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Honda CR-V
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8 W' L; B4 e' B/ A* K/ a& s' D+ O#1 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Honda CR-V:
! t1 H7 m! F! q" n' j* m, ?- #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:# X, ^7 ?1 U/ s2 o) N: e3 z: V
- 10th ranked on the list for cost
- Can get the Hyundai Tucson for around $4,000 less
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Hyundai Tucson
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| #2 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Hyundai Tucson:3 [1 N1 x+ U! q
0 w2 f4 I! M# d- #1 ranked for safety on the list
- One of top 3 ranked for price on the list
Reasons not to buy the Hyundai Tucson:0 K9 ?' m* m6 y4 y: ^
- has lower horsepower compared to rest
- want the #1 rated Honda CR-v
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Toyota RAV4
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& K( `1 g$ A; D4 s9 {) o | #3 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Toyota RAV4:. O$ ]) S0 q' B- H* h- D3 F8 p
% G) w7 ?% [+ s- X- #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:
$ V9 j& {, a0 F/ e2 \3 ?- want the Honda CR-V
- low horsepower rating
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Jeep Patriot
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1 a: E7 E1 e9 T1 M* d& F8 r7 w; ^5 G | #4 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Jeep Patriot:! V$ S7 y9 r1 T" w$ H7 @) m' r
) w/ J6 }) i$ O& C2 C- #1 ranked for gas mileage
- #1 ranked for price
- One of the top ten for safety
- good off road capability
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- 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
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1 y7 A t* X( T, g | #5 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Saturn Vue:
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- Onstar feature
- quiet engine
- Ranked #4 on the list for price
- Good horsepower
Reasons not to buy the Saturn Vue:7 P4 d* G4 U: U6 Y& h
- low rank under total value
- could get the Hyundai Tucson cheaper
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Kia Sportage9 \) o4 p2 Z7 n4 A% h5 {) ^
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| #6 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Kia Sportage:. M S2 ^! U. C% \" A
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- decent gas mileage
- #3 ranked in value
Reasons not to buy the Kia Sportage:1 m4 }1 t) m6 H
- low ranking horsepower
- want the Jeep Patriot
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Subaru Forester* t* N. o! e7 n% ~2 v, G
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| #7 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Subaru Forester:
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/ U6 h; {: z5 Y5 v3 i/ r- #1 ranked for safety on the list
- #3 ranked for value on list
- decent gas mileage
Reasons not to buy the Subaru Forester:
7 {* k: R) t& J, A" i4 C- No Acceleration
- 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:# `9 T9 `$ t7 G4 M& ?% U: z# u
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- #1 ranked horsepower on list
- Value
- exterior and interior styling
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- low rank for gas mileage
- low towing ability
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Honda Element& g3 G' f( N- B9 C
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| #9 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Honda Element:( U3 X' @5 V0 d. ^/ c% i
) k2 X3 ~/ J' {4 u9 H5 P' I- good gas mileage
- interior space
- Lots of leg room for front and back passengers
Reasons not to buy the Honda Element:
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- low horsepower
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Suzuki Grand Vitara 4 _1 E/ g4 x( ]
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| #10 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Suzuki Grand Vitara:
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: L9 P: G7 @% O9 g* D- smooth ride
- decent pricing
- average rank in safety
Reasons not to buy the Suzuki Grand Vitara:
" }% c# M- I1 `/ I, R* u" Y- ranked low on gas mileage
- sluggish acceleration
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Ford Freestyle ' q0 n8 O* a0 B7 D: P
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| #11 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Ford Freestyle:+ u7 D. r* }: G9 |
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- #1 ranked in safety on the list
- decent power balance
- car-like ride
Reasons not to buy the Ford Freestyle:
0 w% o) E# l( u- 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: Z8 J+ ^' `1 ^ E) ^
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- #1 ranked for safety on the list
- Good overall value for the price
- Nice interior
Reasons not to buy the Pontiac Torrent:3 P( G N2 V, P& c
- ranked low for price
- can do better for fuel economy
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Jeep Wrangler ) O* ?6 ?5 f- X7 F6 B3 n1 k. c
9 L/ w3 k- P* f0 P! Y8 Z4 Y | #13 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Jeep Wrangler:
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: ~, ]9 g7 c: C- #1 ranked in value on the list
- high ranked in quality on the list
- good priced
Reasons not to buy the Jeep Wrangler:
3 y2 x! k, R" R( z, J: y& z- gas mileage not good
- scored low in safety
- road noise
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Mazda CX-7 " u& J1 [- h% @- q2 o- M/ _6 a/ p
1 e* V X$ {# A0 l: O | #14 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Mazda CX-7:
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- #3 ranked in expert review
- #3 ranked in value
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- could do better in gas mileage
- a bit pricy for the quality
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BMW X3
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# \" T+ [( N) z! q& i | #15 Editor's PickReasons to buy the BMW X3:6 X9 `5 m% Y! N# ^; K
' @1 H" R* N; C" a; f- great horsepower
- very good value
- comfortable
Reasons not to buy the BMW X3:
4 q; T) {$ n: j- low ranking for safety
- could do better in gas mileage
- #22 ranked for price
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Suzuki XL7 * k7 l4 e' R: d. h& l) ~8 B
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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:
. u) \4 F5 @ t- low ranked in value
- low ranked in price
- can do better in gas mileage
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Acura RDX 2 K' A$ Z* T( z; R
! K3 S4 B ^0 }. A | #17 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Acura RDX:
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- #6 ranked in horsepower
- luxurious interior
Reasons not to buy the Acura RDX:4 y3 m, N! F1 a! [$ T
- Scored low in safety
- can do better in gas mileage
- extremely sluggish off the line
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Chevrolet Equinox 7 c: k \0 J% b8 S( p1 i
^+ `9 E/ {: L+ _' Y y | #18 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Chevrolet Equinox:
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0 D4 x3 h; b7 Y# f- smooth ride
- exterior styling is nice
- has decent interior space
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- cheap interior look
- can do better on gas
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Mitsubishi Outlander
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4 b9 |! u0 O5 O* l) _ | #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:
$ @. z3 t% H- Q5 l3 \8 {6 i- 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:0 w8 C( E/ Z4 S" w+ }) A& T# ~7 x
* N% `3 t/ z* h5 M: M. b- roomy
- Great mileage
- comfortable ride
- sporty look and feel
Reasons not to buy the Ford Escape:$ `$ _) t! m6 J" @( j0 s* e4 X
- lacks in horsepower
- 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:( }0 I# E% C7 Z* c; e
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- good low-end torque
- decent cargo compacity
- Rugged, sporty feel
Reasons not to buy the Jeep Liberty:
" S3 z# E% ^2 P- 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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| #22 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Mercury Mariner:4 G+ X* Y3 O* I0 B
$ F# l+ T1 F2 ]& U: L- decent quality
- ok on gas mileage
- not too bad on price
Reasons not to buy the Mercury Mariner:" s7 _! o6 s; @2 i, F" j m
- low safety score
- lower ranked on horsepower
- scored low in overall value
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