Strada

[Viper]

pick up truck in pinas are very much useful, not only for work but in sports & for family as well. They called it THE CIVILIZED TRUCK , STRADA. BOASTING  the biggest cabin in its class.
I have test driven the DMAX, HI-LUX, RANGER & my comments is SCREWED THEM including the FRONTIER.
When this STRADA was introduced here with 2.5L automatic, to my surprised when I start the engine its well tuned, calm but when i step the accelerator, ohh no..cant believe it, pulled like petrol engine.
A copycat FRONT design to the MITSUBISHI DAKAR RALLY CHAMP,  so drive like those famous Dakar rally drivers if you have ONE this STRADA.
MANUFACTURED IN THAILAND WITH JAPANESE ENGRS. & tested for thousand of kilometers driving deep dirt from  Bangkok to China.

[triggerman]

pick up truck in pinas are very much useful, not only for work but in sports & for family as well. They called it THE CIVILIZED TRUCK , STRADA. BOASTING  the biggest cabin in its class.
I have test driven the DMAX, HI-LUX, RANGER & my comments is SCREWED THEM including the FRONTIER.
When this STRADA was introduced here with 2.5L automatic, to my surprised when I start the engine its well tuned, calm but when i step the accelerator, ohh no..cant believe it, pulled like petrol engine.
A copycat FRONT design to the MITSUBISHI DAKAR RALLY CHAMP,  so drive like those famous Dakar rally drivers if you have ONE this STRADA.
MANUFACTURED IN THAILAND WITH JAPANESE ENGRS. & tested for thousand of kilometers driving deep dirt from  Bangkok to China.

You deserve a bonus from Mitsubishi!... being the first person in this entire world that ever gave the Strada a 5-star rating while almost the entire world had considered it one of the most underrated pick-up truck in it's class.  Try driving it up to Baguio non-stop and tell me what happens... then try Pinatubo... these may be enough to make you reconsider what you have just said and call Strada a name that it truly deserves to be called. 

[OFWorker]

Heyy guys Viper & Triggerman,
As a contract worker, before I decided to release my hard earned money, think a milllion times. Just last February i had my 3.2L 4M41 engine STRADA & I dont have any regret instead satisfaction. I chose it from the Ranger, D-max, Hi-Lux, & the new Navarra Frontier. My choice is based on actual facts & research & reviews. Even in the Philippines motioncars.com , top rated this STRADA from its competitor. I should have gone for the D-max (since my first car was the 2002 XUV Crosswind   which performs better but a very slow car)  but it is already outclassed due to its low horse power / torque & HI-lux , i am not interested  because Toyota at present has even sourced out diesel engine from Isuzu & the more I am not interested with Navarra because when i was in Sahara desert in Algeria, all our service trucks & SUV are Nissan Patrol & Frontier, customized order from Japan. The Frontier when you turn full the handwheel, there's a strange sound ( agik-ik) came from the front suspension. Ranger, not interested with American cars, costly maintenace.
In UK, this Strada is L200 which is very popular & got so many awards.
Moreover, I drove my Strada throughout Mindanao & I dont have any problem.
History wise, Though Isuzu is the first inventor of diesel engine but Mitsubishi is already manufacturing engine before its competitors are born. Find out whats the engine of the famous 2ND world war Japs Zero fighter planes,,its a Mitsubishi.
But thank you guys, all our views, opinion & comments will help us choose the right cars we'll buy.

[triggerman]

I did... and as a contract worker just like you, I studied all my options pretty well thru reviews and discussions with people who use them, especially for business and not just for fun ride.  As a businessman. besides being a contract worker,  I had to see the overall picture of a pick-up's performance, not just the feel of it during it's first test drive, but also how it would become 5 or 10 years after the purchase.  After doing that, my list narrowed down to 2 models, the 3.0 L Isuzu D-Max and the 3.0 L Ford Ranger.  Where I work here in Africa, the company recently discontinued the purchase of L200 Strada's against the Ford Rangers.  After so many complaints from users from different departments, the company decided to discontinue the purchase of L200's and revert back to the Ford Rangers, which had been performing well for all these departments for so many years.  The D-max performed pretty well in South Africa and Namibia gainst the Navarra and the less impressive Strada.  It did the same in Thailand and in some parts of Europe.  I bought my D-max LS due to it's expected long-term performance and reliability, which, so far, is something that I never heard about from any businessman regarding the Strada.

Depending on what you expect from your pick-up, as a businessman, only the Isuzu D-max and the Ford Ranger have a greater promise of long-term performance and reliability.  And if you read the more important articles about pick-ups in the same class, there was no way that the Strada ever beat the Navarra in whatever performance and reliability aspect you could relate to.  How do you expect the Strada to perform better than either the Ranger of the D-max if it already looked like a helpless baby in front of the Navarra?

[Viper]

Triggerman,

You pulled the trigger without any basis. You're the only one in this trucky world underrating the STRADA. You have to read this top gear phil. views all about truck. seach & you shall find. www.motioncars.com choice--top of the line..
where's the Dmax, Ranger that you're bragging. Anyway you are a rich businessman & OFW picking dollars & I respect your opinion.
Am just a PROMDI. Once my bank loan will be approved & I'll go for the least price 1.110M 2.5L GLS model. No need to say why the Dmax now lowered its price.
I can't afford the Ranger costly price & maintenance.
Since this L200/STRADA/TRITON launched in the market, how many units sold worldwide?
Can the Dmax, Ranger outsales?
Triggerman opinions, views is yours. have a nice day buddy.

[triggerman]

Triggerman,

You pulled the trigger without any basis. You're the only one in this trucky world underrating the STRADA. You have to read this top gear phil. views all about truck. seach & you shall find. www.motioncars.com choice--top of the line..
where's the Dmax, Ranger that you're bragging. Anyway you are a rich businessman & OFW picking dollars & I respect your opinion.
Am just a PROMDI. Once my bank loan will be approved & I'll go for the least price 1.110M 2.5L GLS model. No need to say why the Dmax now lowered its price.
I can't afford the Ranger costly price & maintenance.
Since this L200/STRADA/TRITON launched in the market, how many units sold worldwide?
Can the Dmax, Ranger outsales?
Triggerman opinions, views is yours. have a nice day buddy.

Without any basis?  So you're trying to tell me you have a basis to this statement of yours... "They called it THE CIVILIZED TRUCK... I have test driven the DMAX, HI-LUX, RANGER & my comments is SCREWED THEM including the FRONTIER"

Something you need to understand... the last opinion and reviews that I'd be considering will be anything that'll be coming from our own country... and you should've known better.  And, being top in sales doesn't necessarily mean it's the best product... it may have been what most people could afford.  Advan shoes beat Nike and Merrel in annual sales so many times in the Philippines.  Was it because of quality or was it just what most people could afford?  Nothing different with cars and trucks.  If MB's and BMW's were affordable, do you really think I'd settle for anything Japanese?  But the Jap vehicles always outsell the MB's and the BMW's.  Is it because they're better than MB's and the BMW's?

I think you're the one who just got screwed by Mitsubishi!

[triggerman]

History wise, Though Isuzu is the first inventor of diesel engine but Mitsubishi is already manufacturing engine before its competitors are born. Find out whats the engine of the famous 2ND world war Japs Zero fighter planes,,its a Mitsubishi.

FYI...
1. The Germans, not the Japs, invented the Diesel engine.
2. They never used diesel engines to fly fighter planes.  So, the Jap Zero fighter planes sports a gas engine and nothing to do with diesel engine technology
3. The Japs already lost the war in the Pacific even before the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings... those zero fighter planes didn't help any...

"When the powerful Grumman F6F Hellcat, Vought F4U Corsair and Lockheed P-38 appeared in the Pacific theater, the A6M (Zero) with its low-powered engine lost its competitiveness. The U.S. Navy's 1:1 kill ratio suddenly jumped to better than 10:1."

[triggerman]

Well, still the only exception were the Germans who made aviation diesel engines...

"The Junkers Jumo 205 aircraft engine was the most famous of a series of diesel engines that were the first, and for more than half a century, the only successful aircraft diesel engines."

[Viper]

Mr. Triggerman,

Nothing personal here in our views.
We're talking about these 4 small 4x4 trucks (RANGER, D-MAX, STRADA & NAVARRA). When i said SCREWED does not meant to somebody & I didn't forced you to agree on my opinion.
Why should i settle for high price trucks when there's Strada that can match & even outclassed its competitor. 
Think you got angry with me & Mitsubishi.
YOu & your compatriot OFW are talking too much. 
Good that you start reading now. Read & lead tomorrow.
Your name speaks for yourself.
No hard feelings guys.

[triggerman]

"...when there's Strada that can match & even outclassed its competitor." 

You really got screwed by Mitsubishi big time!  You're right... you really are a PROMDI just like you claimed to be... and I'm having a lot of fun!

[Beeboy Bargas]

Im with you triggerman,  D max and Ranger are tops, those 2 would be my only choices here in the country. I have tested all pick ups for sale here in the country all 4x4 both on and off road. I found the Mitsu a little to "Mushy" for me. But then again they do market it as a lifestyle truck than a real working mule.

Bottomline. what suits your needs............

[Viper]

Im with you triggerman,  D max and Ranger are tops, those 2 would be my only choices here in the country. I have tested all pick ups for sale here in the country all 4x4 both on and off road. I found the Mitsu a little to "Mushy" for me. But then again they do market it as a lifestyle truck than a real working mule.

Bottomline. what suits your needs............

Sir Beeboy,
Good day. Yes, what suit our needs but SAFETY is the utmost important, RIGHT? 
That's why the Japanese designer of STRADA has already the vision. Nowadays, pick up trucks are use for commercial purposes & for FAMILY TRANSPORT as well.
Maybe this is the reason why STRADA is the BEST BUY in the market, totoo ba?
Further it gained 7 awards in UK bested among its competitors.
Talking of SAFETY- kindly click www.euroncap.com & you will find how STRADA tops D-MAX & NAVARRA.   Note that Hi-lux & Ranger are not included on the crash test.

[Viper]

Im with you triggerman,  D max and Ranger are tops, those 2 would be my only choices here in the country. I have tested all pick ups for sale here in the country all 4x4 both on and off road. I found the Mitsu a little to "Mushy" for me. But then again they do market it as a lifestyle truck than a real working mule.

Bottomline. what suits your needs............

Sir Beeboy,
Good day. Yes, what suit our needs but SAFETY is the utmost important, RIGHT? 
That's why the Japanese designer of STRADA has already the vision. Nowadays, pick up trucks are use for commercial purposes & for FAMILY TRANSPORT as well.
Maybe this is the reason why STRADA is the BEST BUY in the market, totoo ba?
Further it gained 7 awards in UK bested among its competitors.
Talking of SAFETY- kindly click www.euroncap.com & you will find how STRADA tops D-MAX & NAVARRA.   Note that Hi-lux & Ranger are not included on the crash test.

KUMILOS KAAGAD ANG NISSAN--yan ang resulta


Improved Nissan Navarra gains three star rating
________________________________________
Euro NCAP today releases results for its assessment of the modified Nissan Navarra. The upgraded car has achieved three stars for adult occupant protection. After Euro NCAP's earlier tests highlighted serious safety concerns, Nissan promptly modified all new production vehicles and initiated a Service Campaign to upgrade the airbag software of all Navarras produced since 2005.

[triggerman]

Im with you triggerman,  D max and Ranger are tops, those 2 would be my only choices here in the country. I have tested all pick ups for sale here in the country all 4x4 both on and off road. I found the Mitsu a little to "Mushy" for me. But then again they do market it as a lifestyle truck than a real working mule.

Bottomline. what suits your needs............

Sir Beeboy,
Good day. Yes, what suit our needs but SAFETY is the utmost important, RIGHT? 
That's why the Japanese designer of STRADA has already the vision. Nowadays, pick up trucks are use for commercial purposes & for FAMILY TRANSPORT as well.
Maybe this is the reason why STRADA is the BEST BUY in the market, totoo ba?
Further it gained 7 awards in UK bested among its competitors.
Talking of SAFETY- kindly click www.euroncap.com & you will find how STRADA tops D-MAX & NAVARRA.   Note that Hi-lux & Ranger are not included on the crash test.

KUMILOS KAAGAD ANG NISSAN--yan ang resulta


Improved Nissan Navarra gains three star rating
________________________________________
Euro NCAP today releases results for its assessment of the modified Nissan Navarra. The upgraded car has achieved three stars for adult occupant protection. After Euro NCAP's earlier tests highlighted serious safety concerns, Nissan promptly modified all new production vehicles and initiated a Service Campaign to upgrade the airbag software of all Navarras produced since 2005.

You still don't get it, do you?

Was the Strada you bought came from the UK or any Euro country?  If not, then yours didn't come with those 7 awards... trust me on this.  Do you think if you send the Stradas that were built here to the UK, it will win those same 7 awards that you were bragging?  You're completely lost and disoriented!  Mitsubishi Philippines should've proven more of what they have achieved here than what the Global Mitsubishi have achieved elsewhere in this world.  Do you really think that you got the same Strada features that the Brits got form those that were manufactured exclusively for the Euro Market?  Uhhh-uhhh!

And SAFETY?  Geez!  You wanna go for a head-on collision with my D-max and see who survives?  The Strada didn't even pass the stability test at high speeds during a crash test and an offroad test!  What you read probably came from either Mitsubishi or Mitsubishi fanatics... like you.  You need to read those reviews from people who are paid to see every defective and useless features of vehicles... and not just the good features.  It's simply getting as many points as possible and whichever gets the most is what you buy.

Ain't it too obvious that you really got screwed by Mitsubishi?  You need to READ more so you could LEAD in the future.  This must be the very first vehicle you ever bought in your life... I hope not.

[Viper]

haha ha Trigerman,
mahirap tangapin ang katotohanan. NCAP is an independent body not from somebody or from the press. US NCAP, Japan & so many...
you really undestimate the PROMDI small time farmer.
I dont have my D-max yet ,ahh este STRADA. THATS WHY my research continues. If this is the first time i have to own baka kumuha na ako. hindi sa pagyayabang
my first car was 2002 XUV (just recently sold out)  & then my wife's 2006 Suzuki Swift.
Dis-oriented? how come? MMC at present has 8 vehicle manufacturing in 6 countries: Japan, Australia (closed Feb. 5 2005), Netherlands, wow Philippines (cainta rizal), Thailand & US. Correct me if I'm wrong- 4th generation STRADA or TRITON or L200
is solely assembled in the Detriot of Asia-Thailand & exporting to 140 countries. The Euro NCAP 4 star rating gained is from the same unit assembled (surf web kasi ako dahil type ko ang Strada).
It has better stability at high speed due to its lowered COG.

(NOT GOOD FOR OFF ROADING, YOU NEED ALL THE GROUND CLEARANCE YOU CAN GET FOR OFF ROADING)
PROS & CONS of Strada


from reviews/feedback-  STEERING problem
OFF-road capabilities- has a slight problem due to its short wheelbase but can be able to match with LR & LC (see the free encyclopedia)

(SHORT WHEELBASE IS AN ADVANTAGE IN OFFROADING)

Accelerate faster but many dislikes the fuel comsumption.
History wise- the first 3 generation of this truck has sold out 2.8 million units worldwide. (Please search the Dmax, Hi-lux or Ranger how many been sold out?)
tama na--baka bawasan na ako nang reward from MMC dahil binisto ko na ang bad feedbacks. 
Don't understimate a MAN under a mango tree.
Anyway, thank you guys for sharing your views. Have a pleasant day.

I GUESS WHAT IM TRYING TO SAY HERE IS "DONT BELIVE EVRYTHING YOU SEE ON THE INTERNET" My friend.....