Quote Originally Posted by ghosthunter View Post
Buying a CUV for those once a year you-have-to-drive-through-a flooded-road reason is just the same as people buying SUVs which never see a dirt road in their whole useful life.

I have seen stupid people in pickup trucks (example: F150 or HILUX) or SUVs that turn back from a flooded road that I, moments later, have driven through with my corolla.

If the flooded road looks too deep, then don't even try to drive through it. Just wait for the water to go down. Any reason is a good reason to detour to the nearest starbucks (preferably on high ground) and grab a hot coffee on a stormy day.
Sa amin kasi hindi once a year case yan. Mabahain ang area namin so medyo allergic ako sa low vehicles. Years ago, we sold our 1997 Accord in almost showroom condition and bought the Trooper due to the flooding problems in our area. Also because the Accord had very frequent trips to do wheel alignment due to the bad condition of our roads. Na-trauma narin kasi before, that Accord was stranded in hood deep floodwaters due to traffic in the area (tumaas ng tumaas ang tubig) and the resulting damage was a replaced transmission which cost us around 200k. That's why I never recommend sedans over SUVs. Is the waiting list of the Tucson still that long? I'd thought it would have somewhat shortened by now. If not, perhaps you would be interested in the Santa Fe 4x2? As for the Lancer EX, to the best of my knowledge diba gas guzzler yan? Kapag ako, Civic 1.8S nalang. Since you mentioned the Altis 1.6, I'm sure performance is not that high up your list.