YACT: Looking at Honda SUV's

[broon]

This will be a car for the wife. CR-V or Element?

 

[thomsbrain]

CR-V

 

[NutBucket]

I voted CR-V but really they're both about the same quality wise. Get whichever you two find more practical/attractive.

 

[MoPHo]

elements. they have fun roll-over rates (like cingular).

 

[nakedfrog]

Neither.
But if you're bound and determined to go Honda, get the Element.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Element is more functional and less girly looking. It's more of a van than a mini-suv.

 

[rh71]

How many kids ? Future plans ? The Element is a 4-seater, not even 5.

 

[broon]

Thanks for the advice. I didn't know the Element only sat 4. Rules that one out then.

I have two kids and a dog. I currently drive a Durango, wife has a small 4 seater. My Durango gets all the miles because it's more comfortable. I want a reliable, comfortable vehicle that seats 5 at least, has enough room for weekend trips, and gets good gas mileage.

 

[Chadder007]

Originally posted by: broon
Thanks for the advice. I didn't know the Element only sat 4. Rules that one out then.

I have two kids and a dog. I currently drive a Durango, wife has a small 4 seater. My Durango gets all the miles because it's more comfortable. I want a reliable, comfortable vehicle that seats 5 at least, has enough room for weekend trips, and gets good gas mileage.

Subaru Forester = the WiN

 

[suicidalpigeon]

isnt the element honda's box car?

 

[akodi]

Originally posted by: broon
Thanks for the advice. I didn't know the Element only sat 4. Rules that one out then.

I have two kids and a dog. I currently drive a Durango, wife has a small 4 seater. My Durango gets all the miles because it's more comfortable. I want a reliable, comfortable vehicle that seats 5 at least, has enough room for weekend trips, and gets good gas mileage.

the honda pilot isn't a bad choice, has a smooth ride and is relatively fuel efficient. (room for 8 w/ fold down back seat) 4WD V6 engine ~250hp. little pricier than than the element and crv though.

 

[rayray2]

Originally posted by: MoPHo
elements. they have fun roll-over rates (like cingular).

3 stars for rollover according to NHTSA.

 

[hans030390]

they both suck. The cr-v gets terrible gas mileage for the size/engine it has, and the element isn't much better

if you're not concerned about that, the cr-v's are very nice

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Chadder007

Originally posted by: broon
Thanks for the advice. I didn't know the Element only sat 4. Rules that one out then.

I have two kids and a dog. I currently drive a Durango, wife has a small 4 seater. My Durango gets all the miles because it's more comfortable. I want a reliable, comfortable vehicle that seats 5 at least, has enough room for weekend trips, and gets good gas mileage.

Subaru Forester = the WiN

:thumbsup:

 

[thechinesehero]

crv has crazy good gas mileage for an suv.. 23/29 mpg is swt

 

[Mo0o]

How come you're set on a SUV. Safety concerns? Cargo space? How about a nice accord/camry.

 

[rh71]

RAV4 > CRV, IMO.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: rh71
RAV4 > CRV, IMO.

Also :thumbsup:

 

[goodoptics]

Pilot.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: broon
This will be a car for the wife. CR-V or Element?

i thought you said you wanted an SUV, not a civic station wagon or a civic box

 

[SinNisTeR]

go with the pilot

 

[RossMAN]

Create a new thread with your two poll choices as Subaru Forrester or Honda Pilot

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Create a new thread with your two poll choices as Subaru Forrester or Honda Pilot

What about the RAV4?

 

[flot]

My gf was looking at the CR-V (because of its milage) but after driving one it seemed like a waste of $20k. Not that it wasn't good, but because it was just so.. plain. It felt like after a week of owning it, it would be "just another car."

The pilot on the other hand seemed a good bit nicer... just felt more like a 'new car'. You can talk a dealer down to $24,500 on the base pilot, or apparently about $29,500 on the loaded leather pilot.

Of course, the pilot gets significantly worse milage.. but it did seem like a more satisfying purchase. Either way the resale value is retarded, I wanted her to look at 2-3 year old models, but they were asking $21,000-$23,000 for them, which is stupid expensive.

 

[broon]

Gas mileage is one reason I was considering those. She gets ~30 mpg right now, I get 15. She puts ~8k miles/year, I do ~22k/year. Hondas have a good resale and are reliable which is one reason I started looking at these. She's expressed interest in the CRV and the $$ is right for either one. The RAV 4 seems to run about $3k higher. It doesn't have to be a SUV, just comfortable for me. We're going tonight to start the looking. While we're at the Honda dealer, we'll check out the new/used Accords and Pilots. A new Pilot would be out of her price range though.