We are also planning to buy our first family car, come Jan 2010. We are incline to buy 2010 Adventure gls Sport... Pero open pa rin sa ibang model/brand dahil luma na design ng advie (bkit kc hnd pinalitan man lng ang design unlike honda city, ngeevolve dramatically).. KIA sportage and carens looks good, medyo mahal nga lng, hnd ko pa napagtuunan ng pansin ang review nila...
(innova hnd n ksama, ayaw namin ng father ko yun design, ok pa sa akin revo than innova, kso phaseout na, Honda city ang personal choice ko, but functional wise ayaw cgurado ng mother ko)
Requirements;
- kayang mgsakay ng 5-8 person.
- Value for money
- low maintenance and fc
- functional and versitile
- may dating
- Brand New para iwas sakit ng ulo for 3-5yrs
Budget 200k D/P max (all in), 48mos +/-20k/mo (kung may agent dyan that can also offer me a best deal)
Try checking out the Grand livina, it's a 1.8l gas engine with 6speed m/t. I've seen it in the showroom but that's it. It's base price is around 800k++++. One thing I know about nissan is that you won't get mistaken for the cold aircon. hehe... Good luck on looking for your next car. Oh btw, reason why we didn't got the grand livina is because we opted for a 2nd hand previa.
*m_mangalus, you might want to consider the Nissan Grand Livina. looks much nicer than the innova IMO (im an owner kaya bias, hehehe). not that big and not that small either. at only 850k (base model, M/T 6 speed), ayus na ayus na. for family use talaga :D