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  1. Join Date
    Jun 2012
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    #1
    here are the list planning to buy:
    montero sports 2012
    Fortuner 2012
    Sorento 2012
    Santa Fe 2012

    sana mahelp niyo poh ako salamat i have no idea anu ride comliants ng mga ito para ky airmats ksi....

  2. Join Date
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    #2
    Stock, the Santa Feseems to ride the best for me.

    But the Montero and Fortuner have bolt on aftermarket suspensions from specialist companies like Ironman and Old Man Emu.

    I have an Old Man Emu kit on my old Yota and it rides better than a lot of todays modern rigs. The Ironman kit is said to be even better. Well worth the added cost, imho. But if you are not planning to modify, the SF rides real well. No idea on the Sorento yet.

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    Sorento rides similarly to the Santa Fe. Though the Santa Fe has a softer ride. Here's niky's comment on this.

    Shock and spring tuning are completely different between the two companies, even if the mounts are exactly the same. Much as in the Ford Focus and Mazda3... you can put Mazda3 parts on a Focus, but they drive differently.

    The Sorento vs Santa Fe:

    Santa Fe has much softer springs. It's more wallowy around corners, and the ride is much softer.

    Sorento has slightly stifer springs, seemingly same shock damping and much more aggressive anti-roll bars. The ride is stiffer over single-wheel bumps and potholes, but similar over humps and waves. Handling is much, much more secure and stable through quick turns and swerves.

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    #4
    Quote Originally Posted by IMm29 View Post
    Sorento rides similarly to the Santa Fe. Though the Santa Fe has a softer ride. Here's niky's comment on this.
    Pretty much the best and softest riding is the Santa Fe. The Sorento is similar, but stiffer... and a lot better than the Fort or Monty.

    Ang pagbalik ng comeback...

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    #5
    Quote Originally Posted by niky View Post
    Pretty much the best and softest riding is the Santa Fe. The Sorento is similar, but stiffer... and a lot better than the Fort or Monty.
    Definitely better than the Fort or Monty. I have a sneaky suspicion that the one we tested earlier today had overinflated tires. But that notwithstanding, the ride was comfy.

    *mntry26,
    The best compromise between price and ride comfort is the Sorento.

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    #6
    Better yet... Santa Fe 2013!

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    #7
    They're phasing out the cx7, afaik.

  8. Join Date
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    #8
    "buying cheap suv" with your list, sorento and montero ang may pinakamura dito

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    Well, if you can sacrifice the road elevation of SUVs, go for a Camry. I've never seen any car at those prices with that amount of plushiness if you are ferrying senior citizens.

Newbie here planing to buy a cheap SUV most comfortable ride walang,tagtag