<p>Wow, that’s a great price, UCIGRAD! What year model and how many miles? Congrats on the new car!</p>
<p>Thanks guys! It’s a new 2010 car of course. Total MSRP is 23,575 which includes 780 destination. So my price w/ destination is essentially 21,800. This is a local gigantic Honda dealership in our major metropolitan city. They have over 100 CR-V’s listed in their website inventory so I suspect they can afford to sell well below MSRP. I requested an e-quote from their website, and when I got there I asked to see the internet manager. Then he referred me to a salesman who honored the quote. Not a bad experience.</p>
<p>I missed this thread, but we are a 2-Honda family. I’ve done the last two purchases using the Internet quote. Both have worked perfectly with no hassle (tho why do car purchases take to loooong?)!</p>
<p>DH has the CR-V and loves it. Very roomy for the small size. Sounds like an great deal. Happy for your DS!</p>
<p>My parents got the 2010 CR-V and that is what I mostly drive, as I don’t have a car of my own. It’s an incredible car. I really do love driving it. No problems yet, but it’s only been like 4 months. It’s a Honda though, so I’m not expecting any problems for a long, long time.</p>
<p>After much deliberation, I bought a 2010 CR-V 8 weeks ago and, honestly, feel it is better suited to a college frosh than to a middle aged mom like myself. The ride is stiff, the seats are stiff, it doesn’t have the pickup or the comfort level of the van I drove for the past 11 years. Guess it’s to be expected of a 4-cylinder. I also miss the storage capacity. I’m already sweating next spring’s trip to college graduation when 5 of us will be piling into the car with luggage but sans roofrack. I’ve bookmarked the soft roof bag mentioned above.</p>
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<p>DH is puzzled by this too. As someone who religiously changes the oil in our cars every 3,000 miles, he is uneasy with trusting this gauge and will most likely stick to a regular maintenance schedule.</p>
<p>Yeah - apparently several owners here and elsewhere have only mentioned that the CRV needs an oil change every 10,000 miles or so, and a full tune-up around 100,000. If that’s all true - then that seems absolutely excellent, but I suppose for only $20 or even less if you’re a DIY’er, no harm in slashing that interval by 1/2 or even 1/3.</p>
<p>One great thing about the CR-V is the cargo. It’s quite possible to pack a roll-packed mattress, disassembled boxed bed frame, and a chair and small desk all in there. No need for truck rentals or delivery!</p>
<p>worrywart - I’m a middle aged mom and still love my CRV. I traded in my Odyssey van for the CRV. The seats did seem a little stiff at first, but now that they’ve been lived in for a year, I find them quite comfy. The CRV pickup doesn’t bother me at all. I don’t see much difference in pick up when I compare with my 6 cylinder Odyssey. If you want bad 4 cylinder pick up come drive our 2000 Toyota 4-Runner. It scary pulling out into traffic in that vehicle.</p>
<p>We will be packing up the car next weekend to bring my son to school. I also purchased one of the roof bags to help us out. The pile of stuff that’s going is looking pretty big. I hope we get it all in.</p>
<p>My husband does oil change every 3000 miles and maintenance every 7500. I guess he treats it like a regular car. He has had his CRV since 2001 and it now has 150K on it. I had a LeBaron years ago that I never did oil change or any maintenance on. It didn’t last long. If you take care of your car, it will take care of you.</p>
<p>I have a 99 CRV. I would buy another one in a heartbeat.</p>
<p>Yeah I guess the 2001 CRVs do not have the Maintenance 'Minder system yet.</p>
<p>Its probably not what you are looking for but my S loves his Honda Civic Hybrid, especially at the gas pump which he doesn’t visit nearly as often as he would with most vehicles. He and Dad are taking the drive back to school together and there will be room for all his belongings. It however wasn’t big enough for the first move. It outdid the Prius on crash tests and is one of the safest cars in its size class. We do love Hondas!</p>
<p>CR-V owners, do you take your rooftop antenna through the car wash?</p>
<p>We make sure the rooftop antenna is down when we go through the car wash.</p>
<p>You can putnthe antenna down? Boy I am learning new things about my car all the time!</p>
<p>I’m with you ellemenope! Never even thought about putting the antenna down. My antenna has gone through the car wash many times.</p>
<p>I hate to admit this, but I never could figure out how to make the Satellite radio thing work during the 3 month trial…obviously wasn’t important enough to me to go back to the dealer.</p>
<p>Great price, ucigrad! Being an old fogey, I insisted on leather seats and the hidden iPod player that you can control through the dashboard. Upped the price, but I deserve it!</p>
<p>Not a college student, but I just drove our new 2011 CRV home on Monday. Love it. It is so much easier to park than our old mini van (and cooler looking). No leather seats for us as the car has to be dog friendly.</p>
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<p>I don’t think that you can in the 2010 model. Hence my question about the car wash.</p>
<p>I just go through the car wash with the antenna. I go to a car was that is a no touch car wash (just spray), so there is nothing to catch onto the wavy strips of cloth of days yore.</p>
<p>2002 Honda CRV owner here, and I tell my husband he’ll have to bury that car (or cremate it) with me.</p>
<p>Sized to carry stuff, but drives like a nimble sports car. 5-speed manual shift is to die for. It’s the Japanese-made model with the picnic table in the back hatch, and it opens on the “wrong side”. But in my garage, it’s the “correct side”. Life is good with this car, and I bought it new.</p>
<p>I love this car, and I will never get rid of it. Wait a minute, love is not strong enough a word. I LURVE this car, I LOOF this car, I LOOVE this car.</p>