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Old 18th June 2017, 23:38   #61
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Good thread there! What do you do for a living man, with so much driving! :P Are you happy with the ride quality of the truck? One of my main problem with the vehicle is the ride quality, keeps me away from it. I find our Innova's ride just about tolerable.
Thanks Raghavendra! I run a small business which allows/warrants me to travel extensively. Whenever time permits, I prefer to drive rather than fly to the destination, whatever be the distance.

Moreover this is the only vehicle that I own. So commute, business travel, leisure trips all happen in this. Ride quality is definitely bumpy but I am in such awe of this truck that it makes me forget all negatives about it

On a serious note, the positives do outweigh the negatives. I take it on long highway drives, short city drives, off-roading, long drive + off-roading. I don't think there exists any other truck to meet all my requirements! So all in all simply loving it.

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Btw, we share the same first name and I also lived around BARC and went to AECS all through my school life Finished school in '98, how about you? I'm assuming you went to the same school too.
I am still living in BARC, thanks to my Dad. I finished school in 2001 from AECS - 4 and then two years with AEJC. This is different world altogether man. Anyone who has not been inside won't believe this place is in Mumbai!

Leaving you a recent picture which I captured from my home. Cheers!

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_2783.jpg
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Update: 55,000 km Service

55,000 kms Service Update:

An impulsive trip to Mumbai - Leh worked out recently. The truck completed 55,000 kms enroute and was given to MGF Toyota, Gurugram for the check-up service before the drives into hills began.

Highlights of the Service:
Date: 24 June 2017, 8:30AM
Service Center Visit No: 15
Type of service: Regular Checkup
ODO: 55,603 km
Dealership: MGF Toyota, Gurugram
Delivery Date: 24 June 2017, 11AM
Total Amount Paid: Rs. 5,550/- out of which wipers cost about Rs. 3,400/-
Parts Replaced: Front wiper blades, Brake pads checkup
My Rating: 10/10

Note: There was some noise coming from underbody during initial start and acceleration. This was due to insulation material rubbing against the silencer. The insulator was bent back in shape and the noise went away.

With all vitals, fluid levels etc checked, I continued the drive to Leh. There was a suspension issue at 58,000 km and was repaired at Ansari Toyota, Srinagar. This was after completing all Leh circuits. I will cover this in the next post.

Current ODO stands at 59,000 kms and will complete 60,000 kms in this week as I will start Gurugram - Mumbai drive in couple of days.

Service Invoice
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-55000.jpg

Some pictures:

Somewhere between Mumbai and Delhi
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-fortuner-1.jpg

TPMS indicated loss in pressure near Jaipur
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-fortuner-2.jpg

The culprit. Was removed and patched up. Second puncture till date.
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-fortuner-3.jpg

Quick and prompt service at MGF Toyota, Gurugram
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-fortuner-4.jpg

Ready for delivery!
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-fortuner-5.jpg

Tanked Up
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-fortuner-6.jpg

All set to get Leh'd
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-fortuner-7.jpg

Thanks for reading!

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Man, I am in awe of the sheer number of kilometres you're doing on the Fortuner.
Any alignment issues till now?
Have you considered a suspension upgrade to ARB or ironman?
Any off roading pictures?
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re: Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.

I sincerely hope a travelogue is in the Assembly Line. I will wait for it

Have you changed your tires? Or are planning to change them? At 60,000 kms and with this heavy monsoon, I am sure a change would be impending.
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Man, I am in awe of the sheer number of kilometres you're doing on the Fortuner.
Any alignment issues till now?
Have you considered a suspension upgrade to ARB or ironman?
Any off roading pictures?
And I am in awe of this truck! Loving it. Living it! Front right shocker broke down during my trip to Ladakh near Pangong lake. Was taken to Srinagar for replacement. I do want to upgrade to ARB or Ironman and will be doing it once the truck is out of warranty or if the suspension troubles me again. There was an alignment issue at 50,000 kms and was sorted during the service.

Here are some off-roading pictures from Leh trip for your viewing pleasure.

Rohtang Pass
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-rohtang-pass.jpg

Ice crawling
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-ice-crawling-1.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-ice-crawling-2.jpg

Khardungla
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-khardungla.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-manali-leh-2.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-manali-leh.jpg

Somewhere near Killar enroute Sach Pass
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-near-killar-hp.jpg

Pangong Lake
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-pangong.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-random-1.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-random-2.jpg

Random Rock
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-random-rock.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-sach-pass.jpg

Stream crossing
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-stream-1.jpg

Closeup of stream crossing
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-stream-2.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-stream-3.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-stream-4.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-turtuk.jpg

Sach Pass
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-sach-pass-2.jpg

Inspiration
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-inspiration.jpg

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I sincerely hope a travelogue is in the Assembly Line. I will wait for it
Not yet. But will work on it. Thanks for your encouraging words.

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Have you changed your tires? Or are planning to change them? At 60,000 kms and with this heavy monsoon, I am sure a change would be impending.
Yes. They look good for another 10,000 kms. Although less than 2 years old so not bored but I have started exploring options.

Tread depth at 55,000 kms
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-tread-depth.jpg

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And I am in awe of this truck! Loving it. Living it!

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Somewhere near Killar enroute Sach Pass
OMG! This is a totally drool worthy pic, got any more pictures of your truck in the same state of mud-splatter? It just looks amazing.
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OMG! This is a totally drool worthy pic, got any more pictures of your truck in the same state of mud-splatter? It just looks amazing.
There you go. Some are older pics.

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_2970.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_4930.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_4954.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_4956.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_4998.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-rajmachi.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_0189.jpg
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There you go. Some are older pics.
Thanks a ton!

And here is mine I wish I could keep it more muddy.
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That's an awesome trip Ragh.
Trust the Fortuner took great care of it.
Looking forward to the travelogue.
Wishing you many more happy trips ahead.
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Thanks a ton!

And here is mine I wish I could keep it more muddy.
Lovely snap there Sheel! And awesome ownership thread you've got there for the Explorer!

My hometown is quite close to your location. Hope to bring the Fort there someday for some joint "exploration"!

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That's an awesome trip Ragh.
Trust the Fortuner took great care of it.
Looking forward to the travelogue.
Wishing you many more happy trips ahead.
Thanks princey. Fortuner was wonderful throughout except for a broken suspension which was repaired by Toyota within 4 hours! Travelogue might take time as it would be my first one on TBHP

Did Delhi - Mumbai solo run today in under 19 hours which brings this wonderful trip to an end. Started at 3.30 AM from Gurugram and reached Chembur at 10.15PM.

Some pictures from the today.

First click of the day. Ignore the song!
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_6087.jpg

Furteela beats Google!
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_6088.png

First signboard for Mumbai
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_6091.jpg

Milestone unlocked
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_6096.jpg

Random click somewhere in Gujarat
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_6100.jpg

Total Drive + Idle time today
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_6116.jpg

Mumbai - Leh - Mumbai
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_6119.jpg

Super Fort!
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_6126.jpg
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Update: Broken Suspension and 60,000 km Service

Furteela reached Leh and did all the circuits around very comfortably.

About 4,000 kms into the trip and at remote location near Pangong Lake, the driver side front suspension broke without any warning.

Broken shock absorber
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_4665.jpg

We somehow managed to bring it back to Leh only to realise that the sole Toyota dealership there hadn't opened shop for the past two days.

We asked around and found out that there were only a handful Fortuners in the city and that the suspension part was unlikely to be available with the dealer. All Innova taxi drivers suggested that we head to Srinagar to get the truck fixed. I called up Ansari Toyota, Srinagar and they confirmed that they had the part in stock. So I headed to Srinagar next day and reached late at night crossing the mighty Zoji La at 9PM with a broken suspension!

Zoji La Pass at 9PM with a broken suspension! What an adventure!
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_4755.jpg

I was the first person at the dealership next morning and my truck was promptly attended to. I was disappointed to learn from the warranty manager that the part would not be covered under warranty. I agreed to pay for the repairs from my pocket and decided to take up the matter with Toyota once I was back in Mumbai.

Ansari Toyota, Srinagar
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_4761.jpg

The truck was repaired in about 6 hours with two men working on it. I was at the service bay the entire duration of the repair. I asked them to also change the front brake pads as it had worn out almost completely.

It was more complicated than I thought
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_4766.jpg

Worn our brake pads
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_4772.jpg

Highlights of the Service:
Date: 3 July 2017, 9:30AM
Service Center Visit No: 16
Type of service: Repair
ODO: 57,976 km
Dealership: Ansari Toyota, Srinagar
Delivery Date: 3 July 2017, 4 PM
Total Amount Paid: Rs. 21,172/- including brake pads worth Rs. 5,423/- and a very expensive car wash of Rs. 717/-
Parts Replaced: Front right shock absorber and support, Front brake pads
My Rating: 10/10

Car washed
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_4776.jpg

Polished
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_4783.jpg

An expensive repair bill
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_6493.jpg

Next Destinations!
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_5099.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_5304.jpg

Sach Pass was not the part of original plan. To be honest, there was no plan and no fixed destination. Sach Pass as the next destination was decided an evening before. We took Srinagar - Sinthan Top - Kishtwar - Killar - Sach Pass - Chamba - Amritsar - Chandigarh - Gurugram route. This brought the ODO to 59,330 km.

60,000 km Service:
With Gurugram - Mumbai run coming up and since I had couple of days time, decided to get the 60,000 km service done at MGF Toyota, Gurugram.

Highlights of the Service:
Date: 11 July 2017, 11:00AM
Service Center Visit No: 17
Type of service: Regular, Oil Change
ODO: 59,330 km
Dealership: MGF Toyota, Gurugram
Delivery Date: 11 July 2017, 3 PM
Total Amount Paid: Rs. 10,458/-
Parts Replaced: Oil, Oil Filter, Air Filter, AC Filter, Tyre Rotation, Alignment, Balancing, Detailed Report provided
My Rating: 9/10

In queue for Service
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_6061.jpg

Washed
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_2829.jpg

Wheel Aligned and Balanced
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_6069.jpg

Propeller Shaft Greased
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_6072.jpg

Interesting read while I was waiting at customer lounge
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_6074.jpg

Ready for delivery
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_6075.jpg

Alignment Report
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_6490.jpg

Vehicle Health & Safety Report
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_6491.jpg

Final Bill
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_6492.jpg

Go anywhere, anytime!
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_5054.jpg

Thanks for reading guy. Cheers!
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Is your Leh travelogue in Assembly Line? I hope it comes out on forums soon.
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Is your Leh travelogue in Assembly Line? I hope it comes out on forums soon.
Thanks for the reminder Sheel. It is there in the Assembly Line now. God knows when I will be able to complete it.
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Update: 65,000 and 70,000 km Service

Furteela has been munching some good miles recently. Recent trips include:
  1. Mumbai - Spiti
  2. Mumbai - Gokarna
  3. Mumbai - Dharwad
  4. Mumbai - Mahabaleshwar - Belgaum
  5. Weekly Mumbai - Pune run

The truck went in for an early service before the Spiti drive even though the ODO read 63,300 kms. One issue reported was steering wobble at high speed braking. Did some research and found that skimming the disc will sort that out. So got that done during the service and the issue was gone.

Highlights of the Service:
Date: 7 August 2017, 11:30AM
Service Center Visit No: 19
Type of service: Regular Checkup
ODO: 63,300 km
Dealership: Lakozy Toyota, Andheri, Mumbai
Delivery Date: 7 August 2017, 5 PM
Total Amount Paid: Rs. 3,354/- out of which disc skimming and cleaning cost about Rs. 1,900/-
Parts Replaced/Repaired: Brake disc skimming and pads cleaning
My Rating: 10/10

Some photos of Mumbai - Spiti drive
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-spiti-2017-1.jpg


Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-spiti-2017-3.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-spiti-2017-4.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-spiti-2017-5.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-spiti-2017-6.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-spiti-2017-7.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-spiti-2017-8.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-spiti-2017-10.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-spiti-2017-11.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-spiti-2017-13.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-spiti-2017-14.jpg

Single tankful run
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-spiti-2017-16.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-spiti-2017-17.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-dsc_0023.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-dsc_0072.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-gopr6330.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-spiti-2017-9.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-spiti-2017-2.jpg

Spiti trip was completed without any issue and after more weeks of Mumbai - Pune run, the ODO reached 70,198 kms and it was time for changing the oil.

Highlights of the Service:
Date: 2 September 2017, 8:30AM
Service Center Visit No: 20
Type of service: Oil Change
ODO: 70,198 km
Dealership: Lakozy Toyota, Andheri, Mumbai
Delivery Date: 2 September 2017, 2 PM
Total Amount Paid: Rs. 5,327/-
Parts Replaced: Oil, oil filter change along with the gasket
My Rating: 10/10

Current ODO stands at 73,300 kms and truck is running like a dream. Loving it. Living it!

Some more pictures from recent off-road drive.

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_2904.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_2932.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_2941.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_2945.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_2946.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_2980.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-img_3002.jpg

The itch never dies!
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-spiti-2017-15.jpg

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re: Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.

Post just to update this thread. Furteela has been happily munching miles without any niggles or issues. Some updates that I have planned for the near future:
  1. Tires
  2. ARB suspension kit
  3. ARB underbody protection
  4. Extended warranty - Done

Tires
I am looking to source BFGoodrich All Terrain T/A KO2 from US or Dubai. Link. Second preference being Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015. Will update this thread on the progress.

ARB Suspension Kit
I test drove a setup in Gurgaon and instantly fell in love with that thing. Will be getting them as soon as I change the tires. ARB underbody protection shall also be installed.

Reference Pictures
Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-arb-uvp.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-uvp2.jpg

Extended Warranty
I have opted for Toyota Extended Warranty which now covers the truck with same conditions as new vehicle for upto 5 years or 1,80,000 kms.


More updates coming soon. For now, here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure.


Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-naneghat-1.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-naneghat-2.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-naneghat-3.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-naneghat-4.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-naneghat-5.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-naneghat-7.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-naneghat-8.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-20171001photo00163351.jpg

Toyota Fortuner 4x4 AT : My Furteela Ghonga. 2 years and 1,00,000 km up! EDIT: Now sold.-20171002photo00163932.jpg

Keep revving!

Last edited by Jaggu : 4th October 2017 at 11:23. Reason: As requested, 2 images were not uploaded correctly, removed both the links. Thanks.
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