New Car Advise - 1.5-1.8M Budget

[renzo_d10]

Forester XT nga na gamit ko hindi naman nagbuburnout without meaning to...

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[slapz]

nasusunog mga sasakyan nyo?

[GTi]

Talaga?


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Haha～Nagchichirp lang naman ang front tires minsan kung biglang inapakan.

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[shelu]

alterra if SUV. mitsu lancer ex if kotse. matipid sa fuel.

[foresterx]

fortuner, para hindi magsisi

not sure if serious. everytime i ride one i immediately regret it lalo na pag hindi sa passenger side naka sakay.

[Starex_Gold]

Haha～Nagchichirp lang naman ang front tires minsan kung biglang inapakan.

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Palagi ko naman ginagawa eh, wala ako naririnig.

Sa Genesis Coupe ko lang narinig with VDC OFF

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[GTi]

Palagi ko naman ginagawa eh, wala ako naririnig.

Sa Genesis Coupe ko lang narinig with VDC OFF

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Experienced it a couple of times. I suppose the rather worn tires had a hand with it as well, and probably the road surface. Once was actually while slowly turning.

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[sirmykel]

subaru impreza?

[ghosthunter]

subaru impreza?

The Impreza with the 2.0L non turbo engine is like a wet rag. For the same budget, it would be better spent on a executive sedan or SUV/CUV.

Example the Subaru XV or Subaru Forester.

[niky]

The Santa Fe does chirp tires every now and then (if you have the front-wheel drive)... especially if you're turning and there's less weight on the inside tire. Makes sudden overtakes... interesting.

The Sorento does it more often. I think it's the stiffer suspension. Overtaking with the Sorento makes you look like a douchebag... Squeeeeeeeee... even if you aren't at full throttle.

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Agree with GH. If you're getting a non-turbo Subaru, the XV is the best of the lot. Better interior and better to drive (strangely) than the Impreza. Rides better than the current Forester (sorry... they made it a bit too stiff). Lots of space. Only downside is the small trunk.

[timrev]

go with mazda 6 or sta.fe

[germs]

go with mazda 6 or sta.fe

The Mazda 6 is actually bigger than the Camry now and even the 3-er.

Camry: 4,825 x 1,825 x 1,470 with a wheelbase of 2,775
SkyActiv Mazda 6: 4,865 x 1,840 x 1,450 with a wheelbase of 2,830
Old Mazda 6: 4,755 x 1,795 x 1,440 with a wheelbase of 2,725
BMW 3-Series: 4,624 x 1,811 x 1,429 with a wheelbase of 2,810

[niky]

Both are big inside. But the Camry has more effective cabin packaging than the Mazda6. Evven with a shorter wheelbase, there's more legroom in the Camry. But the difference is no longer huge. About three to four inches of extra knee room in the Camry.

[germs]

By the way, when I back read on this thread, somebody mentioned that since the Mazda 6 is GDI, it'll require 100RON. Contrary to this, the Mazda 6 only requires 91RON.

[GTi]

By the way, when I back read on this thread, somebody mentioned that since the Mazda 6 is GDI, it'll require 100RON. Contrary to this, the Mazda 6 only requires 91RON.

Would it require cleaner Euro 4 gasoline?

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[JohnM]

Would it require cleaner Euro 4 gasoline?

So far the Skyactiv-Gs are perfectly happy with the usual crap we get from our pumps. No doom and gloom from the SAs saying otherwise.

The Skyactiv-D however needs Euro4 diesel.

[leodawesome]

May not necessarily be as future-proof as an SUV or as practical as I'd hope, but the intent for the "big purchase" by my standards is to just go for it -- so I think you said it perfectly, might as well "live a little".

This may be contradicting, but why not go for the safer choice when you'll just go for it? SANTA FE na

You can never really enjoy driving a low car on a daily basis here in the metro. Ok lang siguro if the purpose of this purchase is ocassional use lang. Go for the executive sedans without a whim.

[ax30g]

How about the Chevrolet Malibu?

[jhnkvn]

This may be contradicting, but why not go for the safer choice when you'll just go for it? SANTA FE na

You can never really enjoy driving a low car on a daily basis here in the metro. Ok lang siguro if the purpose of this purchase is ocassional use lang. Go for the executive sedans without a whim.

I don't believe so. Depende na yan sa tao and in my case, I'm not a fan of big and bulky cars as a personal car. I'll pick a 3-series over a X3, or a 5-series over a X5. Impractical for daily driving? Well, depends on where you are. It's not like we experience flooding everyday ;)

There are occasional quibbles of course. Like how I can't simply plow through our village humps.. or how I'm 40% slower in EDSA thanks to 20s on a thinner profile tire. But once I get on the highway............. :naughty2:

[germs]

So far the Skyactiv-Gs are perfectly happy with the usual crap we get from our pumps. No doom and gloom from the SAs saying otherwise.

The Skyactiv-D however needs Euro4 diesel.

Yep 91RON unleaded is fine for our local SkyActiv engines (2.0 and 2.5), no need for Euro 4. The engines we get here have 13:1 compression ratio compared to EU SkyActiv engines which have 14:1 compression ratio.