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Honda HRV (2002) Boot Space?

  • 03-11-2009 01:14PM
    #1
    Number Nine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 552 ✭✭✭


    i was thinking of buying a Honda HRV . Has anyone any idea of the boot space with the seats down and would it hold a large dog (Newfoundland)?


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  • #2
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,327 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    nope. the rear seat is quite high, as is the boot floor. the roof is low too - relative to the floor. consider a Rav4 (00-05) which has removable/sliding/reclining/folding rear seats as standard

    A 1.8 Rav4 will also be considerably lighter on fuel than a 1.6 4WD HR-V


  • #3
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 18,034 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    A decent mid range estate car might be better again, and will have the boot space you'd need.


  • #4
    Number Nine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 552 ✭✭✭Number Nine


    Henry Ford III wrote: »
    A decent mid range estate car might be better again, and will have the boot space you'd need.

    Henry
    Are you talking about A4 size or would I need to go A6 size ?


  • #5
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 18,034 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    Number Nine wrote: »
    Henry
    Are you talking about A4 size or would I need to go A6 size ?

    A4 size I'd say. Bring the hound to the showrooms for a test fitting :D


  • #6
    Number Nine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 552 ✭✭✭Number Nine


    Henry Ford III wrote: »
    A4 size I'd say. Bring the hound to the showrooms for a test fitting :D

    Good idea , I will let the nine stone dog haggle with the salesman :D


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  • #7
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 18,034 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    Number Nine wrote: »
    Good idea , I will let the nine stone dog haggle with the salesman :D

    Take a video camera. I'd love to see that :D


  • #8
    JHMEG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,684 ✭✭✭JHMEG


    Rear seat can slide on the HR-V...
    colm_mcm wrote: »
    A 1.8 Rav4 will also be considerably lighter on fuel than a 1.6 4WD HR-V

    You sure about that? The Rav is a size up from the HRV and is more CRV-sized. (HRV isn't permanent 4WD either)


  • #9
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,327 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    I had a HR-V from work back in 07 and it was a hound on juice. I've seen 1.8 2WD Rav4's average late 30's in mpg. Toyota claim 38 or 39mpg.

    Honda claim around 33mpg combined for the HR-V, I saw mid to late 20s.


  • #10
    Redderneck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 335 ✭✭Redderneck


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    I had a HR-V from work back in 06 and it was a hound on juice. I've seen 1.8 2WD Rav4's average late 30's in mpg. Toyota claim 38 or 39mpg.

    Honda claim around 33mpg combined for the HR-V, I saw mid to late 20s.

    Mrs. drives a 99 HRV, and for the record, drives about 100km s daily commute and gets 30-35mpg no bother. Hers doesn't have the spoiler and is 2WD, which helps I guess.


  • #11
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,327 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    They dropped the 2WD model at some stage.

    The only one available towards the end was the Si 4WD 5dr.


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  • #12
    JHMEG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,684 ✭✭✭JHMEG


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    The only one available towards the end was the Si 4WD 5dr.
    It's not permanent 4WD tho, so it doesn't make that much difference normally.


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