So there you have it, the all new 2012 Honda Cr-V. And, would ya look at that, a new addition to my list of 26 Golden Things. But that title won't come until the end, and don't you dare fucking look ahead.
The commercial aired during the Super Bowl this year and caught my attention, mostly because of him representing himself as Ferris Bueller. I remember going to see James Bond: Casino Royal in 2006 with @MarkStyleMe and our friend Dustin for guys night, and before the movie started the pre-show had a commercial for the (back then) all new 2007 Cr-V. The slogan came from having Cr-V transform into Crave. Back then I thought "that's a pretty cool car," and the commercial stuck with me because everytime I saw one, I thought of it. Oh hey, wait... I found the commercial. I'LL POST IT!
Okay, I'll start taking this seriously now. I had only ever test-driven cars, not SUV's. I figured I drove the Jeep and had a good time, but I wanted something that was fuel efficient and sporty. That was always kind of the search criteria. I won't bore you with the years that passed between then and now, as you already know they were uneventful with Bethel. Then came April 2012 and the hunt was on again.
I actually only test drove a couple cars. The Kia Forte (boo,) the Kia Sportage (meh,) and the Honda Cr-V (ding-a-ling!) I drove the lower end model of the Cr-V, the LX, and fell in love with it. I was going to wait a bit before jumping in and buying but that didn't last long. I test drove them all on a Friday and was driving one home eight days later the following Saturday (@klreynol came with on purchase day.) The guy at the dealership in Appleton was nice but vague, and didn't really walk us through anything. @MarkStyleMe and I had a good time lying to the folks we drove around with that day, portraying him as a different person each time. It's just what we do. With Kia he was a substitute math teacher in North Carolina, and with Honda his name was... Steve? I can't remember, but the dealership guy didn't drive around with us so that personality never got a chance to shine like it did with Jody at Kia.
I started e-mailing the area Honda dealerships that week, pitting them against each other in a showdown to the DEATH! Not really, but I did send annoying e-mails trying to haggle the price down on the EX (mid-line model,) because it had a bunch of features the LX was lacking. Namely the sunroof. I mean, hello!? If I'm buying a brand new car I want to at least enjoy it for the 10+ years I'm probably going to be driving it into the ground! Eventually I ended up with Bergstrom in Oshkosh and a really great guy named Matt (heyo!) who was fantastic to work with. I went down for a test drive of the model I'd be buying, fell head over heels in love with it, and let him do the rest. It was only after I left that first day that I realized the divine nature of why I was seemingly drawn to this car. Let me explain something.
You all know I am cataloging a list of 26 new things to do this year; I squeal about it plenty. The funny thing about the 2012 Cr-V? Seeing as this is a leap year, Honda made a wonderful little tie-in called the Leap-List. And wouldn't you know it, the entire purpose of the Cr-V is to start living your life in a way you hadn't before, by experiencing things you never have before. And there is something wonderfully serendipitous about that. (You can check it out for yourself here: http://automobiles.honda.com/leap-list/dashboard/) I had already made the move to buy the car, so it wasn't like this made me leap (no pun intended) into it because I already had. But I did think it was funny that I should be drawn to a vehicle during my year of changes, only to find it represents that in and of itself without my influence. What are the odds?
So I drove her off the lot with a great deal, a great interest rate, and a great experience. Her color was Urban Titanium, her guts were black, and then it struck me: this gal doesn't have a name! I was searching my large cranium for a few days before I took the plunge, tossing around names to see which rolled off my tongue better. I figured Bethel was a great car for a long time, so I might as well stick with the B's. The rest is history. Or will be, as it were.
# 8 - A New Partner; ladies and germs, meet Bernice.
Good night readers; see ya on the road!
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