Planning to buy 2nd gen Rav vs X trail... your pros and cons please.

I'm thinking of these 2 for my wife to use, 2nd hand lang... baka magasgas lang kasi. Considering also a grand Vitara, CRV.. Budget is 550- 750 k. Which ones have good fuel consumption and easier to maintain? Thanks in advance for your inputs.

i think the rav4 would be a perfect choice since it has better front visibility and better fuel mileage..also mas pasok sa budget

Is true that a Rav's gas consumption is 5 km/l?

my dad gets 6+ on his rav. medyo ratrat magdrive kasi.

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Originally Posted by scalpel

Is true that a Rav's gas consumption is 5 km/l?

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am getting between 8-10 km/L on my Rav4 M/T. mixed city (EDSA) & highway (120-140kph cruising speed at the NLEX).

it is actually good considering that the Rav4 has a full-time 4WD system though it could also be attributed to the fact that it is around 100-200kg lighter than its competitors.

maintenance? well... medyo marami na akong gripes about the Rav4... suspension & power steering mainly. other than that medyo ok naman so far.

the Rav4 has decent space (unlike some that claim that it lacks that)... you'll be surprised at the amount of cargo that it can gulp when the rear seats are folded.

though the Rav4 has a strong resale value. 450K will buy you only the Gen1 version. the GenII is retailing for 700K++.

mazda2, thanks for infos. I've seen at least 5 ads of 01 models going for 580- 680, 33-47 kms . haven't had time yet to check out the units though. Would you know what's the difference between the j series and the ordinary ones? Someone's selling me an 03 for 825t j series, 22 kms only.

Im increasing my budget... what do you guys think of the 4x2 crdi tuscon vs 2nd hand xtrail (which is better, 2.0 or 2.5 version?)vs 02-03 Rav?

scalpel : j series upgraded stereo tpos grill spoiler alam ko basically yun lang e

xtrail vs rav4 : we have both cars masasabi ko is rav4 masikip mas maluwag pa altis coz we have that too.... xtrail mas maluwag bigger in every aspect youd be better off in an xtrail than a rav4

pero if brand new tucson, iba parin ang brand new go for that nlng :)

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Is true that a Rav's gas consumption is 5 km/l?

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pero di ba gas guzzler din ang Xtrail? 6-8 km/liter yata average nito

J series basically has a stainless mesh grille & rear spoiler.

though AFAIK the earlier J series also have a 2-din HU & leather seats.