Cars & Bikes, Driving & Riding

Postby **NTP66** » Tue Feb 18, 2020 7:50 pm

They don’t have her generation CR-V, but I found half a dozen on the first page of results under $50. Hopefully should be good.

Postby **faftorial** » Tue Feb 18, 2020 11:07 pm

My wife managed to hit a garbage can so hard with her truck that the mirror smashed apart. Not paying $265 for a new one, so I’ll make my first trip to a junk yard this week. Can’t beat $35.

Why does she drive a truck?

Postby **NTP66** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 6:34 am

My wife managed to hit a garbage can so hard with her truck that the mirror smashed apart. Not paying $265 for a new one, so I’ll make my first trip to a junk yard this week. Can’t beat $35.

Why does she drive a truck?

Odd question, but it's an SUV (03 Honda CR-V). She likes sitting up high because she's short.

Postby **NTP66** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 7:47 am

In case anyone's looking, this jumper is going to be a Lightning Deal on Amazon tomorrow:

Postby **faftorial** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 11:16 am

My wife managed to hit a garbage can so hard with her truck that the mirror smashed apart. Not paying $265 for a new one, so I’ll make my first trip to a junk yard this week. Can’t beat $35.

Why does she drive a truck?
Odd question, but it's an SUV (03 Honda CR-V). She likes sitting up high because she's short.

That's not a truck. I was picturing a F-350 with those dual rear wheels.

Postby **mac5155** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 11:21 am

Postby **mac5155** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 11:22 am

its barely an SUV

Postby **NTP66** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 12:19 pm

Compact SUV.

Postby **offsides** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 12:24 pm

I'm just an old guy but we used to call SUVs station wagons.

Postby **mac5155** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:26 pm

paging Shyster...

Postby **faftorial** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:30 pm

Compact SUV.

I thought those were known as CUV's now?

Postby **faftorial** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:31 pm

The CRV is generally considered a crossover vehicle and is car based. It has unit body construction, without a separate frame, as almost all modern cars are today.

Postby **DigitalGypsy66** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:37 pm

Based on the Civic frame. We owned a 2005 that we traded on the 2008 Odyssey. We'll be trading the Odyssey back in for a 2020 CR-V. I may wait for the Hybrid model, if it's not $40K.

Postby **Shyster** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:38 pm

SUVs are just hatchbacks and wagons for people who like to imagine they're too cool to buy hatchbacks and wagons (or minivans).

Postby **Kane** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:40 pm

Or, ya know, people who want a decent AWD/4WD option without buying a pickup truck.

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:42 pm

I have a 06 Kia Sportage.

I've never called it a truck.

Postby **Shyster** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:50 pm

Or, ya know, people who want a decent AWD/4WD option without buying a pickup truck.

Subaru. No SUV needed.

Postby **NTP66** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 4:27 pm

Or, ya know, people who want a decent AWD/4WD option without buying a pickup truck.

This. My wife bought it because it wasn’t massive (Honda Pilot), was reasonably priced, and could fit her upright bass.

As to what it’s classified as, I don’t give a ****.

Postby **NTP66** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 4:27 pm

Or, ya know, people who want a decent AWD/4WD option without buying a pickup truck.
Subaru. No SUV needed.

No.

Postby **Kane** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 4:41 pm

Ah, yes, Subaru. The company whose flagship vehicle is a SUV/CUV.

Postby **NTP66** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 4:41 pm

Postby **Shyster** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 4:50 pm

The Outback is just a Legacy/Levorg wagon with a slightly lifted suspension and tacked-on plastic body cladding. They still sell the standard Legacy/Levorg wagon in other markets.

Postby **dodint** » Thu Feb 20, 2020 9:15 am

Postby **NTP66** » Thu Feb 20, 2020 9:24 am

The biggest crime in that photo is most assuredly the color of that otherwise gorgeous Ferrari.

Postby **dodint** » Sun Feb 23, 2020 5:47 pm

Super productive day at the salvage yard. Had 10 items on my list and I found all of them in under two hours, including a kidney grill for the BMW that I have been hunting for since September. Beautiful day for it, too.

Cool thing about picking for the Neon platform is I had about 8 cars to choose from, so not only could I find the part but I also had the chance to get them in good shape.