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Honda CR-V
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6 U/ Q9 l' P7 d9 V1 n" S#1 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Honda CR-V:6 q+ T. T, |8 r; Y$ {. X
- #1 Ranked for safety on the list
- #1 Ranked for quality on the list
- #1 Ranked for Expert Review on the list
- One of the top 3 ranked for gas milage
Reasons not to buy the Honda CR-V:
: F% f* {2 q4 G$ N8 F. j: H6 K- 10th ranked on the list for cost
- Can get the Hyundai Tucson for around $4,000 less
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Hyundai Tucson
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1 F# o4 g ?3 T6 r8 l+ E, e. C* Q- #1 ranked for safety on the list
- One of top 3 ranked for price on the list
Reasons not to buy the Hyundai Tucson:
: [/ ]3 E o# L8 P) c- has lower horsepower compared to rest
- want the #1 rated Honda CR-v
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| #3 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Toyota RAV4:) a" T k+ U% l
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- #1 ranked fuel economy on the list
- runner up next to Honda CR-V for quality
- runner up for expert review
- #1 ranked for value on the list
- Agile and economical
Reasons not to buy the Toyota RAV4:
+ ^" ]7 |! b% a, \/ o9 _- want the Honda CR-V
- low horsepower rating
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Jeep Patriot
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| #4 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Jeep Patriot:: |; l% @( K5 T' F! P
, A' R+ \7 U4 r( P- #1 ranked for gas mileage
- #1 ranked for price
- One of the top ten for safety
- good off road capability
Reasons not to buy the Jeep Patriot:& g# M2 [9 x3 o* G) `
- Cab is pretty noisy
- comes standard with just a one cd system
- small fuel tank
- not a great deal of cargo space in rear
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# O2 K8 L: k. F& V3 ]8 ?* t | #5 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Saturn Vue:, ~ d: d4 S$ Z8 u) C- S8 q
2 Z& Y$ z( r$ b* S- Great Gas Mileage
- Onstar feature
- quiet engine
- Ranked #4 on the list for price
- Good horsepower
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- low rank under total value
- could get the Hyundai Tucson cheaper
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Kia Sportage* a, S( B. O' M( |- }+ M
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3 e+ D# p( u$ `! P | #6 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Kia Sportage:1 o! _& c5 |; K& S
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- decent gas mileage
- #3 ranked in value
Reasons not to buy the Kia Sportage:
+ T% p- P3 u) u1 {! @1 C7 j$ Z- low ranking horsepower
- want the Jeep Patriot
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Subaru Forester- ?- F6 X0 t# C3 b0 i' @2 l
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: [1 G8 z4 a1 ~3 ]! \5 b; e3 @( G | #7 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Subaru Forester:8 | I4 ~6 X+ f. W6 D
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- #1 ranked for safety on the list
- #3 ranked for value on list
- decent gas mileage
Reasons not to buy the Subaru Forester:
! O" f/ k, e2 `3 g2 v0 L- No Acceleration
- road noise
- lack of leg room in rear
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Kia Sorento7 h2 T- X$ t3 t4 I& g
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| #8 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Kia Sorento:) z, H" D' {: ~. A5 f
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- Value
- exterior and interior styling
Reasons not to buy the Kia Sorento:2 {1 ?4 i1 R+ T! z
- low rank for gas mileage
- low towing ability
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Honda Element) Z# ~% K9 m4 Q0 K' N8 P
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/ {' s8 F$ l @: {7 E | #9 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Honda Element:& j4 ~- v! |1 q6 ^; Y: G! [
, G. [- \; I4 l8 ~) t- good gas mileage
- interior space
- Lots of leg room for front and back passengers
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- some road noise
- low horsepower
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Suzuki Grand Vitara
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3 I6 O; a5 n5 D7 c; g7 S | #10 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Suzuki Grand Vitara:
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- smooth ride
- decent pricing
- average rank in safety
Reasons not to buy the Suzuki Grand Vitara:
4 _8 j6 \) y# l6 V6 Q- ranked low on gas mileage
- sluggish acceleration
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Ford Freestyle
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| #11 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Ford Freestyle:) M. w# t' i& t* i8 }# l% z
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- #1 ranked in safety on the list
- decent power balance
- car-like ride
Reasons not to buy the Ford Freestyle:; z. Q$ D3 W8 Y' a
- high priced
- low ranked in value
- could improve in gas mileage
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Pontiac Torrent
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| #12 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Pontiac Torrent:3 l: b/ h8 J. t. q5 ]" L% @" B- j
4 Y. {2 j% _6 b [, p- #1 ranked for safety on the list
- Good overall value for the price
- Nice interior
Reasons not to buy the Pontiac Torrent:
# V" L4 L6 b2 v$ g7 N- ranked low for price
- can do better for fuel economy
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Jeep Wrangler
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| #13 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Jeep Wrangler:+ m& l8 A! ?/ T
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- #1 ranked in value on the list
- high ranked in quality on the list
- good priced
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- gas mileage not good
- scored low in safety
- road noise
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| #14 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Mazda CX-7:1 G+ W! r, {. n S: M8 o, o% k1 _
2 }7 a% g( m* q8 q# r8 L# X! |6 `- #1 ranked in safety on the list
- #3 ranked in expert review
- #3 ranked in value
Reasons not to buy the Mazda CX-7:
; ?2 z) h2 Y' n9 j& g9 [0 V- could do better in gas mileage
- a bit pricy for the quality
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BMW X3 2 Z7 O! a0 Q F
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| #15 Editor's PickReasons to buy the BMW X3:
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- very good value
- comfortable
Reasons not to buy the BMW X3:4 v" T. _# ~9 A, g$ f; V
- low ranking for safety
- could do better in gas mileage
- #22 ranked for price
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Suzuki XL7
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| #16 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Suzuki XL7:# x! p+ f! Z! u; G# z" W- m' ~
4 `$ K% o/ H* l; a. N& e- #3 ranked for horsepower
- Smooth V6
- exterior look
- controls easy to use
Reasons not to buy the Suzuki XL7:
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- low ranked in price
- can do better in gas mileage
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Acura RDX
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| #17 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Acura RDX:+ I, H$ i9 c' R8 p
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- #3 ranked in value
- #6 ranked in horsepower
- luxurious interior
Reasons not to buy the Acura RDX:6 `) v! s$ U# A/ d" J/ H- j
- Scored low in safety
- can do better in gas mileage
- extremely sluggish off the line
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Chevrolet Equinox
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| #18 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Chevrolet Equinox:$ t' [$ ^0 n+ D& z( \, m3 J" W6 p
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- smooth ride
- exterior styling is nice
- has decent interior space
Reasons not to buy the Chevrolet Equinox:
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- can do better on gas
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Mitsubishi Outlander 1 h$ k/ ~) O! Z
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| #19 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Mitsubishi Outlander:. o. J& B. w/ g- Q; x# ^4 Z6 m% |
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- #3 ranked in value
- has decent horsepower
- comfortable
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- low safety score
- can do better on gas mileage
- a bit pricy for the quality
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Ford Escape
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| #20 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Ford Escape:
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- Great mileage
- comfortable ride
- sporty look and feel
Reasons not to buy the Ford Escape:
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- scored low in value
- can do better in safety area
- road noise
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Jeep Liberty * I% W' b6 r5 D# i1 r4 G
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| #21 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Jeep Liberty:7 B2 k* R% O( S( q+ @2 _5 f
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- good low-end torque
- decent cargo compacity
- Rugged, sporty feel
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- can do better in gas mileage
- scored low in safety
- a bit pricy compared to others
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Mercury Mariner
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' U3 ?! [/ E6 ~ | #22 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Mercury Mariner: C" ^2 F2 O9 w8 o
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- ok on gas mileage
- not too bad on price
Reasons not to buy the Mercury Mariner:
5 y0 {' G& S2 p- low safety score
- lower ranked on horsepower
- scored low in overall value
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