On Apr 12, 10:47 pm, Bill Tuthill wrote:
Siskuwihane wrote:

Rumor has it that Honda may bring its 2.2 litre diesel CR-V to the US
in 2008.

That's good. CR-V is a nice vehicle and I like spare tires on the back.
Although did Honda move the spare tire in the new 2007 model?


Yes they did move it inside. It also doesn't come with the little
picnic table that covers the rear storage area (now spare tire
storage). Not that it would be a deal breaker with me, but it's very
convenient having that "waterproof" under-the-picnic table storage
area where I can throw wet things. I've only got 90k on my '99 so I'll
hold on to it for a little while longer.

Siskuwihane wrote:

That's good. CR-V is a nice vehicle and I like spare tires on the back.
Although did Honda move the spare tire in the new 2007 model?

Yes they did move it inside. It also doesn't come with the little
picnic table that covers the rear storage area (now spare tire
storage). Not that it would be a deal breaker with me, but it's very
convenient having that "waterproof" under-the-picnic table storage
area where I can throw wet things.

Grumble.

I've only got 90k on my '99 so I'll hold on to it for a while longer.

Good plan.

I just did a Compare Models with a Toyota RAV4 on the Consumer Reports
website. The RAV4 4-cylinder gets better mileage in the city, 17 vs 15,
but the same 29 mpg on the highway. The RAV4 has much more cargo space,
probably due to the spare tire design. The RAV4 is faster, 9.8 vs 10.6
seconds to 60 mph. In the gov't crash test, the CR-V scored better for
front passenger safety, excellent vs good. The RAV4 is slightly longer
but weighs less.