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Honda Crv

  • 03-08-2007 4:16pm
    #1
    gary the great
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,665 ✭✭✭


    My dad is in the market for a 4x4, was going to go for the Freelander but I talked sense into him. He’s now going to go look at a few Honda Crv’s or bring one in from England.
    He's looking for around a 98-99 model.

    As its Honda I’m sure there reliable, but what are they like on fuel? What would be the average MPG for a mixture or city/motorway driving? Are they generally a good buy? Whats ride quality like?

    Thanks for your help!


Comments

  • #2
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,363 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    CR-V has a 2.0 litre petrol engine (same engine as the Accord afaik) so with the heavy body and drive train of a 4x4 SUV it is going to use a bit of petrol to get around. I'm not sure if they ever offered the CR-V with 2WD but if they did then that would definately be lighter on fuel than the 4WD. I'm afraid the 2.2 litre diesel didn't arrive until around 2005 in the MkII CR-V. At the end of the day these compact SUVs are bulky and heavy by design and as such don't deliver great mpg. Drive wise the ride is very car like and they are quite comfortable for a SUV.

    If your father is that concerned about fuel economy then another alternative to the CR-V is the Toyota Rav4. They were available from 2001 with a 1.8 litre petrol or 2.0 litre D-4D diesel engine and 2WD.


  • #3
    Dish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 151 ✭✭Dish


    What dont you like about the Freelander? Personally I dont like the CRV's! But its down to taste aswell! THeres the Land Rover Discovery aswell! Excellent jeep so i've heard! Mates dad has one!


  • #4
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,363 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Dish wrote:
    What dont you like about the Freelander? Personally I dont like the CRV's! But its down to taste aswell! THeres the Land Rover Discovery aswell! Excellent jeep so i've heard! Mates dad has one!

    The original Freelander is notorious for being very unreliable and poorly built.


  • #5
    JHMEG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,686 ✭✭✭JHMEG


    Small point here- the engine is not the same as the Accord. In fact they're completely different. But that's a bit of a moot point.

    The CRV got an engine revision sometime in 1998, which is more powerful than the one it replaced. Can't remember the details exactly but the more powerful one has a slightly higher redline.

    Either way they are on the heavy side and therefore mpg isn't super.

    The 2.0 rav4 (girly imho) is 4wd, and the 1.8 is fwd. The 2.0 would be about the same on the juice as the crv.


  • #6
    peasant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    Just one word of caution:
    The CRV (like all the other soft roaders, RAV 4, Santa Fe, etc) is NOT a 4x4 in the off-road sense.

    In case your father is looking for a vehicle to tow a trailer out of a wet field, look elsewhere.


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