Brown diesel manual wagon news

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 05/20/2015 at 14:12 • Filed to: Brown diesel manual wagon

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I’ve found one on my Honda configurator!

Have a brown, diesel, manual CRV.

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > Cé hé sin 05/20/2015 at 14:15

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Didn’t know you could still get a CR-V with a manual - is this for real?!

Cé hé sin > ZHP Sparky, the 5th 05/20/2015 at 14:18

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Yes. You probably can’t get a manual one though and you certainly can’t get a diesel.

It’s just that I could, if so inclined. You can get this spec anywhere in Europe and probably elsewhere as well.

duurtlang > Cé hé sin 05/20/2015 at 14:20

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And, on a slightly less geriatric note:

For some reason the manual diesel Accord wagon isn’t available in brown.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Cé hé sin 05/20/2015 at 14:20

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That doesn't look like a North American face on there. You in Europe?

Cé hé sin > duurtlang 05/20/2015 at 14:21

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Yes, those as well. I’ve actually seen a brown Civic tourer.

duurtlang > Cé hé sin 05/20/2015 at 14:24

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I don’t think I have. I doubt I’ve seen more than a handful of Civic Tourers to begin with, Honda is such a necrotic brand here I hardly ever see a new one any more. With Honda dealerships going out of business/switching to another brand this doesn’t seem to be getting any better either.

BrainForest > Cé hé sin 05/20/2015 at 14:35

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It’s interesting how Honda is huge in the US, but apparently considered an also-ran in Europe.

Cé hé sin > duurtlang 05/20/2015 at 14:35

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I frequently pass a Honda dealer so I often see various Hondas. They’ve even managed to sell Insights and CRZs.

Cé hé sin > BrainForest 05/20/2015 at 14:40

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That’s nothing compared to Subaru! I looked up the figures in Ireland recently. Subaru are at 0.14% and falling (Honda are at about 1% and that’s higher than most other countries in Europe). They just make cars that are answers to questions that almost nobody has asked.

MultiplaOrgasms > BrainForest 05/20/2015 at 14:42

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The european market is basically the polar opposite of the US market.

BrainForest > Cé hé sin 05/20/2015 at 14:47

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Wow. I remember the Top Gear when they talked about Subaru’s unique position in the UK, where they originally had no dealers, but sold the cars through farm stores. It’s the most popular brand for the aristocracy!

Cé hé sin > BrainForest 05/20/2015 at 14:49

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Ah, the old days! Then along came the Impreza turbo and then Japanese imports and I think the image they created is part of Subaru’s problem.

BrainForest > Cé hé sin 05/20/2015 at 14:56

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What image is that? That Soobs should be rally cars and not simply AWD family cars? I get the impression that Rally racing is more popular in Europe than the US, so why would that hurt Subaru?

Not trying to sound derisive, just curious.

Cé hé sin > BrainForest 05/20/2015 at 14:59

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WRXs and the like were associated with yobs who drove around with loud exhausts and so on which put off the older, sensible types who used to buy the older, sensible 4wd Subarus.

BrainForest > MultiplaOrgasms 05/20/2015 at 15:00

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I wonder how different it would be if you could buy stripper, cloth seat German cars (other than Mexican VW’s). BMW and especially Mercedes managed to position themselves as luxury brands in the US, so they’ll never be forced to sell cheap cars.

BrainForest > Cé hé sin 05/20/2015 at 15:00

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Lol, ricers. Got it.

duurtlang > BrainForest 05/20/2015 at 15:10

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BMW and Mercedes don’t sell cheap cars in Europe either. Relatively. For a similar price as a base model BMW/Merc/Audi you can get a considerably larger/more powerful/better optioned car from a more pedestrian brand, meaning the BMW/Merc/Audi is relatively expensive. They’re considered premium brands here just as well. It’s just that this premiumness isn’t defined by having large engines or gadgets standard like in the US, it’s traditionally been defined by build quality .

MultiplaOrgasms > BrainForest 05/20/2015 at 16:11

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Even though the german premium brands do sell stripper models (Mercs in particular have always been ridiculously popular as Taxis over here because DIESEL), they are still comparatively more expensive than other offerings, for example the 3-series starts at 29k, and for that you get a stripper model with a 135hp 1.6. Even the more pedestrian Opels and Volkswagens have become pretty expensive since they went semi-premium. There really is no such thing as a cheap german car anymore.