mmarshall

That, of course, is an important matter, as many wives (and, of course, some husbands, too) spend a fair amount of time shopping, and have to park and manuver at close quarters in mall/supermarket parking lots, where you have to see what you are doing.

One thing that will help your wife, if she is short, is the wide range of seat adjustments from the multi-power-adjustable seats. That, plus the fact that the rear headrests can be removed if passengers are not regularly carried in the rear seat. The protruding rear headrests stick up in the rear line-of-vision and, in some cases, can contribute to the Peek-a-Boo effect.

mmarshall

Thanks.


As indicated, it was a condensed review......I didn't do a long, narrative on each section like I often do.

The cloth, as is often the case, will probably be cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter than the overly-slippery leather. Too bad the cloth seats are not offered in the AWD versions.....a major marketing error that I did mention.

Agreed.....in your case, you might be better off with a Pilot or CR-V.

Yes, that's convienient, but it forces the spare tire out of the car down underneath the rear bumper, inside a large insulating cover, where, if you need to get at the spare, it can be a real PITA. Fortunately, spares are usually not needed that much nowadays.

Well, of course, if you want a separate trunk, instead of a Crosstour, you can join the (approxmately) one zillion people driving a regular, conventional Accord sedan or coupe.

nthach

The Crosstour isn't that ugly in person, but I felt Honda could have done a better job of penning it. I miss the old Honda which was classically Japanese. Not trying to copy BMW, VW and Audi.

TRDFantasy

IMHO, the Crosstour is more ugly in person than in pictures.

caddyowner

I bought the LS430, instead. It's the perfect vehicle for our needs.

I agree that the Crosstour looks better in person than in pictures. The back doesn't look as weird. I also think the new Honda front end looks better on a larger vehicle like the Crosstour.

mmarshall

Well, for that matter, BMW isn't the old BMW either.....they went out the window when Chris Bangle came along. Audi is still pretty much to themselves, but VW sometimes does its share of copying too.....look, for example, how the CC styling imitates the Mercedes CLS, and how the Jetta imitates the Toyota Corolla.

mmarshall

Great purchase , if you don't need AWD traction. I like the 430 myself more than the 460. Smoother ride from higher-profile tires, more solid-feeling interior materials, and better wood trim inside.

You'll also notice that the Crosstour did not take the Accord's grille and front-end verbatim, but used slightly different styling. The chrome grille is larger and chunkier.

GSteg

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It does look better in person than in pictures, as long as you're not looking at the back of the vehicle.

mmarshall

Or looking OUT the back.

dadoody

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I saw this car in person.

Love it. The pictures don't do it justice. I took a mechanic friend with me who thought it was ugly from the online pictures he saw. He favored the Toyota Venza. After seeing BOTH in person, he changed his opinions on both autos.

For the price, you get a lot of utility, space, and performance out of the Honda Crosstour. I personally like how it looks, but beauty is in the eye of the holder (isn't it always?).

I love and prefer Honda brand over Toyota brand (not counting the Lexus brand). In the past, my biggest gripe with Honda was their transmission and all their cars having interference engines, but after they fixed their tranny issues and started using timing chains, I think they are solid cars and you get much more performance and value for the price over a Toyota.

mmarshall

Thanks for the input. The Crosstour is indeed a good Subaru Outback competitor.......along with the Venza, one of the few we've seen in a long time from a lower-priced Japanese manufacturer. Ford produced the AWD Taurus X wagon/Freestyle for a few years, but then dropped it. There were the Volvo XC70 and Audi All-Road, but both were expensive, and the All-Road was also dropped. BMW and Mercedes make a few AWD wagons, but they are not raised-suspension models for deep snow, unless you get their SUVs.

pvmike1

An '05 Custom Luxury? Smart choice.

bitkahuna

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my quick review: not that useful, not that interesting, stupendously ugly. fail in every way.

Fizzboy7

The only thing this new pig is useful for is helping one throw up when your sick and hunched over the toilet and nothing will come out. Just think of the Crosstour and the puking will begin.

LexBob2

I like your writing style.