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Honda CR-V ; g' v1 A4 c/ f! L& o
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1 I. R( e+ X/ @8 H, Q#1 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Honda CR-V:# T! d( {- d/ a3 \. Y+ S
- #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:9 P) i$ X8 x K! o
- 10th ranked on the list for cost
- Can get the Hyundai Tucson for around $4,000 less
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Hyundai Tucson & l7 }2 q. O9 P7 X7 w: {! S# D) R
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| #2 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Hyundai Tucson:
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- #1 ranked for safety on the list
- One of top 3 ranked for price on the list
Reasons not to buy the Hyundai Tucson:
; h- P8 H/ v. Z, p0 R- has lower horsepower compared to rest
- want the #1 rated Honda CR-v
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Toyota RAV4 8 b& J- z) [: G b; m$ l6 Y* x
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| #3 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Toyota RAV4:
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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:
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- low horsepower rating
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Jeep Patriot , y- L0 g/ E( G6 @7 l
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| #4 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Jeep Patriot:
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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 N* a0 F, Y7 m/ _/ I* {9 r
- 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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| #5 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Saturn Vue:
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, t5 y# T4 w% @1 M# o1 g- Great Gas Mileage
- Onstar feature
- quiet engine
- Ranked #4 on the list for price
- Good horsepower
Reasons not to buy the Saturn Vue:
$ b. w" q3 F! L. [# p. l2 q4 g+ N2 [- low rank under total value
- could get the Hyundai Tucson cheaper
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Kia Sportage' z, J, N) J6 i% i& e
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| #6 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Kia Sportage:. ~( t, e! \! @$ M
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- runner up for best price behind the Jeep Patriot
- decent gas mileage
- #3 ranked in value
Reasons not to buy the Kia Sportage:% v7 z" Y0 {3 K4 h4 O. G
- low ranking horsepower
- want the Jeep Patriot
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Subaru Forester" D+ h- V( r( [0 _! I; h
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| #7 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Subaru Forester:6 V; D- _; N) J$ L0 f
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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:! Q+ F1 U! r, `! u3 P6 ~
- No Acceleration
- road noise
- lack of leg room in rear
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' b- ]* ^& v2 e( f+ B+ {$ l8 N | #8 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Kia Sorento:$ i b4 _) K( A3 v5 {# \8 t$ A6 B8 M
! U4 W( b4 r/ R& d. _- #1 ranked horsepower on list
- Value
- exterior and interior styling
Reasons not to buy the Kia Sorento:& N5 T! e! M% X+ g" o* F5 U/ S
- low rank for gas mileage
- low towing ability
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Honda Element
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| #9 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Honda Element:5 Q I5 @' N+ f: \
2 Z% L) s, x$ I1 ]- good gas mileage
- interior space
- Lots of leg room for front and back passengers
Reasons not to buy the Honda Element:
! N/ c0 x# Y2 R3 A- some road noise
- low horsepower
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Suzuki Grand Vitara - N9 Z6 ~" R4 P" F
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| #10 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Suzuki Grand Vitara:
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7 H0 R2 d% u9 I, @+ |+ ~" ~; G- smooth ride
- decent pricing
- average rank in safety
Reasons not to buy the Suzuki Grand Vitara:) A! |7 ]* q# c6 ^, O7 s
- ranked low on gas mileage
- sluggish acceleration
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Ford Freestyle & d$ ` z$ M# [% i* k
2 S# f2 T! P1 Z [& O( _ | #11 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Ford Freestyle:
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4 g- C- u8 Y( x2 U- #1 ranked in safety on the list
- decent power balance
- car-like ride
Reasons not to buy the Ford Freestyle:' r1 h4 G% j; X& O9 @) j) T3 `& }
- high priced
- low ranked in value
- could improve in gas mileage
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Pontiac Torrent + k+ `8 {, Z) P7 F) k9 f/ U- E
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| #12 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Pontiac Torrent:% _4 Q, V/ p/ W
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- #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 6 m$ p% b* }7 i: ]6 h" F6 v
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| #13 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Jeep Wrangler:. u4 ^* ~! ]4 {. ?( Q( w3 ?" M
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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:- T# v5 M1 Z9 p
- gas mileage not good
- scored low in safety
- road noise
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Mazda CX-7 * Q% x3 O- @4 }3 j- R1 j
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| #14 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Mazda CX-7:$ e* q7 `' F2 ]6 N6 r
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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:, x/ {/ q3 |$ B. A+ e; t
- could do better in gas mileage
- a bit pricy for the quality
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BMW X3 ' m& w# W5 U# S
7 ]1 p9 w9 E& g/ {0 z | #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:
, N9 H6 Z; m' c2 y& i- low ranking for safety
- could do better in gas mileage
- #22 ranked for price
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Suzuki XL7 $ V7 w8 W% s" s
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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:
$ j: s C; M1 \- low ranked in value
- low ranked in price
- can do better in gas mileage
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Acura RDX
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- #6 ranked in horsepower
- luxurious interior
Reasons not to buy the Acura RDX:9 N5 e7 q1 ]8 r4 m% x4 |& k
- Scored low in safety
- can do better in gas mileage
- extremely sluggish off the line
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Chevrolet Equinox 1 q- `6 |" L% x& j3 e5 O* q4 C, s
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| #18 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Chevrolet Equinox:
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- smooth ride
- exterior styling is nice
- has decent interior space
Reasons not to buy the Chevrolet Equinox:$ Q& d- W& S. z! W0 M
- cheap interior look
- 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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- has decent horsepower
- comfortable
Reasons not to buy the Mitsubishi Outlander:
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- can do better on gas mileage
- a bit pricy for the quality
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Ford Escape
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8 { P* e) E% d3 b! W3 i | #20 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Ford Escape:, O. f" K3 `; R0 y" o
$ L2 [& `! B4 W7 d" x- roomy
- Great mileage
- comfortable ride
- sporty look and feel
Reasons not to buy the Ford Escape:
1 P2 Z. ^$ l- t% t3 X( U9 B- W- lacks in horsepower
- scored low in value
- can do better in safety area
- road noise
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Jeep Liberty : b6 }8 S4 P! T: G- W, f
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| #21 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Jeep Liberty:: S% c) e, k: ?( Y, Q
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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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| #22 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Mercury Mariner:
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' e# m; f9 @3 f4 y l) G- decent quality
- ok on gas mileage
- not too bad on price
Reasons not to buy the Mercury Mariner:
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- lower ranked on horsepower
- scored low in overall value
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