Yup for sure matakaw sa diesel yan.... not advisable sa uv
i remember reading somewhere na nagkakaproblem yung 1kd sa hiace cause of the heat build up sa engine bay. hindi ko lang maalala san ko nabasa.
kung yung Isuzu 2.5 direct injection pickup 4JA1 engine na gamit ko for almost 20 years na ilang beses ko na nadala ng Baguio na wala ako naging problem what more pa siguro sa more powerful D4D engine na naka turbo na. Sana nga po matipid din sa diesel to cos I prefer po fuel efficiency than the extra HP.
May naka pag try na ba po dito na nag convoy galing QC papuntang Baguio ang SG A/T and GL M/T na nakapag compare ng fuel consumption pagdating doon. My brother and I have almost the same driving style and we plan to do that. Sabi po kasi niya mas matipid ang D4D A/T sa M/T sabi ko hindi.
I think malakas ang Hiace na A/R dahil 4 speed lang ito. Bettter get the M/T.
It's not the extra HP that will matter in climbing Baguio but rather, torque and the gearing. ;) Practice lang sa hanging minsan as the 1st gear tends to bog down when going from standstill on a steep incline with load; in my case i just use the handbrake method so not to burn the clutch.
Wow! Price increase again. They put the 3.0 perhaps to match the NV350. For sure the price of its maintenance will be higher. That's what I love with my SG, wallet friendly PMS, unlike my 3.0 Dmax, it might have a more powerful engine, but its PMS is more expensive too.
No problems in Baguio even if it's fully loaded, that's for sure. Been there 2x already, always full load.
I had a run with an Alterra in the mountain roads of Rizal. I know I can't match its speed or overtake it but no matter how hard he buried its accelerator making his vehicle emit smoke, he never outran me. Once he decreases speed, I was right on his tail again. Nakakasunod padin ako. Not bad for a boxy, bulky, big, fat refrigerator like van that only has a 102 hp and 260 Nm of torque. I was having fun, while siya, baka bad trip na kasi binubuntutan ko lang.hehe
My AT SG got 11+ kms/liter on our last Baguio-La Union trip. I even did some burst speeds up to 145 kph in SCTEX and around 125 kph in NLEX. City driving, around 9 to 10 kms/liter, 7 to 8+ kms/liter with hellish traffic.
Changed my fuel filter last 20k PMS. Actually 21k kms++ na hehhe.
Sa Casa 40K kms palitan di ba? Grabe na dumi
sakto lang yung presyo na siningil sayo.
last na bili ko, sa RPMS (sucat pque), P780, sinabihan ako ng may-ari na mag tataas nga sila, P800++. OEM toyota filter.
kung may makita kang bosch center, RT100 yung part number ng fuel filter element na pang d4d. P150 lang.
yung Vic, P450 naman.
every 10k kms naman ang palit ko.
nung una kong palit, 12k kms, may mga latak (parang lumot) na sa baba ng canister.
Hello,
Planning to buy super grandia this year or early january, question is do you think I should go with the 3.0 with price increase or the 2.5 and old price. Input with be highly appreciated. TIA
Josh
Hello,
Planning to buy super grandia this year or early january, question is do you think I should go with the 3.0 with price increase or the 2.5 and old price. Input with be highly appreciated. TIA
Josh
*Josh888: SG leather, whether 3.0 or 2.5, I would not hesitate buying it. But with its ever increasing price, buyers would feel injustice already like that LXV. If only Nissan has a better alternative. NV350 has a smaller body, like the Commuter. The Grand Starex can match it, but with its very powerful engine, the PMS prices are greatly affected.
I bought one last yr at 1.980M. This yr, same leather, monotone variant, it's 2.010M. Then it will have another increase but with a 3.0 engine. I believe their Hiace in Thailand is already 3.0 and whenever I am there and ride those Hiace, LXV variant here, the ride feels the same as my SG. The speedo still tops at 145 kph based on what I saw while it was cruising on the highway there.
If the 3.0 fits your budget, go with it. Otherwise, the 2.5 is already enough to perform its duties.
may pagkakaiba ba po in terms of performance and reliability ang Grandia gawa sa Japan compare sa Thailand?
I am not so sure kung by next year meron pa pong D4D 2.5 kasi wala na po sa price list, I think gagawing 3.0 na lahat ang 2016 model.
Happy na po ako sa nakuha naming GL 2.5 last 3 weeks ago base po sa mga feedback ninyo comparing it with the new 3.0 engine upgrade model. ty!