Comments on: Honda targets dog-lovers

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:28:16 +0000

yep,
a dog in OZ would hide his face in anything other than a ute.

(there you go Foggy)

By: TonyB

TonyB — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:14:28 +0000

One of the contributing reasons – albeit very minor – why I have a Volvo XC70 is that they have face-level ventilation vents in the B-pillars – not as per most cars where the rear seat ventiation is either from under the front seats or from vents in the centre armrest console thingy. When I have the dogs on board, the protective covering that covers the rear seats and the back of the front seats would block any of the normal ventialtion sources.

By: Foggy

Foggy — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:51:37 +0000

One further comment after viewing the link to the Honda Japanese website for this vehicle; it seems to be missing adequate ventilation in the rear which is essential in our climate, particularly on longer trips.

LOL, I’m bracing for a plethora of ute owners posting their comments about adequacy of ventilation :D

By: Foggy

Foggy — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:40:00 +0000

Funnily enough, a few years ago I bought a Honda Jazz because its “magic seats” made it very easy for our ageing Labrador to step in/out.

My most recent purchase; a Citroen C4 Picasso was made with a primary consideration being that a large dog travel crate could fit in the back at the same time as a pram. There was nothing else on the market (that wasn’t an Urban Assault Vehicle) that was suitable thanks to their steeply raked rear windows.

The Jazz was definitely fit for purpose in this regard, and was also a fantastic city car…. but it just wasn’t quite big enough when you add kids into the equation.

I would definitely consider this new vehicle from Honda, purely from a utilitarian perspective.

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:19:36 +0000

Good choice JP, but it does snow in Japan.
A waste of time for Australia though.

By: jp

jp — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:16:14 +0000

is a factor…..bought a ute