Choosing a compact suv - need your help

**allenjo** · July 11th, 2012 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by timrev

ipa test drive mo lahat kay wifey yun choices nyo...well kung sya lagi gagamit baka yun gusto nya din ang masusunod...

Tapos na yung test drive sir....actually, naka take 2 test drive na for some of them.

**timrev** · July 11th, 2012 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by allenjo

Sir niky that is correct. When my wife test drove the forester, she mentioned mahina daw humatak. Told her, why??? Are you going to gun it ba everytime you're at a stop light. Ganun din sabi niya sa crv when she drove it. Matter of weighing talaga the nitty gritty features to get the best value. Im doing my best to educate her pero i think im doing a bad job since shes not that receptive....in other words pasaway hahaha

so cx5 or xv premium na ang gusto...alin nalang sa dalawa yun pagpipilian nya...kung yun xv na natupad din gusto mo sir

**jut703** · July 11th, 2012 12:58 PM

If you want a compact SUV that feels powerful, has a fair amount of space, and has a respectable image, I'd suggest the Mazda CX-5.

Looks good in red, too.

Among the gas-fed SUVs, I actually like the CX-5 the most.

**JohnM** · July 11th, 2012 01:32 PM

I'd be happy with either the XV or the CX5 tech-wise (XV for the boxer and AWD; CX5 for SkyActiv). But AFAIK the XV only comes in Tangerine or Deep Cherry Red

**GTi** · July 11th, 2012 02:01 PM

Kung ako, I'd narrow down between the CRV and CX5. Both engines are known to be among the thriftier ones in the 2.0L gas CUV class. I am still slightly skeptical though, as to how the CX5's engine will fare with the local fuel in the long term since it is GDi. Para sa akin, the CRV exudes more class, while the CX5 is more youthful. Let your wife choose between the two then.

But then, those two are insanely expensive. For 1.33M you can already get a Sorento LX CRDi. Matipid sa diesel at malakas humatak. Higher class pa yan as compared to the two and it most certainly does not look cheap.

**niky** · July 11th, 2012 02:39 PM

Hehe... if the wife is heavy footed, the CRDi will fit her. Responsive when she feathers the gas, and frugal, too. There is a worry about the diesel engine in the long term, but aside from the relatively tame EGR issues (which affect everyone), Hyundai-Kia diesels seem less prone to serious engine problems than the competition.

Just get her inside the car, and that will decide it, for you.

**GTi** · July 11th, 2012 02:46 PM

Grabe, ngayon lang ako nag back read.

Lead footed pala ang asawa mo! Cars with output at the vicinity of 150hp does not quench her thirst for speed! :devil: Sorento na talaga kung ganun... Kapag na-test drive na niya baka gusto na bumili on the spot. :clap:

**allenjo** · July 11th, 2012 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by timrev

so cx5 or xv premium na ang gusto...alin nalang sa dalawa yun pagpipilian nya...kung yun xv na natupad din gusto mo sir

Not really my gusto sir but weighing everything, it seems like the logical choice given our scenario. Feature value wise, it seems to offer more. And yun nga, i do have my reservations with mazda that im trying to research some more pa.

**allenjo** · July 11th, 2012 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by jut703

If you want a compact SUV that feels powerful, has a fair amount of space, and has a respectable image, I'd suggest the Mazda CX-5.

Looks good in red, too.

Among the gas-fed SUVs, I actually like the CX-5 the most.

Hi jut...it does look good in red. Just have to get over the hedge with some questions about mazda, sky activ as a whole. Need to research some more.

**allenjo** · July 11th, 2012 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by JohnM

I'd be happy with either the XV or the CX5 tech-wise (XV for the boxer and AWD; CX5 for SkyActiv). But AFAIK the XV only comes in Tangerine or Deep Cherry Red

Comes in all sorts of colors sir. Same colors as the forester. The tangerine and deep cherry were new additions. On a sidenote, noticed that subaru does not charge extra for white pearl models...which is actually good.