HI GUY’S, HOPE ALL OF YOU FEELING WELL IN TERMS OF HEALTH AND WEALTH. NICE TO HEAR THAT. HERE IAM GOING TO TELL MANY INTERESTING NEWS WHY YOU SHOULD BUY HONDA CRV. KEEP WATCHING THE REVIEWS REGULARLY ON CVR AND THIS WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL REVIEWS. SO, KEEP WATCHING AND STAY TUNE WITH ME.
DOESN’T MATTER WHETHER IT IS 2.0 VERSION OR 2.4 VERSION WHEREBY IN INDIA 4WD(4 WHEEL DRIVE) COMES IN 2.4 VERSION. IF IT IS AVAILABLE IN 2.0 VERSION THEN NO NEED TO GO FOR 2.4 VERSION. NO PROBLEM. IF YOU HAVE MORE CC(cubic centimeters) IT IS GOOD NOT TO STOP FOR REGULAR INTERVALS IF YOU ARE RIDING A LONG DISTANCE MORE THAN 350 KILOMETERS. TELL YOU, WHY SAID THE ABOVE STATEMENT.
ONE OF FRIEND USING CRV 2007(A) WHICH IS A NEW DESIGN AFTER 2006. BEFORE I SAW HIS CAR, IF HONDA, ONE THING COMES IN MIND IS EXPENSIVE. APART FROM THAT I WON’T HAVE MUCH FEELINGS ABOUT THAT CAR.
YOU MAY ASK THIS QUESTION WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING FISHERY "FEELINGS" THAT TOO WITH A NON-HUMAN BEING
REMEMBER ONE THING WHEN EVER YOU BUY A CAR YOU CANNOT ONLY SEE IT AND RIDE IT WHICH NEVER BRINGS YOU THE SATISFACTION EVEN THOUGH YOU STILL LIKE IT OR LOVE IT.
SINCE IT’S AN SUV, I FELT WANT TO TAKE A RIDE. BEFORE I TELL YOU THE EXPERIENCE OF THE FIRST DRIVE, I WAS OWING A PEUGEOT AND KIA WHEREBY BOTH ARE IMPORTED CARS, ONE FROM FRANCE AND ANOTHER FROM KOREA.
FIRST, ONCE I STEP IN AND START TO RIDE, THE MOMENT I FELT IS THAT HOW THE SUV’S WILL BE SINCE I WAS DRIVING SEDAN’S AND MPV’S BEFORE. BIG BODY WITH A LOT OF SPACE INTERIOR WHICH MAKES ME FEEL THAT IAM SITTING IN A SOFA IN MY HOUSE WITH LOT OF LEG ROOM’S AND SPACE ON EITHER SIDE.
SECONDLY, IS THE HEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE AND I CAN SEE THE VIEW VERY CLEARLY IN FRONT OF ME WHICH YOU MAY HAVE THE SAME FEEL IN ALMOST ALL SUV’S BUT THIS WAS DIFFERENT TO ME.
THIRDLY, WHICH I NEVER FELT IN ANY OF THE CAR’S IS THAT I WAS SITING ON THE TOP OF A FEW TON WEIGHT BODY UNDERNEATH THE CAR WHICH I NEVER FEEL THE VIBRATIONS AND THE STEERING WAS VERY SOFT AND KEEP GOING. AFTER THAT RIDE I DIDN’T FEEL THAT ANYMORE. JUST THE VERY FIRST TIME I FELT WHICH I NEVER FORGET. SO WHEN EVER I RIDE THAT CAR THIS ONE UNIQUE FEATURES WILL STRIKE IN MY MIND AND START TO REMAIN ALL THE TIME OF CRV.
THEN LATER I USE TO RIDE HIS CAR OFTEN SINCE THE CAR IS VERY SPACIOUS TO SIT AND DRIVE SINCE I WAS 180CM HEIGHT AND THE COMFORT WHICH I NEVER GET FROM OTHER CAR’S.
I NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE 4WD WHEN COMPARE TO FWD(FRONT WHEEL DRIVE). MANY OF THEM, NOT TO SAY MANY, LET ME PUT THIS WAY, ALL HAVE ONE THING IN THEIR MIND WHEN TALK ABOUT 4WD IS THAT CONSUMES LOT OF PETROL AND SOME MORE THIS CRV IS NOT MANUAL SELECT FWD AND 4WD WHICH COMES AUTO SELECT 4WD. WRONG THINKING IF YOU ASK ME SINCE I WAS USING THAT WHERE EVER I GO. THE STABILITY AND REAL CONTROL OF THE CAR YOU CANNOT GET IT 100% FROM FWD, ESPECIALLY IN SLIPPERY ROADS AND RAINY SEASONS. FOR SURE IT IS NOT A PETROL CONSUME CAR BECAUSE OF 4WD BUT ITS A NORMAL PETROL WHICH CONSUMES NOT MORE AND NOT LESS. AS PER COMPANY STANDARD THE AVERAGE IS 9KM/L AND I GET 11.5-12KM/L.
COME ON GUY, ITS A SUV AND IT’S BIG CAR WHICH USE TO BUT A DECENT MILEAGE FOR THAT SPECIFICATION.
THE NEXT FEATURE WHICH I FEEL IS THAT THE HILL ASSIST CONTROL WHICH DON’T HAVE IN THAT VERSION. WHEN I WAS RIDING THE CAR, I NEED TO STOP ON THE BRIDGE WHEN I WAS CLIMBING AND IT’S ALMOST 30-40 DEGREE SLOPE AFTER I STOP ON THE MIDDLE OF THE BRIDGE, WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE I REMOVE MY LEG FORM THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT NEVER GO UP OR GO DOWN AND THAT IS THE TIME I CAME TO KNOW HOW THE HILL ASSIST WILL BE EVEN THOUGH I DON’T HAVE I THAT CAR. I WAS AN VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR ME ABOUT THAT CAR.
HONDA MEANS POWER AND POWER MEANS HONDA. YOU CANNOT SEPARATE THESE TWO. WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A VERY DEEP SLOPE, WHAT I FEEL IS WANT TO HAVE SOME MORE POWER TO GO BEYOND AND THE MOMENT I ON THE D3(D-D3), AND ACCELERATE IT JUST WENT LIKE THAT BY PULLING ALL THE OTHER CAR’S IN THE FRONT AND THE RIDE WAS VERY SMOOTH. THANKS TO THE 2.0 ENGINE FOR THE EXTRA POWER.
I REMEMBER I WAS DRIVING ALMOST 400KM WITHOUT ANY STOP AND THE CAR KEEPS GOING AND EVEN THE MILEAGE WAS GOOD FOR ABOUT 15KM/L IN THE HIGHWAY WHERE BY MANY OF MY OTHER FRIENDS WHERE GET SHOCKED WHEN THEY HEARD THE NEWS AND THEY DON’T BELIEVE.
BIG TYRES 225/65/17 WITH GOOD COMFORT
MAIN PROBLEM IN ALMOST ALL THE CRV UNTIL 2011 WHICH I SAW IN THAT CAR IS THE REAR SUSPENSION. IS LIKE / \ INSTEAD OF||. YES, ALL THE CAR’S WILL HAVE THIS / \ ON THE REAR BECAUSE IT WONT BE STABLE IF VERY STRAIGHT LIKE THIS|| WHEN YOU RIDE ON THE ROAD. THE CAR NEED TO SIT AND RUN AND THAT IS THE REASON IT WAS BUILT LIKE THAT. THERE WILL BE SLIGHT / \ WITH THE COMPANY SPECIFICATION BUT I SAW IN THIS CAR IS LIKE WIRED AND FINALLY FOUND OUT THE REASON IS BECAUSE OF THE SUSPENSION IS ALMOST WEAR AND TEAR WHICH IS FINALIZED AFTER THE ALIGNMENT OF THE WHEEL TO THE GIVE SPECIFICATION.
ONE MORE THING MAKES ME UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT THE ISSUES IS THAT THE PEOPLE OF HONDA NOT ABLE TO JUDGE WHAT ACTUALLY THE PROBLEM IS. THEY ARE FIFTY ON THEIR CONCLUSION WHICH MAKE ME REALLY SUCKS AND FRUSTRATED AND THE PROBLEM WAS SORT OUT BY A NORMAL MECHANIC.
WHAT MAKES ME FEEL THAT MUCH IS THAT I NEED TO SPEND AROUND RS. 20, 000 AND NEED TO CHECK WHETHER THE PROBLEM WILL SOLVE OR NOT.
APART FROM THAT IT WAS EXCELLENT CAR AS OF MY CHOICE AND I NEVER FEEL TO BUY ANY OTHER SUV’S OR EVEN SEDANS AFTER DRIVING THAT CAR. THE COMFORT, 4WD WHICH ALMOST CAN GO ANY ROAD AND ANY CLIMATE CONDITIONS WHICH I HAVE NO FEAR TO DRIVE.
LOW MAINTENANCE WHEN COMES TO CHANGE THE TIMING BELT WHEREBY SHE USING TIMING CHAIN WHICH ALMOST REDUCE 50% OF THE MAINTENANCE. I DID FULL SERVICE FOR HER NOT IN THE HONDA SERVICE CENTER BUT OUTSIDE MECHANIC WHEREBY I PURCHASE ALL THE ITEMS FROM MY OWN BUT ALL BRANDED ITEMS BY HONDA WHICH CHARGES AROUND RS. 13, 000 EXCLUDING THE SHOCK ABSORBENTS WHICH NEED TO DO EVERY 40, 000 KM. FOR ME IT’S A DECENT AMOUNT THAT I NEED TO SPEND NOT FOR EVEY TIME.
WHEN TALKING ABOUT THE BOOT SPACE, I CAN SIT INSIDE VERY COMFORTABLY AND THAT MUCH OF SPACE PROVIDED. THANKS TO HONDA WHEREBY I CAN CARRY MANY THINGS WHICH I WANT TO. THE LEG ROOM BOTH AT THE FRONT AND AT THE BACK WAS UNBELIEVABLE AND IT HAS BEEN DESIGNED SUCH A WAY THAT THE OTHER PORTIONS OF THE CAR WAS BIG ENOUGH TO COVER THE ITEMS.
THE FRONT WHEEL CURVE IS ALMOST AWESOME AND THERE WAS NO EXTRA BODY BULGING OUT AFTER THE FRONT TYRE WHICH MAKES GOOD IN TERMS OF PARKING SUCH A BIG CAR.
HONDA DESIGNED THE CAR IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY KEEP THE RIDERS AND PAVILIONS IN THEIR MIND FOR THE SITTING POSITION AND THE LENGTH/WIDTH WAS DESIGNED IN SUCH A WAY WHEREBY THE OTHER PORTION IS DESIGNED AS WELL. THE FRONT BONNET WHICH CAN OPEN ALMOST 90 DEGREE FOR THE CLEAR VIEW OF THE ENGINE AND HONDA MAY CONCENTRATE ON THE HOLDING CLIP LITTLE BIT LONG TO SUPPORT THE FULL VIEW(90 DEGREE).
NICE INTERIOR WITH MULTI INFORMATION ON THE DIAL CLUSTER. SOFT DOORS WHICH NO NEED TO CLOSE VERY HARD ESPECIALLY THE LEFT FRONT DOOR(PASSENGER). WHEN COMES TO STEERING, VERY SOFT AND POWER TO DRIVE THROUGH. NO VIBRATION ALMOST ANY PART OF THE BODY WHEN I DROVE 140KM/HR AND YOU WON’T FEEL THAT SPEED WHEN YOU DRIVE THAT MUCH.
THE CORNERING WAS VERY GOOD ALMOST ALL CURVES AND I FEEL THE REAL SUSPENSION WHEN I HAD A TWIST AND TURNS OF TWO CARS WHEN I OVER TAKE THEM. IT WAS LIKE FLOATING WHEN I DID THAT. IS LIKE SAME THE TURNS HAPPENS DURING TEST DRIVE BETWEEN THE CONES AS THE SAME WHAT IS DID
MANY MORE WHICH I CAN’T EXPLAIN AND ABOUT CRV. BUY, DRIVE AND FEEL.
THANKS FOR WATCHING THE COMMENTS AND HAVE A GOOD RIDE ON CRV.