Same view here on the coating being a waste of money when maintenance (ie weekly wash) is still required and there being no protection against chips. I am happy with DIY hand wash and using spray wax when drying car. Don't like sending car out for washing because you still need to spend time waiting around in the time you can finish it yourself plus it is good exercise.

I have the Groovy shades and as I was an early bird, received the non-fitting 'C' shades which have subsequently been replaced early this month (November 2017). The Groovy management apologised profusely for the error and I didn't make a fuss. Don't know about the quality of the Laser shades (if at all available from local Malaysian resellers) and the imitation ones (Amerguard and Ninja). The quality of the Groovy shades seems fine - sturdily build and of thick fabric though my front driver's window shade is a little 'spoiled' (ie bottom part sort of creased unreversibly resulting in a non-obvious tiny 1x10 mm? gap at the bottom) from having been squeezed by the power windows when wound up, probably due to having brushed the shade slightly outwards when reaching for parking ticket. The Groovy shades are pricy but already spent RM2.2k for 3M Crystalline window tint and decided that spending another RM440 (being 20% of that cost) is worth it for maximum heat rejection - 70% VLT tint has its limitations.

Reckon you can sell the groovy shades for half price when the time comes to sell the car...

Will agree that the noise is there on hard acceleration. However, for the CR-V main target market (family SUV), the noise is seldom heard as the typical family-minded driver will not accelerate hard often.

So unless you accelerate hard (c/f light foot/gradual acceleration) all the time or regularly drive above 120 kph, it ought be a niggling issue affecting only a small portion of drivers -> car enthusiasts.

As for Bobby Ang's reviews, after many views of his various youtube videos, kind of grown tired and unsubscribed because...ahem...his comments are too subjective, IMHO. He obviously gravitates towards the CX-5 for its driving experience. But I reckon a vast majority of CR-V owners buy it for the size/roominess (TWO (2) full size child car seats fit easily and you can still pull down the rear passenger arm rest) and engine performance (which I think is respectable enough for its category) is just a bonus.

I’m well aware of the characteristics of a CVT with and without turbo. Test drove the top spec CRV and 2.0 CX-5 back to back in the same city with similar roads and the same highway. Not to sound like a broken record, while the CX-5’s 2.0 engine was somewhat underpowered, the CRV was much noticeably noiser and severely underpowered. Wouldn’t even bother comparing it with the 2.5 or 2.2d. I put up a mini-report on my findings earlier. In summary, none of these vehicles are perfect, but the CRV desperately needs better soundproofing and engine power. As for dead silent cabin? That’s near impossible with either. I use “near” cuz the istop does provide a silent cabin... That’s hybrid, PHEV & EV territory only. A CVT wouldn’t dare.. 

Will agree that the noise is there on hard acceleration. However, for the CR-V main target market (family SUV), the noise is seldom heard as the typical family-minded driver will not accelerate hard often.

So unless you accelerate hard (c/f light foot/gradual acceleration) all the time or regularly drive above 120 kph, it ought be a niggling issue affecting only a small portion of drivers -> car enthusiasts.

As for Bobby Ang's reviews, after many views of his various youtube videos, kind of grown tired and unsubscribed because...ahem...his comments are too subjective, IMHO. He obviously gravitates towards the CX-5 for its driving experience. But I reckon a vast majority of CR-V owners buy it for the size/roominess (TWO (2) full size child car seats fit easily and you can still pull down the rear passenger arm rest) and engine performance (which I think is respectable enough for its category) is just a bonus.

The groovy shade magnet stick to the top part of the window frame rite not at the side of the top part (in between door seal and frame)?

I think your expectation upon performance is rather high, maybe you should consider 2.0T, perhaps.
I owned a Mazda Skyactiv G 2.0L for 3 years and I think the power is sufficient enough. Mazda got the upper hand as it is lighter due to its so called skyactiv body.
My daily driver is a 3.5L V6 hybrid and I don't feel CRV is "severely underpowered".
Although the gearbox cumbered the initial pick up a little, just do not let go the throttle until turbo kicked in, the car does sprint rapidly.

Current daily driver is a Civic FD with a well-tuned 1.8 engine that from standstill, feels like a racehorse sprinting out of the gate. Can easily drop a gear, pull out from behind a suddenly slow moving vehicle and overtake rapidly. Press down longer and it clocks 150km/h without vibrations with rpm around 2.5k. This is an 8 year old car and granted it’s a sedan and CSUVs drive differently. I guess I did go in with certain expectation levels as comparing it with the CX-5 & Tiguan, both proving wonderful to zip around town and on highways. Yeah I agree, a 2.0T is more ideal for the CRV.

It’s alright, I agree with most.. The CRV plays to its strength as the space & interior packaging king. Then Honda Sensing with AA & CarPlay got tossed in. So those with such priorities would naturally go for it. There be rumors of the roomier Mazda CX-8 CBU in Malaysia next year.. Interesting times ahead. 

Does "at the side of the top part" mean as per photo below?

There is difficulty to attach the Groovy shade when the doors are closed hence I guess this is what you mean, that the shade is "in between door seal and frame".

I usually open the door to attach the shade (possible to attach without opening the door but fitting it seems 'tight' and I don't want to push my luck). Not a deal killer for me since the only time I remove the shade is when driving through McD/Starbucks/really badly placed parking ticket machine.

I do admit the CRV throttle response is unbelievably slow.
It is not severely underpowered, it is just super sluggish to react upon driver input.

7 seater Mazda CX-8 sound so good to be true, if this sell like a hot cake, I could foresight VW and Honda will follow and introduce their 5+2 version of Tiguan and CRV. Good for consumers.

Okay.

Yeah, I also think the Mazda story is too good to be true. I'll believe it when Mazda Malaysia officially confirms it. Given the CX-5 is their best seller. However, If it does, I do agree that Honda's response would be to offer the 5+2 config, ideally with a diesel/hybrid option.

Bro, CX-8 is sit between CX-5 and CX-9, CX-8 is created to replace Mazda 8, 7 seater sold here previously. Therefore, it is not same class or category as crv even crv now is super big.

I've seen several units on the road, both the Turbo and NA. I am guessing the Turbo is more in actual registration.

On the exterior the only difference between the two variants is the wheels and tailpipe.

Car ready to be collected tomorrow. Any advise on things to check etc?

Walk around the car like inspector    spot for scratches, dents the usual, interior parts got scratches or not and most importantly check for seats since its leather. Lighting etc.. All good then welcome aboard  mine got one scratch in the from bumper but can't feel it, seems like cosmetic only, so polish it off myself, overall nothing to complain.

I've seen several units on the road, both the Turbo and NA. I am guessing the Turbo is more in actual registration.

On the exterior the only difference between the two variants is the wheels and tailpipe.

Car ready to be collected tomorrow. Any advise on things to check etc?

Hi, May I know which variant your CRV is and waited for how long?