Choosing a compact suv - need your help

[pop3corn]

I'll have to admit that the new Santa Fe is quite a looker. Good design, Good Interior design and features (i would say balanced naman and not really over the top for the grade we're looking at). Monocoque Body with a CRDi + VGT engine(this is my personal preference). The 3rd row is a plus but i doubt it's inhabitable since were still getting the SWB. My wife wanted space, then she gets space.

yan naman silver grille in ina-apply na sa Ford Escape at Ford everest dati. for me, liability yan eh kasi madali makikita ang imperfections nyan once subjected to Phil. Road elements

[allenjo]

Went to pitstop yesterday to check an actual unit. Good thing there was a black unit 2wd. My wife loved it. She checked out all the features. Told her that the HARI model will cost less and some of the features you saw in the gray unit will get watered down. But comparing the spec list of the HARI variants with the ones pitstop was importing, konti lang naman yung natanggal. I would say bearable naman. The wife gave a big thumbs up to the Santa Fe. I know she swayed already from the the CX5. How do i know? While driving home, she blurts out the question "Hon pag dala ko Santa Fe tapos natabi ako sa BMW, nakakahiya ba?" hahahaha. I just laugh at y wife since she hasn't learned a thing sa lahat ng nasabi ko. Pa sosyal pa din ang nauna.

Sold na siya. So in the end, she is finally bent on getting a 4x2 AT Santa Fe. Color is either Red Merlot or Titanium Silver. In line na sya with a Hyundai dealer and shes in the first batch of deliveries.

Thanks so much to those who shared your advices. They were very uch appreciated.

[Starex_Gold]

Yep, that I am SG Do you think it's a wise choice even tho it aint the diesel variant?


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Personally hindi ko alam, eh I think it was a blessing in disguise na hindi 2.4L Premium yung napunta sa'kin kasi nasa 5km/L lang daw ang average FC sa city driving. What more sa akin since mabigat talaga paa ko.

[jut703]

Went to pitstop yesterday to check an actual unit. Good thing there was a black unit 2wd. My wife loved it. She checked out all the features. Told her that the HARI model will cost less and some of the features you saw in the gray unit will get watered down. But comparing the spec list of the HARI variants with the ones pitstop was importing, konti lang naman yung natanggal. I would say bearable naman. The wife gave a big thumbs up to the Santa Fe. I know she swayed already from the the CX5. How do i know? While driving home, she blurts out the question "Hon pag dala ko Santa Fe tapos natabi ako sa BMW, nakakahiya ba?" hahahaha. I just laugh at y wife since she hasn't learned a thing sa lahat ng nasabi ko. Pa sosyal pa din ang nauna.

Sold na siya. So in the end, she is finally bent on getting a 4x2 AT Santa Fe. Color is either Red Merlot or Titanium Silver. In line na sya with a Hyundai dealer and shes in the first batch of deliveries.

Thanks so much to those who shared your advices. They were very uch appreciated.

Congratulations!

I remembered this thread when I was taking a drive a while ago, since I saw a brand-spankin'-new red CX-5 park beside me, and I thought, "Hey it really does look good. Fresh and elegant."

Kaso napunta ka na pala sa Santa Fe. Can't blame you though, that's definitely gonna be more of a looker.

[allenjo]

Thanks jut....talo yung bet ko the XV...sayang. Mag 2 bottles ako mamaya huhuhu

[sachiel]

insurance or warranty? most cars have 3 years warranty but i agree it's not really needed, on all my cars that i've owned never ko pa na gamit ang warranty, well actually i've used it once only, ran in a deep pot hole which messed up the cars alignment but that was my fault and not the car itself. if i own a car that will need warranty claim with in those 3 years i'm sure i'll sell it asap, just imagine what will happen after 5 or 10 years if it needs to be fixed with in the first couple of years owning it.

Oops, warranty pala. Thanks for the correction.

*allenjo
Hindi ako mahihiya kung itabi ko Fortuner sa BMW haha. Walang hiya hiya sa baha.

*dwee
You can test drive the Tucson first if possible. For me, the suspension killed it kasi sobra tagtag on uneven surfaces. It might not be a deal breaker for you so try it out first.

[Starex_Gold]

*dwee
You can test drive the Tucson first if possible. For me, the suspension killed it kasi sobra tagtag on uneven surfaces. It might not be a deal breaker for you so try it out first.

Kung galit ka na sa suspension ng lower variants, paano pa kaming naka Premium :hysterical:

Still, mas malala yung 3rd gen CR-V ko.

[pop3corn]

Went to pitstop yesterday to check an actual unit. Good thing there was a black unit 2wd. My wife loved it. She checked out all the features. Told her that the HARI model will cost less and some of the features you saw in the gray unit will get watered down. But comparing the spec list of the HARI variants with the ones pitstop was importing, konti lang naman yung natanggal. I would say bearable naman. The wife gave a big thumbs up to the Santa Fe. I know she swayed already from the the CX5. How do i know? While driving home, she blurts out the question "Hon pag dala ko Santa Fe tapos natabi ako sa BMW, nakakahiya ba?" hahahaha. I just laugh at y wife since she hasn't learned a thing sa lahat ng nasabi ko. Pa sosyal pa din ang nauna.

Sold na siya. So in the end, she is finally bent on getting a 4x2 AT Santa Fe. Color is either Red Merlot or Titanium Silver. In line na sya with a Hyundai dealer and shes in the first batch of deliveries.

Thanks so much to those who shared your advices. They were very uch appreciated.

i like your wife's attitude towards expensive things. puwede magtanong, mataba ba wife mo?

[jut703]

Speaking of wives, pop, diba naka-SF ka? Tapos macho ka? Tapos hot yung asawa mo?

May katabi kasi ako sa parking kanina, naka-SF (current gen). Tapos macho yung guy, tapos hot yung asawa. Nagmomomol sa loob nung SF.

Baka lang ikaw.

[dweex35]

Personally hindi ko alam, eh I think it was a blessing in disguise na hindi 2.4L Premium yung napunta sa'kin kasi nasa 5km/L lang daw ang average FC sa city driving. What more sa akin since mabigat talaga paa ko.

SG what's the average FC of the diesel variant? Kung ikaw ang papapiliin between the standard diesel and the premium gas, ano pipiliin mo?

[Starex_Gold]

SG what's the average FC of the diesel variant? Kung ikaw ang papapiliin between the standard diesel and the premium gas, ano pipiliin mo?

Hard question, ha.

Ako kasi gusto ko yung features na trip ko andun, kahit medyo useless na game parin. Haha!

Siguro I'll go for the standard diesel, then konting modifications nalang

Average FC ko ma'am sa city driving 7km/L to 9.5km/L.

[jut703]

edit: mahal na rin pala yung LX20 at 1.67M.

[allenjo]

i like your wife's attitude towards expensive things. puwede magtanong, mataba ba wife mo?

Exactly the opposite sir...spanking hot. Hahaha

[sachiel]

Kung galit ka na sa suspension ng lower variants, paano pa kaming naka Premium :hysterical:

Still, mas malala yung 3rd gen CR-V ko.

Actually, curious nga ako sa mga owner ng Tucson if ok sa kanila yun suspension. I didn't mention it before kasi baka ako lang maarte haha. Pero mas maganda ride ng Grand Starex sa uneven surface. May friend ako pinalitan yun suspension ng Tucson niya kaya wala sya complains. Pero sa smooth surface, ok ang ride ng Tucson.

Yan ba reason bakit na update ang suspension ng 3rd gen CRV? May narinig rin nga ako na stiff suspension ng 3rd gen CRV, but di ko masyado nasakyan kaya di ko ma-comment.

[dweex35]

Hard question, ha.

Ako kasi gusto ko yung features na trip ko andun, kahit medyo useless na game parin. Haha!

Siguro I'll go for the standard diesel, then konting modifications nalang

Average FC ko ma'am sa city driving 7km/L to 9.5km/L.

Thanks so much SG for the input, bigla tuloy akong nalito hahaha. Mukhang mawawalan ako ng tulog dahil dito... Iniisip ko kasi if i do push my budget and go for the premium diesel which is 1.728, less than 50k na lng idadagdag ko Santa Fe na 2013 na.. Hmmm.. Will open a new thread for this na lng! Hope you can contribute there as well!


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[dweex35]

*dwee
You can test drive the Tucson first if possible. For me, the suspension killed it kasi sobra tagtag on uneven surfaces. It might not be a deal breaker for you so try it out first.

I actually have test drove a unit before making a reservation for a unit. Sa sobrang ingat ko sa pag test drive hindi ko siya dinaan sa mga lubak lubak haha. Thanks for pointing out that tho. Because of you and SG im now thinking of putting my unit on hold and streching my budget a bit.. Will put up a new thread for that na lng. Nakakahiya naman kay TS at parang inoovertake ko na thread niya hehe. Thanks sachiel for the advise!



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[allenjo]

*dwee...perfectly fine by me. Oks lang. Santa fe ka na....para dalawa na kayo ng wife ko.

[Starex_Gold]

Actually, curious nga ako sa mga owner ng Tucson if ok sa kanila yun suspension. I didn't mention it before kasi baka ako lang maarte haha. Pero mas maganda ride ng Grand Starex sa uneven surface. May friend ako pinalitan yun suspension ng Tucson niya kaya wala sya complains. Pero sa smooth surface, ok ang ride ng Tucson.

Yan ba reason bakit na update ang suspension ng 3rd gen CRV? May narinig rin nga ako na stiff suspension ng 3rd gen CRV, but di ko masyado nasakyan kaya di ko ma-comment.

Yes mas masarap pa sakyan ang Grand Starex. Pero kasi van, kailangan talaga kahit saan mo dalahin hindi ka maiinis sa suspension.

Yung 3rd gen CR-V ibang klase eh naka stock rims and tires pa ako sa lagay na yun. What if naka 20s pa. Haha! Kaya nung nag-MMC sila nung 2010 inupdate yung suspension. Sabi ni Niky may improvement. Pero ang handling sa Tucson parin.

[allenjo]

Question lang sirs about the smart key ng hyundai. Pag may smart key ba kasama na din yung push start ignition? Thanks

[spotdog11]

Thanks so much SG for the input, bigla tuloy akong nalito hahaha. Mukhang mawawalan ako ng tulog dahil dito... Iniisip ko kasi if i do push my budget and go for the premium diesel which is 1.728, less than 50k na lng idadagdag ko Santa Fe na 2013 na.. Hmmm.. Will open a new thread for this na lng! Hope you can contribute there as well!


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In my opinion, a tucson with a price of 1.7 is too much. I would suggest that you pick the lower variant tucson or might as well go with the all new santa fe. If it were me, and my budget allows, I will get the all new santa fe in an instant. I consider a car as a major purchase and I usually keep my car as long as it is still dependable. It really sucks to pay the monthly payments for something you are not really happy and contented. However, if you're already happy with the lower variant tucson, then that is still a great choice. It really depends on every person's level of contentedness and budget. Happy shopping!