So, my original plan was to buy a truck and luckily me and my wife re-computed the budget and with the current low rates being offered I think we will be able to stretch out the budget to afford the chosen SUVs.

Now I'd like your help again in choosing which we SUV/AUV we should get.

Ride Quality - I have only test driven the Forester and I think it should easily be the best ride quality compared to the Montero and Fortuner. I have a scheduled test drive tomorrow for the Montero Sport.
Safety - On paper, Forester still tops the other two.
Space - Without the seating capacity issue, Forester is spacious compared with the other two. But 7-seating capacity is a huge plus.
Reliability & Maintenance Cost - I think this one the Fortuner is the winner, not sure how by much the Montero falls behind. Certainly the Forester is the most costly to maintain and less reliable among the 3 (I think).

Please let me have your inputs.
Thanks!