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Honda CR-V ' |& O. O- P# `2 s
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; q6 L+ T0 W0 Y* _#1 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Honda CR-V:" S. c6 J7 _7 i6 B6 X2 S U
- #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
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- 10th ranked on the list for cost
- Can get the Hyundai Tucson for around $4,000 less
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Hyundai Tucson - f6 H( y* W. v8 z6 j" L8 U2 {
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| #2 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Hyundai Tucson:
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- #1 ranked for safety on the list
- One of top 3 ranked for price on the list
Reasons not to buy the Hyundai Tucson:
% f% y$ j5 A6 j" Q2 i# S- has lower horsepower compared to rest
- want the #1 rated Honda CR-v
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Toyota RAV4
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| #3 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Toyota RAV4:4 h; M) H" {- W5 U1 T
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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 RAV4:0 j2 G6 @( X1 n( |- D$ |( @
- want the Honda CR-V
- low horsepower rating
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Jeep Patriot & Y* x; Q1 {2 {
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" V3 J# o7 ]( W+ d9 B | #4 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Jeep Patriot:
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( l' s" x6 N* D' K2 ?* y! Z- #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:
1 p/ `* f' t! l6 {" 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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- 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 Sportage3 [; v" N# v5 F4 \6 f6 C" B) Z. ]
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| #6 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Kia Sportage:
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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:1 u% j5 ?9 n( v0 ^
- low ranking horsepower
- want the Jeep Patriot
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Subaru Forester
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4 s$ a& w9 P6 R& N | #7 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Subaru Forester:
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2 g# m: f% m! h6 }* p- #1 ranked for safety on the list
- #3 ranked for value on list
- decent gas mileage
Reasons not to buy the Subaru Forester:
* I7 t5 a8 C+ a* K- No Acceleration
- road noise
- lack of leg room in rear
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Kia Sorento6 I5 ]+ g" @2 t
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' O: X- @2 L! O$ v; J- D8 H | #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:
$ O' M7 L: _; `. O5 e- low rank for gas mileage
- low towing ability
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Honda Element& N1 z* l( T# z8 Y- L" G
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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:8 [5 Y. x0 A$ ~0 ?
- some road noise
- low horsepower
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/ f/ ^) n8 E) O. u/ l5 q | #10 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Suzuki Grand Vitara:8 X/ o) c" |2 g6 {+ Z+ s3 T
2 r# B8 @8 B* e! n/ y- smooth ride
- decent pricing
- average rank in safety
Reasons not to buy the Suzuki Grand Vitara:
! e6 V* b& A" N) Z/ k) N( ]- ranked low on gas mileage
- sluggish acceleration
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Ford Freestyle 3 h3 U8 }" i' K- W& K. ?1 M
9 N0 h7 |1 F3 @ | #11 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Ford Freestyle:" r; K e0 q7 ~& 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:
' }% q& s# \) a0 H5 S4 C! [' G% v- high priced
- low ranked in value
- could improve in gas mileage
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Pontiac Torrent 2 P6 }, k* X/ O& z( a6 o
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| #12 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Pontiac Torrent:
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1 _% f. i6 M* A: A- #1 ranked for safety on the list
- Good overall value for the price
- Nice interior
Reasons not to buy the Pontiac Torrent:2 b6 y+ T% y1 x6 l5 x: p' P
- 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:
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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:! `1 j9 v# k6 X/ N& j
- gas mileage not good
- scored low in safety
- road noise
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Mazda CX-7
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/ _6 i" W5 e; ?! X T; n- #1 ranked in safety on the list
- #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 - A6 }6 i9 p1 l' p' C, a9 w
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| #15 Editor's PickReasons to buy the BMW X3:4 j0 O8 C8 e2 k5 O
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- great horsepower
- very good value
- comfortable
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- low ranking for safety
- could do better in gas mileage
- #22 ranked for price
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Suzuki XL7
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- #3 ranked for horsepower
- Smooth V6
- exterior look
- controls easy to use
Reasons not to buy the Suzuki XL7:
- q3 y( c: n. U& g5 s6 c: f4 w- low ranked in value
- 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:9 c5 _& m |9 t/ ]9 U$ r3 M7 |+ w
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- #3 ranked in value
- #6 ranked in horsepower
- luxurious interior
Reasons not to buy the Acura RDX:
9 n9 {1 C- [. R8 z- 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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% W' A7 ~& J4 b# D" F# F1 O | #18 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Chevrolet Equinox:! T4 b7 X" \8 {1 r/ ]9 K! [1 S
4 x9 N6 H" F& F7 P0 e- 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 " a) r* y( J9 {( n: @' I- b
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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
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- low safety score
- can do better on gas mileage
- a bit pricy for the quality
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. `; h7 m6 E1 ^& q- roomy
- Great mileage
- comfortable ride
- sporty look and feel
Reasons not to buy the Ford Escape:
' O8 e; c9 ^; M- lacks in horsepower
- scored low in value
- can do better in safety area
- road noise
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| #21 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Jeep Liberty:! j, H& q2 X; Q( m& s- j, v
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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 4 H0 F1 @: e/ x3 r0 q0 [
, B4 ~: j2 {4 u8 q | #22 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Mercury Mariner:* o" W1 e2 u7 F9 {7 t) l
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- decent quality
- ok on gas mileage
- not too bad on price
Reasons not to buy the Mercury Mariner:9 B* ?9 ^- P! b- G! B- i/ N1 Y
- low safety score
- lower ranked on horsepower
- scored low in overall value
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