Subaru XV Base vs Mitsu Montero GLX AT

[paulp]

It has boiled down to these two choices. List price minus discount at 1.2M. Each having its own pros and cons. Most of the time, I will use it for driving to work somewhere in Mandaluyong and Makati. Weekends, I will use to drive to Pampanga via NLEX with my wife and daughter.
The Monty seems to be the practical choice since it is a diesel and assuming same FC would be cheaper to maintain. However, my personal preference is the XV (uncommon, looks, better ride quality, drives like a car). Still undecided.

What would you choose and why?

Thanks.

[xagent_orangex]

subaru...

madami nang may monty...

[bagugab]

subaru...since it's where your heart is

[Egan101]

Choose what your heart desires. Though if you want to extend your budget a bit, you're now looking at the Forester 2.0L.

[boytsiks]

Subaru... Yun ang mas gusto mo eh...

Question lang about Subaru's maintenance. Is it comparable to other Japanese brands?

[jp923]

Subaru... Yun ang mas gusto mo eh...

Question lang about Subaru's maintenance. Is it comparable to other Japanese brands?

Pms every 10k km cost 6,870 in motor image gh.

I'd go with the subie anytime! Safety and performance is better than monty imo having driven both, subie is much responsive and more connected to the driver. Handling is very good too, especially at high speed curves. If you can, get the top of the line at 1.4++m or fozzie base at 1.390m.

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[paulp]

Choose what your heart desires. Though if you want to extend your budget a bit, you're now looking at the Forester 2.0L.

Thanks. Stretched na budget with these two choices..

[paulp]

subaru...since it's where your heart is

Yeah, I was ready to pull the trigger at biglang ginulo ng Monty ang options ko. If I follow my wallet..Monty daw.

[xagent_orangex]

Yeah, I was ready to pull the trigger at biglang ginulo ng Monty ang options ko. If I follow my wallet..Monty daw.

c'mon man, i know mataba yang wallet mo

[Egan101]

If you don't need space for 7, then no need for the Montero Sport GLX.

[senoritoblx]

Madali ako mahilo sa Monty. Sa XV hinde, close to sedan level comfort ang ride. Light on its feet. I get 7km/li rush hour traffic. Dali i maneuver and park. 8+ inches ground clearance for damn floods, road imperfections, and odd-angle ramps. Mas pogi pati kaysa monty

Less space ng xv kaysa monty. If you need space and carrying capacity better Monty. If solo ka most of the time urban driving better xv.

My $.02

[vinj]

Actually if the office car plan would allow it, i would get an XV in a heartbeat. When i checked it out, it's perfect for my daily and weekend needs actually (including the regular weekend drive to Pampanga to visit the outlaws). It may not be as practical in terms of parts sourcing as a Toyota or Mitsu but there are 3rd party shops who can work on Subbies well enough as well.

Our office MS GLS also smokes at idle (there's a light wiff at times)... less than 5K old on the odo.

[paulp]

Actually if the office car plan would allow it, i would get an XV in a heartbeat. When i checked it out, it's perfect for my daily and weekend needs actually (including the regular weekend drive to Pampanga to visit the outlaws). It may not be as practical in terms of parts sourcing as a Toyota or Mitsu but there are 3rd party shops who can work on Subbies well enough as well. Our office MS GLS also smokes at idle (there's a light wiff at times)... less than 5K old on the odo.

I'm actually assuming that in the first five years of ownership, most of my spend would be on PMS only. I had a very good experience with my 08 lancer and to date aside from the regular PMS, I've only replaced the battery wiper and timing belt. Very reliable.
Now it would be my first time to own a Subaru and I'm concerned that later on I will be shocked with the cost of parts. Given the limited users, you think replacement parts for Subaru is something hard to come by? I bet the parts at casa would be expensive. Subaru only carries 3 yr warranty or 60000kms.

[vinj]

I'm actually assuming that in the first five years of ownership, most of my spend would be on PMS only. I had a very good experience with my 08 lancer and to date aside from the regular PMS, I've only replaced the battery wiper and timing belt. Very reliable.
Now it would be my first time to own a Subaru and I'm concerned that later on I will be shocked with the cost of parts. Given the limited users, you think replacement parts for Subaru is something hard to come by? I bet the parts at casa would be expensive. Subaru only carries 3 yr warranty or 60000kms.

I'd believe that Subbies are very sturdy vehicles. I've yet to hear of ownership horror stories and remember, these are cars built with a rallying mindset (hence their all wheel drive models). Subbies are also Japan manufactured vehicles with Japanese parts so i'd still believe them to be very sturdy. Given you keep your cars for maybe 3-5 years then it should not really be much of a headache to own if the PMS is within your budget range. Try asking Subbie owners on where to source parts; chances are there are third party suppliers too in case it needs any given these cars still sell quite briskly to the middle and upper market segments.

[paulp]

I'd believe that Subbies are very sturdy vehicles. I've yet to hear of ownership horror stories and remember, these are cars built with a rallying mindset (hence their all wheel drive models). Subbies are also Japan manufactured vehicles with Japanese parts so i'd still believe them to be very sturdy. Given you keep your cars for maybe 3-5 years then it should not really be much of a headache to own if the PMS is within your budget range. Try asking Subbie owners on where to source parts; chances are there are third party suppliers too in case it needs any given these cars still sell quite briskly to the middle and upper market segments.

Thanks. Posted in the Subaru section. There is this autofocus event in MOA next weekend so it's a great opportunity to do another round of test driving. I've tested the XV twice. 0 for Montero. Ironically, I see so many Montero on the streets but the Mitsubishi casas all around Metro are not offering test drives.




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[foresterx]

I'd believe that Subbies are very sturdy vehicles. I've yet to hear of ownership horror stories and remember, these are cars built with a rallying mindset (hence their all wheel drive models). Subbies are also Japan manufactured vehicles with Japanese parts so i'd still believe them to be very sturdy. Given you keep your cars for maybe 3-5 years then it should not really be much of a headache to own if the PMS is within your budget range. Try asking Subbie owners on where to source parts; chances are there are third party suppliers too in case it needs any given these cars still sell quite briskly to the middle and upper market segments.

subarus are known to be one of the most reliable and safest cars available in the market, yes even more reliable than mitsubishi. and yes parts can be sourced outside of casa just join the subaru guys and it'll make sourcing parts much much easier. not sure about xv parts though since it's pretty new but i've seen tons of forester and impreza parts. anyway great thing about subarus are most of their parts can be used to all subarus.

btw i'm a big fan of subarus but i wouldn't recommend the new forester and xv or any car that has cvt if you plan to keep it a while. it's new in our market but in other countries it's been out for a while and it's true that the cvt gives great FC but a lot of people have experienced tons of issues with the transmission after a while and most of the time it happens after your warranty expires so you have to pay for it to get fixed. that's why cvt's are called ticking time bombs on other car forums.

[paulp]

Madali ako mahilo sa Monty. Sa XV hinde, close to sedan level comfort ang ride. Light on its feet. I get 7km/li rush hour traffic. Dali i maneuver and park. 8+ inches ground clearance for damn floods, road imperfections, and odd-angle ramps. Mas pogi pati kaysa monty Less space ng xv kaysa monty. If you need space and carrying capacity better Monty. If solo ka most of the time urban driving better xv. My $.02

Useful info. What's the worst recorded fc?what route? My daily route is less than 10kms through boni.

[senoritoblx]

Useful info. What's the worst recorded fc?what route? My daily route is less than 10kms through boni.

Q.Ave- España-Roxas Blvd. Gapang trafik usually. Arnd 18-20km one way

[20santafe14]

Antagal pa pala!

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[Walter]

I don't think there are sources of Subaru parts outside of the dealers for now. The shops that cater to Subarus are for upgrades and modifications, they don't really sell common parts.

This is also a thing with Mitsubishi and other car brands that do not have test drive vehicles. The dealers are asked to pay / buy the test drive vehicles if they want one.