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[florin31461]

In 15000 de euroi ce masina as putea sa-mi iau, care sa treca de linia ferata peste care nu pot trece cu passatul meu vechi, fara sa dau cu fundul de ea ?

[Iulian HondaFan]

Jeep Wrangler e intr-adevar energofag avand ADN american, dar ar fi cel mai ieftin all-terain si are fiabilitate f. buna mai ales modelul 2003. desigur o sa te zdruncine groaznic, dar o sa tina la tavaleala.

Jeep Cherokee ( aici i se zice Liberty de cativa ani) ar fi mai omenos in toate privintele de asfalt si cu abilitati all-terain similare. o sa fie insa mai scump, cred ca in Europa este si o varianta diesel, motor de provenienta Mercedes.

RAV4 este crossover facut pe platforma Corolla, nu cred ca o sa tina suspensiile la solicitari repetate. nu e o masina de bagat prin gropi decat ocazional.

De Kia Sportage am auzit numai de rau, din 2002 Kia nici nu mai il comercializeaza in USA, desi varul sau Chevrolet Tracker se mai vinde ceva. iata sumarul CR:

Kia Sportage

The worst of an unimpressive lot
* Tested version: Four-door EX, $20,654

The driving experience

The Sportage delivers just about the nastiest ride of any passenger vehicle made today. Road bumps transmit hard shocks, making the body bound like a pogo stick. You're also treated to grating road, wind, and engine noise.

Routine cornering is clumsy at best, with lots of body lean. The steering is slow, heavy, and unresponsive. In fast cornering maneuvers at our track and in our emergency avoidance maneuver, the Sportage heeled up and scrubbed its tires as it plowed ahead. It felt disconcertingly unstable, sometimes lifting an inside wheel, but it never threatened to tip.

The 2.0-liter Four is noisy and weak, averaging only 19 mpg. The four-speed automatic transmission has to shift frequently just to keep up with traffic. A five-speed manual is standard. You can engage the part-time four-wheel-drive at up to 50 mph, but the shifter is annoyingly stiff. The four-wheel drive isn't suitable for use on dry pavement.

The Sportage tackled our off-road course successfully, but the undercarriage often made contact with the boulders on our rock hill.

Braking was acceptable, although stops were long on wet pavement.


Inside the vehicle

Most of our drivers could get comfortable behind the wheel, but our five-footer wanted to sit higher for a better view. The rear seat is adequate for two adults, but very tight for three.

Cabin storage includes a couple of bins up front, three flimsy cup holders, and a map pocket on the front doors and front seatbacks.

The steering wheel hides some minor controls. The horn is hard to activate, and the audio buttons are tiny, illegible, and hard to use. The climate system provides ample cool or warm air. But it doesn't always distribute the air evenly, and the fan is noisy.

Opening the tailgate is a cumbersome, two-handed operation, and the steel-rimmed, full-sized spare must be swung away first. Folding down the rear seatbacks yields respectable cargo space, but there are no tie-downs to secure luggage. A folded wheelchair fits with ease.


Safety and reliability

Besides the usual front air bags, the Sportage has a unique knee-level air bag for the driver. There are four lap-and-shoulder safety belts. The front belts have an adjustable upper anchor, but the buckle tends to ride too high on some people. The front head restraints are high enough even when fully lowered. The two built-in rear head restraints may be too soft to do much good in a rear-end crash.

The government hasn't subjected the current Sportage to a frontal crash test. In a side-impact government test, the Sportage rolled onto its side--not an encouraging sign. It earned a "marginal" score in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's 40-mph offset frontal crash test.

Driving with kids: The center-rear lap belt may be too short to fit around some child seats.

We have no reliability data on the Sportage, but the poor quality of our sample bodes ill. Among the nine defects cropping up during its first 3,000 miles were repeated failures of the power mirrors and rear windows, a broken part on the heater duct, a misaligned tailgate and spare-tire carrier, a squealing alternator bearing, jammed washer jets, and a couple of unexplained "check engine" lights.