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Hey guys,
For about a year and a half i've owned a Honda Civic Hybrid, 2008 model, and to be honest, to me, it was the best car ever. Drove like a peach, never broke down on me and the CVT worked flawlessly.
Had a lot of miles on it though, and thought it was time to upgrade, so i was looking for the Honda CR-V. Still the same Honda Quality but SUV like, right?
Where i live ( the Netherlands ), there aren't many used cr-v's available, at least not in the flavor i like ( executive, white, beige interior ), so i decided to test drive a black cr-v , 2007 model, just to
see how it feels, and at the end of the test drive, i was disappointed.
Over here we have the 2.0l version, which is 150 hp. However, i felt that the car was a bit laggy, so i was really wondering if i just test drove a bad one, or that it is common for all cr-v's to feel this way.
*To be clear, i'm talking about the aut. transmission here*
Is it normal when you shift gears ( mostly from 1-2 and 2-3 ) that you feel the shifting? I know with CVT you don't notice anything, but with the cr-v i noticed it, shift shock is what they call it i believe.
However, shifting from 3-4 , 4-5, went flawless.
Really, to be honest, that's my only gripe with the vehicle, since interior to me looked and felt a-okay. ( It DID bother me that there wasn't a digital speedometer, but i found something that'll fix that, so it's not a dealbreaker anymore. ) Are the newer models of the gen 3 ( 08/ 09/ 10/ 11 ) revised in any way? ( under the hood, that is )
Much thanks for any help, as i'm am seriously considering purchasing this vehicle.
For about a year and a half i've owned a Honda Civic Hybrid, 2008 model, and to be honest, to me, it was the best car ever. Drove like a peach, never broke down on me and the CVT worked flawlessly.
Had a lot of miles on it though, and thought it was time to upgrade, so i was looking for the Honda CR-V. Still the same Honda Quality but SUV like, right?
Where i live ( the Netherlands ), there aren't many used cr-v's available, at least not in the flavor i like ( executive, white, beige interior ), so i decided to test drive a black cr-v , 2007 model, just to
see how it feels, and at the end of the test drive, i was disappointed.
Over here we have the 2.0l version, which is 150 hp. However, i felt that the car was a bit laggy, so i was really wondering if i just test drove a bad one, or that it is common for all cr-v's to feel this way.
*To be clear, i'm talking about the aut. transmission here*
Is it normal when you shift gears ( mostly from 1-2 and 2-3 ) that you feel the shifting? I know with CVT you don't notice anything, but with the cr-v i noticed it, shift shock is what they call it i believe.
However, shifting from 3-4 , 4-5, went flawless.
Really, to be honest, that's my only gripe with the vehicle, since interior to me looked and felt a-okay. ( It DID bother me that there wasn't a digital speedometer, but i found something that'll fix that, so it's not a dealbreaker anymore. ) Are the newer models of the gen 3 ( 08/ 09/ 10/ 11 ) revised in any way? ( under the hood, that is )
Much thanks for any help, as i'm am seriously considering purchasing this vehicle.
