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#628 of 775 We bought the CR-V over the Vue by crv4me2 Aug 25, 2002 (8:13 am)
I have friends from Ohio that recently came down in their Saturn Vue. We really liked the car, and shortly thereafter went to Saturn and test drove both the V6 and 4cyl. I thought both of them were O.K., but on a hot summer Atlanta day, we could not get cool from the air conditioning at full power in either vehicle.   Shortly thereafter I stopped by Honda and test drove the CR-V and, aaaaahhhhh, what a difference. Everything worked top notch, it looks nicer overall inside and out, and I didn't get a headache trying to add up options that we wanted - they were already included. Came home and did my research which only confirmed the CR-V was the better purchase. Several weeks later, we are now the proud owners of a silver 2002 CR-V EX.   Saturn is trying and the Vue is a nice vehicle, but its not the quality of the CR-V. Not at this time anyway.   Just my 2 cents.
#629 of 775 Keep in mind by dindak Aug 26, 2002 (4:43 am)
The VUE is a brand new model this year. Honda has had years to get the CR-V right. Having driven both there are things I like about each. I think they are very close competitors over all and it really boils down to personal preference. The one thing that will likely keep the CR-V off our list is that they don't offer a FWD version up here in the great white north.
#630 of 775 VUE air conditioning by mmspeal Aug 26, 2002 (7:27 am)
I thought the air was weak when I first got my VUE, however not ever owning a Saturn before, I wasn't powering it up correctly. You have to hit the snowflake and then once it is cooling hit the recirculate so that you aren't constantly cooling hot air from outside, it just recools what is already inside and cool. This is a good energy saver and once I was doing it right, the VUE actually gets very chili inside.
#631 of 775 615 by bascott Aug 26, 2002 (7:50 am)
That is the second time I have seen a post saying the CRV is not front wheel drive. It is FWD until the front wheels slip, then its AWD.
#632 of 775 by varmint Aug 26, 2002 (9:16 am)
Bascott - I think Dindak wants a FWD only model. He doesn't want to pay for AWD. Here in the US, buyers can opt for an LX model that does not have RT4WD. In Canada, Honda does not offer that option.
#633 of 775 bascott / varmit by dindak Aug 26, 2002 (9:53 am)
That's right. I like the idea of AWD, but I know I don't really need it. Vue comes in both V6 and 4 cyl config. with FWD only which is nice. Who knows though, maybe if commissions pick up in the coming year or two I will just for the AWD.
#634 of 775 VUE Air Conditioning by crv4me2 Aug 26, 2002 (10:22 am)
So wait, you're telling me that I drove two Vues with weak A/C and all I had to do was push a couple buttons and it would work fine? Then why didn't the salesman sitting and sweating in the back seat mention it? In fact, when we got out of the second vehicle, he tried to steer us over to the Saturn station wagons telling us that the A/C worked in those vehicles much better. Now maybe they've been asked to push sales on the wagons, but we weren't interested. And maybe it was just the 2 vehicles that we drove that had weak A/C, who knows? I don't think I've heard too many complaints about the Vue's A/C overall.   I think the CR-V and the Vue are very comparable vehicles, and time will tell when it comes to reliability for the Saturn. I also happen to like the CR-V's styling much better than the Vue's. Especially the front end. I'm not very tall, so the side swing rear door on the CR-V was much easier for me to close than the high lift on the Saturn's tail. Also, I like the independent glass opening on the CR-V. I have small dogs, and its much easier to put them inside and lift them out through that opening.   I just came out of a V-6 engine and was really looking to go back to a 4cyl and found the CR-V to have plenty of power. Overall, the V has everything I was looking for. Its a great vehicle.
#635 of 775 VUE's air conditioning by mmspeal Aug 26, 2002 (10:41 am)
My sales person didn't know either, even the service guy said he'd look at it when I took it in for an oil change - I actually learned this from the driver of their courtesy shuttle (which is a VUE). He showed me the day he drove me home while they were looking at it. I find it odd that the sales person didn't know or show me when I bought it as she was very knowledgable about the rest of the vehicle.
#636 of 775 by varmint Aug 26, 2002 (10:53 am)
Back in 98, I had a Honda salesperson try to demonstrate the bed feature using the only the driver's seat. They stated that it didn't work for the passenger (because the passenger lacked tilt adjust for the seat cushion). I had to instruct them about the use of all four seats. Obviously, they misread the Honda prep kit. It happens.   I had the chance to drive another '02 CR-V this weekend. I am still impressed with how strong that little four banger is. 160hp does not do the driving experience justice. It feels like more.
#637 of 775 varmit by dindak Aug 26, 2002 (12:02 pm)
I never thought the 4 banger in the old CR-V was all that bad either. I still have to try a CVT 4 cyl VUE at some point to see how the power is there, they are finally available. VUE with the 4 cyl/ 5-speed was fine but I have never driven any CVT equipped vehicle before and it should be interesting to see how it pulls an SUV..

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