It will be for my mom. Will be her first car. She lives in Pangasinan so traffic wont be an issue, thus, manual transmission would not be an issue too. Her first choice was Montero but I told her there are new models now that are better.

Ive read the TB thread here before this MU-X came out. Love the looks of the TB, but im concerned also of interior features in the MT variant.

I would have pushed her to the mazda CX-5, clearly wins with looks, handling, fc and pms cost but she really wants a 7-seater suv. Pls help me decide. She's not techie. No traffic there. She will use it for her weekly purchase in the city, mostly from her suppliers in Dagupan or Urdaneta, sometimes Baguio. She lives with my 2 aunts and 1 uncle. Budget is 1.1 to 1.4M, Comfortable driving/handling, Lower maintainance cost vs other SUVs.