Towing a 2015 Honda CR-V "four down"
Well, IMHO, Honda has certainly "shot themselves in the foot" by changing the transmission in the 2015 CR-V's to one that prevents 4 wheel down towing. My 2005 CR-V is a great car, and an excellent t...
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DrewE wrote:soren wrote:DownTheAvenue wrote:
My comment:
Probably no more than several hundred sales were made solely on the 4 down tow capability. Honda has much bigger things to worry about than keeping those old goats happy!
"several hundred sales" Sorry, but no.
On a trip down the east coast during snowbird season I see at least a hundred hanging off the back of motorhomes. I had mine serviced at a Tampa area dealer recently. The service advisor told me that they have a steady stream of angry customers who simply cannot believe that Honda would do something so dumb. Honda probably had little choice when it came to increasing economy, but it comes at a cost of thousands of lost sales to RVers.
The CR-V is the seventh best selling vehicle in America, with 45,509 sales in January and February of this year (source). The motorhome toad market is negligible for it in the overall scheme of things.
Obviously we agree. As I pointed out however, the market is far larger that "several hundred sales". I have been to campgrounds lately where they were more CRV toads than any other brand, followed by Wranglers, other Jeep products, and a few oddball units. My favorites is the odd category recently have been a Town Car and an old Land Rover Defender.
