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February 12th, 2010 03:36 PM #1Hi,
I am considering to change my Ford Escape into either of these two, can you please help me decide, please post pros and cons of the two. I'm a Family man with 2 kids (5 and 2 yo), so thinking if I really need 7 seater Montero ? or just 5 seater Forester? Looks, I like both, just don't know the ride, who is fun to drive? Price is almost the same, how about service and parts? Resale value? It is just a short Pque-Alabang daily driver with almost weekly ride to Tagaytay...
Regards,
Charles
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February 12th, 2010 04:19 PM #3
Yeah Montero na lang ako kapag 2.0 Forester ang pinaguusapan pero kung yung 2.5 XT Forester ako!
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February 12th, 2010 06:18 PM #4
The Forester is a better car. More refinement, better handling, better ride, better active safety, better crash safety (though amongst ladder-frame SUVs like the Everest and Fortuner, the Montero is currently top of the heap in this regard) and etcetera.
Buuuuuut. The 2.0 comes with the old 4-speed automatic. In the Impreza 2.0R, it's already sluggish. In the old Legacy 2.0R, it was absolutely anemic. In the Forester?...
Not to say the 2.5 Montero is a quick car... they likely have the same 0-100 km/h times (Montero may be slightly slower)... but the extra torque from the turbo makes up for the lack in overall grunt... and consumption by the diesel should be more palatable.
Ang pagbalik ng comeback...
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February 12th, 2010 06:27 PM #5
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February 12th, 2010 07:37 PM #6
Since you are a family man, you might want to prioritize ride comfort, ease of ingress/egress and interior space so the Forester, IMO, wins in these areas.
Montero is a good vehicle but it doesn't seem to match you lifestyle at the moment (i think). :D
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February 15th, 2010 04:37 PM #8IMO, the Montero downside is STILL Customer Service. My vote goes to the Forester 2.0 IF you're willing to do minor mods.
Pero since 2-3 vehicles lang naman ang choice mo, I suggest you test drive all 3. Hulihin mo lang yung FXT dahil kung unahin mo yun, malamang di mo na i test drive yung iba.
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February 16th, 2010 01:22 AM #9
I lost my Toyota Fortuner 2.7 VVTi to Typhoon Ondoy. So I went around shopping for a replacement SUV. The contenders: 2010 Hyundai Tucson 2.0 GLS 4x2, Mitsubishi Montero Sport 2.5 GLS 4x2, 2010 Honda CR-V 2.0 S, and Subaru Forester 2.0x 4x4.
After several weeks of study, going to the dealers and getting inputs from various sources such as tsikot.com, motioncars.com, topgear.com.ph, and autoindustriya.com, I decided to get the Forester 2.0x.
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February 16th, 2010 05:08 PM #10
well good luck with that kung masiraan ka sa province at yan lang dala mo sasakyan magbubus ka pauwi...
bebe eksa, saan kayo nagchuchurch???
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