My wife has a 1999 CR-V, and it has been our main "road trip" car for several years now. I liked it well enough, but to me, it was noisy, low on power, and generally unrefined. We did a 5,000 km. road trip from Vancouver to Las Vegas (and return) in May in my 2010 RX 350, and I must say, I enjoyed it WAY more than I would have if it were in the CR-V. :P