Comments by "Stephen Hendricks" (@stephenhendricks103) on "2019 Honda CR-V | CarGurus Test Drive Review" video.

  1. Sometimes little things make a big difference in one's evaluation of a vehicle. In this case the fact that the CR-V offers rear seat AC vents while the RAV4 does not is mine. With a 14 y/o daughter who can take complaining to the level of high art and a big dog who insists on being comfortable in his second home I simply wouldn't do without rear seat vents. It prevented my purchase of a RAV4 in 2012 and it would be the same today. That doesn't mean, however, that I'd choose a CR-V for my family. I prefer one of the vehicles in the next larger category, a "tweener" larger than the typical compact SUV ( 188" to 191" long vs 180" or so in length). Most of those vehicles have standard or optional V6 engines and conventional geared transmissions.Most are two row vehicles but the KIA Sorento has a surprisingly accommodating third row that's very convenient for occasional use.
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  2.  @2004cyrus  My error, Joshua. Thanks for the correction. I was going by a Toyota website and the information on such websites is not always up to date.
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  3.  @2004cyrus  Yes, you're correct about the Tiguan. I left it out for two reasons. First, at 185" it doesn't fall in the "tweener" category I was citing and second the optional third row in the Tiguan is a cruel joke. I drive a GTI and looked seriously at the Tiguan when I was shopping for an SUV last year. I love VW interiors and I liked the overall driving dynamics of the Tiguan. Perhaps because I'm accustomed to the performance of my GTI, however, I found the Tiguan to be rather lazy unless it was put into sport mode. That might have been unfair based on my personal history. Ultimately, my wife and I settled on the KIA Sorento. It's her daily driver and she preferred it. And though we don't use the third row very often, it's surprisingly accommodating when we chauffeur a gaggle of teenage girls around town or need a vehicle that seats six or seven passengers for a short trip and the alternative is taking two vehicles.
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