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What is this discussion about? Mazda CX-7, Toyota RAV4, Hyundai Santa Fe, SUV

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#67 of 154 Re: Hey! The CR-V won too [piast] by carfreak8

Dec 08, 2006 (7:28 pm)

Replying to: piast (Dec 08, 2006 4:56 pm)
but not to many people I now like the new body on CRV
 
OK, why are sales up so much. In the first month of availability, the CR-V had almost 20,000 sales (~95% increase), when they want to sell only 60,000 in the whole year. As for the comment about being designed for women, that is the freely expressed by Honda target buyer and that is how it has always been. Also, the exterior is an opinion thing, and obviously that is not hurting sales. There is one thing you can't dispute, the tire off the back of the car. As for the no V6 option, Honda's goal has always been to have fuel efficient cars, and that is exactly what it did.
 
The interior in the CR-V is soooo much better than any of its competitors, such as the Rav4, Tucson/Sportage, Escape/Mariner/Tribute, Equinox/Torrent. It has very good in quality, fit and finish, materials, and ergonomics.
 
but the exterior is just mix of strange lines, like put together from parts from different cars
 
You want to talk about taking designs from other automakers, why don't you go look at the Hyundai Entourage/Sedona, Sonata, Azera (go look at my post a few days ago in the Santa Fe forum).
 
I think the goal was to make one different than Element, and in that they delivered.
 
If Honda did not want the two vehicles to look the same, they would not have designed the Element the way they did. The Element was introduced a year later (2003) than the second generation CR-V. All Honda wanted to do was make something not so boring and boxy, and they delivered that.

#68 of 154 Re: Hey! The CR-V won too [carfreak8] by cxrabbit

Dec 08, 2006 (7:50 pm)

Replying to: carfreak8 (Dec 08, 2006 7:28 pm)
"because this is a Honda, and it is a good car, just not too pretty or special in any way."
 
I gotta agree with this statement. It's all subjective of course, but for me there was just nothing "special" about the CR-V. I took a close look at it, and it was the runner-up to the CX-7 I ended up buying, but in the end it was too much money and lacked features. I was also concerned about the 4-cylinder and the reviews that said it struggled more with highway merging and passing. Yup, it's a trade-off to get one with turbo that isn't nearly as fuel effificient, but the CR-V was just plain boring to drive.
 
No doubt it's an excellent CUV... it's a Honda for cryin' out loud. I just didn't like it the way I liked the CX-7.

#69 of 154 Re: Hey! The CR-V won too [carfreak8] by joe97

Dec 08, 2006 (8:17 pm)

Replying to: carfreak8 (Dec 08, 2006 4:18 pm)
I didn't post it because the CR-V is not a choice in this forum. There are other forums more relevant to the CR-V, just not this.
 
You didn't post a front shot of the CR-V

#70 of 154 Re: Hey! The CR-V won too [cxrabbit] by carfreak8

Dec 08, 2006 (8:19 pm)

Replying to: cxrabbit (Dec 08, 2006 7:50 pm)
"because this is a Honda, and it is a good car, just not too pretty or special in any way."
 
I did not say this, The guy I was replying to before said this.
 
I do have to agree with you about the 4 cylinder, it is not the strongest or most powerful thing on the road by any means, but it really is not a problem. I don't have a problem with merging or highway cruising. I do have to somewhat agree with you about how it rides. It does not have the really fun spirit, I mean it is not fast. But, it is not meant to be, it is smooth, quiet, and nice. This is not anything like the CX-7, that is fast, and spunky.
 
As for the price, it is very competitive, you can get a 2007 Honda CR-V AWD EX-L w/navigation for only $500 than a 2007 Rav4 4x4 Limited 4-cylinder w/leather and sunroof. That is a competitive price for its biggest competitor.
 
I really don't think the CX-7 is all that bad, nor is the CR-V.

#71 of 154 Re: Hey! The CR-V won too [carfreak8] by joe97

Dec 08, 2006 (8:22 pm)

Replying to: carfreak8 (Dec 08, 2006 7:28 pm)
OK, why are sales up so much. In the first month of availability, the CR-V had almost 20,000 sales (~95% increase), when they want to sell only 60,000 in the whole year.
 
You might like to double check on that. The first month sales of 20K units contain 06s, actually, quite a few 2006 models
 
The interior in the CR-V is soooo much better than any of its competitors, such as the Rav4, Tucson/Sportage, Escape/Mariner/Tribute, Equinox/Torrent. It has very good in quality, fit and finish, materials, and ergonomics
 
So why are we talking about the CR-V in here?

#72 of 154 Re: Hey! The CR-V won too [carfreak8] by sampowers

Dec 08, 2006 (8:46 pm)

Replying to: carfreak8 (Dec 08, 2006 8:19 pm)
Sorry dude, I love Honda, I have owned two of them. But the new CR-V's front end still looks like this guy-------->
 
I really think you are employed by Honda, b/c you don't frequent the CR-V boards as often as you post here. How much is Honda paying you for all this advertisement? As it has been said in the past by may other posters...beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Not everyone cares about your values in a vehicle.
 
BTW my wife HATES the CR-V's styling. So, it's defiantly not for every woman.

#73 of 154 Re: Hey! The CR-V won too [joe97] by carfreak8

Dec 08, 2006 (9:17 pm)

Replying to: joe97 (Dec 08, 2006 8:17 pm)
It may not be in the name of this forum, but the CR-V is more of a small SUV than the Santa Fe (midsize). So, the CR-V is more for this comparison, according to the title.
 
I found those pictures and I liked them.

#74 of 154 Re: Hey! The CR-V won too [joe97] by carfreak8

Dec 08, 2006 (9:22 pm)

Replying to: joe97 (Dec 08, 2006 8:22 pm)
Not all those sales are from the 06's. The sales were surely NOT half and half the first month, the sales were still up sustantially.
 
Every one of those SUV's I listed would fit better with the title of this forum, so I felt like I should post a comparison between the CR-V and those.

#75 of 154 Re: Hey! The CR-V won too [sampowers] by carfreak8

Dec 08, 2006 (9:34 pm)

Replying to: sampowers (Dec 08, 2006 8:46 pm)
I really think you are employed by Honda, b/c you don't frequent the CR-V boards as often as you post here. How much is Honda paying you for all this advertisement? As it has been said in the past by may other posters...beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Not everyone cares about your values in a vehicle.
 
I do NOT work for Honda. I have NEVER worked for a car company. I just want people to know that Honda's are really good cars. Hyundai is not the lower price Honda. I feel they still have a little ways to go before they are there. I also get that people do not care about other peoples opinions, but know one would be hear if they were not voicing there opinions about cars. In the past, I have said that things were just my opinion.
 
BTW my wife HATES the CR-V's styling. So, it's defiantly not for every woman.
 
No car is for everybody. But, generally, the car was designed for women. The target buyer for the CR-V is a early thirties women and that is what the CR-V has been and is designed for. This obviously is not always who is going to like it (people have their own tastes), but this is majority buyer (women).

#76 of 154 Re: Hey! The CR-V won too [carfreak8] by cxrabbit

Dec 08, 2006 (9:46 pm)

Replying to: carfreak8 (Dec 08, 2006 8:19 pm)
"As for the price, it is very competitive, you can get a 2007 Honda CR-V AWD EX-L w/navigation for only $500 than a 2007 Rav4 4x4 Limited 4-cylinder w/leather and sunroof. That is a competitive price for its biggest competitor."
 
Could be... but when it came to comparing it to the CX-7 it was a lot more money and lacked some things (basic things, like auto-headlights). The lowest I got Honda down to was still $3K more than a comparably equipped CX-7.
 
But that was just for ME. I had a breaking point of $30K and would not go over it. I know I could have kept costs down on both cars, and could have gotten either for under $30K, it was just with more sacrifices on the CR-V... and ultimately, without that "spunk" I just would not have enjoyed it.
 
CR-V is still a good vehicle.

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