"Sn210" (sn210)
01/21/2014 at 12:40 • Filed to: None
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"Sn210" (sn210)
01/21/2014 at 12:40 • Filed to: None | 3
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Do not read if you are tired or about to operate heavy machinery. This post is about a CRV for my wife.
No, sorry I did not mean BRZ. She does not want a Fiesta ST or an Abarth 500. She wants a CRV. The golden rule in marriage is "happy wife, happy life", remember that kids
Anyway, my wife wants to ditch her Civic for a crossover. She's pretty much settled on the CRV after looking at a few others. It's the one she wanted from the get-go. She requires a backup cam and heated leather, which puts us in an EX-L trim level. L for leather, get it?!
We were planning on buying new. If you read Automatch's post earlier, sometimes it just makes sense. The CRV is the top selling vehicle in MA, if not all of New England. They're everywhere! Just one of the four major Honda dealers in the area has 180 new crv's in stock alone! Hell, there's 3 in my neighborhood, two are the same color! The used car market is overly saturated with used CRV's, we'd only be saving a few hundred bucks and we'd end up with a car with a years worth of milage.
BUT, it pays to do your homework, so I checked for used CRV's anyway. That's where I need youz guises's help.
I found a 2013 with only 6800 miles in Kona brown (our dog is named Kona, so guess which color she wants...) Its listed as an EX, but it's got heated leather seats and a Nav. That's where I'm a little confused.
I believe these were dealer installed options. You can't build this car on Honda's online configurer. Leather isn't an option on the EX, and neither is the navigation. The EX-L also adds roof rails and a dual zone A/C, both are absent from this car.
No roof rails
No dual zone A/C. The seat heater buttons don't look like the ones on the EX-L we test drove and they are in a different location.
So am I right to assume the seats and navigation were installed by the dealer? What should I look for to be sure everything was done correctly?
Leather seats
Clearly leather with a Nav screen. Seat heater buttons are next to the shifter rather than down near the cup holders. Rear camera is hooked up to the screen in the cubby rather than on the navigation screen.
My next question is about the pricing. The dealership is the used car super store of one of the local giants. This guy has everything from Toyota and Honda dealerships to Ferrari and Maserati. He sends all his trade ins to this one lot. Side note, he has a 288 GTO, F40, F50, and an Enzo in his Ferrari showroom. Sorry, back to beige... They've got this CRV priced between what a used EX and EX-L trim go for. It's better than an EX but doesn't have everything the EX-L trim would get. Would the leather and navigation command that much of a premium over the EX, or should I treat it as an EX because that's what it is?
Last question, who trades in a new car with special options after only 6800 miles?
TL;DR my wife wants a new CRV EX-L. I found a used EX with leather and a Nav in the color she wants with 6800 miles. It would save her $2k off the top and also give her the navigation. But is it legit?
NSX for your time and to snap you out if the beige!
Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney
> Sn210
01/21/2014 at 12:48 |
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Have nothing constructive to add, but recommending for a great disclaimer/
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Sn210
> Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney
01/21/2014 at 12:51 |
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Lol I should have lead with the NSX to get you guys to read it, but just I couldn't do that
Takuro Spirit
> Sn210
01/21/2014 at 12:57 |
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So long as you can find out WHO'S heated seats they are, and if they come with a warranty, or will be covered by Honda's warranty (probably not if aftermarket)... along with the NAV, then why not?
Unless you NEED roof rails (think of the Xmas trees!) and dual zone (wife and I are always different temperatures, and the dual zone in our CX-9 is a GODSEND I TELL YA), and you have no problem with is being slightly used, then go for it?
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Sn210
> Takuro Spirit
01/21/2014 at 13:01 |
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Good thinking! I was assuming they were Honda seats but that might not be the case. I'll have to check into it when we go check it out.
Our Xmas tree is in a box in the attic, so a bare roof is good enough!
Xentron Holy Reaper of Worlds
> Sn210
01/21/2014 at 13:13 |
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At least it's brown?
MIATAAAA
> Xentron Holy Reaper of Worlds
01/21/2014 at 13:29 |
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This is what I was thinking, too.
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Takuro Spirit
> Sn210
01/21/2014 at 13:58 |
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Most likely just Honda seats with aftermarket covers and heater pads in them. We (Mazda dealer) send cars out all the time to have leather and heated seats added to lower trim levels for people who don't want/can't afford the trim level that they come standard in.
If its a good shop they warranty their work/product.
Rico
> Sn210
01/21/2014 at 19:19 |
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To be fair the CRV beats the 2014 Toyota Rav4 and 2014 Mazda CX 5 in cargo space, passenger room, drive comfort and mileage. As far as reliable crossover it's the gold standard.
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Sn210
> Takuro Spirit
01/21/2014 at 19:22 |
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Is there any way to tell if the seats are OEM or aftermarket?
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Takuro Spirit
> Sn210
01/21/2014 at 19:54 |
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The seats themselves are OEM. No one makes an aftermarket seat, especially one equipped with an airbag.
The only other thing besides covers/heaters would be a direct seat swap from another CR-V. But the fact that the buttons for the heaters are different and in different locations tells me it's the former.
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Sn210
> Takuro Spirit
01/21/2014 at 19:57 |
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Ok cool. That's what I was thinking. I'll have to take a closer look, I think we're checking it out this weekend
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Sn210
> Rico
01/22/2014 at 11:23 |
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It's a good value too... We were checking out Jeep Cherokees and were at $32k without leather and heated seats. The CRV had that and more at $29k. Find your Type-S yet?!
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Rico
> Sn210
01/22/2014 at 20:56 |
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I've decided to hold off on the hunt until the Summer. Things are heating up at work and I need to make sure the job security is there before making a decision. How's yours treating you?
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Sn210
> Rico
01/22/2014 at 21:49 |
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Good idea, I hope everything works out ok. The TL has been pretty good. It's more fun and a better ride than my civic. It needs a new pulley and belt which will be fixed under warranty, just waiting for the parts to come in. Torque steers like a bastard so get ready for that! I've written a review to post, I'll have it up soon.
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Rico
> Sn210
01/22/2014 at 23:59 |
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Looking forward to that review!