That's the best with what i had to fullfil with what i need bro..

If u drive a maxime, means u don't mind to get the exora bold.

Exora is a nice car. However, it's an old model, they might change it soon.

I could not advice u, because we have different financial burden/capabilities.

However, fyi, im currently having subaru xv as my secondary, suzuki swift as my primary and proton inspira as my part time car (will let it go soon) lol.

Compare chery maxime n exora bold, i think better exora bold..

subaru xv is nice on exterior, saw on the road. but i believed its 5 seater right? correct me if i am wrong.

hahaha.... i will comment after i test drive the maxime .

Keep us update ya..

ya, its rebadge of suzuki ertiga....

Ertiga will be ertiga, exora will be exora. Both product will be selling at the same time.

I drove the Touran quite a bit.

Good: That engine. I have the updated version now, which should be more reliable, but anyway it is quite a gem. When driven gently frugal, when driven hard you can pick a fight with most cars in Malaysia (just make sure the engine is warm when you do, and give it a bit of gentle driving before turning off).

The handling... it corners as well as any car. As any car with good handling. Not those Japanese boats.

The bad:
Ride quality is beyond poor. It is actually painful. Maybe over time it has softened up, but I would highly recommend switching to smaller rims. With the 17" it is unbearably hard.

Third row space is atrocious. There is enough knee room, head room, it is wide... but the seat is right on the floor. If you are an amputee, good. If not, better start practicing yoga. You need to cross your legs, because there is maybe 10 cm between the floor and the seat.

The Alza is more comfortable. Knee room is very limited, but at least you can rest your feet on the ground. Both aren't good though.

The Touran is the better, safer, more grown up car, and most def more fun. However it has flaws, and yes, from what I heard the one I drove did develop gearbox or engine problems later. Plus the QC in Germany seems to be... surprisingly terrible.

It's a souped up sedan.
All wheel drive
High ground clearance,
Boxer engine..

Nice to drive, but if u r looking for space, go for exora or estima. Or even alza

Why not consider Hyundai Starex? a used 2010 unit around 80K. Very comfortable for family of 6. Just came back from Penang.

Not sure on the maintenance cos it is a friend's car. Abit bigger than normal 6 seaters.

For your budget.. i'd stay away from the vw touran. The alza may be boring but you get what you get. And for that kind of budget.. your hands are pretty tied to get an alza or an exora maybe. Don't know much about those china makes but i'd stay away