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Hey everyone. First of all, I love my 2015 Honda CR-V Touring for many, many reasons. I ponied up the extra cash for the Touring edition primarily (no, exclusively) for its safety features. You see, I have survived 6 brain surgeries in the past. One could call me a brain tumor survivor and a multiple brain surgery survivor.
I am also the survivor of a subsequent, side-impact car accident in a Toyota Corolla that had no side-curtain airbags. My skull - the most sensitive part of it - whacked the metal divider between the front and rear passenger window. I/we were the victim of a hit-and-run. We eventually caught the bastard. But things didn't turn out so well.
That single incident caused me to have more debilitating, brain-related conditions (all of them physical) than all of my brain surgeries did combined. Being a passenger in a smaller car with no side-curtain airbags nearly ruined my life, and set me back for at least 2-3 years. So after I got some compensation - which was nowhere close to what I deserved - I decided to ditch my 2006 Altima for a much safer SUV. Of all the models out there, the Touring CR-V stood out among the rest. Really, it's as good as if not better than an SUV that costs >2x as much.
The Touring model really is a bargain. An amazing bargain. And I found that out in a shocking incident today:
My drive back from work today was no different than usual; I live in the Washington, DC area, so traffic usually sucks and there are a lot of aggressive drivers out there. That is yet another reason why I got the Touring CR-V. I have a better view of the road. I have mass on my side. And sometimes it seems like this thing drives itself.
Anyway, I had made it through the worst of the Beltway traffic and was merely 1 mile away from my home. The main road that adjoins a minor road that leads to my neighborhood can sometimes be quite busy. Well, it was pretty busy tonight. I was in the left turn lane, and was doing 25mpg in a 45 due to all of the traffic. As a defensive driver, I like to keep at least 1 car length between me and the person in front of me (if at all possible). Well, it turns out that some people are *******s. Some prick who was in a hurry and had presumably "forgotten" to get into the (slower moving) left lane squeezed in front of me. And he did this while I happened to be peering to the left.
I took my eyes off the road for 1 second. 1 freaking second. Before I could properly react, I heard the CMBS beeping... and then felt my SUV come to a grinding halt. I was stunned: stunned to see a car so close in front of me - it was as if it had materialized out of nowhere - and stunned that the CMBS had worked so damn well. People, the CMBS really, really works. It dropped my CR-V from 25mph to 0mph in a second. Good thing I had that, or I would have been in an accident. Good thing that I also had the Touring's superior stock tires, otherwise I might not have had enough traction.
Wow, guys (and gals). I am so amazed by how well the 2015 Touring CR-V was engineered. The safety package in that vehicle left everyone unscathed. It may have saved my life for all I know (I don't want to know what another blow to my surgically fractured skull would do).
As far as I am concerned, my SUV just paid for itself tonight. Unbelievable. This vehicle is so new that I have yet to make my first payment. In fact, that payment is due this coming Monday (3 days). You had better believe that I will be making that first payment HAPPILY. What a way to start off a loan repayment. Instead of feeling dread every time I press "Submit Payment," I am going to feel a sense of satisfaction. $35,000? Meh. My life is worth more than that. My brain is worth more than that. Avoiding another disability-related setback is worth more than that.
If you are wavering on which 2015 CR-V to get... there is a clear winner amongst the pack. Go for a Touring model. Seriously. The thing simply works. It's a ridiculous bargain for what you get.
*For the sake of full disclosure: I am just a dude. Ok, well, I am actually a scientist. I don't know if that makes me more than "just a dude." But I have zero affiliation with Honda. However, if Honda WANTS to make me affiliated with them... say... by offering to pay off my CR-V (which is financed through Honda)... in exchange for my testimonial... then I am all for it. :fingerscrossed:
I am also the survivor of a subsequent, side-impact car accident in a Toyota Corolla that had no side-curtain airbags. My skull - the most sensitive part of it - whacked the metal divider between the front and rear passenger window. I/we were the victim of a hit-and-run. We eventually caught the bastard. But things didn't turn out so well.
That single incident caused me to have more debilitating, brain-related conditions (all of them physical) than all of my brain surgeries did combined. Being a passenger in a smaller car with no side-curtain airbags nearly ruined my life, and set me back for at least 2-3 years. So after I got some compensation - which was nowhere close to what I deserved - I decided to ditch my 2006 Altima for a much safer SUV. Of all the models out there, the Touring CR-V stood out among the rest. Really, it's as good as if not better than an SUV that costs >2x as much.
The Touring model really is a bargain. An amazing bargain. And I found that out in a shocking incident today:
My drive back from work today was no different than usual; I live in the Washington, DC area, so traffic usually sucks and there are a lot of aggressive drivers out there. That is yet another reason why I got the Touring CR-V. I have a better view of the road. I have mass on my side. And sometimes it seems like this thing drives itself.
Anyway, I had made it through the worst of the Beltway traffic and was merely 1 mile away from my home. The main road that adjoins a minor road that leads to my neighborhood can sometimes be quite busy. Well, it was pretty busy tonight. I was in the left turn lane, and was doing 25mpg in a 45 due to all of the traffic. As a defensive driver, I like to keep at least 1 car length between me and the person in front of me (if at all possible). Well, it turns out that some people are *******s. Some prick who was in a hurry and had presumably "forgotten" to get into the (slower moving) left lane squeezed in front of me. And he did this while I happened to be peering to the left.
I took my eyes off the road for 1 second. 1 freaking second. Before I could properly react, I heard the CMBS beeping... and then felt my SUV come to a grinding halt. I was stunned: stunned to see a car so close in front of me - it was as if it had materialized out of nowhere - and stunned that the CMBS had worked so damn well. People, the CMBS really, really works. It dropped my CR-V from 25mph to 0mph in a second. Good thing I had that, or I would have been in an accident. Good thing that I also had the Touring's superior stock tires, otherwise I might not have had enough traction.
Wow, guys (and gals). I am so amazed by how well the 2015 Touring CR-V was engineered. The safety package in that vehicle left everyone unscathed. It may have saved my life for all I know (I don't want to know what another blow to my surgically fractured skull would do).
As far as I am concerned, my SUV just paid for itself tonight. Unbelievable. This vehicle is so new that I have yet to make my first payment. In fact, that payment is due this coming Monday (3 days). You had better believe that I will be making that first payment HAPPILY. What a way to start off a loan repayment. Instead of feeling dread every time I press "Submit Payment," I am going to feel a sense of satisfaction. $35,000? Meh. My life is worth more than that. My brain is worth more than that. Avoiding another disability-related setback is worth more than that.
If you are wavering on which 2015 CR-V to get... there is a clear winner amongst the pack. Go for a Touring model. Seriously. The thing simply works. It's a ridiculous bargain for what you get.
*For the sake of full disclosure: I am just a dude. Ok, well, I am actually a scientist. I don't know if that makes me more than "just a dude." But I have zero affiliation with Honda. However, if Honda WANTS to make me affiliated with them... say... by offering to pay off my CR-V (which is financed through Honda)... in exchange for my testimonial... then I am all for it. :fingerscrossed:
