请问大家,夫妇加一个2岁的孩子,买什么车合适

[YINGWA]

If your budget is 3万左右(+-10%)

1. Pilot - 55 K
2. Venza - over 50 K

CRV, RAV 4 and Forester are all close to your budget
a) with AWD
b) SUV
c) Japanese company, especially Forester - 100 % made in Japan, but use 5 - 10 % more gas than the other two
d) VERY reliable (Transmission should not have any problem with mileage over 300 K km, American cars, have problem when ­over 200 K km)
e) Roomy even with three adults sitting at the back.

Forester - 2.5 L, 175 hp, CRV and RAV 2.4 L, 158 to 165 hp
Forester - Boxer engine, centrally positioned, only Porsche uses this design.
Forester - Can have 90 % of power to one wheel, it seems that CRV and RAV 4 can have 50 %, ask Subaru sales person....

After market parts - Honda and Toyota have a lot, are cheaper than Subaru.

Good luck

 

[PanasonicVCR]

do u plan to have another kid

if you plan to have another kid in near future, you should think about buying a car bigger so you have enough space for the kids stuff.

but it still depends on how far you drive to work everyday. If you don't care too much on the gas, minivan may not a bad choice.

我的同事推荐Honda CRV 和 Toyota RAV4. 原因是他们家曾经就只有一孩子,买的Honda CRV挺合适. 这两款合适吗?

 

[李教练]

同意基础墙的意见，如果把安全性放第一位的话，入门级的suv还真别考虑。
chevrolet 的impala, 价格完全在你的要求范围之内，空间足够大，安全性你看警车都选用就知道了，当然警车经过了改装。维修嘛，我一个朋友05年买了辆二手的01年车，到现在没修过。前两天陪朋友去GM看其他车，今年IMPALA的城市百公里油耗10.8升高速6.7升让我大吃一惊。小一点的车，HONDA的ACCORD，CHEVROLET的MALIBU,FORD的FUSION都可以选择。
喜欢SUV的话，想随大流就选HONDA的CRV, 性能选VW的TIGUAN,空间选MITSUBISHI的OUTLANDER.

 

[闲云]

If there is a concern about safety regarding turning and braking, I wouldn't choose the car. I am not a skilled car driver. Occasionally, due to tiredness, I do forget driving preventatively and put myself at risk situations. For example, forgetting braking earlier when approaching red traffic lights in rainy days or on icy road conditions. I need a car which can provide a bit more safety against those risk situations which are unavoidable. Thank you for your input, 基础墙.

从实用角度讲，不错。我开过CRV，挺好的车子，灵活，空间大，也不算费油。那个新的RAV4，看着很实用，要是车身再稍稍长个几英寸，我也会去买一个。当然，纯是个人喜好。

从安全角度讲，不合适。这类车在冰雪路面上跑，不如轿车容易控制。转弯／刹车的时候要格外当心。不过，任什么车子，适应一段也就有数了。

 

[闲云]

Thank you, PanasonicVCR.

1. No more kid : ; my family will remain size of 3.

2. In the morning, I drive my baby to her daycare everyday for 10 minutes before drive myself to work for another 15 minutes all through local traffic (not through highway); then reverse the direction in the afternoon to go back home. I may need to drive on highway sometimes during weekend if go for a trip out of town.

Safety comes first, and comfortable room size comes second, then budget of buying the car comes third, and last, easy maintenance comes fourth; gas fee is not a major concern.

if you plan to have another kid in near future, you should think about buying a car bigger so you have enough space for the kids stuff.

but it still depends on how far you drive to work everyday. If you don't care too much on the gas, minivan may not a bad choice.

 

[闲云]

Thank you, YINGWA.

It seems to me Forester is a better choice against my initial requirements. As long as there are parts available for maintenance, that's good enough.

Is this car safe for driving under icy or rainy weather condition or on highway?

1. Pilot - 55 K
2. Venza - over 50 K

CRV, RAV 4 and Forester are all close to your budget
a) with AWD
b) SUV
c) Japanese company, especially Forester - 100 % made in Japan, but use 5 - 10 % more gas than the other two
d) VERY reliable (Transmission should not have any problem with mileage over 300 K km, American cars, have problem when ­over 200 K km)
e) Roomy even with three adults sitting at the back.

Forester - 2.5 L, 175 hp, CRV and RAV 2.4 L, 158 to 165 hp
Forester - Boxer engine, centrally positioned, only Porsche uses this design.
Forester - Can have 90 % of power to one wheel, it seems that CRV and RAV 4 can have 50 %, ask Subaru sales person....

After market parts - Honda and Toyota have a lot, are cheaper than Subaru.

Good luck

 

[基础墙]

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Forester - Boxer engine, centrally positioned, only Porsche uses this design.
Forester - Can have 90 % of power to one wheel, it seems that CRV and RAV 4 can have 50 %, ask Subaru sales person....

补充一下吧，这车我只是在dealer那儿试了一次。

感觉它转弯挺好的。手动档和离合器都没有Toyota的那么柔和顺畅，但都还算好用。对开惯了大车的人来说，这车显得差了点力气，稍一加速它便叫得挺响。要是真的喜欢ＳＵＶ，最好还是弄个大些的。

Subaru的H-4发动机挺出名，常见的车里面，只有它一家是这么做的。优点，重心低；缺点，感觉声音比I-4要大。这类机器，装在ＳＵＶ上挺好。

另外，Forest的发动机是前置，不是中置。跑车才用中置引擎。

它是全时四轮驱动。它的动力分配，在越野的时候（主要是crawling）很有用，在雪地脱困，也有些用，但对正常驾驶，９０％相对５０％没甚么优势。即便是在冰雪路面上行车，也碰不到三个轮子打滑一个轮子需要动力的情况，除非车子掉进了沟里。

其实按楼主的Budget，可以试试二手的Volvo V70或XC70。

 

[闲云]

看了这么多回贴, 心里还是没底.我现在开的是2000年的Corolla, 没操过心. 不好的地方是开高速飘,所以我尽量走市内,还有就是冬天雪大的时候,即使有雪胎,有时也打滑.

预算当然还可以提高一点,只要保障其他性能.对美国车没有太多的了解. 欧洲车还知道一点.

 

[基础墙]

看了这么多回贴, 心里还是没底.我现在开的是2000年的Corolla, 没操过心. 不好的地方是开高速飘,所以我尽量走市内,还有就是冬天雪大的时候,即使有雪胎,有时也打滑.

预算当然还可以提高一点,只要保障其他性能.对美国车没有太多的了解. 欧洲车还知道一点.

都试试，看看自己喜欢哪个。我觉得，每天用的东西，自己用着顺手是最要紧的。汽车工业是个相对成熟的工业，市场相对规范，竞争激烈。能在市场上存活几年的牌子，通常都不会太惨。至于安全，车的因素和人的因素比起来，次要。自己的车子，开过一段以后就会知道它的limit在哪儿。

要是试车，不妨从教练推荐的Impala开始。这类车子最大的好处是比较“宽容”，开车的时候万一出点小差错，它不像小车那般容易失控。

 

[jmm]

Malibu is not bad too! very solid and safe

 

[骑驴追火车]

2010 Chevrolet Traverse for sure

 

[YINGWA]

Some reference and thoughts

1. Boxer engine:
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/6943

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/5763

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2. What model of car is mostly used by driving instructors, and why?
I think that car must be reliable, easy to maintain, ...
(believe it or not, it is your car, Corolla)

3. In WINTER time, what kinds of cars usually break down, e.g. failed to start, those cars are very likely to be American cars.

4. Any new cars should not have any problems in first three years, they are under warranty! But there is NO guarantee when the warranty expires. This can be reflected from resale values of used cars: http://www.vmrcanada.com/canada_makes.htm

5. Interesting site:
http://www.wheels.ca
http://www.wheels.ca/article/525674 (On used cars)
http://www.wheels.ca/article/488843

6. Each year, Consumers Reports (NOT Consumers Digest) April issue, has an article on cars, very informative....

7. Winter driving -
http://www.caa.ca/documents/WinterDriving_E.pdf#search=%22winter%20driving%22

8. Nothing is safe if there is BLACK ICE.

9. A good and defensive driving attitude, proper maintenance of your car (Corolla), plus Winter tires on in winter, you can drive safely in Ottawa.

Good luck