Jake Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 My Mrs' wants to change her car. She needs something we can get our 12 stone Great Dane in though. She's thinking of maybe a RAV4 or a Honda CRV. Anyone have any experience of either of these cars? She's looking to spend between 5 and 7k. It seems like you can get a newer RAV4 for your money. I'm wondering why that is. Is the CRV a better car? Any thoughts? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkey Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 With regards to the CRV - I don't know why that is. But ... My mum has a RAV4 .. it's a 1999. And she's had it for 2yrs now and has had no problems with it whatsoever. She loves it. I've driven it and it's real nice car to drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAngry Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 I think you will find there is more boot space in the CRV. A friend had one a few years back and it was quite a good sized boot. I haven't seen the boot on the RAV4, but from the outside it looks smaller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 get a lorry! the dog might just fit in then!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 hi mate , i was looking at a couple of crvs yesterday , nice car , they were a bit more than 7k though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 I think you'd be better off with an estate car unless you plan on the 5 door versions. How about a Hummer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham S Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 my boss has a CR-V, its probably big enough, the back seats tilt so you could move them forward, he got a 98/R plate for 4.5k, and its fully loaded, its now done 140k and never had a single thing go wrong, he loves it and says it drives just like a normal car, its quite quick too We get a Rav-4 come in to, just as good, rarely go wrong burt think the boot is ever so slightly smaller! oh yeh the crv has a hatch to just open the boot window and not the whole lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted June 19, 2005 Share Posted June 19, 2005 I had a 98 Rav4 for 2 years and loved it, never had a single thing go wrong. We sold it to Matt's dad over a year ago and he loves it and has never had a problem with anything. My only gripe would be the fact that the rear door opens all the way, so anything that had moved whist driving would fall out when you opened the door. Likewise if you parked on a hill-as soon as you open the door you lose everything. I only sold it because I wanted something more normal and that didn't use so much fuel (so I now have a Scooby turbo ) Chantelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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