Advice for some Luxury van or suv

[AgentUlod]

Hey Guys, My Dad is planning to buy a VAN/SUV which can fit at least 7 persons.
Budget is 4.5m+. Any good advice? Only cars available in the philippines with CASA.
Also with the best fuel economy.

[niky]

4.5 is too low for the German seven-seaters. All you'll get from Germany is the small crossovers like the X3 and the Q5. The XC90 might fit in that range, but I'm not sure if it has seven seats.

The Expedition and Suburban also fit. The Suburban is soft and comfortable in the classic American style, and plastics and interiors are much better than the rattly old car. Don't expect anything in terms of fuel economy from either... 4s if you're lucky. Less if not.

In the same price range are the Prado and Landcruiser. Big diesels... should be economical on the highway, but don't expect them to get better than 5-6 km/l in traffic... (yeah, yeah... diesel... but a big diesel means big fuel bills in traffic).

The Alphard and Sienna are within that range. Good interior space and luxury. Big V6 engines, so don't expect better than 5 km/l in traffic.

The new Explorer is a seven seater. Wonderful car. Lots of legroom, dual sun-roofs. Just about half of what you're willing to spend... and the appointments are as good as vehicles costing a million bucks more. Gasoline V6, about the same size as the Alphard.

The CX9 is an oldie but goodie. European refinement like the Explorer, bigger V6, more torque, worse economy. 4.5 in traffic.

The Veracruz is almost as a loaded as the Explorer, with softer leather, but it's not as refined and feels slightly wooly and soft.

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Everything else is a step down... but consider also the Pajero. It's not as refined as its classmates (CX9, Explorer), but it's a good vehicle with a big, economical diesel.

[renzo_d10]

If you're okay with Japanese, the Alphard or the Previa would do good. Those two does not cost anywhere near your allotted budget. Much lesser. Also, the LC200 comes to mind. Wonderful car. Superb power and you can really feel the solidness inside. The local units suck, though. If possible, get the Dubai versions, I believe they are a bit more expensive, but should be worth it since it's feature-packed.

However, if you're getting tired of Japanese vehicles for some reason. There are the Americans. Expedition, Explorer comes to mind, alongside with the undeniably large E-150. Also, the biggie Chevrolets. The Suburban and Tahoe.

But then, being big and all you should not really expect all of them to be economical. Being a fuel-thirsty car is already a given for cars like those. So you should really prepare a huge amount of money just to be spent on gas and maintenance alone.

[david_anthony]

You can't expect to make an issue on fuel consumption when you can afford that much cost of a brand new vehicle.

[vinj]

I'd go with either an Alphard (V6), Hyundai Grand Starex and Chrysler T&C (diesel) or the LC200. On the American SUVs, there's the Exped and Suburban.

Lots of choices really. Just take a look and test drive yourself to decide.

[shadow3616931]

If your dad can afford 4.5M vehicle fuel consumption is not a big issue to him I guess, with that money you may choose between volvo xc90 2.5 5 cylinder and toyota LC200 4.5 8 cylinder both are diesel fed and seat 7, or you may also check out Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class 3.0 6 cylinder gas and grand cherokee 5.7, 8 cylinders gas but they seat only 5, with suburban or expe i think they're so big unless if he likes big cars, with 5.3 and 5.4 engine respectively they seat 8, both 8 cylinder and drink gas a lot

[foresterx]

In my opinion if you're buying a luxury car you should be able to afford owning it not just because you can buy it doesn't mean you can afford owning it. When i say you can afford owning it that means you should be expecting paying higher for fuel, maintenance and parts. Bad FC, very expensive maintenance and parts should be expected when buying a luxury car. If you don't want those 3 get a car you can afford to own.

[biboy28]

LC or prado maganda.service avaailbale

[AgentUlod]

LC or prado maganda.service avaailbale

Recently saw thread how the LC200 lacks features, which kinda sucks being the luxury suv of toyota.
LC200 doesn't have exclusivity (more common in the road) unlike suburban(very appealing, recently watch transformers 3) and Starex limo, which is rare.

[AgentUlod]

LC or prado maganda.service avaailbale

New Fort is better than the prado which is kinda outdated. Even Mitsubishi Pajero is better than the prado.

[GTi]

New Fort is better than the prado which is kinda outdated. Even Mitsubishi Pajero is better than the prado.

AFAIK the Prado has the best off road capabilities among the three and is better than the Fortuner due to the superior transmissions available. Now if the gas mileage of the Suburban is OK with you then go with it. It SHOULD be better than most other American SUVs with similar engine sizes due to the cylinder shutoff system.

[AgentUlod]

AFAIK the Prado has the best off road capabilities among the three and is better than the Fortuner due to the superior transmissions available. Now if the gas mileage of the Suburban is OK with you then go with it. It SHOULD be better than most other American SUVs with similar engine sizes due to the cylinder shutoff system.

Sir, The Fuel saving thing which limits the fuel consumption is only available in the tahoe? I might be wrong.

[GTi]

The Suburban and the Tahoe share the exact same engine. Hell they're so similar it seems the only difference is the length! And yes, AFAIK the Suburban does have Active Fuel Management. You can check it out in the net.