomorrow and should come in handy when I have to park her in unfamiliar territory.

[retinasurgeon]

Changed my head unit to a Pioneer FH-P4200MP and added the Pioneer CD-IB100 to control and charge my iPod. I also added a 12" V12 sub. I'm just waiting for the side panels from Toyota to fill in the gap left by the stock Fujitsu head unit. ;-)

How much did you get the HU for, together with the iPod interface. And where?

[OTEP]

*retina...Actually, na-a-abuso nga yang "doctor-on-call" kse yung iba kahit di duktor, naglalagay, kaya nakakalusot sila (well, im talking about QC area). Medyo linient kse mga pulis/MMDA sa area na yan. Ako man, as much as possible, di rin ako naglalagay nang "on call" basta-basta. Yung maliit na "MD" na sticker (front windshield driver side) is enough for me. I just point at it if cops/mmda try to flag me down. Ayun, di na ako pinatatabi. So far, it works....never had a problem. Enjoy your ride, mate!

Pwede din namang plate badge since iyan ang favorite tignan ng MMDA and other agencies. Hindi pa mukhang galing sa medrep. hehehe.



Sorry OT.

[kent]

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!

65K? nkamura pa po kayo kasi ung sa min 70K sa toyota batangas plano pa namin palagyan ng bagong seat cover kasi masyado syang sensitive lalo sa dumi mabilis magmantsa, hindi sila pumayag na ilalabas namin ung unit na hindi naka-kelseat..

[beebs]

peeps, ilang months bago niyo nakuha unit niyo? medyo nawawalan na ako ng pag-asa. mukhang nagkakasingitan na kasi sa pila sa dealer ko. to be exact, 5 months na akong naghihintay. i'm slowly starting to lose my patience. parang naghihintay ako sa wala.....

[bilog]

beebs,
di ka nagiisa sa problema mo. i believe marami pa tayo ganito ang problema. pareho din tayong 5 months and still waiting. Last month sabi ng agent ko ilalabas na daw ang unit ko, pero wala pa din. Come october ilalabas na daw, pero wala pa din. Ang nakakainis dun eh yung pinapaasa ka sa wala. Mabuti pang wag ka na lang tawagan para di ka umasa.

[wilcats]

pati samin... sabi ng lecheng agent namin end of october daw.. eh 29 na wla padin! d man lng ngpaparamdam!!

2.5g inorder namin eh.. magbabackout na nga kme eh, withdraw na namin ung 20k reservation and mghahanap nlg kme sa iba ng 3.0v.. isip din namin kse ung 2.5g parang madaming problems (innova d4d)

[docpete]

I also have gotten tired waiting (4 months).I already have ordered a Grandis.Its the only alternative that excites the family.They also have a raffle this christmas, Grandis din ang premyo.Sana manalo, para mabenta.Bawi gastos. Me libreng pioneer home theatre system pa , sabi nila.

[docpete]

Several towns here in the north have ordered the fortuner as seervice vehicles but they also had to shell out 100k extra for each unit.What a waste of peoples money,even if they could afford it. Mga politico talaga hindi na nahihiya sa tao.

[larshell]

To all Fortuner Diesel owners, Do you know where to find the primary fuel filter? I've been looking for it cant find the primary filter. Thanks.

[Mushi Mushi]

peeps, ilang months bago niyo nakuha unit niyo? medyo nawawalan na ako ng pag-asa. mukhang nagkakasingitan na kasi sa pila sa dealer ko. to be exact, 5 months na akong naghihintay. i'm slowly starting to lose my patience. parang naghihintay ako sa wala.....

Hanggang ngayon ba nasa Denial Stage pa rin kayo? This is the story for months and months now. As has been said here in Tsikot many times over - start offering bribes to your dealer and your Fortuner will come out before Christmas.

Lalo na ngayon, magpa-pasko pa, people will get their bonus, so more people are capable of paying more bribes, so if you will stick with your original payment maraming makakasingit sayo, then you have to wait till the holiday season is over before you get yours (perhaps around January dahil sigurado matumal ang benta by that time dahil ubos ang pera ng mga tao). :praning:

[Mushi Mushi]

pati samin... sabi ng lecheng agent namin end of october daw.. eh 29 na wla padin! d man lng ngpaparamdam!!

2.5g inorder namin eh.. magbabackout na nga kme eh, withdraw na namin ung 20k reservation and mghahanap nlg kme sa iba ng 3.0v.. isip din namin kse ung 2.5g parang madaming problems (innova d4d)

Toyota will thank you for using your P20,000 for their business investment while you were waiting. Thank you, come again. :praning:

[spiff41398]

How much did you get the HU for, together with the iPod interface. And where?

Bought the 4200MP for $260 and the IB100 for $90.

[number001]

Although I see lots of Fortuners on the road these past weeks ( about five units average), expect supplies to be really *tight* due to the Christmas Season, which happens to be the busiest shopping season of the year.

[number001]

On a lighter note, some trivias...

In Singapore, the Fortuner is not a big seller, I only saw just four units in the time span of six days. Singaporeans only have one variant of the Fortuner available to them. It has a 2.7 vvt-i, 4x2 but with leather seats and the works (things that were deleted from the Philippines domestic market). Car ownership there is very expensive which is why the Fortuner cost double the price of a 3.0V here (in the Philippines).

The Grandis and the Odyssey are easily the most common (family-carrier) vehicles around. No Innovas sighted.

[vicoyski]

On a lighter note, some trivias...

In Singapore, the Fortuner is not a big seller, I only saw just four units in the time span of six days. Singaporeans only have one variant of the Fortuner available to them. It has a 2.7 vvt-i, 4x2 but with leather seats and the works (things that were deleted from the Philippines domestic market). Car ownership there is very expensive which is why the Fortuner cost double the price of a 3.0V here (in the Philippines).

The Grandis and the Odyssey are easily the most common (family-carrier) vehicles around. No Innovas sighted.

When did they launch the Fortuner at Singapore?

I would expect it to not be a big seller in Singapore... Only the rich can afford to own vehicles in Singapore. If I was super rich, I wouldn't settle for a Fortuner... I'd get me, either a Porsche Cayenne, a BMW X5, or even, a H2.

[number001]

When did they launch the Fortuner at Singapore?

I would expect it to not be a big seller in Singapore... Only the rich can afford to own vehicles in Singapore. If I was super rich, I wouldn't settle for a Fortuner... I'd get me, either a Porsche Cayenne, a BMW X5, or even, a H2.

he he he...actually if one can acquire a new car in Singapore, they can be considered rich by Philippine standards already, since vehicles in Singapore cost roughly quadruple the price of the ones in the US or double the prices of that of the Philippines (imports only, not those locally assembled in Laguna).

For example, in the US, if an entry level BMW 525i series can be readily acquired for $42,500 ( Php 2,380,000 * Php56=$1). In the Philippines, the same BMW 525i will cost Php 4,783,000 (or about double the price). In Singapore it is roughly Php 9,520,000 (+/-) or double that of Philippine prices and quadruple US prices.

Btw, in Singapore, a Hyundai Getz can roughly fetch Php 1,200,000 (net) in Singapore. It is expensive there since you have to pay for the right to own and operate a car, plus lots of other taxes (road use, etc). The Fortuner 2.5 vvti is being sold for Sing$ 99,758 or Php 3,292,014.

I managed to see a yellow Ferrari F430 parked and a Lamborgini Murcielago which was roaring so loudly (while running) at Orchard Road. To think that each owner of these exotic beauties probably spent enough money to buy themselves at least two copies of their cars each, if they just purchased and run the cars elsewhere in the world.