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Honda CR-V : M- U; E# \) d: t' W1 } s# t
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#1 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Honda CR-V:, Q9 J7 }1 C9 w1 c
- #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:
7 t- k `0 O6 ~# ?3 B0 H# o, Z) W0 P- 10th ranked on the list for cost
- Can get the Hyundai Tucson for around $4,000 less
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Hyundai Tucson + @: j7 U+ j5 p0 `# a
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| #2 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Hyundai Tucson:( p% z1 k7 P+ l; B1 G
: {5 @- J3 G1 E5 |1 @& a- #1 ranked for safety on the list
- One of top 3 ranked for price on the list
Reasons not to buy the Hyundai Tucson:
' P% \" R) ~ w, s5 g+ p- has lower horsepower compared to rest
- want the #1 rated Honda CR-v
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Toyota RAV4
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6 T: ^+ d7 L2 S/ E" r* U8 E | #3 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Toyota RAV4:
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" x( o5 Z7 P. W7 a$ j- #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:
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- low horsepower rating
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Jeep Patriot
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$ _/ S+ x: Z, @/ _; ~% d | #4 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Jeep Patriot:( ~/ b4 d% g- ]
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- #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:8 ^& f8 V( B; A4 o, o
- 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 Vue2 l% ?9 P* s' c! X5 {
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( R2 d/ E# z% d$ H | #5 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Saturn Vue:, G( \- R! t8 y/ F
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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:4 S* v& d: @9 ~* c9 S
- low rank under total value
- could get the Hyundai Tucson cheaper
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: {3 F1 L) J# F$ o | #6 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Kia Sportage:7 K9 Q6 o9 @+ X7 F$ }. j
+ m$ X$ l( V- V9 J: w6 y8 R- runner up for best price behind the Jeep Patriot
- decent gas mileage
- #3 ranked in value
Reasons not to buy the Kia Sportage:9 n4 U; f" ~7 v1 B( z& v6 T
- low ranking horsepower
- want the Jeep Patriot
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Subaru Forester
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| #7 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Subaru Forester:
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6 [$ {( a5 |+ h2 a0 ~- #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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* p: n" v. D: h* p" C# v4 A& ?, k( I; e | #8 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Kia Sorento:8 C7 `4 N# f% z1 Q7 D
8 \7 ^5 L+ g2 o/ I, f2 ?- |/ b- y- #1 ranked horsepower on list
- Value
- exterior and interior styling
Reasons not to buy the Kia Sorento:. m/ G; U5 I. s- h7 N% N1 A. B( r
- low rank for gas mileage
- low towing ability
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Honda Element; U- U( u: E S, W, `" U3 p, W
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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
Reasons not to buy the Honda Element:
. O) @+ B* |' W2 w2 u- some road noise
- low horsepower
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Suzuki Grand Vitara
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| #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:
" |% n% L" I, Q4 C0 c1 P; C- ranked low on gas mileage
- sluggish acceleration
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Ford Freestyle
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- j3 D1 h2 ?, [8 z* Z | #11 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Ford Freestyle:
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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$ J& X2 h& \5 {" r
- 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:6 _$ K0 _$ x/ P4 k
: ?7 H' t: a' Z+ S& L- #1 ranked for safety on the list
- Good overall value for the price
- Nice interior
Reasons not to buy the Pontiac Torrent:
( A, v9 O) P2 S" f: I- ranked low for price
- can do better for fuel economy
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Jeep Wrangler
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/ I9 E: D! Y4 h+ D, j& V | #13 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Jeep Wrangler:
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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:% l" x3 M+ m1 ^1 {9 {5 m
- gas mileage not good
- scored low in safety
- road noise
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Mazda CX-7
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, Y4 n! P7 o' \- H* K | #14 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Mazda CX-7:% m) \4 a5 G! x. g7 z
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- #1 ranked in safety on the list
- #3 ranked in expert review
- #3 ranked in value
Reasons not to buy the Mazda CX-7:1 H. |" N0 @& `2 k" B
- could do better in gas mileage
- a bit pricy for the quality
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BMW X3
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* P" W) u# L7 ?* v3 m3 q | #15 Editor's PickReasons to buy the BMW X3:
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- great horsepower
- very good value
- comfortable
Reasons not to buy the BMW X3:
- Y% x5 a2 p! @0 d; G6 d1 U& A5 [- low ranking for safety
- could do better in gas mileage
- #22 ranked for price
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Suzuki XL7 ( k1 Y! m; O4 N3 [
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| #16 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Suzuki XL7:
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- Smooth V6
- exterior look
- controls easy to use
Reasons not to buy the Suzuki XL7:, r% M4 d4 \% K
- low ranked in value
- low ranked in price
- can do better in gas mileage
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/ X1 Y; @0 N8 Y | #17 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Acura RDX:; B/ v; @! {0 t2 G6 ?
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- #3 ranked in value
- #6 ranked in horsepower
- luxurious interior
Reasons not to buy the Acura RDX:5 `/ _0 m( G- f* h: l) N& p
- 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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5 ~- \6 l ]- U6 `+ D | #18 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Chevrolet Equinox:/ c# D ^8 e, h( t! H- j
. @3 m8 y. E8 l+ w- 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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| #19 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Mitsubishi Outlander:
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- #3 ranked in value
- has decent horsepower
- comfortable
Reasons not to buy the Mitsubishi Outlander:8 H; \6 k3 i4 X V
- low safety score
- can do better on gas mileage
- a bit pricy for the quality
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Ford Escape & R0 s/ O$ J' d& |$ X# H) G$ J
+ _2 i' O+ h! O | #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:
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- scored low in value
- can do better in safety area
- road noise
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Jeep Liberty
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| #21 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Jeep Liberty:. N. y, z+ {, ?. [- o9 R
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- 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
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| #22 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Mercury Mariner:
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- decent quality
- ok on gas mileage
- not too bad on price
Reasons not to buy the Mercury Mariner:: }; `' `' I) {8 S2 ~1 v; d
- low safety score
- lower ranked on horsepower
- scored low in overall value
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