Honda CR-V

[Morris Minor]

One of the managers at the dealer told me Accords used to outsell all their other models combined. Now the CR-V does that.


Here's ours. I'll put up more pics when I can. It is roomy, pleasant, and nicely-made. There's a lot of electronic gadgetry to absorb. The good news is it has an "Earth Dreams Turbo," so now I'm certified crunchy gaia-friendly.

[Galaxy]

Holy Hell, they are still on the Earth thing marketing trip?

They used that as an image in Formula 1 back in 2008.

[GoCougs]

Saw one last night. Honda hit it outta the park with the new CRV. It has the just the right touch just about everywhere, esp. styling. Once reliability/durability is added in, it's a car that keeps the rest of the auto world; especially ze Germans; up at night.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Enjoy....

[ifcar]

Congrats! How did the decision-making go? How were the other front-runners ruled out?

[r0tor]

Saw one last night. Honda hit it outta the park with the new CRV. It has the just the right touch just about everywhere, esp. styling. Once reliability/durability is added in, it's a car that keeps the rest of the auto world; especially ze Germans; up at night.

Really... what German SUV competes with it?  Tiguan?  Anything else?

[Tave]

I like the CR-V, my mom's has two of them recently. The AWD is little more than a polite suggestion, and the interior design is a touch too futuristic for futuristic's sake, but the rest of the car is spot on and it's a great place to spend time.

[2o6]

Saw one last night. Honda hit it outta the park with the new CRV. It has the just the right touch just about everywhere, esp. styling. Once reliability/durability is added in, it's a car that keeps the rest of the auto world; especially ze Germans; up at night.

....the lux equivalent in both ubiquity and sales is the X3

[Lebowski]

Really... what German SUV competes with it?

None can.

[Lebowski]

Beautiful car Morris. A real specimen of engineering.  I'm jealous! 

[CALL_911]

Yeah man, they really did a terrific job with this new CRV. Ditto the new Civic and Accord.

[GoCougs]

....the lux equivalent in both ubiquity and sales is the X3

But not the equivalent in reliability. Ze Germans can't match a $25k Honda at any price.

[MexicoCityM3]

But not the equivalent in reliability. Ze Germans can't match a $25k Honda at any price.

Other than VW, why would they want to when they make the big bucks in the upper reaches of the market?

When I find myself with time near a Honda dealer I'll take a look at one just because of SpInCRVMania.

[veeman]

I don't know if it keeps ze Germans up at night but it certainly does GM and Ford.  Especially with Nissan hitting it out of the park with the Rogue as well. 

[AutobahnSHO]

congrats man!!

[r0tor]

None can.

Right, because they arent fwd biased 4 door minivans

[GoCougs]

Other than VW, why would they want to when they make the big bucks in the upper reaches of the market?

When I find myself with time near a Honda dealer I'll take a look at one just because of SpInCRVMania.

Fair enough - "it's in the shop" isn't the badge of honor it once was but it is indeed still there...

[Morris Minor]

Congrats! How did the decision-making go? How were the other front-runners ruled out?

i looked at:
Outback
CR-V
Highlander
Sorrento
Santa Fe Sport
Murano
Edge   
Q5
X3

For each model I looked at the price high & low. Cargo capacity max & min. Mpg: city/combined/highway. 0-60. Consumer Reports reliability & owner satisfaction ratings, and a report on depreciation.  It came down to the Edge & the CR-V. Then I thought about which would most likely last for 15 years, and remembered my 03 Pilot,which is still in the family.                 

[giant_mtb]

I wouldn't trust an Edge for more than 6 years.

[veeman]

Fair enough - "it's in the shop" isn't the badge of honor it once was but it is indeed still there...

That's pretty funny

[Laconian]

i looked at:
Outback
CR-V
Highlander
Sorrento
Santa Fe Sport
Murano
Edge   
Q5
X3

For each model I looked at the price high & low. Cargo capacity max & min. Mpg: city/combined/highway. 0-60. Consumer Reports reliability & owner satisfaction ratings, and a report on depreciation.  It came down to the Edge & the CR-V. Then I thought about which would most likely last for 15 years, and remembered my 03 Pilot,which is still in the family.                 

If I wasn't hung up on the AWD implementation, I'd probably go with a CR-V too. That 1.5T is utter magic. Gaia friendliness with no downside, except maybe redline.

[12,000 RPM]

i looked at:
Outback
CR-V
Highlander
Sorrento
Santa Fe Sport
Murano
Edge   
Q5
X3

For each model I looked at the price high & low. Cargo capacity max & min. Mpg: city/combined/highway. 0-60. Consumer Reports reliability & owner satisfaction ratings, and a report on depreciation.  It came down to the Edge & the CR-V. Then I thought about which would most likely last for 15 years, and remembered my 03 Pilot,which is still in the family.                 

God damn, did you write a Python script

You jest but maybe we should all collaborate on such a thing. Call it AutoDecree. "Something is wrong with this script... it keeps recommending the CR-V"

I think it was the right choice. If it were the previous gen I would have looked at something else, but the current CR-V is about as nice as anything damn near 2x the price. Why didn't you look at the RDX though? With the new one coming I'm sure they'd have cut a deal. And it addresses my only gripe with the CR-V (horsepower).

[AutobahnSHO]

I wouldn't trust an Edge for more than 6 years.

+1

[r0tor]

No actual test drives?

[shp4man]

Was it built in Ohio?

[Morris Minor]

God damn, did you write a Python script

My curse (and blessing - it's made me a good living)... is that I over-analyze everything. Once we realized we were not interested in a luxury or near-luxury brand, it became pure left-brain stuff.

[MexicoCityM3]

My curse (and blessing - it's made me a good living)... is that I over-analyze everything. Once we realized we were not interested in a luxury or near-luxury brand, it became pure left-brain stuff.

We should open a home appliance subforum.

[Lebowski]

We should open a home appliance

Let's keep this civil please.

[12,000 RPM]

My curse (and blessing - it's made me a good living)... is that I over-analyze everything. Once we realized we were not interested in a luxury or near-luxury brand, it became pure left-brain stuff.

It's OK, I made spreadsheets for most of my recent auto purchases. Lesson learned, GIGO

[Morris Minor]

I keep a GSheets workbook, logging dates, mileage, work done, by whom, and cost.

Two sheets now end with "Collision - Total Loss"  - first was my daughter's Scion four years ago.