Question from a board rookie

[myspark1]

Hi all. I am a "crossover" - pun intended - from the Element Owner's Club, and proud owner of same. However, my wife misses our 2005 AWD AT CR-V, and has begun to think about one for herself. At current she has an Accord Hybrid (a fine and smart car), and I/we have a question:

Will the upcoming generation of CR-V due this year have a hybrid or diesel model in the United States?

I remember some rumor of this at one time, but that has since quieted down. Does anyone have any input? It would seem that since the Acura model for this platform is going to be a luxury rocketship that economy would be the province of the Honda model, but I am very curious if we here will get one of the more extreme gas-sippers.

Thanks for any input on this.

---- Mark

[2007crv]

have not heard of a hybrid or diesal model yet. on long travels, the CR-V can get anywhere from 29-34 MPG. considering on the sticker it lists as 20 - 26 MPG for long trips.

[2RedV's]

have not heard of a hybrid or diesal model yet. on long travels, the CR-V can get anywhere from 29-34 MPG. considering on the sticker it lists as 20 - 26 MPG for long trips.The original post was from 7/13/2006!

The diesel CR-V is supposed to be available in the US in the 2009 model year.

A 2007/2008 gas model (US) will not get 29-34 unless going downhill. Do not rely upon the mpg display in the dash as to accurate mpg. It will display higher than reality. Many, many threads and posts on this...

[T Mac]

I have not heard anything about a diesel CR-V but I have heard about diesel for some others. :)

[stan]

The original post was from 7/13/2006!

The diesel CR-V is supposed to be available in the US in the 2009 model year.

A 2007/2008 gas model (US) will not get 29-34 unless going downhill. Do not rely upon the mpg display in the dash as to accurate mpg. It will display higher than reality. Many, many threads and posts on this...

Hi 2 Reds - are you saying that the 2008 crv's mpg read out is inaccurate on the dash?

I am making a tax claim for my existing company car as the millage rate is below what I have to pay out and was hoping not to have to do the same with the Honda.

[Hughesy]

Hi 2 Reds - are you saying that the 2008 crv's mpg read out is inaccurate on the dash?

I am making a tax claim for my existing company car as the millage rate is below what I have to pay out and was hoping not to have to do the same with the Honda.

Do you mean that your company pay less per mile than you spend in diesel?

I get 12 pence per mile, which means I need to average 41 mpg to break even with £1.07 per litre diesel.
Fortunately most of my business mileage is long trips, so I can easily beat 41 mpg.

I think a diesel CRV is on the thirsty end of the spectrum the company is covering with the fixed mileage rate.

The HM Revenue & Customs advisory fuel rate for diesel vehicles over 2000 cc is 13p /mile. This is based on the following:
Average mpg: 37.5
Applied mpg: 33.7
Fuel price: 97.2 (pence per litre)
Fuel price: 441.9 (pence per gallon)
Pence per mile: 13.1

Your BMW has an engine less than 2000 cc, so your company can only pay 10p / mile (assuming it is a diesel). You would have to average 49mpg to clear that (not quite acheivable I think). You are only losing because HMRC haven't updated the rates.

[stan]

Do you mean that your company pay less per mile than you spend in diesel?

I get 12 pence per mile, which means I need to average 41 mpg to break even with £1.07 per litre diesel.
Fortunately most of my business mileage is long trips, so I can easily beat 41 mpg.

I think a diesel CRV is on the thirsty end of the spectrum the company is covering with the fixed mileage rate.

The HM Revenue & Customs advisory fuel rate for diesel vehicles over 2000 cc is 13p /mile. This is based on the following:
Average mpg: 37.5
Applied mpg: 33.7
Fuel price: 97.2 (pence per litre)
Fuel price: 441.9 (pence per gallon)
Pence per mile: 13.1

Your BMW has an engine less than 2000 cc, so your company can only pay 10p / mile (assuming it is a diesel). You would have to average 49mpg to clear that (not quite acheivable I think). You are only losing because HMRC haven't updated the rates.

Yep spot on Fuel where I live is nearly 110p per ltr and the BMW is just under 2000cc so I can claim 11p (new rates from 1st Jan) - The CRV being a 2.2d means I can claim 14p - Good old Inland Revenue!!