emotional attachment/fording capacity vs traditional family suv

**chanak** · August 21st, 2012 03:46 PM

i bought my first car close to 2 years ago, a toyota altis 1.6 G. it was a safe and very reliable choice, i have no regrets, but at the same time, parang bland at wala akong emotional attachment sa kanya.

im about to buy my second car. factors i am considering are 1) fording capacity (since i live in pasig area which was flooded and i can't be trapped i need to get to work); 2) price and value for money(since i am renovating my house i need to split budget between renovation and car); 3) being family-friendly (i have a wife, one 2 year old kid and a yaya); and 4) i need to be excited about this purchase (emotional attachment, since i gave this up with my first car for the sake of a safe purchase), 5)added features like BT stereo.

my choices are

all new ford ranger 2012 (pasok na pasok sa 1,2 and 4, but looks like a fail sa 3)
subaru forester (pasok sa 3 and so-so sa 4, but fail sa 1 and very stretched sa 2)
fortuner (pwede na sa 1, pasok sa 3, very stretched sa 2, and so-so sa 4, and the model im looking at (G variant) im not so sure but i think features are bare and i want a BT stereo)

out of all, i have the most emotional attachment to the ranger (its what my heart wants because the looks and the preception of it really catches my attention!) but my brain says forrester or fortuner (safer choices).. at the same time i save a few hundred thousand also sa all new ranger which can go to my house renovation, plus its newer and mas walang problema sa baha..

**pop3corn** · August 21st, 2012 03:52 PM

Bumili ka na Lang ng condo near your work and get out of the Pasig Area and retain your Corolla.

**chanak** · August 21st, 2012 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by pop3corn

Bumili ka na Lang ng condo near your work and get out of the Pasig Area and retain your Corolla.

well i can't do that kasi i bought the property about a year ago. d pumapasok ang flood sa loob but outside there is a stretch that floods knee/waist deep. and i also need a second car already for coding

**yebo** · August 21st, 2012 04:10 PM

Originally Posted by pop3corn

Bumili ka na Lang ng condo near your work and get out of the Pasig Area and retain your Corolla.

korek!

pero since sabi mo di pwede, ranger na kasi. bakit fail sa 3 e double cab naman yun? lagyan mo ng seat cover na may foam para di gaano feel ang tagtag. palagyan mo din step board para di hirap si yaya sumakay saka sabihan mo na wag masyado masikip ang kanyang mini-skirt ng di (mo) masilipan.

**GTi** · August 21st, 2012 04:54 PM

Kuha ka ng Ford Everest. It has very good flood fording capability - at the top of its class in fact. There is an ICE variant which has a kick-ass entertainment system. Although ride quality is not the best, its got lots of space. How much is your budget by the way? Considering 2nd hand units? As for pleasurable ownership, the Everest has surprisingly good handling and with lots of punch especially with the 3.0L variant.

**chanak** · August 21st, 2012 05:15 PM

Originally Posted by GTi

Kuha ka ng Ford Everest. It has very good flood fording capability - at the top of its class in fact. There is an ICE variant which has a kick-ass entertainment system. Although ride quality is not the best, its got lots of space. How much is your budget by the way? Considering 2nd hand units? As for pleasurable ownership, the Everest has surprisingly good handling and with lots of punch especially with the 3.0L variant.

hmmm i was also considering everest, yun lang wala pang nagbibigay feedback sa akin so thanks for your input, will consider it

**renzo_d10** · August 21st, 2012 06:11 PM

Yea. Get the Everest if you don't want the Ranger. They have roughly the same flood fording capability -- well, maybe not. Maybe a little close to what the previous Ranger can go through.

Waterproof naman ECU ng Ford. Tapos ang taas pa ng ground clearance ng Everest.

I've driven one, TOTL unit. Its punch is adequate, hindi naman papaiwan. Medyo matagtag nga lang. Pero kung hindi ka naman maarte, it's a great car.

**d_mac** · August 21st, 2012 11:48 PM

Sir juts.... The one that has the higher torque, 470 Nm, is the 5-straight cylinder 3.2-litre Ranger TDCi, not the 2.2-litre version. Malakas pa hatak ng 2.2 R-eVGT Santa Fe o Sorento diyan sa maliit na makinang Ranger na yan na ubod laki ng kaha.

Meron Ranger 2.2 at 3.2 dito sa kumpanya kung san ako nagwork sir, alongside Hilux, Navara, Rodeo, at Dmax at Landcruiser 4.5-litre pati.

Regards chief.

**SiRbossR** · August 22nd, 2012 12:35 AM

Originally Posted by d_mac

Sir juts.... The one that has the higher torque, 470 Nm, is the 5-straight cylinder 3.2-litre Ranger TDCi, not the 2.2-litre version. Malakas pa hatak ng 2.2 R-eVGT Santa Fe o Sorento diyan sa maliit na makinang Ranger na yan na ubod laki ng kaha.

Meron Ranger 2.2 at 3.2 dito sa kumpanya kung san ako nagwork sir, alongside Hilux, Navara, Rodeo, at Dmax at Landcruiser 4.5-litre pati.

Regards chief.

Here we go again.

Sige,DMAX maganda kase its an Isuzu hinDMAXiado.

Seriously, my gf's ride is a Santa Fe R and it's fast yes but only if you reach it's peak power.

**jut703** · August 22nd, 2012 12:56 AM

Originally Posted by d_mac

Sir juts.... The one that has the higher torque, 470 Nm, is the 5-straight cylinder 3.2-litre Ranger TDCi, not the 2.2-litre version. Malakas pa hatak ng 2.2 R-eVGT Santa Fe o Sorento diyan sa maliit na makinang Ranger na yan na ubod laki ng kaha.

Meron Ranger 2.2 at 3.2 dito sa kumpanya kung san ako nagwork sir, alongside Hilux, Navara, Rodeo, at Dmax at Landcruiser 4.5-litre pati.

Regards chief.

I know. Like I said, almost all of its competitors.

The Ranger has more torque than the Strada, the 4x2 Navara, the Hilux, and the D-Max.

Comparing the Ranger to the Sorento/Santa Fe 2.2 R-eVGT is pretty moot since they're not of the same class in the first place. And even if you include them, I never said that the Ranger 2.2 XLT had the best diesel engine in its price range anyway.

What I was trying to say is, the Ranger's engine is torquey enough to manage its 1929 kg curb weight, and should have no problem getting up to speed. Its power-to-weight ratio is similar to a non-VGT Strada, which has never been touted as sluggish or underpowered. Perhaps it may not have an excess of pace, but it's certainly adequate. And like I said, that impressive torque is available even at a low 1500 rpm.