Sunflower07
01-14-2007, 09:38 PM
First of all, Hello! I am new here and this is my first post. I am a 29 Female from Alpharetta, GA. I am so glad that I found this site. I wish I would have known about it while I was deciding if I really wanted the Honda CRV or another small SUV. Ya'll post great info!
This is the first time I have ever owned a SUV. I absolutly LOVE it! My new 07 Glacier Blue CRV LX is replacing my 01 Honda Civic EX Once I figure out how to post pics, I will post one, even though it looks like many of you have the Glacier Blue. I heard it was a popular color when I decided I wanted it. I only got it because I thought it was pretty and my 01 civic was the same as the Eternal Blue (Darker Blue). So I was going between the Silver and this one.
Reason why I decided to go from a car to an SUV
I didn't want an SUV that is huge, I just wanted something bigger than a car, but not as big as a truck. Most of the SUV's that I have always seen seem to be way to big to me. I'm also short and I wanted to sit up higher because I feel more comfortable because I can see more at least I feel I can. At first I thought I wouldn't be able to back out of parking places, etc, but I have no problem with that at all! I have wanted an SUV for a couple years now, but I had a civic and I loved it and just knew that my next car I wanted to get an SUV.
Reason I got the 07 CRV now because I loved my 01 Civic
Well on December 28, 2006, I totaled my civic which devastated me! Thank God it was payed off! The wreck happened on one of the reasons I said I wanted an SUV, I was coming home from work and it was at the time in the evening around 4:30 5pm when the sun is just beginning to come down and it was shining directly in my eyes. I had my sunglasses on, the visor down but it didn't help much and never really did. I am short (5'2). I kept saying I was going to get a phone book to sit on for that time, I don't care who makes fun of me or not, I'm gonna get killed one day. I came close to wrecking at that same spot numerous times and I guess it was just bound to happen. Anyway, my car was totaled and the car I hit which happened to be an older Honda Accord (90something) only had slight damage. Go Figure! Mine on the other hand you could tell was totalted.
Another great factor about purchasing the CRV:
CAR INSURANCE WENT DOWN!
Also even though I got in a wreck and it was my fault, my insurance is still going down about 15 bucks because I got the CRV!
If I woulda gotten the Civic, it would have gone up $10-20 bucks! That really surprises me. I woulda thought the Civic would have been much less.
Why I chose the LX instead of the EX
When I left to go to the dealer to purchase my CRV, I was planning on getting the EX. After I looked at it again and thought about it, I decided that I didn't want the sunroof cuz I maybe used the one I had in my Honda Civic EX 3 times last year if that and I didn't want the 6 disc CD Changer cuz, as long as I have a CD player I'm good, plus they have a hookup for my iPod so I can listen to that through my radio so I'll be using that much more. So I wasn't gonna pay an extra $3-4 thousand dollars for something I don't really need. I love it though! I'll email ya pics when I get some! Wanted to have my payments as low as possible so that is the only thing I hate about it...now I have a car payment. LOL
This is the first time I have ever owned a SUV. I absolutly LOVE it! My new 07 Glacier Blue CRV LX is replacing my 01 Honda Civic EX Once I figure out how to post pics, I will post one, even though it looks like many of you have the Glacier Blue. I heard it was a popular color when I decided I wanted it. I only got it because I thought it was pretty and my 01 civic was the same as the Eternal Blue (Darker Blue). So I was going between the Silver and this one.
Reason why I decided to go from a car to an SUV
I didn't want an SUV that is huge, I just wanted something bigger than a car, but not as big as a truck. Most of the SUV's that I have always seen seem to be way to big to me. I'm also short and I wanted to sit up higher because I feel more comfortable because I can see more at least I feel I can. At first I thought I wouldn't be able to back out of parking places, etc, but I have no problem with that at all! I have wanted an SUV for a couple years now, but I had a civic and I loved it and just knew that my next car I wanted to get an SUV.
Reason I got the 07 CRV now because I loved my 01 Civic
Well on December 28, 2006, I totaled my civic which devastated me! Thank God it was payed off! The wreck happened on one of the reasons I said I wanted an SUV, I was coming home from work and it was at the time in the evening around 4:30 5pm when the sun is just beginning to come down and it was shining directly in my eyes. I had my sunglasses on, the visor down but it didn't help much and never really did. I am short (5'2). I kept saying I was going to get a phone book to sit on for that time, I don't care who makes fun of me or not, I'm gonna get killed one day. I came close to wrecking at that same spot numerous times and I guess it was just bound to happen. Anyway, my car was totaled and the car I hit which happened to be an older Honda Accord (90something) only had slight damage. Go Figure! Mine on the other hand you could tell was totalted.
Another great factor about purchasing the CRV:
CAR INSURANCE WENT DOWN!
Also even though I got in a wreck and it was my fault, my insurance is still going down about 15 bucks because I got the CRV!
If I woulda gotten the Civic, it would have gone up $10-20 bucks! That really surprises me. I woulda thought the Civic would have been much less.
Why I chose the LX instead of the EX
When I left to go to the dealer to purchase my CRV, I was planning on getting the EX. After I looked at it again and thought about it, I decided that I didn't want the sunroof cuz I maybe used the one I had in my Honda Civic EX 3 times last year if that and I didn't want the 6 disc CD Changer cuz, as long as I have a CD player I'm good, plus they have a hookup for my iPod so I can listen to that through my radio so I'll be using that much more. So I wasn't gonna pay an extra $3-4 thousand dollars for something I don't really need. I love it though! I'll email ya pics when I get some! Wanted to have my payments as low as possible so that is the only thing I hate about it...now I have a car payment. LOL