Isuzu Crosswind Owners Thread [ARCHIVED]

[Djerms]

Ang ayoko lang sa inova is the third row seats. Sobrang hassle sumakay at magbaba specially kung may nakapila sa likod mo na magbababa din ng passengers. But if you dont usually occupy the third row seats, ok ang innova. Ive driven thr gas variant though

[BoyFerrari]

Ang ayoko lang sa inova is the third row seats. Sobrang hassle sumakay at magbaba specially kung may nakapila sa likod mo na magbababa din ng passengers. But if you dont usually occupy the third row seats, ok ang innova. Ive driven thr gas variant though

Atleast getting in and getting out of that 3rd row seat will only take you a few seconds of effort. The comfort of sitting there during the entire trip is probably what matters, which i think the Innova 3rd row seats are better than the Sportivo.

[Djerms]

Boyferrari,
Agree with you on the comfort part. mahirap din naman sumakay sa folding seats ng crosswind during long trips (tigas ng seats and leafs ang suspension). At least coils na ang suspension ng innova and you are facing towards the direction of the car (hindi nakakahilo).

Yun nga lang, hassle talaga for me to fold the seats and go down (considering na wala nang passengers dun sa 2nd row). Kung may passengers sa 2nd row, its another hassle since you will need to ask them to give way pa.

Just my 2 cents.

[BoyFerrari]

Yun ang kagandahan ng 2nd row seat na pwedeng i-fold. Kapag walang nakaupo sa 2nd row, fold it up tapos dun ka umupo sa 3rd row. You can now have all the legroom you want. And with the Innova na reclining pa ang 3rd row seats, para ka ng naka-upo sa business class ng eroplano.

Sa Sportivo hindi nare-recline yung 3rd row seats eh.

[@rnold]

Boyferrari,
Agree with you on the comfort part. mahirap din naman sumakay sa folding seats ng crosswind during long trips (tigas ng seats and leafs ang suspension). At least coils na ang suspension ng innova and you are facing towards the direction of the car (hindi nakakahilo).

Yun nga lang, hassle talaga for me to fold the seats and go down (considering na wala nang passengers dun sa 2nd row). Kung may passengers sa 2nd row, its another hassle since you will need to ask them to give way pa.

Just my 2 cents.

Hi Mga Prds,

1st timer ako dito... ask ko lng mga nakararami lalo na sa owner ng sportivo matic,innova matic,fortuner matic at alterra matic. Plano kase naming mag asawa na magpalit na ng bagong car. Pinagpipilian namin ang mga nabanggit na modelong ito all diesel at matic syemre para ke misis. Ako napupusuan ko ang alterra at fortuner. Mga prds baka meron kayong mai share sa mga nababasa ko kase puro mga negatives kaya natatakot akong magkamali ng pagpili.

[@rnold]

Mga pards,

Me and my wife planning para magpalit ng Car. I need ur opinion on this model pinagpipilian namin ang mga modelong ito Sportivo,Alterra at Fortuner 4x2 all diesel at all matic... All suggestion are welcome....

[rsnald]

Mga pards,

Me and my wife planning para magpalit ng Car. I need ur opinion on this model pinagpipilian namin ang mga modelong ito Sportivo,Alterra at Fortuner 4x2 all diesel at all matic... All suggestion are welcome....

medyo out of place yung sportivo imho. between alterra and fortuner, alterra ako for comfort (better suspensions) and roominess - that is if you're more oriented towards a family SUV. the fortuner has very stiff suspensions. but then again... why not test-drive both.

[artlynn]

Hi Mga Prds,

1st timer ako dito... ask ko lng mga nakararami lalo na sa owner ng sportivo matic,innova matic,fortuner matic at alterra matic. Plano kase naming mag asawa na magpalit na ng bagong car. Pinagpipilian namin ang mga nabanggit na modelong ito all diesel at matic syemre para ke misis. Ako napupusuan ko ang alterra at fortuner. Mga prds baka meron kayong mai share sa mga nababasa ko kase puro mga negatives kaya natatakot akong magkamali ng pagpili.

I suggest Isuzu Sportivo or mas maganda ang Alterra!

[OTEP]

Ano ba talaga ang seat material ng Sportivo. I always assumed it was leather (considering how expensive the vehicle is) pero sabi sa brochure ay vinyl daw yung upholster even in the most expensive variant. So alin ba talaga?

I have vinyl seats in my daily driver and genuine leather seats in the other vehicle. Sobrang init sa likod nung vinyl compared sa leather, eh. hehehe.

[20vanda01]

JCEE, Innova is a good buy, considering it got new engine technology, and as many claims it has quieter engine, comfy ride and probably better handling than the Crosswind. Crosswing has higher center of gravity.

But for now I won't trade my XUVi for Innova, coz I'm happy with my ride and never encountered any major issues with it. Mine is 2002 model. I really like it to drive on long trips with full of cargo/bags/gamit at the back, which makes the ride softer. With how I load my XUVi everytime we go for a long trip, won't fit in Innova, so I will keep my XUVi for awhile, until Fortuner will be readily available in market, and not to wait for 10 months.

[vinj]

Based on our Isuzu Crosswind XTO, you may find the engine performance wanting for more as it's slow, especially if you compare it to the Innova. The engine is dead-reliable as it is expected to be but expect fit-and-finish glitches to come up here and there. High speed stability isnt also that good (i don't know if they already addressed this with the Sportivo but the Xwind XUV's have similar problems).

For the price bracket, i'd also get the Innova at this point in time.

[glntVR]

Ok naman ang sportivo. Ayoko lang sakanya kasi medyo luma na compared sa innova and i really hate the dash and the instrumentation. Pero ok yung black leather seats niya and yung dual screens niya with house socket. haha... pwede maglaro ng ps2 or xbox sa loob!
as for engine performance, i find it really slow...

[mfgab]

Our '07 Isuzu Sportivo finally arrived yesterday! I can just gaze at it forever, but since my old car is a Kia Pride, I still need to get used to driving it around.

Anyone with comments on this car? Anything I should look out for?

So far, the only problem we've got is the third row seat, which produces noise when we hit bumpy roads. It's because one of the belts that's supposed to keep it in place keeps falling off.

Anyhow, I love its bells and whistles! Kudos to Isuzu for adding the reverse camera--it's amazing!

[kimpOy]

congrats on your new ride...

comments? kung AT medyo mabagal ang accelaration...

sakit na ng isuzu ang noisy 3rd row seat pati sa ex-trooper ko ganyan...

pahanap mo na lang ng remedyo sa casa...habang mabait pa sila sa iyo he..he

[Syuryuken]

Congrats bro! Kumusta ang ride?

[mfgab]

congrats on your new ride...

comments? kung AT medyo mabagal ang accelaration...

sakit na ng isuzu ang noisy 3rd row seat pati sa ex-trooper ko ganyan...

pahanap mo na lang ng remedyo sa casa...habang mabait pa sila sa iyo he..he

Thanks, guys! Anyway, we have the manual, and this year, ginawa na nilang Turbo. Pero nung pinag-drive ko yung bf ko today, sabi niya hindi raw halata yung Turbo. Is it because it's "Low-Charge Turbo"? What does "Low-Charge Turbo" mean anyway?

Mabait yung sub-dealer namin dito. Mag-asawa sila tapos ito yung business nila. Small city lang kasi, so we have mutual friends. Anyway, I dunno, pero I hope they won't change...

[niky]

Hehe... the problem regarding dealers is that Isuzu Corp has relatively high casa prices. Kung kasosyo nyo naman, oks lang.

The turbo isn't obvious because it's low charge. Meaning it doesn't produce much power... with the new Euro2 emissions controls, a non-turbo Crosswind most likely would have 75 hp only... the turbo makes it around 85 hp, which is only about 3 hp more powerful than the old Crosswind.

Comments? I've driven all generations of the Crosswind previous to the Sportivo. I don't like the ride of the new ones, because they have stiffer springs to make up for their heavier weight (the original XUV rides nicer... and the Hilander rides even better than the XUV).

On the bright side, the newer ones don't have the radiator problems that the old ones did, as far as I know, and from what I've seen of the new exhaust, may flex pipe na siya, so hindi na siya mag-ra-rattle.

Besides the rattling seats and the ride, there are no more big problems with the Crosswind. Alagaan nyo lang ng maayos, and it'll last you a very long time.

[chua_riwap]

Thanks, guys! Anyway, we have the manual, and this year, ginawa na nilang Turbo. Pero nung pinag-drive ko yung bf ko today, sabi niya hindi raw halata yung Turbo. Is it because it's "Low-Charge Turbo"? What does "Low-Charge Turbo" mean anyway?

Mabait yung sub-dealer namin dito. Mag-asawa sila tapos ito yung business nila. Small city lang kasi, so we have mutual friends. Anyway, I dunno, pero I hope they won't change...

Mfgab, Ma'm, welcome to Tsikot.

Magkano po bili niyo ng Sportivo '07?

[saipeme]

Thanks, guys! Anyway, we have the manual, and this year, ginawa na nilang Turbo. Pero nung pinag-drive ko yung bf ko today, sabi niya hindi raw halata yung Turbo. Is it because it's "Low-Charge Turbo"? What does "Low-Charge Turbo" mean anyway?

Mabait yung sub-dealer namin dito. Mag-asawa sila tapos ito yung business nila. Small city lang kasi, so we have mutual friends. Anyway, I dunno, pero I hope they won't change...

congrats sa new ride mo, may tanong lang ako mam kasi i am planing to have one also and ang 2007 sportivo is in my list...how is the driving comfort.... ang noise ng engine at vibration tolerable ba?

thanks....

[ann32]

hi im planning to buy this new isuzu sportivo this may.im here in canada.im buying one for my family. is it really a good one?please give some comments naman. im new here in this site too. thanks.... and regards.