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Honda makes a vehicle called the CR-V. I am already aware of what the letters stand for.
Some people here (and elsewhere) refer to a CRV. I would like to know what exactly that is.
I know I'm being anal (and tongue-in-cheek so take this with a grain of salt please) but I'm pretty sure most people prefer to have proper names spelled correct. Otherwise we might as well write about the Sivic, or the Fuzion or as I mentioned, the Eskape.
Besides, Honda sales are DOWN worldwide and have been shrinking for the last 3 years. The ONLY place Honda sales are up is here in the U.S. and only by less than 5%. The 500 is selling fine, as soon as the new 3.5 V6 is put in next year it will do even better. The Fusion/Zepher/Milan are going to do pretty well too. I have yet to read a bad review on these cars. I'm getting way off topic.
I read somthing about a Ford "Edge". This may be the replacement for the Escape? anyone know?
My understanding is oil drips onto the exhaust area? why then doesn't Honda in all its greatness and superiority in engineering come up with a simple fix? Like a shield of some sort? Why if other manufactures have also oriented their engines the same way doesn't the Escape catch fire? or the Subaru Forester? or the Hyundia Sante Fe?
scape: The first thing they teach in statistics is not to confuse conincidence with causality. In other words, having two things occur at a similar time doesn't mean that one caused the other.
If the mechanics had checked for the gaskets, there would not have been one fire.
It's not a matter of being able to understand. Scape chooses not to understand. If he admitted to having comprehension of the issue, he couldn't continue bringing it up.
However, the Escape has its own special key on the keyboard (not dashboard). The key, fittingly enough, is used to abort all current efforts and bail out while you're ahead.
The "-" can also be called the "minus" key indicating the low amount of money to be paid for such a superior product and the significantly less amount of gas used to beat an Escape to 60 mph.
Just having fun guys, just having fun.
Note to Escape owners... you really do have a dashboard. Its right there behind the steering wheel.
Also, for baggs (who CAN comprehend what I'm writing...
drom... explain why the cr-v (see i remembered the minus sign) is the only vehicle to have this problem (swelling oil filter gaskets) that we know of. lots of vehicles are transported across the ocean(s) to our continent.
That's right. But I wasn't implying that the Ridgeline caused Ford's sales to drop. There's no way that could happen I'm sure we can all agree. I was implying that Honda's sales are inflated right now due to the addition of new models that didn't exist last year. Jeep should be another good example of this in the coming months as they just added another SUV to their lineup.
I probably should have typed that more clearly so I apologize. Work and/or kids often get in the way of my posts for some reason and I have to stop short sometimes. :confuse:
Close but no cigar. Maybe it's because you don't use caps but the correct spelling is "CR-V".
On another thread they ask what should be changed about the CR-V for the redesign. I say the name. It's caused confusion from day one.
Again, this is tongue-in-cheek but care should be taken when spelling proper names.
This is probably the last time I'll respond to your trolling, so pay attention.
I did not "ditch" my CR-V. After 6 years and 115,000 miles of flawless service, I traded in for a larger vehicle. Not because of any problems with the CR-V, but because my wife and I added a daughter to the list of critters we are responsible for. Our family (which also includes dogs and ferrets) simply got bigger than a small SUV can handle.
Congrats on the kid! We're adding boy #2 in February and I've been looking to unload the Escape (yes again) for an XC90, Explorer, Pilot, or MDX. So far I'm not seeing the numbers I want to see though.
at least it is better than my penmanship.
congrats on your daughter. hope she lets you get some normal sleep.
i hope the mdx is big enough with all that stuff you are going need to haul around.
I think you are joking with all your babble.
Back to the Escape for a second, I think Ford should be forced to acknowledge all the recalls for this particular vehicles on the sticker, since it has been recalled such a high number of times. People really have no idea of what they are getting into when they buy this vehicle. The internet is filled with posts on this ongoing deception. Why didn't anyone tell me Escapes' seatbelts don't work and the steering wheels fall off before I went cute ute shopping? Why the constant coverups and conspiracies?
It has been said time and again, that rotation of the engine has nothing to do with the fires. The oil filter has always been on the same side as the exhaust. Whether it was the B20 in the Gen 1 or K24 in Gen 2, the oil filter is above the cat.
You chose not to understand the difference between a faulty rubber compound that bakes on to the enngine block, and what Honda did with the K-series engines.
I see that you Honda folks choose not to ask questions, blindly follow the silver "H". The rotation of the engine? Noone in the Honda group has answered me why they didn't inform the rest of the group of this change? I am finding other folks in other chat rooms that also didn't know of this change, why? I just hope noone gets hurt or killed by this cover-up..
Why does anyone have to inform anyone? The information is public, you want to get, go and get it. The question is,
WHY DIDN'T YOU INFORM ME ABOUT ESCAPE'S HATCH FLYING OPEN WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR WHEEL FALLING OFF, STEERING WHEEL COMING LOSE, AND THE STICKING GAS PEDAL?
I had to go out of my way and research that information, why didn't you inform me about ??
I'm surprised the Freestyle isn't on your list. Next to the new Mustang, I think it's the best vehicle Ford has put on the road in recent years.
The 27 NOV 2000 recall involved 51,022 Escapes and 24,000 Tributes. Of those, 27,516 Escapes and 12,500 Tributes had already been sold.
I mean, the Escape is not THAT bad...
I mean, the Escape is not THAT bad...
I know it is not, I HAVE BOTH!!! But Cr-V is better. How many on here can do their own in-the-driveway comparison???
To the one boasting about Escape's Torque, we had to borrow a neighbor's Silverado to pull a stomp, all that "puffing and huffing" in the Escape could not even move it. Escapes develops its 200 ft. lbs at like 5000 RPM. With the tranny, in gear, it never got to 5000 RPM. That torque is good for nothing.
Since the Escape is the wife's vehicle it's her choice. I think the Freestyle is a great vehicle too but she hates it's station wagon looks. No matter how many times I tell her it's based on the XC90 she still won't budge.
Oh well, we had a chat about this just last night and I think we're going to keep the Escape until we actually outgrow it (which might be next spring
On that note, my sister-in-law carts her three girls around in their 2001 CR-V SE and has been doing so, with all three kids, for two years now. It's tight in the back seat but they get by somehow. That IS their largest vehicle until it's paid off next September, and after seeing what they go through I promised my wife I'd never let that happen to her. I know, I know, I'm the greatest husband ever! :P
Are you pulling those comments out of your behind?
CR-V does not win in acceleration with its only powertrain offered...2.4L rated at 166HP. and weighs at 3389lbs
Escape's 2.5L is rated at 171HP and only weighs 3299lbs and its V6 3.0L is rated at 220HP
So how the heck does a less powerful much heavier vehicle win in acceleration?
CR-V's combined MPG is 23
Escape's is 24MPG (2.5L)
wrong again!
Sales volume...I do not have exact numbers, but with Ford selling all those Escapes to goverment agencies, county deals, and consumers I highly doubt CR-V wins but since I dont have facts to back it up I will give you that one.
Interior room...OK your right.
So you could be 50% correct but most likely 25% only
Waiting until next year also gives us the opportunity to add the Aviator/Edge/CX-7 to our list. And that's a good thing.
I don't know, it is as if the Escape is the "problem child" that Ford doesn't want to acknowledge. They just don't seem interested in upgrading it.
I have to admit this ticks me off. Ford is known for doing this with thier line-up. Escape/Trib/Mariner are a great start into this market segment. :mad:
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The Edge is coming out next year, along with the Aviator and Mazda CX-7, and will be a tad larger than the Escape but a tad smaller than the Explorer. It too is a crossover but, unlike the Escape, is based on a much more solid platform (Mazda6) and will compete with the likes of the Pilot, Highlander, Murano, etc. The Lincoln version (Aviator) will compete with the R330, MDX, etc. A smaller SUV is supposed to bow sometime in '08 or '09 that will be smaller than the Escape and that may be when the Escape fades off into the sunset. All of the new crossovers mentioned above will get the Duratec35 in some form. Probably standard on the Lincoln but the other two might have a turbo Duratec23 as the standard mill.
These are just rumors now so time will tell.
Well, it is loosely based on the old Mazda 626 and probably will be pretty expensive to upgrade. If what I said in my previous post to Scape comes true then we'll have the smaller ute based off of the Euro Focus (CD3) (Volvo S40/Mazda3) and the small mid-sizer based off of the Mazda6. That doesn't leave much for the Escape to go on and doesn't bode well for it's future. I can't see Ford basing a smaller ute on the CD3 as well as another one not much larger.