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892 messages, Last post on Jun 29, 2009 at 10:15 AM
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Not sure which wagon to buy and looking for feedback on the choices out there? Use this as your starting point to narrow the field a bit!
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Replying to: luvmbooty (May 03, 2006 8:28 am) What about a RAV4, or some other car-based sport/cute? -juice |
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Replying to: luvmbooty (May 03, 2006 8:28 am) |
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2007 Honda CR-V Iam in the market for a 2007 CR-V EX-L With Navi. Based on my research during the last few days, Understood that CR-V is going MSRP (The Max i could come up with is MSRP - $500) and Still Wait for a few weeks to actually get the car delivered. Here are my questions.. (1). Do any of the NEW CR-V Owners feel that the low end torque is little less?? (I felt it when i was test driving yesterday -- Propably because its a 4 Cyl Fuel Efficient SUV and we never owned a SUV before). (2). I also felt that the engine noise was little more particularly when the CR-V starts accelarating? Are (1) and (2) -- something that is expected from a Fuel Eff 4 Cyl SUV?? VW Passat Wagon 2.0T -- After my initial impression with CR-V (Particularly MSRP on the CR-V).. Iam starting to think towards 07 VW Passat Wagon 2.0T with Package # 2 and NAVI My driving impressions were good on this, However i might loose some space for the rear seats compared to CR-V Liked the EPA Mileage and Truck Space. With all the gadgets this is just $2k over the CR-V (I was offered below invoice). However iam concerned about the reliability of VW and Any feedback on the VW NAVI(Could not see one yesterday on the dealers lot, Does it do Voice Recognition?) Comments are welcome and Thanks in Advance..
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Replying to: pro5moh (Feb 20, 2007 11:34 am) * VW needs premium fuel * VW has less clearance, no AWD on that model * should handle a lot better, though * listen for noise levels, I bet the wagon is quieter Finally, in my experience with Audi NAV, they are not easy to use at all. Perhaps they've gotten better, but I bet the Honda takes you less than half the time to learn. -juice
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| What about the RAV 4. If you are concerned about the power the RAV has a very strong v-6 that gets pretty good mpg 21/28 for the AWD and V-6 vs 22/28 for the CRV 4-cyl with AWD. | |
| I'd pick the VW, hands down... | |
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If it were me I would also pick the VW - not crazy about SUV's in general and I require a manual transmission. I just felt the RAV was a natural match for the CRV. As far as VW reliability goes, all cars are better now than they were 20 years ago. An average car now would have been very reliable back then. My Father has a 2000 Passat wagon with the 1.8t and a stick shift. He has 175,000 miles and has had no issues besides routine maintenance. He still has the original clutch. Another fun car with VW like handling is the Mazda 3 hatch. Smaller than the others, but I can sit behind myself comfortably (6'-0). It is very affordable and has stability control readily available.
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Replying to: dudleyr (Feb 21, 2007 12:15 pm) He was lucky, basically. The 2.0FSI engine has been better so far but VW already has lots of issues with the stereos, and they're still fairly new cars. If reliability comes first, get the Honda. -juice
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Replying to: ateixeira (Feb 21, 2007 1:37 pm) |
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2000 had good coils. The problematic ones were in 2002 or 2003. Subaru Legacy wagon, if you can find one, is also quite good drivers car. If you want Legacy wagon hurry up as next model year will be sedan only, as far as I know. Krzys
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