Budget Crossovers

[jut703]

Toyota Corolla Altis 1.6G.

Fits your budget and requirements perfectly. A 5-seater sedan is fine given the number of kids you have. Definitely much safer than a Kia Pride, both in terms of passive and active safety. Maintenance isn't expensive either, and parts aren't hard to come by.

It's not a crossover, but you don't need one. Especially if you're from Clark where the roads are in fairly good condition, and floods aren't common.

[slapz]

Toyota Corolla Altis 1.6G.

Fits your budget and requirements perfectly. A 5-seater sedan is fine given the number of kids you have. Definitely much safer than a Kia Pride, both in terms of passive and active safety. Maintenance isn't expensive either, and parts aren't hard to come by.

It's not a crossover, but you don't need one. Especially if you're from Clark where the roads are in fairly good condition, and floods aren't common.

but but but...
Sedan to me is shouting practicality. It won't satisfy something in me. You have to experience driving a Kia Pride, and you would feel that you want a bigger car, because of those cars that somehow don't "see" you and cross whenever they like. Hindi ka tinatantya kapag naka Kia Pride ka lang.

[jut703]

but but but...
Sedan to me is shouting practicality. It won't satisfy something in me. You have to experience driving a Kia Pride, and you would feel that you want a bigger car, because of those cars that somehow don't "see" you and cross whenever they like. Hindi ka tinatantya kapag naka Kia Pride ka lang.

I drive an Altis and noone bullies me on the road. Minsan nanghahabol pa ko ng mga maangas na convoy ng congressman na naka-Patrol/Innova/Fortuner. And pag CR-V dala ko, I don't feel any different. It's not any higher or more respectable from an image point of view. A higher hip point and ground clearance doesn't really put you in a rarified position over low-riding sedans.

I understand the stigma that comes with a Kia Pride, but other newer compacts aren't as "ignored" as you might think.

[slapz]

I drive an Altis and noone bullies me on the road. Minsan nanghahabol pa ko ng mga maangas na convoy ng congressman na naka-Patrol/Innova/Fortuner. And pag CR-V dala ko, I don't feel any different. It's not any higher or more respectable from an image point of view. A higher hip point and ground clearance doesn't really put you in a rarified position over low-riding sedans.

I understand the stigma that comes with a Kia Pride, but other newer compacts aren't as "ignored" as you might think.

Gotcha! But now the problem is, if I am going to consider the Altis, then the whole battalion of sedans will come messing up with the choices again. I will have to consider the Lancer EX, the Elantra, the Accent, the different trims, so it's not really narrowing down the choices.

Come to think of it, I think the wife doesn't want a sedan anymore.