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Honda CR-V - `& m) ]) v* m/ s
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7 G( V* x" a% g) k3 H9 g#1 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Honda CR-V:
4 P" N- f# M5 N( N4 A! r; ^* i2 ~- #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:
- d1 M* B- F% [. I* w- 10th ranked on the list for cost
- Can get the Hyundai Tucson for around $4,000 less
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Hyundai Tucson * }. C0 s& C4 Y4 J- b
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| #2 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Hyundai Tucson:% z4 T5 W7 H. i, d% q
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- One of top 3 ranked for price on the list
Reasons not to buy the Hyundai Tucson:
! d( X1 y9 |4 X- has lower horsepower compared to rest
- want the #1 rated Honda CR-v
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Toyota RAV4 5 T3 u' b: A. w1 C1 T5 k
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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 RAV4:5 g1 G2 P7 r2 ?& Z5 ?' \( R2 P
- want the Honda CR-V
- low horsepower rating
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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:
) I C0 Q( x* Z0 _! 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 Vue
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| #5 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Saturn Vue:3 ~% L' c x4 u4 U
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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:
; }) s. J- V6 K* f# E- low rank under total value
- could get the Hyundai Tucson cheaper
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Kia Sportage
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| #6 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Kia Sportage:& h5 k2 Q6 G3 A- u2 A t+ H, M
# L3 Y& K* G& e ^ X1 z* K- runner up for best price behind the Jeep Patriot
- decent gas mileage
- #3 ranked in value
Reasons not to buy the Kia Sportage:
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- want the Jeep Patriot
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Subaru Forester6 Y; S. d8 U7 o; Y
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% W1 r/ i) C1 F% z8 M9 R y- ~ | #7 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Subaru Forester:
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- #1 ranked for safety on the list
- #3 ranked for value on list
- decent gas mileage
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- No Acceleration
- road noise
- lack of leg room in rear
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Kia Sorento& q2 a+ r+ H* y& P
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F6 v7 u0 b1 C/ G! W& e5 h | #8 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Kia Sorento:! X9 ~- |% {4 U/ U
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- #1 ranked horsepower on list
- Value
- exterior and interior styling
Reasons not to buy the Kia Sorento:0 u6 G8 M( m2 u5 b" O7 ] ~; N6 E0 Z2 F
- 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:
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8 M3 i, @7 r# [1 s# e3 h: p- good gas mileage
- interior space
- Lots of leg room for front and back passengers
Reasons not to buy the Honda Element:
; W" k. X3 F# B- some road noise
- low horsepower
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Suzuki Grand Vitara - y! w3 H4 U1 B$ t8 z3 W$ c
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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:
# m& p) h% ^: |/ o7 h5 v- ranked low on gas mileage
- sluggish acceleration
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Ford Freestyle 4 B. a0 D; D, w9 }( V
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| #11 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Ford Freestyle:+ g0 y1 T+ R" a d/ m
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- #1 ranked in safety on the list
- decent power balance
- car-like ride
Reasons not to buy the Ford Freestyle:
# ^# \$ v5 j0 {; v8 n) K4 f- high priced
- low ranked in value
- could improve in gas mileage
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Pontiac Torrent - }* d: C' N, Z! m. h2 G& q! b. F
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| #12 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Pontiac Torrent:
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- Good overall value for the price
- Nice interior
Reasons not to buy the Pontiac Torrent:
/ `2 ?: {( ]/ L- ranked low for price
- can do better for fuel economy
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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 _$ a9 H8 I: I4 n5 J( Y
- gas mileage not good
- scored low in safety
- road noise
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| #14 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Mazda CX-7:& R# e' u8 F P- }
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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-7:2 b) E4 Q/ I' P7 F$ u, \% z5 f
- could do better in gas mileage
- a bit pricy for the quality
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BMW X3 7 s2 Q$ S5 `( |
) ]& d7 b" v0 h0 C' ~ | #15 Editor's PickReasons to buy the BMW X3:
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+ F( i4 k" d' ~* P* E; W; e- great horsepower
- very good value
- comfortable
Reasons not to buy the BMW X3:
. O: a i: _) O9 _, Q# I- low ranking for safety
- could do better in gas mileage
- #22 ranked for price
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Suzuki XL7
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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:
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- low ranked in price
- can do better in gas mileage
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Acura RDX 4 Q9 g) d) ?9 [7 T2 l4 E
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| #17 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Acura RDX:
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- #3 ranked in value
- #6 ranked in horsepower
- luxurious interior
Reasons not to buy the Acura RDX:
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- can do better in gas mileage
- extremely sluggish off the line
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Chevrolet Equinox 3 X8 K6 `! F0 @9 t
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| #18 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Chevrolet Equinox:
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. k9 K8 g$ Y) u) e- smooth ride
- exterior styling is nice
- has decent interior space
Reasons not to buy the Chevrolet Equinox:
; c, q M1 }" e- cheap interior look
- can do better on gas
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Mitsubishi Outlander # g3 d* l+ X. q9 Z7 l0 ?& o* ~
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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:
9 \# Z) J" x% h) s+ k- 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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q4 q- i) b" y( r3 l; I | #20 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Ford Escape:( e% F9 f6 d! j4 P
2 h8 l( n. D) }6 o- roomy
- Great mileage
- comfortable ride
- sporty look and feel
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- lacks in horsepower
- scored low in value
- can do better in safety area
- road noise
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Jeep Liberty 0 O% T: p1 O& A
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| #21 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Jeep Liberty:1 c4 a2 U. B1 O% O0 m6 |: o5 u! c( f
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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 6 k& i2 ?* p' _3 E- w2 j
$ U+ Y w9 E& r& r; ~/ }+ X | #22 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Mercury Mariner:" P9 t+ ~( T6 r" T
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- decent quality
- ok on gas mileage
- not too bad on price
Reasons not to buy the Mercury Mariner:/ L" q) ?/ [4 l0 u* H+ y
- low safety score
- lower ranked on horsepower
- scored low in overall value
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