Nino NoSpam wrote:
> Yes, it operates like a standard lever. I've driven one for three years and
> it's very easy to shift and use. Go ahead and buy a CR-V. But be careful
> when you get an oil change! Make sure it's done properly. The Honda
> engineers surely screwed that one up by mounting the oil filter near the
> exhaust manifold. Honda needs to get better engineers!

I've read a few posts about the location of the oil filter. Come to
think about it the filter on my civic is located above/slightly to the
side of the exhaust manifold. A slighly worrying design aspect!


>
> Nino
> "John Albert" <j.albert@snet.net> wrote in message
> news:434ECA22.BA001536@snet.net...
>
>>Hello all -
>>
>>I'm considering the Honda CRV (either new or late-model used), but have a
>>question about its oddly-mounted shift lever (I will be shopping for an
>>automatic transmission).
>>
>>Does it operate like a standard steering-column mounted shifter (which you
>>generally have to "depress", move to the next position, then "release" to
>>lock
>>it in place...
>> -or-
>>Does it work like most floor-mounted auto shift levers, which can be
>>freely
>>moved between the "Drive" and "Neutral" positions?
>>
>>In other words, if you're driving along, coming to a stop, and you want to
>>go
>>from "Drive" to "Neutral", can you just nudge it into neutral (and back to
>>drive) with a simple "push", rather than a "depress/move/lock" movement?
>>
>>Believe it or not, that's a "car breaker" for me. If it doesn't work like
>>a
>>floor-mounted lever, I'm not interested in the vehicle, and will shop for
>>something else that _does_ have a standard floor-mount auto shifter.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>- John
>
>
>