CR-V
Today’s (Thursday, December 21) errand was to get the oil changed on the CR-V; the local Honda-store does it free. Free oil-changes. I’d do it myself, but the oil-filter is a humungous hairball. It’s behind frame-members and almost impossible to get without cuts and scrapes.
The bucktooth-bathtub isn’t free oil-changes. Plus the oil-filter is out front where I can get it without too much trouble.
I’m using Pennzoil in it; Kendall doesn’t come in the right weight — yet. I have no idea what goes into the CR-V; the oil-change sticker was Mobil — I hope not synthetic, because that was not in it.
While at the Honda-store I thought I would request a test-drive of the new CR-V.
It’s been redesigned and reconfigured. Same 2.4-liter four as our old CR-V, but six more horsepower — ho-hum.
The spare has also been brought inside — no more hanging on the tailgate — but it’s a donut. The rear-door also hinges up (like the bucktooth-bathtub) instead of sideways — which hangs up the garage-door.
But it’s still not very dog-friendly. The rear-seats fold up just like the old CR-V, so partially block the rear-door entrance.
I told the salesman we’re playing against the Toyota Matrix (also the Pontiac Vibe); both of which can come as AWD. And unlike the CR-V they are cars. I.e. smaller; and weigh less; and ride less like a truck (high seat).
When we bought the old CR-V it was up against a Sube, all that was available AWD at the time.
But we tested a Sube, and it was crowded; except for the breadvan (Forester), plus I also would have had to carve a floor; i.e. it didn’t fold flat. It also wasn’t very dog-friendly — there was a giant area between the floor and the front-seat a dog could fall into.
But I’d cover that with my carved floor.
If we bought the CR-V, I wouldn’t have to carve a floor — plus the faithful Hunda ran like a watch and had over 165,000 miles.
So we bought the CR-V, but have never been really happy with it — not like the bucktooth-bathtub. The main hitch is that we can never carry the dogs in it. Sabrina has a horrible time jumping up into it.
Plus it was a truck — rode high, and was unbalanced like a truck.
The salesman, who was fairly reasonable, joined in bad-mouthing the old CR-V — “too much like a truck,” he said.
“I didn’t think it was that bad,” I said. “Pretty car-like, just not dog-friendly.”
I also mentioned we thought the world of the faithful Hunda. “Too bad they don’t make anything like that,” I said.
The new CR-V is more a crossover — but almost as big as a Chrysler Pacifica; i.e. not a car.
It’s really not better than the CR-V we have; the only advantage is a top-hinged rear-door and the spare brought inside.
If the Matrix is okay, we’ll go with it. I felt like I was driving the old CR-V.
It also looks kind of strange; like they couldn’t make up their minds.
But not as bad as the Element, which I wouldn’t touch with a 10-foot pole.
The bucktooth-bathtub isn’t free oil-changes. Plus the oil-filter is out front where I can get it without too much trouble.
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| 2007 Honda CR-V. |
While at the Honda-store I thought I would request a test-drive of the new CR-V.
It’s been redesigned and reconfigured. Same 2.4-liter four as our old CR-V, but six more horsepower — ho-hum.
The spare has also been brought inside — no more hanging on the tailgate — but it’s a donut. The rear-door also hinges up (like the bucktooth-bathtub) instead of sideways — which hangs up the garage-door.
But it’s still not very dog-friendly. The rear-seats fold up just like the old CR-V, so partially block the rear-door entrance.
I told the salesman we’re playing against the Toyota Matrix (also the Pontiac Vibe); both of which can come as AWD. And unlike the CR-V they are cars. I.e. smaller; and weigh less; and ride less like a truck (high seat).
When we bought the old CR-V it was up against a Sube, all that was available AWD at the time.
But we tested a Sube, and it was crowded; except for the breadvan (Forester), plus I also would have had to carve a floor; i.e. it didn’t fold flat. It also wasn’t very dog-friendly — there was a giant area between the floor and the front-seat a dog could fall into.
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| They couldn’t make up their minds. |
If we bought the CR-V, I wouldn’t have to carve a floor — plus the faithful Hunda ran like a watch and had over 165,000 miles.
So we bought the CR-V, but have never been really happy with it — not like the bucktooth-bathtub. The main hitch is that we can never carry the dogs in it. Sabrina has a horrible time jumping up into it.
Plus it was a truck — rode high, and was unbalanced like a truck.
The salesman, who was fairly reasonable, joined in bad-mouthing the old CR-V — “too much like a truck,” he said.
“I didn’t think it was that bad,” I said. “Pretty car-like, just not dog-friendly.”
I also mentioned we thought the world of the faithful Hunda. “Too bad they don’t make anything like that,” I said.
The new CR-V is more a crossover — but almost as big as a Chrysler Pacifica; i.e. not a car.
It’s really not better than the CR-V we have; the only advantage is a top-hinged rear-door and the spare brought inside.
If the Matrix is okay, we’ll go with it. I felt like I was driving the old CR-V.
It also looks kind of strange; like they couldn’t make up their minds.
But not as bad as the Element, which I wouldn’t touch with a 10-foot pole.
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