AUV/SUV or simple car?

[niky]

The Gran Livina is certainly very car-like, and much more refined than the others... and I've heard the 1.8 is a wonderful engine... but it's tiny inside compared to the Avanza...

What complaints, so far?

[renzo_d10]

Grand Livina

[Horsepower]

The best choice for you would be a Mitsu Strada. High-powered common-rail diesel, high-riding (Cavite is covered with potholes so this is a must), great crash ratings from Europe and USA agencies so you have higher chances of survival if and when you meet an accident. It's about 855k (lesser if you get discounts) ata but the 910k model is the better choice (immobilizer and airbag). You can put a lot of stuff at the back. It rides like a car so your baby and wife would find long drives comfortable.

If you want a sedan, Accent CRDI would give you the best fuel economy (20-30kms/L).

Ang problema lang sa sedan pag nabangga ka ng SUV or pick-up, you're pretty much in the losing end.

Of course, we don't want to meet an accident and we'd do anything to avoid it but it's always better to have safety measures just in case.

Anyway, make sure to initiate Financing from a bank (BPI, BDO, Chinabank, PSBank, UnionBank) and never in-house! yari ka sa interest pag sa dealer ka mismo kumuha ng financing scheme.

Good luck!

[tidus1203]

I would still go for an MPV than a pickup. Iba talaga yung pickup because its much harder to drive for some reason...

[Horsepower]

I think it would be best for the fellow to test drive Strada first so he'd know if he's ok with it (but I really think there's no reason for him not to love it).

I've driven several pickups (nissan/toyo/mitsu) already and it's nothing new to me as compared to an MPV like Carens/Avanza except for the higher clearance and better absorption of potholes.

[niky]

Ang problema lang sa sedan pag nabangga ka ng SUV or pick-up, you're pretty much in the losing end.

Depends on what's crashing into what.

Crash a Civic into one of these ladder-frame SUVs based on pick-ups with Euro-NCAP scores of 3 or lower and it's a fair-bet that the Civic driver will be the one with less injuries.

And it's not very common to crash into a pick-up or SUV. Most accidents out here are where you're either rear-ended by a bus or truck or smack head-on into one that's jumped the lane divider. As many recent crashes have shown, no matter how big or "safe" your vehicle, when you go up against a truck, you lose.