2000 Honda CR-V Review - The Mighty First Gen

[@rtt987]

Dad bought one of these brand new in 97, still has it to this day - my brother's daily at the moment. 230k on the clock and never broken down. Great car

[@KiwiCarLife]

Awesome!

[@kunt1e337]

I had one up to 350k , most reliable car I ever had, I miss it

[@vongsakra253919]

At least you don’t lie with timing belt and tensioner replacing ect.

[@Jramos100]

@@kunt1e337 i recently got one but it’s a second generation and it has 198k..just curious how much more miles you think it will last?

[@jordanjeffs224]

@@Jramos100make sure there’s oil in the engine and forever!!! Mine has 360K and my buddies had 500K and he washed his engine bay without the oil cap on. 😂🤣

[@lammyjammy]

I bought a 1st Gen CRV this past year with only 64,000 Miles on it. I went through and did some preventative maintenance on it, even though it seemed okay- but it was a good thing I did. I did a new timing belt and water pump, replaced all the other belts, replaced pretty much all of the fluids, had the valves adjusted, transmission serviced (more than once because you can't get all fluid out in one go). And with all that, it's been behaving itself really well. With the low miles, a lot of the belts and fluids were probably original and therefore about 24 years old (car is a '99). I love the car. It's light, fun to drive, and capable. And best of all, it's little. The newer CRVs are noticeably larger, while also having less ground clearance. I think the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Gen CRVs are the best when it comes to those things- not too big, good clearance. I think these cars are just fantastic. I used to drive a Crown Victoria Police Interceptor and I loved that car so much, but since I've bought the CRV I miss the Crown Vic a lot less. I've had it for less time and I like it even more.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Very nice!

[@deyonhaynes6237]

I have a 98 crv awd 5spd with a 2" HRG lift sitting on 215 75 15 all terrains 240000 miles and I love it. drive it daily and has never failed me off road

[@KiwiCarLife]

Nice!

[@johnstonw1]

Has mine for almost a decade and I'm actually putting an engine right now after 250k miles. Love it. Of all of my vehicles it's been my favorite of all time, I'll drive it before anything else.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Very nice!

[@riabeweeb1018]

Yeah I just replaced my engine after the timing belt snapped. It had the original timing belt for over 250,000 km! I love this car so much

[@FADE_FROM_VIEW]

My mum had an exact one of these from new until about 2017. Basically drove it until it was almost falling apart, but never skipped a beat, never had any dramas, and despite being a bit rattly was functioning as it should right up until 200,00km!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Lovely vehicle

[@aliwilliams9184]

We had one with over 430,000 kms and still went strong till I sold it

[@willyhwang1059]

best looking CR-V generation

[@KiwiCarLife]

They're nice aye

[@CaptainTexas92]

The cool thing about the first generation CRV is the fact they used a modified civic chassis with a modified Integra power train. Bigger bore Integra B18 non Vtec with double wishbone suspension I’ve actually seen some of these on the track hanging with some of the weekend warrior Miatas and bmws which is hilarious.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Haha yeah I'd love to build a CR-V into a track weapon lol

[@roberthouston3809]

I love the 1st and second gen. Way better looking than newer

[@KiwiCarLife]

Fair enough

[@davidhayter8516]

These are super good SUVs. You covered most of the salient points, however…there are a couple of gaskets that fail on a regular basis, one being the sump gasket the other being in the left hand end of the engine. Road noise in the cabin is conspicuous especially with hard compound tyres. The rear differential oil must be the Honda specified oil and changed at specified intervals. Now it is getting upwards of 25 years old, door actuators are a pest and so is the rear glass hutch actuator (know issues as they get older). Service the trans regularly as they do have a tendency to fail if ignored and adjust the valves or they’ll burn out. Otherwise a great little car.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Thanks for the added detail

[@MrVTEC555]

I love my 2001 CR-V. I have a run out edition called a 'West One' here in the UK. Mine is a 5 speed manual with the B20Z2 engine. The West One was a mix of low trim and high trim, with unpainted plastic front bumpers etc, but some of the toys the EX had. I bought it with 89k and so far so good. I absolutely love driving it. The handling is good, with solid feedback and well weighted steering. It feels good around corners and the engine is very nice. It picks up well once you get it off the line. The gear change is super nice and the brakes are really strong (I used Honda OEM braking components). The interior is like new and it came with a factory fitted Pioneer MEH P5100R. My only downers are the steering is a bit slow to react and the fact it had mint plastic bumpers until someone scratched my side trim and also my front bumper on a separate occasion. I also caught my front bumper with a twig and took a small lump out. I'll probably get them both sorted out by a good body shop! Things to look for on these are: - Leaking Sump Gasket, they all do it - Valve Lash, adjust it every 30k to factory settings - Rear Trailing Arm Bushes, they wear out big time - Diff Whine, make sure to change the fluid as specified by the manual - Cracked radiator. The originals all seem to have hairline cracks at around 20 years old or so. - Lower left engine mount wear, easy enough to replace.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Nice man

[@aleckermit]

I love my 2001. Rock solid reliability, good gas mileage, awesome visability, and a table when you need it!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Haha yeah the table is cool aye

[@lukascorpio2565]

And shower

[@secso93]

I built your exact "dream" cr-v for my mate. k24a3, custom header-system, ep3 intake mani. Its quite fun! If you have any questions im happy to answer any of it. :)

[@KiwiCarLife]

Sick man! That's basically exactly what I wanna do with one. Did you swap over the entire engine and loom out of an Accord and bolt it up to the CR-V gearbox? Or did you just need the engine and you could reuse the CR-V loom and ECU (with a reflash to support higher redline and proper vtec?)

[@secso93]

@@KiwiCarLife So there are 2 types of crvs on the market atleast is EU, DBW or DBCable. if you have a DBC car gonna need a ep3 hondata/doctronic, iirc you can reflash the DBW ones. But in both scenarios you need to use the crv engine loom, some wires needed to be lenghtened or shortened. To bolt the engine in the bay you have to use the usdm k24 CRV "POST MOUNT BRACKET" PN: 11910-PPA-000 Another problem we faced, you can not reuse the crv air cleaner bc of the k24 water outlet. And sorry for my bad english its not my first language. :D

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@secso93 nah that's all good man that's really helpful!

[@DersNoNem]

In my country all Crv are autos, what to search for the manual gearbox?

[@Sheltur_0311]

@@DersNoNem gotta search for other countries and hope shipping doesnt fuck you

[@riabeweeb1018]

I have a manual 1999 CRV and I adore her! It was my uncles first car and the car is far older than me. It’s done 300,000+ ks and is still going strong!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Very nice!

[@AWildKappa]

Just bought my second first gen CR-V and I love these little things my first experience with it was a nice taste of them now putting it for sale at 215k miles my new one is also a 2000 model year and a Special Edition and it only has 107k on the dash I’m loving my new leather seats!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Nice!

[@nhathuyla3258]

@@KiwiCarLife what is the fuel consumption for 100kms/miles bro?

[@4lifemusiclova]

I’m thinking of getting one that has 99,000 miles! Have you run into any issues?

[@AWildKappa]

@@4lifemusiclova literally none, only thing you worry about is getting your valve lash which has to be done every couple thousand miles to keep it fresh and up to date ! I love my car man !

[@4lifemusiclova]

@@AWildKappa that is great to hear!!! Thank you so much for the advice.

[@ermileentalavera1099]

just bought a CRV 2001 and it's been amazing. Good for long rides. Nice shifting.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Nice!

[@thepassionofthegoose5472]

Owned a first generation and absolutely adored it. I've owned several Honda bikes and cars, so I'm no stranger to being a Honda fanboy. If a careless driver hadn't hit it in a manner that made it irreparable I'd still have it.

[@KiwiCarLife]

They’re good cars aye

[@jasonhoebel3311]

Currently my car lol, love it to death

[@KiwiCarLife]

Nice!

[@mehmetsheza1651]

Hi, i'm from Malaysia. I really enjoyed your channel because u review old cars which i think quite rare and interesting. Hoping you would do a review on Mitsubishi Lancer in the future.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Thanks man, already done an Evo 10 review

[@kaizhu8337]

Best feature of the older CR-V is the removable truck floor board doubles as a folding picnic table.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yes it’s a great feature

[@olid.7568]

I love my 2000 crv EX AWD 257,000 miles on it & runs really great!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Good stuff!

[@jackarmando]

RD1 (2001)baby still running strong over 280,000km (173,983 miles)

[@KiwiCarLife]

Nice!

[@hilmirorn6763]

Wow, my dad bought this one in black in 2009 or something and we owned it till 2019 and it was sad seeing it go but this video is incredibly nostalgic, the interior, the middle table that folds down and the buttons in the front are all just so beautiful for me. But saddly I think my CR-V is off the road because when I search for the license plate number on a website it says that the status of the vehicle is “Off the roads” which means it’s no longer in use and god knows where it is now, it could be in a junk yard and that makes me sad because I wish I could buy it for myself. Though the km may be way over 200,000…

[@KiwiCarLife]

Very nice

[@freedomofmotion]

The manual one would manage that ditch no problem. We drove one for 4 years and took it mental places.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Haha that’s awesome

[@Pixels1920]

My mum had an Auto one and Oh my god that car was the best machine ever made, got me into cars and that sound! She put 300k kms on it and it still ran like butter (she got rid of it because my dad wanted to get a SAFER car)

[@FADE_FROM_VIEW]

Man that sounds like we had the same mum/same car 🤣

[@Pixels1920]

@@FADE_FROM_VIEW my mums was silver and was a 2001. What about yours?

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@Pixels1920 what a machine

[@Pixels1920]

@@KiwiCarLife Got me into cars and it just started smoothly every time. She had a sport.

[@FADE_FROM_VIEW]

@@Pixels1920 ‘99 teal green 🤣 I think when she got it we had a royal flush of Hondas in the house… My brother had 84 prelude XX, and I had and 85 civic SI and later 88 CRX. My dad had picked up a poo brown 1980 Civic to use as his daily driver, and that thing was an absolute riot

[@karmadelic1]

Absolutely Fantastic! 😛

[@KiwiCarLife]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@hybrede]

First! Long live the Crv!!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Mighty machine

[@CTS55555]

I had a year 2000 Honda CRV for 13 years. I put 189,000 miles on it. I had to replace the struts one time. In the year 2013, I sold it to my brother for $1500 bucks. He then sold it to his friend and I heard it now has over 300 thousand miles on it. I then got a 2014 Honda Civic LX that I have had for 10 years and it’s got 98,000 miles. I just decided to get a 2024 Subaru Crosstrek and I kept my Honda Civic as a 2nd vehicle.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Nice man

[@AndreaLiverani-iw5ci]

i own a 1999, it's a wonderful car, i love it. it's also very good in mild offroad. My only complaint is that it hasn't a 6th gear as the engine revs high in fifth gear.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Lovrly! Yeah all old 5 speeds rev high

[@catherinemast6162]

Do you know what the dimensions are when the seats are laid down in the back? Been trying to figure out if my 6'2" husband would fit 😂

[@ArcticExploring]

I really love my 2000 CR-V

[@KiwiCarLife]

Good strong car

[@corokingi]

Sh Subaru Forester xt , would be good car to review. Replaced my cm2 accord after 9 good years with one and a year later still very happy.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Will look into that

[@choiceparalysis]

I’d love a second gen K24A3 CRV SWAP video!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Just need to find a facelift manual 2nd gen CR-V. Not easy to come by!

[@frankmorris4790]

We are on a ranch, allthehellangone in the bush of New Mexico. WE have a 2002 and a 2006,. Not really an ORV but pretty handy just the same and Zero issues!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Nice!

[@modehfy1352]

My pops car went to like 300k miles lol I love how open it feels when inside. Compared to my lowered civic lol.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Goodness!

[@simontaylor2319]

My late father bought a green (best colour) CRV Mk 1 auto base model in 2000 from his local Honda garage (2nd hand or rather an ex demo). Passed it on to me in 2014. I absolutely luv it. Easy to get in & out (which is why he bought it in his late 70s), sun roof, auto, pleasing & unique styling, good all round visibility, easy to drive & I like the steel wheels (rather than the ugly alloy ones). But front seats a bit too small, arm rests at front inadequate, loading area should have had a rubber floor (not carpet) rear tailgate should have been drop down, not side hung. retarder switch (not an overdrive) inadequate and up & down light stalk rather than a rotated one would hev been more practical & normal. The painted bumpers etc on the exec models also look & wear better 70 k mileage after 25 years, and I have already turned down 3 interested parties just seeing it parked in the drive! It will outlive me and the next owner, but it's Not for sale

[@KiwiCarLife]

Very nice!

[@PrathameshBhat7288]

"hi5, namaste" very good video buddy:-*

[@KiwiCarLife]

Thanks man

[@PrathameshBhat7288]

@@KiwiCarLife also support my motovlogging youtube channel buddy?

[@macgruberyahfrigginturds7044]

You forgot to mention the ice chest as well

[@KiwiCarLife]

That's the 2nd gen

[@TrentJordan3198]

My mum had a 1996 white CR-V (Japanese import). She was the first NZ owner of it since it was imported from Japan in 2007 (it was done nearly 83,000kms when it came to NZ). She had it for 10 years and had driven about 193,000 kms in it. It had two cambelt replacements, yes, two (one in 2009 and other circa 2014), because I told my mum that the cambelt has to be replaced every 100,000kms. Do you know any common problems in first-gen CR-V's (e.g. rust around the windscreen area)?

[@KiwiCarLife]

As far as I'm aware they're pretty simple reliable cars. But yeah as they're now getting on 30 years old, rust will be the biggest issue keeping them off the road. And just general wear and tear. All the CV's and bushings will probably be shot, oil leaks, etc.

[@macgruberyahfrigginturds7044]

I have 5 of them lol including a d16a2 swapped one slammed to the ground and I love it...

[@KiwiCarLife]

Nice hahah

[@buddybonner9783]

Had one…wish I still did

[@KiwiCarLife]

Good strong vehicle

[@Bav-s30z]

My Dad bought a pre-facelift CRV in 2001 in dark blue with the same B20B engine, a 4 speed automatic and Front wheel drive. He told me he never had a single problem with it, aside from regular tyre maintenances, oil changes, and what not. Compared to the other cars he owned apart from his first car which was a Mazda hatchback, that was the one he adored. I however despised it, reliability wasn’t the problem but u can’t trust High ground clearance and weight alone to be your ally in light snowfall. When we went to a friends house in Abbey Wood(which was pretty far from Dover where I live) The car was stuck 5 miles from the house on the journey back home. We had to wait hours and hours in Boredom as the car was trying to get away from wheel slip area, unsuccessfully. So, we had to get the train back home and wait for some men to tow it back home. Adding to the fact that it was rough enough to break my back through the baby seat I sat on when I was 4 by driving through a gravel road. And somehow wallowy that every roundabout managed to cause my motion sick sister to decorate the upholstery in the back of the car and me as well. And I could easily say with full confidence, that was one of the worst first experiences of being in a car. This was the car that made me excited when our mode of transport for the day was walking or catching the Taxi or the Bus. And growing up, I like Old Hondas, the Fit/Jazz that was a misunderstood racing machine for the youth and the NSX which was a bold middle finger to the Italian Supercar makers back then (maybe even now with the new one and the Type S) . I’d say that even the VTEC Civics(provided not having a fart can exhaust in the rear) sounds amazing. But between the Old CRV and the way less reliable and expensive E53 BMW X5 that my dad chose after. Sorry, I’d take the German car. Edit: correction, the car was the 5 speed manual.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah I mean that's fair enough, but you really can't compare an E53 and an RD1... ofc the X5 will be much nicer. A lot of people have had similar complaints frankly with old suv's. Motion sickness is a big issue with them. And yeah if your dad only had a FWD one it would have struggled. This AWD one could do most things I threw at it no prob

[@craigiefconcert6493]

I don’t understand why then even offered these in 2WD. I could see getting stuck in light snow if you don’t usually get snow. You have the wrong tires and don’t know how to drive in snow. Growing up in southern Ontario where they get heavy wet snow in winter, and now Calgary where you get lots of snow but it’s usually not as wet, I find the CRV excellent in snow using good snow tires. It has the perfect combination of being light, high ground clearance, and a decent AWD system. Never got stuck once.

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@craigiefconcert6493 yeah we only got the awd one here. Don't see much point in a 2wd

[@Bav-s30z]

@@craigiefconcert6493 this was around London 2010/2011, and the road was kinda filled with About 2 inches of snow, Sludge and ice. Ok, light snow may be my exaggeration out of sheer hatred. But I assume he bought an FF for the sake of fuel economy or emissions and more interior space and less chassis load to mitigate the body roll and wearing the tyres as much.

[@Kawasaki1-m4l]

No, South Australia, mine is a 2001 first gen, on the cusp of the change. 5 speed manual.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Very nice

[@louvendran7273]

Lol when first saw it in the latest 90s, I just laughed. No Hilux or Landcruiser was it. I was surprised years later when I saw KZbinrs commending it.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Well yeah I mean obviously it's not gonna compete with a hilux or landcruiser off road, that's why it's a "comfort recreation vehicle" rather than a proper off road 4x4. It can do the basic stuff though. Honda knew their market

[@carolinaeyas2048]

Always remember "It's a Honda"

[@KiwiCarLife]

It is

[@cylee-mull6494]

Thank you so much I actually am about to give up my 2016 Hyundai Elantra that I just paid for for a 2006 Honda crv. I think it'll just still be a better vehicle it has low miles has been very well taken care of but my car has very high miles and with these new CVT transmissions I don't trust it very much longer

[@KiwiCarLife]

Oh gee that's a bit of a change

[@cylee-mull6494]

@@KiwiCarLife change for the best. Living in New Mexico is hard without a raised vehicle lol

[@markmcgrath9098]

Ha! Speak of the devil considering my comments on a recent video of yours recently where I reminisced about bogging one on a beach! Nice little wagon there. The manual versions were quite nippy and 1st was quite long iirc. There’s a been a couple of turbo’d CRVs over the years that recall seeing on KZbin. Even a 500hp AWD turbo Insight that used the CRV running gear.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Haha yeah I do remember your comments. Will have to try find a manual one

[@markmcgrath9098]

@@KiwiCarLife those cars could only weigh 1250/1300kg. Good and easy power to weight gains to be had 👍

[@peterjamieson2441]

This was good

[@KiwiCarLife]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@dimprabowo]

which would you recommend in terms of fun to drive & all day driving, 1st or 2nd gen CRV?

[@zeroyon4562]

First gen best gen imo.

[@KiwiCarLife]

2nd gen is heaps better

[@dimprabowo]

@@KiwiCarLife 2nd gen CRV, 2.0 manual or 2.4 auto? Coz the manual is only in 2.0 here

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@dimprabowo oh we get the 2.4 manual, I dunno do people drive CR-V's for fun? Haha I'd say drive both and decide yourself I don't really know

[@dimprabowo]

@@KiwiCarLife I already have a kid & still want to have fun driving.. Btw, Appreciate it bro. Keep up the great contents. Regards from Indonesia

[@smokedogz5]

The limitations is on the driver not the CRV

[@KiwiCarLife]

Nah it's the car

[@smokedogz5]

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[@judah1276]

A Jeep cherokee from the same year is way more capable.

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@judah1276 anything from the era with proper locking diffs is more capable

[@LilTemha]

Also the k24 second gen crv is actually really good people use it for k20/k24 builds so if u chucked a k20 head on there itd be way better than cl9 k24a3

[@KiwiCarLife]

Oh nah it's low compression and non performance vtec haha. All the k24 blocks are the same, the people using the crv k24 are really only using the block coz it's cheaper and then they'll install their own pistons and head

[@LilTemha]

@@KiwiCarLife i see, ive also heard its easier to fit on and dont have to do cutting for the oil pump where u have to on the a2 and a3. solid af engine doe

[@Andrew_Fit7]

How much would you say these should cost in July 2024? (One with a manual)

[@KiwiCarLife]

Gee 2-5 grand probably they’re not worth much

[@Andrew_Fit7]

@@KiwiCarLife Thanks. Looking into buying one and I don't want to get ripped off 🤞

[@Itsjumbomuffin]

What engine is recommended?

[@KiwiCarLife]

It only came with one the B20

[@MuhammadFaisal-bc1cn]

Nice car bro......

[@KiwiCarLife]

Cheers

[@nikko1984]

Did you get in NZ the 1st generation of HRV ? The gh1?

[@KiwiCarLife]

We did, CVT, D series, no thanks

[@nikko1984]

@@KiwiCarLife What's wrong with the d series ? In Europe we got the 5 speed manual. D16w1 and d16w5. Pretty good except the oil consumption..

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@nikko1984 it's just a very undesirable engine compared with all of Hondas other offerings. It served a purpose to power all their econo boxes. Never meant to be anything special

[@shanerowe5289]

Love my Hondas but they were all noisy and hard riding. Had a 92 Integra( 5 speed sedan that was fast and had a lovely interior but lacked suspension travel so had a real harsh ride), 1984 Prelude 1.8 manual ( handled well but noisy and hard riding and not fast),1989 Prelude 2.0 SI 4WS( fast, brilliant handling and so cool to look at that I wish I still had it) 2002 Accord 2.3 Manual ( good car but bland inside and out ; beige interior did it no favours ) and a 2004 Accord Euro Auto(wished it was a manual but quick if a little noisy).Pity the Hondas of 2002 are not a patch on the 80s to early 2000's Cars.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Not really sure what you're comparing a lot of these cars to... my Accord is very quiet on the open road, even with a full exhaust system, and it rides very well. The older Hondas had really smaller wheels with large profile tyres so can't see how they rode hard

[@shanerowe5289]

@@KiwiCarLife Accord Euro was a great car but Camry that work gave me was much more refined. Loved the Accord Euro, don't get me wrong but it was more of a sports sedan. Maybe at 45 years old I was getting too old. The 4WS 5 speed 2.0SI Prelude is my favourite and I wish I still had it. Sold it for 6000 NZD at 125k to a Dentist who bought it for his son and offered me 4k at the start. Laughed at him but even at 6k it was a bargain.

[@salvadoraires9203]

I am really thinking in selling my Honda accord 2002 CL9 and get this CRV. What you guys say?

[@KiwiCarLife]

Why?

[@craigiefconcert6493]

It would look great if the plastic was freshened up with ceramic coat or a restorer. Very few features-only what you need 😉

[@KiwiCarLife]

Well... Auto lights, keyless entry, Bluetooth, parking sensors and cruise control are nice to haves. You can't have only what you need if it doesn't actually have anything hahah

[@edgarmati8710]

1999 crv 310k and still driving every day

[@KiwiCarLife]

Wow!

[@m.ibarra3427]

AWD. Standard. Hard to find here in states. Not too much sun there red paint don’t turn into pink color. 😅😅😅😅

[@KiwiCarLife]

Haha that’s good!

[@LilTemha]

Ngl bro u showed ur house where u parked ur cl9 just be careful people are weird af

[@KiwiCarLife]

Ehh my house has featured in like almost every single video already haha I film heaps of videos out the back

[@JonathanDMichael]

@@KiwiCarLife I almost commented the same thing because you could see a few street signs; but if you’re not worried that’s all good!

[@jt_goddard1816]

Driving a lego brick 😂

[@KiwiCarLife]

Haha yup

[@kishenpatel]

3rd gen CRVs have k24

[@KiwiCarLife]

They do

[@9kb20vtec]

Do you have a reputable car parts dealer on that side of the world?

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah Honda direct

[@ClarenceJones-z1y]

Helen Glens

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yes

[@daviousmaximus6446]

Best CR-Vs, they got progressively shittier after the RD-1. You look after one and it will take you to 400K+ kms.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Haha I think the latest ones are good

[@thndr_5468]

"see arr veey"

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yes thank you for pointing out how to say a commonly known acronym

[@thndr_5468]

@@KiwiCarLife nah just bustin your chops about your accent brother

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@thndr_5468 yes thank you for pointing out there are multiple accents and dialects of the English language

[@thndr_5468]

@@KiwiCarLife no problem brother! Can't let you possibly forget!

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@thndr_5468 Hahahah

[@robertdiehl9003]

Bought a 1998. Pain in the ass complicated nightmare to own. Never-never idles correctly plus front end always sounds like it is going to collapse and fall out after replacing everything. Transmission stinks - grade logic garbage plus you can hear and see the crv rust in front of you. Transmission shift cable failure is too long of a tragic story to tell

[@KiwiCarLife]

Never heard anyone describe a 90’s Honda as complicated lol

[@chriskalkman3815]

here's my take as a non-owner... BIG ASS WINDOWS...

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yes very

[@Asianconda]

It's one of the best Hondas ever made. Definitely best SUV besides the Element 👍

[@KiwiCarLife]

Lovely car

[@seanharbour1563]

Shouldn't throw it in gear while you're still rolling backwards

[@KiwiCarLife]

Ehh she’ll be right

[@seanharbour1563]

@@KiwiCarLife I wasn't being a prick, but you're right it's a Honda, tough as nails

[@willharrison3740]

Does this guy have a lisp or is this a normal new zealand accent?

[@KiwiCarLife]

I definitely don’t have a lisp, I do have some difficulty saying R’s tho. But otherwise just a normal nz accent

[@desirabledrives44]

I can recommend the CRV if you like having the air conditioning shit it's pants after forking out a grand to fix it only a few months earlier. Also the transmission and rear diff is prone to pooping it's trousers too. All in all a royal bucket of shite. Avoid at all costs. Ask me how I know. Just buy a used Rav4 if you're after a reliable vehicle.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Sounds like you got unlucky! There's no shortage of comments here of people saying they had them for 20+ years with no issues. It's an old car now... always gonna have issues. We just traded a manual first gen rav with low k's and all the rear diff bushings are shot, the center diff doesn't disengage, whole interior rattles like crazy non stop. This CR-V was a heap better to drive

[@craigiefconcert6493]

That can happen to any car if it hasn’t been maintained.

[@desirabledrives44]

@@craigiefconcert6493 agreed but they do have known common faults that really shouldn't be an issue in a 2nd generation of a car.

[@chrisskelly6408]

I hate to say it but the Toyota first gen Rav wins 😅

[@felixchetlanddevries2998]

Hmmm, maybe in the body roll department haha.

[@chrisskelly6408]

@@felixchetlanddevries2998 the rav is a more Iconic vehicle too

[@felixchetlanddevries2998]

@@chrisskelly6408 hell yeah

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@felixchetlanddevries2998 the rav definitely has the advantage of the locking center diff making it better off road, but the crv has a much better engine, gearbox and ride quality

[@felixchetlanddevries2998]

@@KiwiCarLife who needs ride quality when you are off road lol