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Honda CR-V 7 A t7 x7 \( J9 j
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#1 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Honda CR-V:" O7 B0 `; S9 X! R8 O9 A4 S6 l
- #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:6 H5 ?4 F+ `/ W5 r' I4 N8 d8 R
- 10th ranked on the list for cost
- Can get the Hyundai Tucson for around $4,000 less
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Hyundai Tucson
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| #2 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Hyundai Tucson:. X/ e) I4 F0 F6 F- G+ I
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- #1 ranked for safety on the list
- One of top 3 ranked for price on the list
Reasons not to buy the Hyundai Tucson:
' W" |; P* l" Q* U. y- has lower horsepower compared to rest
- want the #1 rated Honda CR-v
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Toyota RAV4
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: ]" v0 f5 z2 |9 K' N: L | #3 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Toyota RAV4:
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/ @1 x7 b5 I$ J' a! u. X. m5 p- #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:: Y7 z& A: |% | D6 \$ Y
- want the Honda CR-V
- low horsepower rating
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Jeep Patriot
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0 g, c. n# i' H3 _1 q | #4 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Jeep Patriot:+ X7 ]$ F) ~1 b& _ D6 i' _8 A. ^% e
) A6 Z2 L4 s. y7 _ }- #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:7 M( V, [& \* K& h
- 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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Saturn Vue. R' z" [* P6 g. ~4 e
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| #5 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Saturn Vue:
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- Great Gas Mileage
- Onstar feature
- quiet engine
- Ranked #4 on the list for price
- Good horsepower
Reasons not to buy the Saturn Vue:- p2 t2 f Z: N+ t) t2 T, q
- low rank under total value
- could get the Hyundai Tucson cheaper
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Kia Sportage8 O7 [# s/ n) w% ~7 V
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8 _5 A* L6 N) G& i7 e | #6 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Kia Sportage:
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- decent gas mileage
- #3 ranked in value
Reasons not to buy the Kia Sportage:3 R/ p* R$ Q# h7 _4 |
- low ranking horsepower
- want the Jeep Patriot
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Subaru Forester; c& O2 L I' B' U/ X7 i W: U
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| #7 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Subaru Forester:7 o) G' ~$ W5 R3 {
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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:
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- road noise
- lack of leg room in rear
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Kia Sorento
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| #8 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Kia Sorento:
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- #1 ranked horsepower on list
- Value
- exterior and interior styling
Reasons not to buy the Kia Sorento:8 P& ?2 x" p- L, I$ A
- low rank for gas mileage
- low towing ability
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Honda Element0 z# J$ A8 \' e! s
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| #9 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Honda Element:
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- 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 8 a2 o3 a/ X, e2 w
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| #10 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Suzuki Grand Vitara:
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- decent pricing
- average rank in safety
Reasons not to buy the Suzuki Grand Vitara:
R" u% r6 R' b/ \% y! f8 [2 `' U- ranked low on gas mileage
- sluggish acceleration
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Ford Freestyle
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) L+ |2 S, W, m! [4 x1 q | #11 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Ford Freestyle:" C+ l0 @8 A9 k
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- decent power balance
- car-like ride
Reasons not to buy the Ford Freestyle:
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- low ranked in value
- could improve in gas mileage
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Pontiac Torrent
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- R( R8 E7 z3 E7 F | #12 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Pontiac Torrent:! M: j, E+ o. k' [7 v2 m# i/ Q
2 w" K' D b4 w/ o5 J- y- #1 ranked for safety on the list
- Good overall value for the price
- Nice interior
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- 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:3 A; f9 E5 a( b
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- #1 ranked in value on the list
- high ranked in quality on the list
- good priced
Reasons not to buy the Jeep Wrangler:
; q& i8 Z" g, y' a% z- gas mileage not good
- scored low in safety
- road noise
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Mazda CX-7
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2 n+ ^$ l: m _/ l" ]7 S( S, d | #14 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Mazda CX-7:+ t. w! a) J+ g/ }5 Y
. G8 d; i& t y4 Y3 a0 ^) U6 F- #1 ranked in safety on the list
- #3 ranked in expert review
- #3 ranked in value
Reasons not to buy the Mazda CX-7:6 | W% L7 C0 p" Y# X" `2 ?
- could do better in gas mileage
- a bit pricy for the quality
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BMW X3
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- great horsepower
- very good value
- comfortable
Reasons not to buy the BMW X3:
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- could do better in gas mileage
- #22 ranked for price
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Suzuki XL7 $ E) k ]! O% S, R0 ?+ V$ u
! B4 V; G! Z& C+ y# U | #16 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Suzuki XL7:
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- #3 ranked for horsepower
- Smooth V6
- exterior look
- controls easy to use
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- low ranked in value
- low ranked in price
- can do better in gas mileage
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Acura RDX
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( y6 j' j' v3 e | #17 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Acura RDX:6 P v# N) [- M- P. P5 P
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- #3 ranked in value
- #6 ranked in horsepower
- luxurious interior
Reasons not to buy the Acura RDX:
/ C2 u& n$ q/ J" `1 Q$ c- 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:- R7 _* N8 ^" W* c4 D+ ]6 y0 X+ }
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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
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# U+ J; W$ C) F+ ` | #19 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Mitsubishi Outlander:) u1 L% B( x0 D; l8 A8 [
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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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- roomy
- Great mileage
- comfortable ride
- sporty look and feel
Reasons not to buy the Ford Escape:6 j2 ~8 `- M3 b; r% y' Y6 i% C9 A
- lacks in horsepower
- scored low in value
- can do better in safety area
- road noise
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Jeep Liberty . `4 P* m6 d6 [3 N
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| #21 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Jeep Liberty:
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5 o$ |- U7 H$ j$ h- good low-end torque
- decent cargo compacity
- Rugged, sporty feel
Reasons not to buy the Jeep Liberty:
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- scored low in safety
- a bit pricy compared to others
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Mercury Mariner $ S( o( c/ X: p; Z z3 s- O
: w$ p4 Q9 i5 k# @0 W' D7 h6 m3 J8 l | #22 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Mercury Mariner:
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- ok on gas mileage
- not too bad on price
Reasons not to buy the Mercury Mariner:! M. W/ H- {" F1 e: b. Z8 }8 l
- low safety score
- lower ranked on horsepower
- scored low in overall value
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