need help! fortuner or rav 4?

[ramibel]

Unless you really want a Toyota, why limit yourself to these 2? Get the new Suzuki Grand Vitara. Looks WAY better than both the Fortuner and new RAV4. Mas konti pa kayong meron nun.

[squala]

Hehe, I think only the BMW X5 is qualified to look much better than those 2 cars. The new Grand Vitara is simply an edgy 2nd gen RAV.

[stormrider]

Kung RAV4 lang...

... if it were me, I'd look at the Grand Vitara instead of the RAV4. It looks better, more competent and great price.

[kpdlr]

i have the same dilemma, but then sabi ng karamihan rav4 daw talaga...i guess medyo may bias kasi babae daw ako, hindi daw bagay fortuner sa babae...nyer! is this true? 4x2 rav4..ok ba yun? i really don't intend to buy any 4x4s...

[miLes]

so what if you're a girl? basta in my book

girl + truck = cool!

i mean it takes skill to lug around a big vehicle especially in traffic

between rav4 and fortuner... vitara nga rin piliin ku hehe why not go for the sorento pala?
but if you're really choosing between the two, id choose the fortuner

[chen]

thanks so much to our fellow tsikoteers! your opinions have been very helpful! i've decided to take the fortuner na, sayang naman yung long wait ko na 8 months, tsaka medyo bahaain dito sa amin, so i think it will be best for me to have a high-riding suv

[pixelparadigm]

If you're only factoring your choice based on flood fording abilities of the two mentioned cars, I think the new RAV4 will be just as competent as the Fortuner with the level of floods we usually encounter here in our roads. The induction unit and the electronics is placed above the engine.

[OTEP]

Ingat lang sa underseat placement ng sensitive electronics ng Fortuner. I don't know what the guys at Toyota were smoking when they decided on ECU placement.

[number001]

Based on the pics I've seen of "pond/stream"-fording of Thai Fortuners, once the water reaches the running boards (step boards) its best to stop or turn back. Although, the Fortuner can still tread further, its best to take the most prudent solution and not risk any more damage.

[OTEP]

Yun nga, eh. How hard could it have been to do what Mitsu does which is put ECU's behind the glove box. Mahirap ba yun? hehehe.

[driven]

i think it's better that you list down the major things you want to have in your car, then rate them one by one, it's easier to determine something in terms of numerical value right? the choice with the highest rating of course is the one you will choose...
for example, which feature in a car is most important to you... looks, power, fuel economy, safety, comfort & convenience, stability, craftmanship, etc... then give equivalent weight percentage to each of them, adding them up should be equal to 100%, then rate the 2 cars according to the features you had defined with values from 0 to 100 (0 being the lowest and 100 being the highest), multiply each with the equivalent weight percentage, then add them up! whichever got the highest point is the car you will choose!

[stormrider]

i have the same dilemma, but then sabi ng karamihan rav4 daw talaga...i guess medyo may bias kasi babae daw ako, hindi daw bagay fortuner sa babae...nyer! is this true? 4x2 rav4..ok ba yun? i really don't intend to buy any 4x4s...

In your particular case, the Fortuner may look more like a mom-mobile. Not unless you are a mom already.

If you've got 1.4 something million, the RAV4 4x2 is for you. Be aware though that its still overpriced.