Huh, Today I learned

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
11/25/2017 at 22:30 • Filed to: None

CR-V stands for Comfortable Runabout Vehicle. EDIT: That may have just been a John Davisism. I think its actually Compact Recreation Vehicle....Which seems more likely.

Thats (made up) name suites its current market segment well.

I liked the 1st gen, even though it was an inferior RAV4. The table still works great!

DISCUSSION (11)

HammerheadFistpunch > HammerheadFistpunch
11/25/2017 at 22:51

Just a word of warning on the video, there is a lot more middle age thigh around 4 minutes in them you might be expecting or wanting. Or whatever I don’t judge.

dogisbadob > HammerheadFistpunch
11/25/2017 at 22:53

The Rav4 is cooler because it was available as a convertible :o)

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > HammerheadFistpunch
11/25/2017 at 23:07

If it is Compact Recreational Vehical, they need to change the name. The last two generations have been neither Compact, nor Recreational.

Ash78, voting early and often > HammerheadFistpunch
11/25/2017 at 23:15

Too bad about the door opening backwards for most of the world. I think a lot of Japanese cars failed to reverse them, like the Lexus GX. Ideally the door is supposed to shield you slightly from passing traffic while pulled over on the shoulder.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > HammerheadFistpunch
11/25/2017 at 23:22

I have a 2006, I was surprised as hell to find the picnic table in the back.

HammerheadFistpunch > Ash78, voting early and often
11/26/2017 at 00:11

Im on my 2nd bassackwards japanese swingate vehicle (1996 rav4)/2008 gx. Im sorta used to it, but it still sucks.

Nauraushaun > Ash78, voting early and often
11/26/2017 at 01:13

Is it such an issue? It’s not really much of a shield, and how often are you really pulled over on a busy shoulder, trying to access the back of your car?

Ash78, voting early and often > Nauraushaun
11/26/2017 at 09:31

True enough, I just see it as an oversight. Odd that we’re not even allowed to drive RHD cars but other RHD-based options still remain. But I’m a stickler for ergonomics — I don’t even like driver’s side fuel doors.

Nauraushaun > Ash78, voting early and often
11/26/2017 at 21:20

It might not be an oversight, but a decision to save costs. If they’d fixed it the car would’ve definitely cost more to build.

I like Japanese cars, in Australia that means everything is built for our market :) But everyone I know, when getting in something European, has trouble with the reversed wiper/indicator stalks.

Ash78, voting early and often > Nauraushaun
11/27/2017 at 09:14

I always thought the wipers/indicators were fixed. The several times I’ve driven in the UK, the hardest part I remember (apart from the mostly-new road signage and constant roundabouts) was getting used to the gearshift being on my left.

Nauraushaun > Ash78, voting early and often
11/27/2017 at 16:08

They’re just reversed in Euro cars. Indicator should be right of the steering wheel, that’s the way I likes it!

I’ve actually never driven a LHD car or a car in a LHD market. But there are plenty of roundabouts in Australia. I think the thin roads in the UK would bug me out. You can see it on Harry’s Garage on Youtube - every time he passes someone they pull over to let him past. As if proper two-lane roads were such a breakthrough!