Murano in Philippines

[shotgun_banjo]

Hi,

Just wondering if buying a Murano in the Philippines will be a good idea. I own a 2007 SE and 2011 LE murano in Canada and I love it so much that I want the same car for my business trips and errands in the Philippines. Any idea on how "hot" this car from carnappers and the likes? Don't like BMWs and Mercs as I have used them before and the Murano trumps those German cars 2 folds down.

I also heard the rav 4 and CRVs are considered luxury cars there? No idea why it is called luxury cars there as those are economy cars here at abroad.

Any thoughts and suggestions on which dealership to go?

Thanks!

[simply_louie]

Try Nissan Mantrade, and look for Ms. Rona Leus. Gave the Murano a spin last year and the ride was great. The downside -- its steep sticker price at P2.85M (if I recall it right). With that, you have the option of getting a 7-seater Pajero at P2.6M, or even the 7-seater Mazda CX-9 which now fetches P2.350M.

[fierari]

murano is not worth it in the ph too expensive

[shotgun_banjo]

2.85m (LE ba to?) = +/-$68,000:excl: That is like a fully loaded X5 here! yikes! mga pinoy nga naman oh! I'll give her a shout when i go there in Feb. If i get the car dapat mayroon kang commision para pang goodtime! Lanang pajero (montero) dito sa north america so I can't comment on the ride. CX-7 fun to drive but too big for me. I rather get a van if I am buying more than 5 seats (may honda odyssey ba dyan?) . Also the quality of materials is not as PAR as on the murano. If you have a chance to step inside a Infiniti SUV and then step inside a murano you won't see the difference on the quality of materials.

Well that will be tough now to think that the murano is that expensive there.

I'll just go to Apalit and get a stainless steel SUV wanabee made for me with maching halakhak na sirena!LOL!

seriously if I am a pinas resident and wants to get a nice SUV that will ride well on mga lubaks, cost is reasonable for the vehicle, and has serious V6 engine what will you get if you have 3m budget?

[sachiel]

It's sad that cars in the Philippines are waaay more expensive. Even the Camry and Accord are freakin expensive here compared to other countries.

If your budget is 3M, your choices will be Murano, the old Patrol, CX9, Veracruz, Tribeca, Q5, Explorer, Suburban, Prado is around 3.5M, Pajero, Dodge Nitro, and Chrysler Journey. I don't know the prices of Land Rovers and Jeep here. Maybe you can consider the Alphard v6 if you like vans. As for my preference, extend your budget to 4M and get a Land Cruiser.

[Blackraven]

*shotgun_banjo

Yup meron na Murano Z51 dito sa Pilipinas.





I think they dropped the price na ata by a bit to 2.6 or 2.7 million pesos (due to economic agreement between Philippines and Japan).

Hehe IMHO, you should go get one. The Murano looks awesome and CVT gearbox nya ay ROCK SOLID :D

[shotgun_banjo]

nitro, journey and explorer are out of the list as they are too plasticky and can't come close to the level of refinement of a murano. actually had those cars as rental cars here (one of the cheapest rental suvs you'll get) and i returned it and paid extra to get a jeep commander (commander is a sweet ride-can't imagine using the low 4 mode on pinas floods it will be like chicken for the jeep. besides i think a nitro, journey and explorer are like way overpriced too. i rather buy a crv or rav 4 before those.

drove a veracruz yesterday...like the styling but not that spacious. tribeca are gas guzzlers so no way. no german cars as parts are freaking expensive (dont know if pinas has free 4 years maintenance on bmw and audi). i didnt see a v6 alphard on the toyota phil website.

i think the landcruser series are the only suv that you guys are recommending that i think is on the right price for a import suv there. the landcruser lc200 is like a lexus lx, landcruser prado is like a lexus gx.

are those lux cars common nowadays in pinas. i dont want to attract too much attention if you guys know what i mean

[1stgear]

Get the MURANO!

[AG4]

nitro, journey and explorer are out of the list as they are too plasticky and can't come close to the level of refinement of a murano.

The old Explorer that we all know already went out of production, Ford has launched an all-new model in the US with new tech and much higher quality materials. FGP might bring it in middle of this year.




All-new Explorer playing in Dubai...

[actor21]

i rather buy a crv or rav 4 before those

if you're buying these two here, you'll be surprised how much these two costs. hehehehe

[shotgun_banjo]

blackraven,

yung tailights ba ng murano diyan ay katulad ng sa picture or may white curved line sa taas at baba? iba rin ng konti yung bumper sa harap. Euro spec ba or US spec version ang murano sa pinas? kompare ko lang sa nakapark sa garehe ko. saka kung may alam kang link ng detailed features ng murano sold in the pinas that will be great.

AG4,

already drove the new explorer here...murano parin ako.

actor21,
mahal siguro versus sa us prices but I know first hand how much better to keep those two suvs in the long run. it might not be as bonga as a murano but if the murano cost 1.2 million more thna those then buy all means i'll get the rav4 v6 (rav4 for me is more utilitarian but lots of oommp - crv for city driving and not hauling too many things----4 banger engine)....available ba ang v6 na rav4 diyan?

Ano ba ang ratio ng mga +2M na cars versus sa economy cars sa road sa pinas? takot din kasi akong maging flashy masyado diyan eh. Last time na umuwi ko diyan (4 years ago) I still drive my 1995, 15,000 kilometers kia pride and no one looks at me and I feel great as no one cares! Yun nga lang i didnt enjoy the bumps and small space and kinda hiya sa kasama kong foreigner.

[sachiel]

The Murano in the pic is the diesel version in Europe. Hope they bring it here.

The Alphard V6 is just new here that's why it's not yet in the website. The V6 RAV4 is not available here.

If you buy 2M+ cars, people will look at you. The safest 2M+ car that won't get noticed is the old Patrol. Around 95% of cars here are below 2M. You can check out Fortuner or Montero but you will be just a common car.

[renzo_d10]

*shotgun_banjo

Yup meron na Murano Z51 dito sa Pilipinas.





I think they dropped the price na ata by a bit to 2.6 or 2.7 million pesos (due to economic agreement between Philippines and Japan).

Hehe IMHO, you should go get one. The Murano looks awesome and CVT gearbox nya ay ROCK SOLID :D

No, you should not.

It's ugly. It's small. It's damn expensive. You almost get the same features for a lesser price if you buy the iX premium. The new Murano looks like an Alien. Sorry, fans. Just saying my thing here ... :hysterical:

That GT-R emblem at the background looks ***y tho'. Hahaha.

[ryan]

It's sad that cars in the Philippines are waaay more expensive. Even the Camry and Accord are freakin expensive here compared to other countries.

Sorry but I have to disagree. It just happens that car in the US are really cheap (like most consumer goods). Compared to the rest of SE Asia, our car prices are actually among the least expensive in the region especially non-luxury cars.

Anyway, going back to the topic, unfortunately, Nissan image in the Philippines is very poor nowadays and I hardly see any new Nissan cars even if they just released new models. So although I think the Murano is a very good luxury CUV at 2.8M, if it was my money, I'd look elsewhere.

[eggman]

*shotgun_banjo

Yup meron na Murano Z51 dito sa Pilipinas.





I think they dropped the price na ata by a bit to 2.6 or 2.7 million pesos (due to economic agreement between Philippines and Japan).

Hehe IMHO, you should go get one. The Murano looks awesome and CVT gearbox nya ay ROCK SOLID :D

Panay 2010 MY na Murano pa ang nandito sa Philippine market.

Universal Motors ang in-charge sa selling at importation ng Murano rito at SL 4WD variant lang ang dinala nila rito and not the LE variant na mas maganda ang rims.

[shotgun_banjo]

No v6 rav4? Sayang naman tulin panaman nuon saka lakas humatak for its size. Ill call around manila dealerships and try to get detailed specs on the cars there parang I can't trust their websites for detailed information on phil spec cars there.

[MXFX]

i say go for it since you are set for one already and have the budget. that or test drive comparable cuv's before buying.

[sachiel]

No v6 rav4? Sayang naman tulin panaman nuon saka lakas humatak for its size. Ill call around manila dealerships and try to get detailed specs on the cars there parang I can't trust their websites for detailed information on phil spec cars there.

Or you can buy Forester XT which is faster and costs almost the same as the current RAV4.

[eggman]

Die hard at loyal Nissan Murano owner talaga yang si shotgun_banjo

[shotgun_banjo]

hirap talagang magdecide pag nainlove ka sa isang tsikot...hahanaphanapin mo lalo na pag walang tutumbas sa iba...my mind is set, murano it will be for the third time....i just have to ship a set of 20" OEM LE wheels there before I go home and few important factory parts that i think wont be available there. I do hope there is carbon silver color there.

MXFX,

Just accured how about importing a FX35 then slap a 20" FX50 wheels on it? cant imagine what kind of tax and kotong the customs will do for you to get that car out of the pier.