My parents are looking for a gasoline-engined SUV with a manual transmission with a max budget of around 1.5M. They would consider an AT with manual override but the tranny's response should be enough to overtake provincial buses on 2-lane hiways (which my mom loves doing).
AFAIK only the CRV comes with a manual. AUVs need not apply :D
FXT sana pero it's out of their budget and there's no casa or Subaru-accredited shop anywhere in Mindanao. Cebu na ata pinakamalapit.
Sir, you may want to consider these SUVs, they have manual transmissions:
-Hyundai Tucson GL 2WD
-Toyota Fortuner G 2.5D
-Ford Everest XLS 4x2
-Mitsubishi Montero Sport GLX
-Isuzu Alterra 4x2
-Mitsubishi ASX Base 4x2
About the Subaru, forget it. The FXT doesn't have a manual tranny here
i'm sure the diesel tucson will do the job of overtaking buses easily even though it is an a/t, well most modern a/t suv's can overtake buses. the only suv's that won't be able to overtake from myk384's list in a/t is the fortuner and isuzu.