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Honda CR-V ; _! S' k/ l- ^/ o' ~2 b4 V" O
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#1 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Honda CR-V:9 V" i* ?2 o% n+ x: \5 H
- #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:" _6 Y, l) ?6 L4 p' o8 S. f! Q
- 10th ranked on the list for cost
- Can get the Hyundai Tucson for around $4,000 less
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Hyundai Tucson ) T$ ^. \$ ?2 @7 P0 J/ P
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| #2 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Hyundai Tucson:' E, w+ r* `. z
; D7 z/ l3 v! M" A; [0 h- #1 ranked for safety on the list
- One of top 3 ranked for price on the list
Reasons not to buy the Hyundai Tucson:+ f2 p3 ~" m* n, L
- has lower horsepower compared to rest
- want the #1 rated Honda CR-v
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Toyota RAV4 " m4 J# X# }" r2 ~! R$ X3 B
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| #3 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Toyota RAV4:; u( Q9 n. L8 s
! I$ k( i. c9 U% _- #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 RAV4:6 a( K. h+ H8 p% [( p* i, Y
- want the Honda CR-V
- low horsepower rating
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Jeep Patriot & w* S% a, |, Q; J3 R; ]
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| #4 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Jeep Patriot:
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( v% `2 @% A" o/ J9 J" E6 X- #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:
$ A+ o1 D4 A; R% B. f1 G; [- 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 Vue0 z- |/ B1 Q' h' n" n
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| #5 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Saturn Vue:- G2 G. |# c8 i" }0 ^- ]& W" n+ V
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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 Sportage
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& D% u2 v- K0 o ]0 T- g" ^ | #6 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Kia Sportage:
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8 f6 Z# n: M$ y: Q- runner up for best price behind the Jeep Patriot
- decent gas mileage
- #3 ranked in value
Reasons not to buy the Kia Sportage:9 [( k3 L! L( Z3 z/ ?
- low ranking horsepower
- want the Jeep Patriot
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Subaru Forester
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| #7 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Subaru Forester:; D: Y( u3 O. s
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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:. i6 F+ e9 v: v/ l$ f
- No Acceleration
- road noise
- lack of leg room in rear
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Kia Sorento
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7 ?1 D4 S% E$ S | #8 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Kia Sorento:' k ~6 O! `% e' E7 W
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- #1 ranked horsepower on list
- Value
- exterior and interior styling
Reasons not to buy the Kia Sorento:
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- low towing ability
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Honda Element
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2 \+ m( T( H. _5 @' u: [, P | #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:
* I3 u/ N$ w" C a6 \7 M- some road noise
- low horsepower
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Suzuki Grand Vitara # ] [" d7 k1 X8 q
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| #10 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Suzuki Grand Vitara:0 ^6 p ^0 i1 f, D4 U. D) }. C- D
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- smooth ride
- decent pricing
- average rank in safety
Reasons not to buy the Suzuki Grand Vitara:0 l' ^8 @, J* k P
- ranked low on gas mileage
- sluggish acceleration
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Ford Freestyle 5 L' M7 x& a, d: Z5 ~; r
2 }- _9 e" N+ d; @ | #11 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Ford Freestyle:
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- decent power balance
- car-like ride
Reasons not to buy the Ford Freestyle:
3 B: {& p, o9 N0 C$ r8 [0 ~% V- high priced
- low ranked in value
- could improve in gas mileage
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Pontiac Torrent # y! F1 O4 [2 u, N- Z$ A, B
% a$ m' J; q {& {9 P | #12 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Pontiac Torrent:
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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:
% m& k7 l: L; t7 z. ?% d- 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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% K( O* M# t$ Q- Y( N- #1 ranked in value on the list
- high ranked in quality on the list
- good priced
Reasons not to buy the Jeep Wrangler:: Y- ]( M, W. I' a$ i" E5 d9 t8 W
- gas mileage not good
- scored low in safety
- road noise
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Mazda CX-7 3 U- q g/ G$ C1 z) O! B0 \
7 R* m, K# A7 i9 l l2 a9 b | #14 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Mazda CX-7:
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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:+ P% n3 E* r. k% V; R
- could do better in gas mileage
- a bit pricy for the quality
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BMW X3 # Z, F% F% E1 I. H) s9 S6 n
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| #15 Editor's PickReasons to buy the BMW X3:7 V( k; G* \7 X& E
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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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) @, c. F; g1 i5 K1 X | #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:
9 u; g+ c) }! _8 p4 q5 v w- low ranked in value
- low ranked in price
- can do better in gas mileage
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Acura RDX & [% M$ _ O" T- `- C, t: J* d; {: K' M
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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:7 t3 \, n3 r7 y1 R
- Scored low in safety
- can do better in gas mileage
- extremely sluggish off the line
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Chevrolet Equinox & |6 M. J {, W
. o+ |8 a; ]* V1 D( d" O/ u% Q | #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:
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- can do better on gas
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Mitsubishi Outlander / s0 e: H m9 I# B' M* E0 W2 Z5 ]
" P9 D( B, l, @# t; p | #19 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Mitsubishi Outlander:% J9 p8 a- R6 F8 }4 `8 f5 ~, @
, N4 ~7 r3 ?( z* j9 ]' j5 d- #3 ranked in value
- 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 + c8 I) O! ~1 C8 y; b
- g& W, _ k: U | #20 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Ford Escape:0 N# o! C% n$ E/ s/ c; \. z
% D, n+ n/ ]9 g+ t" a) E- roomy
- Great mileage
- comfortable ride
- sporty look and feel
Reasons not to buy the Ford Escape:
, k- k' S0 ?& x5 Y* u. u- 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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* V# p9 f0 H% Z% H; R | #21 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Jeep Liberty:% d/ s0 U. @( m; x
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- decent cargo compacity
- Rugged, sporty feel
Reasons not to buy the Jeep Liberty:
) {* ^/ f# W$ }5 a, }$ Q& R- can do better in gas mileage
- scored low in safety
- a bit pricy compared to others
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Mercury Mariner % p" i% Y; i; ^" l- R& U; S# g
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| #22 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Mercury Mariner:
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- ok on gas mileage
- not too bad on price
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- low safety score
- lower ranked on horsepower
- scored low in overall value
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