Honda CR-V Information Xchange
May 1999 Car of the Month

Manuel Figueiredo - Family and CRV.


I got my CR-V on Jan 13. It was a lucky day. It's my first SUV, and my first Honda. As I live in Portugal, I am used to owning cars manufactured by Austin, Fiat, Renault,  and Lancia.  These are cars that are not readily available in the US but very common here in Europe.
 

Can you tell what's missing or different here?
As can be seen by the licence plate my CR-V is registered in Portugal - the "P" white in blue with the stars of the European Union. In the same way in the US the name of the State appears in the licence plate, here as we are trying to "build" what I call the "United Countries of Europe".  The initial of the country appears in the plates. So, F for France, I for Italy, D for Deutschland (Germany), and so on.

I decided for the CR-V because I wanted a SUV good priced, good for the family and good off-road. Well, not hard off-road but just a way of discovering paths in the mountains. As I like to go to ski resorts it was important to have a car well behaved in snow - and reading magazines I was surprised by how good the CR-V is in snow. As competition models, the RAV4 and the new LandRover Freelander. No comments about them.

Manel and daughtersNow, with more than 1 month driving, I'm really happy.  In the mountains,  in the beach, in town.  I allways notice people looking at the CR-V.  Although I don't have any options installed in my ES (here we have LS and ES) I'm thinking of a few like the front protection with the small fog lights as seen in the Honda catalog. I like the special features like the table - in the picture above, you can see my older daughter showing a new way of using it.  I like the roomy interior - my younger daughter can be seen with a huge smile on her face in the picture above as well.

So here is a compilation of my "wish list":

  • Lighted window switches (I know, I know, it's done...).
  • All switches with light (ventilation, roof lights, ...)
  • Exterior temp indicator like the drawing in the manual (It's in the instructions manual, why not in my car?)
  • Keyless system with some car exterior light indicator.
  • Doors opened indicator (I just have the tail gate indicator). (It's in the instructions manual, why not in my car?)
  • Gas cap holder.
  • Driver arm rest in the M/T.
  • Cruise control in the M/T.
  • A hard luggage cover where I could put something without sinking down.
  • A seat belt indicator (It's in the instructions manual, why not in my car?)
I learned a lot from the this site and it's good to have the CRVix to share my CR-V with.

CR-V in the city - click to visit my web site!
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Email:  Manuel Figueiredo
 

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