Why This £500 Honda CR-V Might Be My Favourite Car of 2023

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Today on the channel, a thoroughly pleasant surprise in the form of a Honda CR-V - purchased for the sum of just £500. Can it be good?

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[mycarjournal]

I work for Honda and these are the sort of cars we hate. All the owners of them never want to get rid of them to upgrade and they never are into the workshop for anything other than an oil change!

[-cb]

I’ve owned a 2005 FRV with this engine for almost 10 years now. It’s been a fantastic family car and showing no signs of giving up yet. I love the 6 seat layout, it’s About to tick over 180k reliable miles this month .

[markdance]

I love the way despite many years of doing this Jay can still find excitement in most cars . £500 looks like a bargain .

[NigelDeForrest-Pearce-cvek]

As An Old Honda Salesman in the USA, I can Tell You That The CRV is BULLETPROOF!!!
A Brilliant Crossover IF IT IS 4WD!!! New or Used, a Car You Can Count On!!!

[MCXL]

The second generation CRV is the best car Honda has ever made. It's insane. It's like the perfect car for all around use. It's still relatively fun to drive, it's great gas mileage, it's comfortable. It is tons of interior space gets great gas mileage. It's very easy to see out of, the engine roster is the standard Honda platform. It's amazing!

[roscoecoltrane]

Owned one of these cars for about 12 years, but with the 2.4L VTEC petrol motor. Absolutely brilliant it was. Never needed anything more than regular servicing and I clocked up nearly 300, 000 kms (188, 000 mls). With the rear seats down, the space is cavernous! There were many times it was filled up with junk for a trip to the local rubbish tip. And with a towbar added it hauled many a trailer-full. I finally gave the car to my daughter and said “just keep driving it till it breaks”. It took a few more years, but eventually it did break. She loved the car so much, she went and bought another one! The ultimate compliment!

[Anrirua]

Nice one Jay.

I own one of these, a 2006, same colour and diesel, since Q4 2017 and have taken it from 170k miles to current 235k miles. Here in Ireland.

Its simply the best car ever made. Period. And therefore the best CRV also.

I have had this in 12" floods, 12" snow with Dunlop Grandtrek SJ6, pulling trailers, caravans and it will dispatch backroads with glee.
Currently have BFG Urban Terrains on it and it will do more offroad than most people have the bottle for.

Well done, proper kudos to a proper car.

I considered a mkIII initially but the mk II has no DPF. And more space in the rear. And a rear spare tyre, and a picnic table!

Button on key for rear hatch Jay

[tambarskelfir]

Had two CR-V Hondas, 2.0 petrol, 2003 and 2006, both went well over 400 thousand km. They're nice. Reliable. Charming. I know exactly how you feel.

[TJ_into_the_wild]

I owned this exact model for around 4 years and loved the thing. It was entirely reliable, good to drive and superbly practical. The part-time AWD system got me out of trouble several times during snowy and icy weather and I really enjoyed the quirky bits and bobs to be found around the car such as the aforementioned handbrake (it was known in our house as the 'manbrake') and the picnic table hidden under the boot floor. I parted with it, full of regret, at around 220k miles, and I'm convinced it is still chugging around somewhere today. Absolute legend of a car!

[alexmcewen]

CRV 2001. So mine is a petrol...had it for 10 years...now on 225k.. changed tyres..pads and oil...other than that nothing..it has never let me down..its incredible..I love it...going for 1million miles.

[grahame]

Not a car I've ever given a second's thought to. Now you've got me interested. More of this sort of thing please. My outlook needs broadening!

[davidarter]

These are wonderful cars. As far as SUV’s go, this was one of Honda’s best from a golden era from the firm. The owner is very lucky to have such a wonderful car. Good review once again thank you James.

[megapangolin]

Give me anything other than a 986 Boxster S gearbox and I am sold. Fantastic review of a great car. Always wanted that model of CRV, the perfect car for country living. All works, reliable, cheap to run, and going beyond any speed limit just isn't worth it anymore. Well done, James. These are the reviews we need to get people to get real about motoring today. I am impressed by your enthusiasm for this car.

[teea]

Honda just build brilliant all round, perfectly engineered cars that you fall in love with, soulful and characterful. Love them.

[vinylwasp]

James we know you're a car lover and not a car snob when we see a car like the CR-V make you smile like that 😁. One of your best and 100% genuine responses.

[jamesscullion]

You never mentioned the picnic table - the plastic cover in the boot floor is removable and is fitted with fold away legs for picnics 😉

[terrymason]

Due to their age Mk 2s are slowly succumbing to chassis rust especially around the rear sub-frame, diesel manuals also have DMF, which when the clutch goes can end up a repair beyond the value of the car. A petrol Mk 2 from the south of England, that's a much better proposition, if you don't need to tow.

[Lewis]

My parents had a 52 plate one of these back in 2005, my friends parents likes it so much they bought one identical soon after and they still use it today as the family car, over 250k miles on it and still runs brilliant, fantastic cars.

[wizzard]

Fantastic car, I have had 3…. Best car on the road!!!