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2008 Honda CRV Review big seller in US SUV market
First I have to say that I own a 2007 CRV EXL AWD and I am a Honda fan.
I really love this car, it is great fun to drive, and while the article below has negatives on its highway performance, I completely disagree. It is no muscle car but it does everything I need a car to do. It gets 25 miles per gallon around my hilly neighborhood, and gets around 30 on the highway.
Edmunds says that the CRV was the most popular SUV for 2007 in the US, not sure how they tabulated that 
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The 2008 Honda CR-V is underpowered, sort of weird looking, doesn't have a third-row seat and no longer has a picnic table built into its cargo bay. These are all criticisms that can be lobbed at the CR-V, but none seem to matter much to American consumers. In 2007, Honda's fully redesigned compact SUV was the runaway best-selling sport-utility on the market, beating out nameplates like the RAV4, Escape and Tahoe by tens of thousands. While sales are often a poor meter of a vehicle's worth, in the CR-V's case, the American public has picked a winner. It's an extremely well-rounded machine that successfully manages to be just what its name suggests -- a Comfortable Runabout Vehicle.
With high gas prices and growing environmental concerns, Americans are turning to compact SUVs in record numbers for their ability to provide safe, family-friendly utility while getting better gas mileage than larger models. The CR-V is one of the best at accomplishing this mission. While lacking in power (particularly on the highway), the CR-V's 166-horsepower four-cylinder engine delivers very good fuel efficiency. This Honda is also quite safe, with top scores from both the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
The CR-V's interior is its best attribute, offering an impressively large and versatile cargo hold that tops out at 73 cubic feet of space. Additionally, there are plenty of bins, cubbies and cupholders to stash things. The reclining rear seat is spacious and comfortable, and it slides fore and aft to maximize rear legroom or to get problematic kiddies closer to mom and dad. To more easily spot childhood calamities, Honda has thoughtfully provided a "conversation" mirror (spy mirror may be more appropriate) built into the overhead console's sunglasses holder.
The CR-V was a pioneer more than 10 years ago when it helped create the compact SUV segment. Today, this segment is one of the most competitive and popular, with at least 16 models competing for Americans' hearts, minds and checkbooks. The CR-V's competitors include impressive vehicles like the Nissan Rogue, Mitsubishi Outlander, Saturn Vue and Toyota RAV4, the latter of which won an Edmunds.com comparison test of compact SUVs that included the CR-V. All are deserving of a good long look, but the 2008 Honda CR-V is an excellent choice that does a great many things very well. The American public has made a few iffy decisions in the past (Richard Nixon, Taylor Hicks), but picking the CR-V as their favorite SUV isn't one of them.
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.......I asked a local mechanic that has a thriving business for a lot of years which would be the better car?The response was, both excellent cars but parts are easier to get and less expensive for the Toyota.I'm just relating what he said., Steve.
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I have owned quite few Hondas (81 Accord,86 Accord,89 Prelude,92 Acura Vigor, 92 Civic, 96 Accord,2005 Pilot, and 2007 CRV). I also have had two Toyotas (2000 Tundra and Sienna).
I have found the cost of Honda dealer repairs ( of which there few to none) to be very reasonable. On the the Toyota dealer repair of the brakes on my Tundra they charged just under $1000 for front rotors and front disks and adjusting the rear emergency brakes but not replacing the drum brakes or turning the drums. Ouch!
That experience turned me off from Toyota. On another occasion on a warranty repair I got the " did you buy the car from us" question, the answer to which was "not this one but my Tundra yes" so they did the warranty work on the Sienna. In all the years I have owned Hondas I never was put through that hoop bringing cars to different dealers.
I also like the fact that Honda is more straight forward in pricing packages. You order a LX, EX, or EXL. Toyota has the Detroit options up the wazzu approach where the car in the lot is always loaded with stuff that you never saw on the internet pricing you got.
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By the way, Dennis.I happened to notice that despite the fact I have 166 posts, you demoted me at some point in time to a single tractor.....
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Right now the little tractors are only an indicator of number of posts not quality of posts
You were not demoted, I think I changed the number of tractors per message some time ago.
Toyota and Honda are the two brands I like the best, I did not mean to overstate the differences, my experience may be tainted by the dealer in my neighborhood. Your mileage may vary !
Dennis
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