Which SUV to buy?

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Post by shark92 » 20 Jan 2014, 12:48 am

Hey Guys,
Im in the market for a new or a used (2-3 yr/ <60,000kms) car. My budget is 160-200k.

I had the following in mind for brand new:
Nissan Patrol
Land Cruiser
Infiniti QX60

and the following for used:
Porsche Cayenne
Audi Q7
BMW X6
BMW X5

My main criteria's are:
Maintenance cost and service quality
Resale Value
Any known problems

Any constructive suggestions and additions would be appreciated.

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Post by ProNoob88 » 20 Jan 2014, 12:43 pm

as far as i know u can never go wrong with land cruisers, resale value is great, and maintenance is very reasonable for a brand new car. same with nissan patrol, except the spare parts are a little bit more expensive. in my humble opinion i'd suggest u stay away from audi and porsche, they'll suck ur blood for maintenance. for the x6 i think its the sexiest of em all 4x4s, awesome power, spare parts is a bit expensive though.
am talking from the experience of close friends who own land cruisers and nissan patrols til today (they all bought them brand new). as for the rest of the used cars u mentioned am talking based on what i hear from ppl in general or on forums, plus u dont wanna buy an expensive used car especially from those brands, porsche and audi are amazing cars in performance, if u buy them brand new and took care of em theyll serve u well, but when u buy em used, u never know how the previous owner wwas treatin them.

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Post by shark92 » 21 Jan 2014, 8:59 am

ProNoob88, could you give me average figures for the maintenance costs?
And yes, Il have to be careful while searching for well maintained cars.

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Post by real_ashwin » 21 Jan 2014, 9:43 am

based on your criteria buy the LC

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Post by ProNoob88 » 21 Jan 2014, 1:50 pm

Yes, as real_ashwin said, if we were to follow ur criteria then the Land Cruiser is ur ultimate savior. and it is a great car (the V8 of course)

to answer ur question shark92 about average figures for maintenance costs, name for me a few parts and ill do my best to get u the prices for those parts in each car.

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Post by shark92 » 22 Jan 2014, 2:52 am

I wish it was that simple =P
Between the base LC and Patrol, Patrol has slightly better options and looks much better than the box shaped LC. (should have mentioned looks in the criteria's as well).
Amongst the Japs, i'm just digging for reasons for not buying the Patrol.
As for the German's, its between the Cayenne and the Q7.

ProNoob88, average maintenance figures would be fine, as in average cost per year.
Cost per part would be too specific. Thanks anyways.

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Post by ProNoob88 » 22 Jan 2014, 9:35 am

in that case u should decide which criteria dominates.
no body wants to pay expensive maintenance, and u would know better which one u like better in terms for looks. for me i'd pay more maintenance and get a better looking car, i read books by its cover :grin:

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Post by TheViper777 » 25 Nov 2014, 7:50 pm

Hi Guys,
I too am in the same confusion... but all I need to know is that do any of you have and idea what would the resale value of the Infiniti QX60 be in 2016 if I buy a new one now for 175k ?

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Post by Stok » 26 Nov 2014, 10:08 am

Cruiser



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