New Montero Sport 4x4, Fortuner 3.0 4x4 or Sta. Fe 4x4.

**JPG111** · November 21st, 2008 11:11 PM

The Contenders..
Hyundai Santa Fe

Mitsubishi Montero Sport

Toyota Fortuner

**dxx_ddf** · November 21st, 2008 11:27 PM

Originally Posted by JPG111

The Contenders..
Hyundai Santa Fe

Mitsubishi Montero Sport

Toyota Fortuner

physically, ganda ng harap ng fortuner, matcho. ang montero naman disente tignan. ang santa fe, parang sa babae lang bagay, ***y...

**saipeme** · November 22nd, 2008 12:46 AM

fortuner pa din anytime of the day kahit alipustain ng nakararami hehehe..my fort will release on monday same as in the pic 'V' variant...

**lui** · November 22nd, 2008 01:04 AM

maganda ung mukha ng bagong fortuner

**dxx_ddf** · November 22nd, 2008 02:24 AM

Originally Posted by saipeme

fortuner pa din anytime of the day kahit alipustain ng nakararami hehehe..my fort will release on monday same as in the pic 'V' variant...

congrats sir sa magiging new ride mo.. matchong matchong dating mo nyan.. ganda nga ng bagong mukha ng fortuner ngayon. kahit alipustain pa ng marami yan basta nag eenjoy ka sa ride mo, ok lang yan. importante sariling satisfaction.

**leonleon** · November 22nd, 2008 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by tidus1203

Its pricey kasi direct import from Korea eh unlike the competitors galing Thailand.

Tanong lang po, sir: What's the difference if it is direct import from Korea v.s. direct import from Thailand? Eh pareho lang namang import yan pag dating sa Pinas?

Does it have anything to do with ASEAN import priorities / priviliges?

**tidus1203** · November 22nd, 2008 03:06 PM

Ewan ko, tax laws na yun di ako experto sa taxes. Basta mas mataas ang tax sa mga import from Japan/Korea/US/Europe kaysa sa mga SEA countries and I don't know why that is so...

**projector** · November 22nd, 2008 03:23 PM

fortuner pa din ako

**leonleon** · November 22nd, 2008 04:08 PM

Originally Posted by tidus1203

Ewan ko, tax laws na yun di ako experto sa taxes. Basta mas mataas ang tax sa mga import from Japan/Korea/US/Europe kaysa sa mga SEA countries and I don't know why that is so...

Tama yata guess ko... ASEAN nations enjoy tax priviledges/ cuts / discounts, kaya yung galing Thailand mas mura ipasok sa Pinas.

Going off topic here: But if you are to compare the price of Hyundai (Korea Origin) from the CBU's from Mitsubishi (Japan Origin) for example, parang mas mura pa rin presyo ng Mitsu (Japan) kaysa sa Hyundai (Korea) di ba? Example is the Outlander compared to the Sta. Fe (after discounts).

So like a lot of people have already expressed, I can't shake the feeling Korean vehicles are now more expensive "for the money" compared to their Japanes counterparts.

**safeorigin** · November 22nd, 2008 04:53 PM

well, hyundai is becoming more and more european since it's really their target market. that why they have german designers in their roster. sta. fe on the otherhand was designed to cater the US segment of SUV crazed people. just look at the safety rating for instance.

as for the montero, at the rear, you'd mistake it for a fuzion but it's really the interior and strada-ish features that defines the vehicle.

as for the fortuner, it had some makeover and shows more testosteron than its predecessor. a good move for their part but i dunno.

verdict: sta. should not be included in this comparo since it's a not based on a truck platform. montero sport still is somewhat underrated in the consumer list;fort - lot's of owners translates good quality image perhaps? though i still like the old school toyotas, i'm not sure about the present ones