So far I've narrowed down 2 C-Seg SUV - family. Subaru Forester & Mazda CX5

The purpose is for long term use (if can tahan till 9 years) and safety features.

Upon specifications, both cars had to be consider in high specs 2.0i-S EyeSight and 2WD High to have the most complete safety features.

Pricing wise about RM150k max but Forester is a 2020 car (5Y warranty only) where CX5 is 2021 (5Y warranty with free service & parts & labor)

Tested Forester indeed drivability is like conti feel due to AWD and it's very solid. But CX5 haven't tested out yet.

Understand that in terms of maintenance/repairability, plan to go for under tree garage for maintenance/repair once out of warranty, will Forester not easy to repair or costly?

What's the advise and what you guys will be choosing between these 2 or any recommendation else than these 2?

i saw cx5 2.0 high spec sheet doesn't have mrcc...i guess only 2.5 spec only has it?

interior is very subjective, so far i like forester interior, conti feel but the a/c vent position is really awkward which is the most annoying part

yes, 149,788 to be exact quoted by SA. which ori price is 30k more.
downside is it's a 2020 car, but no free service/parts/labor, but with 5 yrs warranty..

you interested as well?

cross is also one of my shortlist, yet to test drive yet.
but cross is in between B n C seg...but seems cross hybrid which is around 140k with all safety features in it. Doubt if it's on par with forester.
gonna try out the cross then only know

speaking of hybrid, battery replacement/parts can be an issue after certain of years, >8 years maybe, although toyota has 8 yrs warranty but issues will come after 8 i guess and it's not cheap (assume few k) to upkeep.
for me, more tech stuffs, more things to upkeep, more $ spend.

still haven't a firm decision yet. gonna test cross, cx5 and forester (again) to make conclusion.

Edit: with the MY road condition, alot of pot holes, etc. forester should be no issue handling it, where cx5 will has issue due to resistance not so strong as forester?

This post has been edited by lansi_raju: Dec 10 2021, 11:57 AM

haha! CX5 really flooded...

not GT edition.
its eyesight...fyi, GT edition also 30k off..if u wan the SA, i can share u his ctc..PM me if you want

in terms of maintenance yes in long term which is a big unknown and depending on luck as well, unless being well prepared with deep pockets shouldn't be an issue.
But with my current situation, having cx5 is a safer bet with some control while trade off some of the safety features which forester doesn't have. Some of the feature is a good to have but it's not mandatory, as I believe cars will have more tech stuff in coming years and more features becoming as standards.

in summary I've gone for cx5, park this thread as a reference if any individuals who will face this delima in future.

2.0 high spec

Thanks! If the forester offers 5 yrs free maintenance/parts/labour, i would 100% go for it.
Cant brain why forester doesn’t get the same treatment as xv

Crv 2.0 doesn’t have the safety specs with we want, which is no honda sensing. Where the 1.5 turbo has, BUT its out of budget

I've heard this before the root cause of it is due to the istop?
Foxur = Foxsur?