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It's looking like my beat up old Land Rover is coming to its sell-by date, so I'm considering replacing it. Looking for a 4x4 that is decent in the snow and can manage dirt tracks without having bits fall off - no serious, or even slightly-serious off-roading. Something that's quieter and can cruise at more than 55mph on the motorway would be nice. Need decent crap carrying space in the back. Not bothered about diesel or petrol, and I can live with around 30mpg average.
I'm thinking of a Honda CR-V from around 2004 onwards, up to maybe £3K.
Are they any good? What about reliability?
Any other similar cars worth considering?
Nomad
Nobody loves me but my mother... and she could be jivin' too...
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My Wife absolutely loves it and did from the first minute it caught her eye, which is priceless.
Nice colour too, it’s the snazzy model with the headlight washers and camping table.
One thing to keep an eye on is the air conditioning on the 2008-2012 models. The condenser destroys itself and costs around £500 to replace. It was a known fault by Honda but they never told their customers about it. They would only replace it if they came across the problem when having them service the car.
Very shitty of Honda to do that but aside from that they're great. I even considered one myself but the Mondeo estate I have suited my needs better
http://www.honda.pl/content/dam/central/cars/crv-2015/02_honda-cars-crv-blackedition-2090x1176-3.jpg/jcr:content/renditions/fb.jpg
I seem to remember it used a bit of juice mind.
Thanks all. I think I've decided on a CR-V for now - I'm mainly after a boxy estate car with decent ground clearance that can do well on snowy roads. The CR-V seems to fit the bill, and there are plenty to be had.
I've found a fairly cheap one that the dealer tells me is a cat D (which makes it cheap). I'd like to do an HPI check on it, particularly to try and find out more about what led to the cat D (was it damaged & repaired or stolen & recovered, basically), as well as a general verification of things like number plate, mileage, mot history, etc. For what it's worth, I'm fine with a cat D if the car's legal and roadworthy (resale value isn't a big factor), although I'll check that the insurance people are okay with it.
For an HPI check, hpicheck.com seem to be the official place and charge £20, but the AA are asking £15. Are the AA just bulk buying the same check?
Nomad
Nobody loves me but my mother... and she could be jivin' too...