Hyundai Tucson vs Toy RAV4 vs Mazda CX5

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My daughter is looking at a 2014-16 vehicle and is considering one of these. Looking for any feedback from anyone who may have just went thru this exercise or has one of these vehicles and would like to comment plus or minus experience..... Thanks..
 
My daughter has a 2015 Rav 4 and loves it. She drags her medical equip around in it. It's AWD and great on gas. And,,,, it's a "Toyota"
 
I recently purchased a 2017 Ford Escape Titanium 4WD after test driving it and the RAV4. I love it. Quiet, smooth, plenty of room and power. No regrets here. I know it isn't one of the models you listed but I have had absolutely no issues or complaints. The quality is excellent.
 
Just went through the car exercise for our 23yr old daughter who just graduated college last year. We looked at a number of different sedans and SUVs. She had a 2001 Volvo S60 and loved it, we ended up buying a newer 2013 Volvo S60. But we look at the following SUVs:

Volvo XC60 - liked it best, have had 3 previous Volvo's, like the brand, ours have been very reliable, but not to the extent of our Lexus's - it was too much $$ for the budget.
Toyota Rav4 - probably would have bought one if we had ultimately gone with an SUV.
Hyundai Tuscon - also on the short list, would have been a tough choice between that and the Rav4
Mazda CX-5 - liked the styling etc, never had a Mazda, have heard of transmission problems with these. When looking at one at a Carmax, salesman actually steered us away from it citing the transmission issues.

You just can't go wrong with any Toyota and Hyundai is becoming just as strong. Our goal was a used, but certified pre-owned car with less than 40k miles and not more than $20k, so we were looking at 2-3yr old vehicles.
 
Hyundai / KIA is a 10 year, 100,000 mile power train warranty... I have had one for the past 6 years with ZERO problems.
 
BillK2632 said:
Just went through the car exercise for our 23yr old daughter who just graduated college last year. We looked at a number of different sedans and SUVs. She had a 2001 Volvo S60 and loved it, we ended up buying a newer 2013 Volvo S60. But we look at the following SUVs:

Volvo XC60 - liked it best, have had 3 previous Volvo's, like the brand, ours have been very reliable, but not to the extent of our Lexus's - it was too much $$ for the budget.
Toyota Rav4 - probably would have bought one if we had ultimately gone with an SUV.
Hyundai Tuscon - also on the short list, would have been a tough choice between that and the Rav4
Mazda CX-5 - liked the styling etc, never had a Mazda, have heard of transmission problems with these. When looking at one at a Carmax, salesman actually steered us away from it citing the transmission issues.

You just can't go wrong with any Toyota and Hyundai is becoming just as strong. Our goal was a used, but certified pre-owned car with less than 40k miles and not more than $20k, so we were looking at 2-3yr old vehicles.
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Thank you this is our criteria as well.


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Steve S said:
I recently purchased a 2017 Ford Escape Titanium 4WD after test driving it and the RAV4. I love it. Quiet, smooth, plenty of room and power. No regrets here. I know it isn't one of the models you listed but I have had absolutely no issues or complaints. The quality is excellent.
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Thanks for this response. I meant to put the Escape in the criteria.


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Buying any Toyota or Honda is a home run decision that you will never regret.
I drive several rental cars a week, so I get a large pool of experiences.
Hyundai is a terrific car, and since buying Kia, suspect that Kia will improve greatly. However, Honda and Toyota, for pennies more, are noticeably better and retain value better.
American cars have gotten better, are comfortable and reliable compared to 20 yeas ago, but, flame sit on, still lag behind, because they choose to. GM could take apart a Honda Accord, copy I bit for bit, build it, and take over the world. They just choose not to.
A brand new Accord is $21.5K. That is a tough target to compete against.
 
villain style said:
My daughter is looking at a 2014-16 vehicle and is considering one of these. Looking for any feedback from anyone who may have just went thru this exercise or has one of these vehicles and would like to comment plus or minus experience..... Thanks..
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Have you come to any conclusions regarding these vehicles? My Mom is looking a getting a new Santa fe but I really like my friends Escape with the Ecoboost engine.
 
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