Buying a new car-can't decide

DH and I are deciding between the honda accord and the CRV. I am a terrible decision maker. The difference in price is only a couple thousand and the difference in MPG is only about 3 extra MPG with the accord.

Anyone have these vehicles? Pros/cons?

Help me decide, please!

FYI, I currently drive a focus and we just had a baby so we'd like some extra room, mostly trunk space. I drive 50 miles roundtrip to work but will only be working 3 days per week and one of those day my co-worker drives.

Thanks for any insight!

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i have the CRV and i totally love it, i was recently in a accident and the car did exactly what i thought, I walked away from the accident with very minor brusing, nothing broken.

We will most likely be getting a new car next year and will def be going with the CRV again.



OOo ya, maybe i should mentioned my hubby works for honda, maybe thats why i love them

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had an accord and loved it- but we are currently looking at the crv for our next car- the girl I work with has had hers for 5 years and no complaints- I just like the extra room

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I would get the CRV - I think they are really cute!

ETA - I have a similar Nissan Rogue, and I find it easier to put DD in her carseat in my car compared to a regular sedan.

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I have the CR-V and love it. But next car will probably be the accord. But for us, it wouldn't be one or the other.

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My landlord just got the CRV and I think it's fabulous.. it's not a big suv and it's got enough trunk space and room for a baby seat..

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We love our CR-V...comfortable to drive, room when you need it, it's cute..I say go for it!

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I would opt for the accord. I thought the CRV was underpowered.

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I went from driving a volvo to the CRV and LOVE it - mine was a 2003 (DH drives that one now). DH needed to get a better car for work (he was driving to westchester a few days a week for a while) and he loved mine so much we got another 2006. I drive that one now and have no complaints - it easily holds our DD's car seat, stroller, booster seat, and tons of other stuff. It gets pretty good gas mileage and drives like a car more than an SUV.

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I have a CR-V. I love it! It's super convenient with the trunk. Whatever it is... the stroller, bags of soil/plants at the nursery. It's just so convenient. Trunk lifts up and just put everything in. It's also great with my dogs and their crate if I need to get them to the vet.

The only reason I would get the accord would be if I got a VERY good deal on it.

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My parents used to have a CRV---they highly recommend it as they walked away from a terrible crash with no injuries. GL with your decision, they are both great vehicles IMO!

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we had the same decision to make 2 years ago- I was pregnant with DD at the time and we were ALSO going from a Ford Focus to either the Accord or the CR-V.

I test drove both and did love them.

quite frankly, the CR-V- to me- didn't have more interior room than the accord sedan. I actually think the accord sedan is more roomy.

We have no problem w/ the carseat (have the bigger one in the middle and still people can sit on either side of it).. also the trunk is more than roomy enough- have had it crammed with baby gear AND tons of shopping with no problems.

we took the Accord because we test drove the v-6 and it drove way better than the cr-v which only comes in 4 cyl I believe.

We're actually up on the lease this October (can't believe it's been 36 months) and the Accord did us very well... however by then, we'll prob need to trade up to a Pilot- even the cr-v won't be big enough at that point, God willing.

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I have a Civic and a CR-V and I also love the Accord. I love the CR-V and highly recommend it.

Have you driven both? I don't think you can go wrong with either one.

ETA - If it matters to you, note that the CR-V doesn't come in a 6 cyl. At least, it didn't when we bought ours in 2007... The Accord does come in a V6.

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I love the CRV, we are looking at that for our next car.

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I would opt for the accord. I thought the CRV was underpowered.

Really? I didn't notice that the CRV was underpowered. I think I'll test drive them both again with that in mind.

I wished for a 6 cyl in the crv.

In the end, this last time we ended up with two Camrys. I have to tell you, after 6 Accords, I went to Toyota and I'm not looking back.

Love the 6 cyl Camry. I was always a 4 cyl car girl but I found Honda hard to work with. The CRV while very nice and fun to drive left me wanting more out of the car.

Maybe it's me.

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I have an 08 Accord, and love it. It's spacious. Only complaint is that the back seat does not fold down, there is only a small pass thru.

Not that big a deal for us, but may be a dealbreaker for you.

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I just got the 08 Accord in July. I had an 05 Accord Coupe before this. I love Hondas because they are safe, good on gas and have a good resale value. I've heard that the CR-V is made on the base of a civic. I had a 2000 Civic and I wanted something bigger.

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Thanks for the feedback everyone.

I'm looking at the v4 for the accord so that's probably why I didn't think anything of the CRV being a v4. I'm not really a car person. My focus is a 2001. I really just need s/t that will last and get me safely from point a to b (without spending more than $20,000-preferably less!)