Honda CR-V or Nissan XTRAIL

**mbt** · November 30th, 2003 01:53 AM

supierreman,

oo basta yung 4wd na rav4... kung yung 1.8 FWD RAV4 lang, cr-v na lang siguro hehe (basta wag lang yung 10-seater na cr-v, magiging 5-seater na ulit lahat ng FWD at 4wd cr-v sa wakas).

sobrang mahal na kasi ng mga malalaking SUV e, kaya mga compact "almost mid-size" SUVs na pumalit hehe

**Supierreman** · November 30th, 2003 02:14 AM

yep! AWD rav hehe.... kaya i'm not too keen in giving up my Gen1 CR-V kaysa kunin ko 1.8L rav ng sis ko hehe

Talk about interior room... uuwi sis ko pangasinan tommorow they have to use the CR-V kase di kasya yung box na iuuwi nila singlaki ng maliit na washing machine dun sa rav4. kahit tanggalin pa yung rear seats ng rav4 di pa rin kasya. dun sa crv...fold lang nung rear seats...voila! instant cargo room!

OT na tayo.. hihihi :D

pag yung black na CRV AWD trip ko din yun! tapos super black tints and Mugen Wheels, JDM Modulo grille... ayos! Mugenized CR-V na!

shadow,
you planning to get another mini ute? diba kakakuha mo pa lang nung Gen1 V? Ang dami choices among the mini utes ngayon mahihilo ka hehe.

**shadow** · November 30th, 2003 09:49 AM

Originally posted by Supierreman

shadow,
you planning to get another mini ute? diba kakakuha mo pa lang nung Gen1 V? Ang dami choices among the mini utes ngayon mahihilo ka hehe.

yes, pero mga 2nd q. siguro next year, or sana earlier....I went to nissan yesterday, bakit yun dashboard ng X-trail yun 2 dulo nakabalot ng net or something??? para ano yun??? tama kayo lahat ang ganda na ng X-tral!!! lumabas pa yun black color....

tanong ko lang yun bang suspension ng X-trail more or less comparable sa gen 1 CRV? or is it better? di ko kasi alam yun mga technical terms eh....

maganda rin sana yun RAV 4, pinagiisipan ko rin, kaso mahilig kasi ako mag fishing kaya parang hinde kakasya yun mga gamit ko sa likod masikip. although maganda talaga itsura....

**Ungas** · November 30th, 2003 11:17 AM

Originally posted by shadow
...tanong ko lang yun bang suspension ng X-trail more or less comparable sa gen 1 CRV? or is it better? di ko kasi alam yun mga technical terms eh....

When it comes to suspension, I've read some not so good results with X-trail's performance on-road. Rather, Nissan emphasized the suspension tweaks for urban offroad excapades.

For suspension grading, hands down CRV beats X-Trail on comfort level during on-road. But for offroad use, it's the other way around.

**pajerokid** · November 30th, 2003 11:18 AM

shadow, yup, the RAV4 is really cramped, actually it doesnt have a trunk heheh.

BTTT, I actually would prefer a CRV4X4 if Honda would only drop the RT4X4!!!! Since hindi, XTrail na lang....

Just be forewarned... for some reason, ang baba talaga ng resale ng Nissan sa Pinas.... dunno why though since they make pretty darn good cars.

**mbt** · November 30th, 2003 12:02 PM

great news for bargain-hunters on the used-car market hehe

shadow,

test drive mo yung dalawa para maramdaman mo yung suspension... i suspect the cr-v will have an edge in refinement and smoothness, and maybe on-road handling as well (just a guess).

**mazdamazda** · December 1st, 2003 12:10 PM

Originally posted by shadow
maganda rin sana yun RAV 4, pinagiisipan ko rin, kaso mahilig kasi ako mag fishing kaya parang hinde kakasya yun mga gamit ko sa likod masikip. although maganda talaga itsura....

yup... maganda nga talaga ang Rav4 (BIASED!)

how big is your fishing gear ba? as for space, oks naman siya para sa akin... napagkasya ko dati dun ang isang kubeta, bowl, and bowl stand... without even having to fold the seats down... 6 na kaing na mangoes na pagkasya ko rin... also got a roof rack just in case i have to do some serious hauling...

plus it has all time 4wd... which is something to look forward to come rainy days... am not to keen though on the 4x2 Rav4... since it is lacks ABS, EBD and has drum brakes in the rear.

aside from the Rav4, i'd go for the Outlander. looks quirky but it'll make people look. plus the back styling is nice. although trunk space might be tight since it opted to hide its spare wheel.

X-Trail? if compared to the CR-V, this is it! although from the front and side, it looks very conventional... almost too much AUVish... but the back is very very nice...

also saw a kitted X-trail this morning... very PHAT!!!

**Supierreman** · December 1st, 2003 03:39 PM

shadow,
pag fishing gamitin mona lang yung gen1 V mo... may basin na sa ilalim ng picnic table paglalagayan mo ng isda hehe

**mbt** · December 1st, 2003 08:08 PM

at may picnic table pa hehehe :D

**shadow** · December 1st, 2003 08:56 PM

mazdamazda,

depende saan ako mag fishing but basically I always bring 2 big coolers, tapos yun maliit na shellane, mga pots, plastic containers, tackle boxes, reel bags, and yun rod bags, parang golf bags ang size....payat lang ng konti... bags, bait buckets, etc....

Supierreman,

LMAO