Oh well,
looks like only time will tell whether the Coolbear is actually worth being inside the garage of anyone here. No need to be this passionate about it.
TS: If your budget is very tight, have you ever considered 2nd hand vehicles? A 2010 Honda City 1.5E is also within your budget, and since its 2010 there are no Ondoy problems to think about. And like I always recommend, what about the Kia Carens? There are some of these that are within your budget as well. Its got CRDi, is blazingly fast, very fuel efficient, uses diesel, and can seat seven people.