T&T OFFICIAL New Vehicle Prices & Discussion Thread

[Forza_Milano]

any news or updates RE: Nissan Navara 2013/14 model? Is it expected to take the shape of the New Pathfinder?

Also reliably informed that Massy will be bringing the new Pathfinder in Sept this year!!!

[aidan]

any news or updates RE: Nissan Navara 2013/14 model? Is it expected to take the shape of the New Pathfinder?

Also reliably informed that Massy will be bringing the new Pathfinder in Sept this year!!!

That new pathfinder is a serious piece of failure. They went from a real SUV to a obzocky crossover.

[Forza_Milano]

i agree - das why i hoping the Navara ent come out like dat!!!

[aidan]

i agree - das why i hoping the Navara ent come out like dat!!!

Doubt they gonna do that.

Was now reading that it's based on a different platform, and no longer a body on chassis design. Same platform as the Murano. And sad part is, it's FWD - AWD. blehh...... nissan failing

[Forza_Milano]

good lord @ FWD....

maybe bring the titan to compete with the 3.2L Ford? Not sure how that 5.8L though!
what yah think?

[tourniquet]

i agree - das why i hoping the Navara ent come out like dat!!!

Doubt they gonna do that.

Was now reading that it's based on a different platform, and no longer a body on chassis design. Same platform as the Murano. And sad part is, it's FWD - AWD. blehh...... nissan failing

I wouldn't be surprised if it ends up being the best selling generation pathfinder ever. We can't blame Nissan for giving the market what it demands

[aidan]

i agree - das why i hoping the Navara ent come out like dat!!!

Doubt they gonna do that.

Was now reading that it's based on a different platform, and no longer a body on chassis design. Same platform as the Murano. And sad part is, it's FWD - AWD. blehh...... nissan failing

I wouldn't be surprised if it ends up being the best selling generation pathfinder ever. We can't blame Nissan for giving the market what it demands

Yep, I agree. Nissan is a business, and they need to sell vehicles. The new pathfinder is a response to what the market wants, and purist 4wd enthusiasts make up less than 2%. But real offroad capable SUV's starting to disappear quickly.

[Adjudicator]

Just to side track a bit, does anyone know if the ASX uses super or premium?

[gastly369]

premium

[MadCrix]

uses super

[gastly369]

humm u sure?
saw one with 95+ octane on cover

[blacklight]

That 95+ octane confuses me! Saw one with "super unleaded 95" is it our super unleaded which has a 92 octane level or 95 premium.......

[NorStar2K]

This should resolve this debate:

[damieG82]

The terms "super" and "premium" are globally subjective. In countries where a lot of our vehicles are manufactured, super is 95RON or even more, and premium can be as high as 102RON.

Ignore this super and premium nonsense and pay attention to the actual RON number. If it says 95 in the case of the ASX, it means it uses premium locally, despite the word "super" appearing. All that means is that in Japan or whereever it came from, that's the super rating there.

[Adjudicator]

Well that rules out the ASX, the amount of driving I do premium at it's current price would be very unwise for me.
I was half holding out for a 1.6TDi Mk 7 Golf (which I heard they were bringing at the end of the year) but I'm beginning to doubt that's gonna happen

[Allergic2BunnyEars]

^^^ accent turbo diesel maybe?

[kurpal_v2]

I've always wondered how those tdi would handle our diesel.


Heard stories from truck owners who bought newer trucks from JP and had to bring techs in to reprogram ecu's and add extra filters.

[worksux101]

I chose the fully loaded Sportage, as obviously the feature list is much longer and safety wise its near comparable to the Rav4 and everything else in its class. The ride is a little stiffer but around corners you do feel more secure and less body roll, which i much prefer. The brakes are quite good and power is decent enough for an SUV.

how has your experience been so far in terms of the vehicle itself and after sales service?

test drove the Rav4 and Sportage today and leaning more towards the Sportage.

Just got your pm. Did extensive research on both (and others available in class) together with multiple visits to companies and test drives before choosing the Sportage.

Ultimately in terms of safety, the fully loaded sportage is near par with the Rav so that wasnt an issue.
What sold it to me was the interior (which you spend most of the time around your car in), and the driving experience, not to mention the feature list was alot longer.
The Rav is certainly easier to drive, however i like to have full control of my car and the speed sensitive steering, while comfy, prevents that. I rather the consistency and feedback provided in the Sportage. Also, the Sportage has less body roll and imho better braking and power.
Looks are obviously subjective to the owner, as is interior comfort.
Service wise - i had a Koup before and my main grouse is that they dont have multiple service centres like NM (neither do toyota mind you). Price and waiting times are pretty much the same at both companies.
Alot of people are sold on the Toyota name, however they've had a lot more recalls recently than Kia, and also the Sportage has been out near 3 years with no major issues. In fact it has a 10yr warranty in the US and a 7yr in England, which recieves a similar spec to us.
My Koup still drives as if it came out the showroom, and thats 2 and a half years and 50k km later, so i've got no complaints with reliability etc.
Not saying the Rav isnt a good vehicle, but if going fully loaded, i'd say Sportage

[EcoTune Trinidad]

Well that rules out the ASX, the amount of driving I do premium at it's current price would be very unwise for me.
I was half holding out for a 1.6TDi Mk 7 Golf (which I heard they were bringing at the end of the year) but I'm beginning to doubt that's gonna happen

They are actually bringing the 1.2tsi instead as was reliably told...and pricing would be obviously lower than the jetta..question is....how much lower..

[Adjudicator]

I heard somewhere that the diesel accent is also no longer available, not sure how true that is.

[Stephon.]

I chose the fully loaded Sportage, as obviously the feature list is much longer and safety wise its near comparable to the Rav4 and everything else in its class. The ride is a little stiffer but around corners you do feel more secure and less body roll, which i much prefer. The brakes are quite good and power is decent enough for an SUV.

how has your experience been so far in terms of the vehicle itself and after sales service?

test drove the Rav4 and Sportage today and leaning more towards the Sportage.

Just got your pm. Did extensive research on both (and others available in class) together with multiple visits to companies and test drives before choosing the Sportage.

Ultimately in terms of safety, the fully loaded sportage is near par with the Rav so that wasnt an issue.
What sold it to me was the interior (which you spend most of the time around your car in), and the driving experience, not to mention the feature list was alot longer.
The Rav is certainly easier to drive, however i like to have full control of my car and the speed sensitive steering, while comfy, prevents that. I rather the consistency and feedback provided in the Sportage. Also, the Sportage has less body roll and imho better braking and power.
Looks are obviously subjective to the owner, as is interior comfort.
Service wise - i had a Koup before and my main grouse is that they dont have multiple service centres like NM (neither do toyota mind you). Price and waiting times are pretty much the same at both companies.
Alot of people are sold on the Toyota name, however they've had a lot more recalls recently than Kia, and also the Sportage has been out near 3 years with no major issues. In fact it has a 10yr warranty in the US and a 7yr in England, which recieves a similar spec to us.
My Koup still drives as if it came out the showroom, and thats 2 and a half years and 50k km later, so i've got no complaints with reliability etc.
Not saying the Rav isnt a good vehicle, but if going fully loaded, i'd say Sportage

Nice lil review there!!!

[worksux101]

^Can give a rundown on all the others in that class (local CUV/SUV market).

[crazychinee]

I noticed the price of the Cayman is still listed at $800,000; updated for 2013?

[gundelero]

^^ "cayman" yuh say???

[Swisha]

^Can give a rundown on all the others in that class (local CUV/SUV market).

thanks for the review.

the Tucson was looking like the more attractive buy @ $277k till i realised it didnt have bluetooth, reverse camera or push to start unless u went with the fully loaded 4x4 option @ $300k+

[gundelero]

^^ Does the kia sportage have bluetooth, reverse camera, push start?

[Swisha]

^the fully loaded 4x2 for $290k does

[gundelero]

ok interesting

[Swisha]

the $290k Sportage also comes with DRLs. something else the Tucson doesnt have...

[Stephon.]

The Tucson is an overrated electronically faulty mess!