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Seat comfort is not one of them..
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Think it's worthwhile to try prying off the cover of what must be a screw holding the whole thing in place, to see if that could tighten up? Or better to leave as-is & keep looking below the visor?
Roof rack - the Thule system puts the load onto the "frame" of the car, not the naked sheet metal on the roof so it can definately handle more weight. I'd bet 100 lbs evenly distributed, is fine.
With 2 kayaks on the roof I'd keep it under 68 mph and drive very carefully.
I'm the proud owner of a new 2006 CR-V, and was wondering, is the vinyl (?) spare tire cover waterproof and therefore OK to take through the carwash?
Probably a dumb question, but I need to know...
Thanks for your help!
The press allowed me to give props to my 1999 CR-V. :shades: (registration required)
-juice
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I spoke with Nick, not Micky. He seemed kinda disappointed that I'd moved from the CR-V to an MDX. But despite chatting for a while, with him asking about a wide range of topics, they didn't include many of the remarks I expected to see.
Thanks kyfdx
I was quoted in her book, The End of Detroit.
Since it was published, the market share for the former Big 3 has suffered a land slide, so she's right on track so far.
-juice
The book was good, but she did generalize in a few areas and get some details wrong. One of those involved the CR-V. She wrote something to the effect of... "The CR-V is one example of how the Japanese get us." Yet the CR-V was initially rejected in our market and designed for sale overseas. It began its life in 1996. We didn't see them until after the RAV4 took off and CR-Vs went on sale in 1997.
I'm sure she's seen as controversial because she writes for a Detroit-based paper.
-juice
That was the only EX feature that I was really interested in and I couldn't justify the extra cost.
Thanks in advance.
-Mike
Forester was never in it. When we bought our '02 CR-V LX AWD, we discovered the Forester had a $900+ maintenance at 30K miles. Probably something off a dealer menu, but that and the sedan "feel" of the Subaru was disqualifying for us.
As for the '07 CR-V, the styling just isn't our cup of tea, especially those "silver" (faux aluminum?) dog-bone rear door pulls. On the '06, we also prefer its out-of-the-way dash-mounted shift selector, the floppy front table, the picnic table, the real spare (and its display), and its price vis-a-vis the '07.
Nice bonus: Same level of insurance coverage turned out to be less on the '06 CR-V than for an '07 Civic.
Road noise on our '06 is tolerable, and less than we experienced on our '02 LX, though both came with Bridgestone Duelers.
First tank on the '06, 28.5 mpg 75% on 60mph freeway.
-juice
Not to put a damper on things, but road noise *may* increase as the tires wear.
To those ends, we will be shutting down the general make/model discussions and work exclusively with specific issues. This requires us to populate the make/model subsections with relevant, interesting and timely topics. Rather than having the hosts simply create boilerplate topics for each make/model, we feel that you, the owner, the make/model enthusiast and the prospective buyer can best judge what those topics should be.
You can help by adding a discussion (it's easy!) or suggesting one here.
To add a discussion, click on the last link in the "You are here" line at the top of this page. That will take you to the topic page for this make/model. Review the list of topics and click on the "Add discussion" link when you've decided what topic you'd like to add. Follow the directions and you're done! Feel free to add more than one. Just avoid duplicating existing topics and try not to make it TOO specific!
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Of course, I believe that is what the search engine is for, finding specific information.
I find that this new style (which I have seen in other make/model forums on this site), actually makes it harder to find information, because there are just too many forums. Every time someone opens up a
"new, timely topic", it adds another listing, until it spills over to multiple pages. How many different times will we see people open a new forum to discuss MPG, only under a different title? And how many different forums will a person have to go into to find all the information about MPG, when it could have all been in a single forum, in chronological order?
I went to the Honda Fit pages to see what kind of problems people have been having. What I saw was a mess, and I still don't have a good feel for the issues people have with that vehicle. If they had had a single forum for problems, I would have been able to peruse it for issues.
With one forum, it is possible to keep up with the flow. The new method is disjointed and counter productive, in my opinion. It actually makes it harder to keep up with the flow of a product life cycle, especially in dealing with problems.
Oh well, it was nice while it lasted... :sick:
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The anti theft light is rapidly blinking. Can some help me?
Either one was added by the dealer (OEM add-on) or an aftermarket one was added on. Refer to the Alarm Manual on how to manually turn off the alarm with the key, if there is a provision for that. I rememeber when I had the Civic and I installed the OEM alarm, it came with its own Manual, which had procedures for such a situation.
Those aftermarket setups sometimes have a toggle switch located under the dash or on the left wheel well, that will turn off the alarm.
I will totally depend on the installer. If I were to install a commonplace system (especially with a window decal, advertizing to thieves what alarm system I have) I would make the switch as incospicuous as possible.
When I installed alarm on my VW Jetta, I used a spare 4 way flasher switch as the alarm cut off. No one would have guessed.
On the Civic, I used a small switch in the headliner near the visor. You have to open and close the visor to disable alarm.
Thanks!
thoughts?
Thanks, Mark
Thoughts?
Don't run the engine with the cap off. I think it even mentions in the Owner's Manual not to do that.
Thanks, Mark
Depending on the Generation of your CR-V it may be as easy as removing the HVAC controller, or as difficult as taking the whole center console apart to get to it.
Without that vital information (model year, or generation at least, we are not the psychic network for all I know) it is difficult to point you in the right direction.
"Of the 3, the center one for hot/cold and the extreme right-hand one for airflow direction do not light up when I turn on the headlights. I can used to be able to just lightly tap them and the light would come on. Now, I really have to hit 'em hard for the light to come on. How hard is it to check what the problem is? Is it easy to get to the bulbs?
Thanks, Mark"
However, in all my experience of serviceing engines including by '06 Ridgeline and '07 Maxima, the crankcase is at a slight negative pressure, not a rather impressive positive pressure. This engine must have a highly unusual PCV scheme. Or it's f-ed up and the dealer is lying to me. :surprise:
Never had any dealings with Honda V6, that's American thing. Every 4 cylider Honda I dealt with had positive crank pressure.
"Of the 3, the center one for hot/cold and the extreme right-hand one for airflow direction do not light up when I turn on the headlights. I can used to be able to just lightly tap them and the light would come on. Now, I really have to hit 'em hard for the light to come on. How hard is it to check what the problem is? Is it easy to get to the bulbs?
Thanks, Mark"
How many miles on it? Is it under 36,000? It should be covered by warranty. Make it dealer's problem.
If it is out of warranty, find the radio/subwoofer/sattelite receiver installation sheets from www.handa-accessories.com for your year, follow that to remove the radio, vents, and pocket to get to the HVAC controller. Remove the controller, the bulbs are on the back.
I live in the Birmingham, AL area; from what I've read, this AWD vehicle tends to be more popular (and therefore more valuable) in the more northern areas. As such, I'm thinking that it may be worth the extra effort to try to focus on the more popular markets. Are any particular sites more "friendly" to, or more frequented by, those markets.
Thanks,
Jeff
Purchasing a Vehicle On-line (eBay, etc.)
People often list cars on Craigslist out of their area.
Maybe eBay wouldn't be the ideal place for me... I'll probably have no problem selling my vehicle. It seems eBay would be more for those who have "niche vehicles" or otherwise having difficulty reaching their respective target market.
I know you're selling, but here's another discussion that'll offer some ideas:
Buying used cars from out of state
Edmunds links to AutoTrader on the main page btw under the "sell your car" blurb.
Also, try the search box on the left for "used." Lots more discussions that may be of interest, like What's the best web site for finding a used car? and Purchasing Used Vehicles and Prepping Your Used Vehicle for Sale.
May as well check your local Carmax too.
One of the rear calipers siezed. HOnda has a TSB advising to clean and lube the sliders with Molykote-77 after each wintry season.
TSB is Technical Service Bulletin. If there is a TSB for a problem, then it means that it is happening more frequently than normal, so the company puts out a bulletin to let their dealers know about it, and what repair or preventive measures to take.
A seized caliper would be under warranty, if the car is under warranty. The lease is immaterial.
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