Need help purchasing first car SUV

**eljo3025** · February 25th, 2011 05:48 PM

1st choice Tucson: (Santa Fe is w/in your budget 7-seater)
2.0 GL Gas M/T 988k
2.0 GL Gas A/T 1.038m
2.0 GLS A/T at 1.158m
2.0 GL eVGT 4x4 at 1.338m
If you want to save money get the GL Gas in M/T or A/T form
If you really need to spend that money get the Diesel!

2nd Choice:
Honda Cr-V 2.0 A/T or M/t
We have one, very spacious, better looking interior than the Tucson, nice ride, Fuel Efficient at 8km/l (heavy foot) up to 9.6km/l (light footed).

Don't buy the Escape. Luma na, masikip pa, lakas pa sa gas.
ASX? Hate the interior very small and very bare. Remember the Outlander? Baka i-pullout din agad yang ASX pag nagflop. (Montero Sport is w/in your budget 7-seater too)

Cool What? Nah, I know this car kaso kung budget mo 650k edi go, pero kung kaya 1.3m get a proper SUV.

**Ry_Tower** · February 25th, 2011 06:48 PM

I would reco sana the MS but it is not in your list. If strictly in your list, Tucson CRDi. Next would be the CRV.

**jhnkvn** · February 25th, 2011 07:07 PM

Personally, I'll go for the Tucson since it's newer in the market whereas the Honda CR-V's needing a refresh in a year or two.

Although the CR-V wins out in interior refinement with second-rows that I can easily cross my feet, Tucson edges it out in the toys department.

It's a tough call. If you wouldn't mind what others think of the car and isn't that conscious of having a new CR-V model out in 1-2 years, by all means I'll get the CR-V. It's more spacious really..

**stephenang** · February 25th, 2011 07:07 PM

The M? wats the M? montero sport??? really out of the budget heh. Im knda more favoring A/T transmission since it will be more for driving also around the 1.2m to 1.3m mark thats pushing my budget already heh. Im also not sure if ill be getting diesel variants as i hear maintenance are a pain and also im looking to keep the car long term and not short term like 10 yrs i think. People say when purchasing a diesel keep in mind to get rid of it in 5yrs due to issues will start popping up around those time. Thanks for the fast feed back heh much appreciate the help.

P.S. most of the time or 90% of the time it will be just me the SUV was the requirement of my dad if i was to purchase a car so ya...

**tidus1203** · February 25th, 2011 07:15 PM

Tucson or the gasoline Santa Fe...

Wag na ASX, the Japanese Yen is strengthening these days (81.90 to the USD). Too much risk in buying that car that has nothing to do with the car itself!

**stephenang** · February 25th, 2011 07:19 PM

isnt the santa fe a 2.4 liter? knda not the ideal for city driving heh. What does yen have to do with ASX as well sorry knda a noobie there. Tucson looks ok just a quick question how long is the waiting on the CDRi althou the gas variant looks ok as well is the waiting list on the gas variant long as well? and i keep asking the dealers on tucson there arent any discounts that they give is that normal?

P.S. im also purchasing this via cash not through bank financing heh

**tidus1203** · February 25th, 2011 07:55 PM

The Yen is the one that killed the Outlander... It can also kill the ASX if it goes higher... Basically since they are Japan CBU's exported here they have to pay them in Yen if the Yen becomes too strong then MMPC has no choice but to raise prices and that's no good to its market share cause the pricing will be too high and no one will buy it with cheaper options available...

As it stands the ASX isn't exactly cheap already given what you get for it...

**GTi** · February 25th, 2011 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by tidus1203

The Yen is the one that killed the Outlander... It can also kill the ASX if it goes higher... Basically since they are Japan CBU's exported here they have to pay them in Yen if the Yen becomes too strong then MMPC has no choice but to raise prices and that's no good to its market share cause the pricing will be too high and no one will buy it with cheaper options available...

As it stands the ASX isn't exactly cheap already given what you get for it...

They could have did the same thing they did with the Fuzion. Import from Taiwan. Taiwan makes their own 2.4L Outlander and sell it for much cheaper than the 1.44M and 1.25M that it is sold here. Its OK if they raise the prices of the V6 Outlander, the sort of people who would buy this sort of car wouldn't mind that much.

*TS: What do you think? I believe the Montero Sport GLS-V would be a great car for you. Its very maporma too, and if you slap on those huge chrome rims and install that Unichip...

**Ry_Tower** · February 26th, 2011 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by GTi

They could have did the same thing they did with the Fuzion. Import from Taiwan. Taiwan makes their own 2.4L Outlander and sell it for much cheaper than the 1.44M and 1.25M that it is sold here. Its OK if they raise the prices of the V6 Outlander, the sort of people who would buy this sort of car wouldn't mind that much.

*TS: What do you think? I believe the Montero Sport GLS-V would be a great car for you. Its very maporma too, and if you slap on those huge chrome rims and install that Unichip...

- hehehe, sir GTi, 1.3M nga lang sana budget, dagdag cost yang bling bling na yan. Baka maging rice pa yang ride ni TS.

**GTi** · February 25th, 2011 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by stephenang

The M? wats the M? montero sport??? really out of the budget heh. Im knda more favoring A/T transmission since it will be more for driving also around the 1.2m to 1.3m mark thats pushing my budget already heh. Im also not sure if ill be getting diesel variants as i hear maintenance are a pain and also im looking to keep the car long term and not short term like 10 yrs i think. People say when purchasing a diesel keep in mind to get rid of it in 5yrs due to issues will start popping up around those time. Thanks for the fast feed back heh much appreciate the help.

P.S. most of the time or 90% of the time it will be just me the SUV was the requirement of my dad if i was to purchase a car so ya...

The new base Montero GLS-V with the VGT engine is at 1.4M. Perhaps you can stretch a bit?

With the fuel mileage you'll get with this car, you'll recoup your additional 100k in just a few months time.