Hi.

We are considering one of these as our next family car. Honda
reliability, roomy, space for the camping gear for those trips out,
faux 4wd for grassy campsite roads.

Looks ideal. I've read many reviews online but not found a common
faults site. Maybe there isn't one, but someone here may have
experience on these cars. What do I look out for?

I'm looking to pay no more than 4k, so expect a '99ish car. Got to be
manual, Jan won't drive an auto.

Thanks for any info.

"Mike Barnard" <m.barnard.trousers (AT) thunderin (DOT) co.uk> wrote

Not much !

Evidence of a tow bar = walk away- these are not designed to tow anything
(other than a small camping trailer) as the rear suspension isnt manly
enough. (get underneath you will see what I mean)

MPG can be fairly heavy, even with a light right foot (this will be the
modded-for-better-mpg original 2 litre) expect no more than about 31-32mpg
at best.

Damaged / stained / mucky interior from kids running wild. - Plenty of
ex-retired owner CRV's about- look for one of these, but beware it may have
been town driven- a well exercised higher miler is always a better bet.

Absolutely sowing-machine running from the motor (just slightly tappety)
means its healthy- good history of maintanace.

Go on condition rather than mileage alone. Dark red, dark blue or dark green
the strongest colours, in ES or Exec trim.

Tim..

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"Sowing machine"? I think you spend too much time on that farm.



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"Tim.." <the.farm.no (AT) spam (DOT) btinternet.com> wrote

Other weak point is rear diffs.
Find an empty space, and drive it around on full lock. If you hear any sort
of crunching/rubbing noise, the diff plates have become dry. They can
sometimes be revived with a flush, but most times it'll need a new diff.

"moray" <mtb_hyphen_rules (AT) hotmail (DOT) co.uk> wrote

Viscous coupling surely?? (integral with the rear diff though)

Tim.

I honestly don't know what part it was.
We just done the usual eight circles on each full lock to see if it would
sort itself out at the advice of the dealer, and if it didn't improve, we
stuck them into the dealer under warranty.
The dealer reckoned 9 out of 10 needed a new diff, as the flushing rarely
worked.

People think that Honda's are reliable, but given the percentage of ours
that end up in the dealer, they're no more reliable than any of the other
makes.

"moray" <mtb_hyphen_rules (AT) hotmail (DOT) co.uk> wrote

What vehicles is the firm running at the moment?

T..

One of the biggest attractions of the CR-V is that there isn't very much to
worry about. In fact, with no recalls affecting the car, and Warranty Direct
reporting that it's one of the most reliable cars on their fleet, pretty
much all you need to do is look out for a car that's in a colour you like,
and with the specification you want.

As long as a CR-V has been maintained according to the schedule, it should
run and run. The only note of caution is that the suspension bushes and
brake discs may need attention after about 50,000 miles

Try and NOT get the 1 in a 100 that went off road or pulled something heavy

Model - Don't get the basic BUT don't pay extra for the executive version

(as with all cars - check its one not 2cars :-) or a write off, get HPI
check and if you look at the service book ring up the garage (or a couple if
there are loads and check it was serviced there when it says it was)

and happy motoring
Tim.. wrote:

Mike Barnard <m.barnard.trousers (AT) thunderin (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

Email / page Andy Hewitt from 'the other place' - he was not only a
Honda service manager (or similar) he also owns a CR-V himself.... which
probably tells you all you need know, to be honest.
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On Mon, 5 Mar 2007 18:53:22 +0000, steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk (SteveH)
wrote:

Thanks for that Steve. Will send him a note soonest. Appreciate it.