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I have have no allegiance to Toyota or Honda but would choose the basic model Civic over the base Altis. I prefer the Civic steering and suspension. The base Civic rides fine and the Altis feels dull by comparison. There is not a lot else to separate them, neither are particularly fast, and the equipment level is similar on the 2017 - 2020 versions that I know. YMMV, especially for the up market versions that I am not familiar with.

The companies I have worked for purchased pickups mostly on price. There was usually a minimum spec and requirement for dealer / service support. Reliability was not a particularly big factor because there has not been a huge difference between the major brands in the last decade or more. Some brands focus on fleet sales more than others and offer low price for the appropriate spec. Some just don't have the dealer network to compete. The dominance of Corolla taxi's in Thailand is a good example. The Civic or Mazda 3 are superior cars in many ways but Toyota cater to the taxi requirements better.

Trans, Might take more than that to get you off Ralf's blocked list. Your link is referencing the next gen Ranger and Amarok, not the current models.

Late April according to Ralf001 in: https://aseannow.com/topic/1200962-any-pick-up-recommendation/page/3/

Sales staff are not the best source of new model info. https://www.drive.com.au/news/2022-ford-ranger-design-and-engineering-how-new-is-it/ Toyota and Isuzu are separate designs. Ford and Mazda shared major components in previous generation pickups but the new Mazda is now based on Isuzu. Apparently, future Ford and VW pickups will share major components. Nissan and Mitsubishi also plan to share components, so the Navara and Triton will eventually become cousins.

This explains nothing. The YouTube comment from Wayne Kerz explains some of the reasons why this is little more than half baked conspiracy theory.

Yes you can. The red plates are the young cars.

The Terra is listed on the Nissan TH site when I view in English. Recently released an update according to Headlight Magazine: https://www.headlightmag.com/official-teaser-nissan-terra-minorchange-coming-thailand-19aug/ Another car based CUV below the OP's 1.3M budget, I neglected to mention earlier, is the Subaru Forrester.

Nissan Terra from 1.2M?

Mr Optimistic, 1.3M baht is the bottom of the range for established brands for both car based SUVs like CR-V and CX-5 and pick-up based SUVs like Everest, Pajero Sport, Fortuner. There are cheaper versions of the Isuzu MU-X from 1.1M. Base models can be pretty bare so best to look at the specific models in person. In the past, the pick-up based models have depreciated more slowly and been easier to maintain in the long term / high mileages. The cheaper options for smaller SUVs like the Corolla Cross, Honda HR-V, or MPV style cars like Honda BRV and Mitsu Expander etc. can be a bit small for 5 large passengers. The less established models like MG ZH and Haval H6, as noted above, may work if you have no particular brand preference.

Interesting mates you got there Joe

Can also check prices on Taladrod. Thanachart Bank blue book site has average prices https://bluebook.ttbbank.com/search.asp These are all asking prices and some are pretty optimistic. Not easy to get real info for car values.