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I plan to buy a second hand suv.
Have a honda crv in mind, never drove one before.
then saw this bmw x3, drove it and love it.
Where I live, no crv to test drive.
I ask google, but cannot find any problem reviews on these 2 cars.
Was at the tyre shop, tyres R2500 each.
 
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Grammar and spelling police.
"buying AN suv"
Pronounced "ess you vee" therefore the required "an".

Which model X3? The many models make for a difficult choice, but I think the X3 still trumps the CRV :)
 
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beemer 2006 2 liter diesel. 90 000km no sun roof and electric seats.

Thanks for the grammar lessons.
 
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I'm a big-time BMW fanatic, but I wouldn't personally buy an X3. They're completely flummoxed on anything worse than a decent gravel road, very tightly sprung & normally quite lowly equipped.

Honda would, in my opinion, undoubtedly be the better option of the two. What's a new Grand Vitara go for these days?
 
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I recently bought a Cr-V, after driving the X3, Grand Vitara, Q5, Freelander and the Volvo XC60.

Of all of these I'd rate the X3 lowest.

Grand Vitara was awesome for offroad but had a bit too much body roll for daily city driving.
Q5 was fantastic (like driving a car), but overpriced (especially when the options are added in) and I'd be nervous to take it off road... couldn't justify the price.
Freelander was pretty good... but I'm not sure how it'll hold it's value.
XC60 was by far the best of the lot but ridiculously priced... and the resale would be abysmal (as is the case with all Volvos... their tagline is "Volvo for life" for a reason)

CR-V was a good compromise. It's a good softroader and is much more composed on the rough stuff than the X3. The finishes were good, pricing competitive (I bought a new one for R20K less than a year old 2nd hand one), and the service from Honda was pretty good. In addition they seem to hold their value really well over time.

The only issue I have with it is that the engine is a bit lazy, I'd prefer the 2.5T engine in the Volvo or the 3.2l in the Suzuki.
 
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FrancTheTank said:
Grammar and spelling police.
"buying AN suv"
Pronounced "ess you vee" therefore the required "an".

Which model X3? The many models make for a difficult choice, but I think the X3 still trumps the CRV :)
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X5 if you got the cash ... else the X3 is a far better ride ...

forget about the cost of the tyres ... it is one of those things you must pay for else your choice should have been a Tata or Mahindra ...
 
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Robertvv said:
beemer 2006 2 liter diesel. 90 000km no sun roof and electric seats.

Thanks for the grammar lessons.
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rob .... sorry ... I take back my recommendations on the X3 .... just be careful for that mileage .... once you past the 100 000km mark .... you are gonna pay a fortune on the servicing ... I thought you were buying a demo or something ....
 
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ALFAHOLIC said:
Whatever you buy please don't buy an X6..
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Why not ... that car looks absolutely hot .... my wife is itching for one ....

I must admit that that car does really frame a woman ...



Personally ... If I was in the market for an SUV, I would get the Touareg ... there is just something about that car that would make me leave my allegiance to BMW ...
 
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Coz it looks exactly the opposite of what you fink it looks like...FUGLY!
That wale penis bakkie looks better!
 
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Robertvv said:
I plan to buy a second hand suv.
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Why do you want an SUV?

1. To travel on bad roads/softroading?
2. To lug stuff around?
3. To lug 6 or 7 people + their luggage around?
4. To look cool?

Your requirements will determine which one you get, e.g.:

1. Freelander 2 or Tiguan
2. Any double-cab - Triton is a very good one
3. Kombi will do that and more?
4. Nothing will help you with that one :D
 
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