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Thursday, May 20, 2021

Getting to Know Harvey

 

Getting to Know Harvey



The lease on Harvey, my Honda HR-V is up soon.  I want to just turn it in and lease another HR-V.  Mrs. C thinks I should shop around and try other models before I stay with a Honda. 

Mrs. C just likes to shop.

The thing is, I like the HR-V.  It is the right size, gets good milage, rides well and most importantly I know where everything is and how it works.  I no longer unlatch the hood when I mean to release the gas cover.  I finally learned how to work the 27 different windshield wiper speeds.  I can even work the rear wiper and rear wiper washer control.  It took a bit, but I can now use voice commands to place a phone call and even send a text message.  Then there are controls for the radio, navigation and information.  These took at least a year and a half to master.

I sure don’t want to re-learn all this stuff in a new car brand.

Hell, I almost killed myself a few months ago because I could not figure out the defroster.

I was coming home from bowling on a chilly rainy night.  The windshield instantly started to fog up.  I looked for the button that said “Defrost.”  There was none.  I did see a little man in a sitting position with arrows pointing at his body.  I fiddled with those arrows over and over again and could not point them to the windshield.  I was driving with one hand on the wheel, one hand wiping the frost off the window and eyes looking at the controls trying to figure out how to defrost.

With about four inches of visibility, driving on a rainy night is not that safe.  I almost turned into another car, and just missed a pedestrian when I decided I’d better pull over and figure out the defroster.

Nothing on the panel said “Defrost.”  There were several pictures of something with squiggly lines that looked like heat.  I touched one and the windshield was still fogged over.  My ass was getting hotter though…who knew I even had heated seats?  The next squiggly line icon did nothing, I suspect if I had a passenger their ass would also be getting warmer.  I was able to clear the frost from the rear window so I knew I was getting warmer, no not just my butt, and the last squiggly line did in fact clear the front windshield very quickly.

Get a different car model?  I don’t think so, not after learning how to use stuff on this one.  By the time the lease is over I might even have figured out what the lines on the back-up camera represent.

 

 

17 comments:

  1. LOL, I hear you! This is my 2nd CRV and I was miffed that they had changed the radio volume control button on the newer model. I'm impressed you can use the voice commands. I have not mastered that.

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  2. Laughed out loud at the butt warmer. My neighbors drove their new car to Montana and it took that long with wife reading manual to learn all the gizmos. Are you sure Honda won't just have a whole new set in the newer model? Good luck Joe.

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  3. I don't know, Joe..How many miles does Harvey have? Maybe buy it?

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  4. We have a Honda Pilot and it's a fabulous vehicle. I'm with you. To hard to learn all the new features with a different model.

    Have a fabulous day, Joe. ☺

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  5. I like the Honda HR-V's. Every time we pass one I point to them. Nice looking vehicle.

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  6. I have and old Subaru and I know how it works. Till death do we part.

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  7. That's the worst part of changing car models. If you find one you like, stick to it if you can (i still can't set the radio in GusGus Die Fledermaus).

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  8. Our new to us truck has all kinds of bells and whistles that Jim is still trying to figure out. I dont even try. Once he learns it he can just tell me. Works for me.

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  9. I know what you mean when you describe finally figuring out all the bells and whistles in your car, and not wanting to switch models or brands. I like my Ford Focus so much, I planned to buy a new Ford Focus when it was time to buy a new car, but they discontinued them. Darn it, now I do have to research cars.

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  10. Too many "bells and whistles" they put on cars these days for me to keep up with them :) My Rogue one morning in winter did a chime noise. I'm trying to figure out what it was telling me only to look on the dashboard and see that it was giving me a low temperature warning as it was 37 degrees out. I guess if one lives in a place where there is the potential of freezing rain/snow that would be important to have on a vehicle, but in Phoenix?

    Good luck with your decision with whatever you decide to lease.

    betty

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  11. Can't you just renew the lease on the one you've got? That way you don't even have to learn a new colour so you can find your car after shopping.

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  12. I hate learning new gadgets! That's why I cling to T-Hoe, a 2008 model. He even has a CLOCK symbol on a button to reset the clock. I am thrilled with this, even though I only use it twice a year. He also has that seated man to control the air flow. I know how many taps to give the button to switch from "regular" face and feet to DEFROST and feet. Not that I'm bragging...

    Genius has a Honda CR-V. I call him Crave. I think Genius calls him "my car."

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  13. We've a Harvey at our house, too.
    Only it's not a vehicle.
    It's the sourdough starter.

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  14. The dashboard on modern cars is getting very complicated.

    God bless.

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  15. oh that sounds quite scary experience dear Joe
    knowing one person or thing makes us understand them better ,i wonder how people be experimental with such delicate relationships

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