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Wagons Kia Rondo Rondo vs Outlander/Rav4/Santa Fe/Mazda5
271 messages, Last post on Jul 30, 2008 at 12:09 PM
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Replying to: conwelpic (Oct 14, 2007 3:07 pm)
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Replying to: coolmazda5 (Oct 14, 2007 5:36 pm) For 2009, Kia should offer in the Rondo the 3.3 liter V6 which is in the Santa Fe (lol) and Sonata and also the base Azera. Mazda should put in MAzda5 the Ford sourced 3.0 V6 which is in the Mazda6 and the Tribute or how about this, put in its big bro CX-7 Turbo 4 Cylinder in it.(MazdaSpeed5 lol) But thats probably just wishful thinking with both Crossovers for me. IF they do that will help them greatly because the lack of power is one of their major complaints. Thats mostly due to their almost 2 1/2 ton curb weight
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Replying to: taz16 (Oct 15, 2007 4:08 pm)
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Replying to: bobw3 (Oct 16, 2007 5:30 am)
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Replying to: bgw (Oct 16, 2007 12:33 pm) Also like I mention before about fuel ecomony its good and both them weight as much as Small SUV's, but more frugal in gas, also the more stricted fuel regulations, that lower there fuel ecomony mpg as with mostly every other single automobile.
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Replying to: taz16 (Oct 16, 2007 3:34 pm) eilros, "Mazda5" #1206, 16 Oct 2007 7:03 pm - 2nd row seat A/C vents - Updated Central Console - Very distinctive exterior new color
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This is a copy of "carstalk" post from another tread on this forum: " Consumer Report listed Mitsubishi Outlander as best small SUV choice for reliability. Honda tops Toyota, but no mention of Rav4, CR-V and Santa Fe... Read article on http://www.mercurynews.com/drive/ci_7200769 then click on related story "Toyota slips behind rivals..." Wagon/Minivan Best: Pontiac Vibe, Scion xB Worst: Chevrolet Uplander, Hyundai Entourage Small SUV Best: Honda Element, Mitsubishi Outlander Worst: Dodge Nitro, Jeep Wrangler (four-door) Mid-size SUV Best: Toyota Highlander, Honda Pilot Worst: Land Rover Range Rover, Land Rover Range Rover Sport |
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The Institute For Consumer Automotive Research (never heard of them before, but I'm not American) compared nine rather disparate vehicles under the category, Inexpensive 6-Passenger Vehicles. The website states, "These nine represent an odd grouping, but they share the merits of additional passenger capacity under $20,000, using CarsDirect target prices for vehicles with an automatic transmission." There will probably be great discussion over the sanity of grouping these vehicles together, but hey, I'm just the messenger. So which is the best budget-priced passenger hauler? Here are the results: 1. Dodge Caravan 2. Kia Rondo 3. Dodge Grand Caravan 4. Chevrolet Uplander 5. Mazda5 6. Chevrolet Silverado Classic 7. Nissan Titan 8. Chevrolet Impala 9. Chevrolet Colorado (BTW, for the zero or one of you who might be wondering why I haven't been posting in these comparative threads like I used to, it's because I simply had run out of things to say. When I started telling increasingly irrelevant anecdotes--much like this one  --I knew it was time to move on.)
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Replying to: medicineman (Oct 21, 2007 12:44 am) 
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Replying to: coolmazda5 (Oct 17, 2007 9:08 am)
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