How Good is an Old CR-V Off-Road?

[@mountainsandmagic645]

Had my CRV for 5 years now bought it with 85,000 on the clock and just about to push through 200,000 . She’s been up mountains through bogs and fords . In the sea racing the tide . Never let me down . Think it’s the best car I’ve ever had .

[@KiwiCarLife]

Nice

[@itsallrobbish]

Haha, speed and power is not the answer, often, but it obviously was today, well done! We had a 2002 auto of this model, it was really good in the snow. Very reliable and we got a great price for it, selling privately. I got an Audi A3 to replace it, man was it junk, in comparison!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah agreed

[@Khanopolis]

Man after my own heart. Own an '05 CRV and an '07 CL9 Accord, and will likely never sell them. Much love from South Africa

[@KiwiCarLife]

Nice!

[@ironmerc225]

damn I love the energy, we need more of these man 💯

[@KiwiCarLife]

Cheers man - I will try to provide!

[@ianinkster2261]

I like the shape of the old CRV. More rugged and jeepish, not the generic shape of the new ones.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Agree

[@Xfantasycz]

Přesně

[@jasondeleon2457]

Good that you showed the driver pov. Enjoyed it a lot. The overtaking part was the best for me hahaha. I am a fan of the 2nd and 1st gen crv though I don't own either. Do you prefer saloons over SUVs?

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah I'm definitely more of a sedan/coupe guy, but it was fun taking the crv out

[@SmithyInWelly]

Love it!!! Especially the Clarkson-lite with a Kiwi accent... would love to come and buy a Honda off you but another one of your vids solidified my recent purchase choice lol

[@KiwiCarLife]

HAH yes, all those years of watching top gear rubbed off on me... and all good. If you just want a runner Honda got some good options, but we need more cars that jump into the performance car market like what acura has in the states...

[@ricardorodriguez5549]

I’ve taken ours everywhere including over Gunella Pass in Colorado in the Spring. It went absolutely everywhere my friend’s Jeep went. Sure footed in the CO snow as anything I’ve ever driven.

[@KiwiCarLife]

So good!

[@redjohn20001]

I've owned a manual petrol mk2 CRV since 2006 and it drives today as well as it did when I bought it. Its never let me down and I'm never going to sell it.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Nice!

[@memmzald3378]

Ohh boy. Now the CRV prices are going to go up!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Haha maybe....

[@goranEE9]

0:35 Honda Stream :) . Would love to see you testing one. I own a 2.0Si with a full Mugen body kit. Greets from Serbia!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Nice man yeah if I can find an RSZ one I'll film a review... why not

[@benh4222]

i relocated a gen 2 facelift crv (5spd auto) from queenstown to auckland via the westcoast, i pushed the crv hard in the twisties and it was great fun. I drove for economy and managed high 6l/100km worked out on the fills.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Wow that's pretty good!

[@departe5672]

That was the diesel version yes???

[@benh4222]

@@departe5672 k24 awd in summer conditions no ac use

[@departe5672]

@@benh4222 soo I have 2.0 one petrol , hopefully if I don't use the AC and running it at low speeds like top 70 miles per hour, should I get around same ?Also mine is AWD

[@benh4222]

@@departe5672 steady state cruising 70mph probably too fast

[@JoserShredsRosales]

for a first time off roader this dude was treating it like a time attack 🤣

[@KiwiCarLife]

HAHA yesssss

[@bantamsescort]

You didn't get through the Devil's Gate because you forgot 'speed and power!' Great video though.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Haha yeah true

[@Chad.D]

that ocean view is sweet

[@KiwiCarLife]

Indeed

[@yourluckymontana9342]

buen video compa

[@KiwiCarLife]

Thanks

[@jonesliuquan]

What a view and a car!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Cheers

[@stevejeffrey11]

Don't forget the picnic table in the back xD

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah classic

[@Dragon64646]

Yes, that was the last Model (2002-2006) that had it. And the spare tire on the tail gate..Some people say, that this model was the best ever of all CRV's.😎

[@TheChadjacobs]

Speed and power yeeeeess. Someone is a clarkson fan!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Indeed

[@Dragon64646]

You seemed very lucky to drive offroad.😎 The model 2 (2002-2006) that you were driving seems to be one of the best. And the iVTEC engine can last for a very long time. It is better than a new one with turbo..It's a HONDA. Made in Japan.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah I reckon these ones are pretty good. More rugged than the new ones

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah I reckon these ones are pretty good. More rugged than the new ones

[@james8359]

Hi where is this? I live in South Auckland (Tuakau) i have 2005 manual crv that i have put 2inch lift kit in, and bigger wheels etc. quite often drive mine out at port Waikato over then sand dunes got some pretty epic videos. do you know this model has picnic table built into the boot? Also have rover 620ti (only one of three in nz) originally built by Honda as a honda accord but rebaged for rover. Was there only partnership.

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@james8359 very nice! This is in Wellington, south coast

[@matthewgray3375]

A low km CRV lol, mine has over 360k on it, they good vehicle's

[@KiwiCarLife]

Indeed

[@Vshamann336]

Speed and power! We usually say gas here, but I think I might start saying speeding power. Hit the speed and power!!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yesssss

[@tomaslakavicius]

I love the excitement haha

[@KiwiCarLife]

Haha yeah

[@_andrey___]

So, I've watched the whole video... Where was the offroad?

[@KiwiCarLife]

Not funny

[@tieofdnfk8017]

crv's are slept on for offroading

[@KiwiCarLife]

That's true

[@OzzieMozzie777]

Clarkson would be proud

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@OzzieMozzie777 yessss

[@c0ffe3mn88]

Not bad cars I have one but parts can be hard to get like bush bars, and stuff and american shipping is crazy price.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Ah yes

[@jackturner990]

South Pacific Ocean is present

[@KiwiCarLife]

HAHAH

[@eze8024]

Id love to see how this crv does next to a same year subaru forester

[@KiwiCarLife]

True would be interesting

[@mollymurphy999]

It would also crash into that rock and have to turn around.

[@kamalsinnofilms]

This video convinced me to get the car, does the 2004 & 2005 models have same engine power as 2002?

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yep same engine but they have 5 speed auto rather than 4 speed

[@NobleNoob356]

Soft roading is the CR-V’s speciality.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Indeed

[@mrwaqy]

Hahaha really enjoyed watching this bruv. Speed and Power all the way! And Yes K24 is the best engine in the world😎😉

[@KiwiCarLife]

Cheers man

[@JuCarlos-ex8ip]

Señor good video great content

[@KiwiCarLife]

Danke

[@blitztim6416]

I had been driving my Accord on such roads. So I sold it and bought an old CRV. It handles my off road adventures pretty well. Mud, snow and rocks. And it was a bargain.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah definitely, they're kinda like an off road accord in a way. Similar drivetrain but with more ground clearance

[@lel3450]

Imagine if you had airbag suspensions and lifted this car is a mini off-road Lexus

[@KiwiCarLife]

Well not really hahah

[@adia3661]

Speeeeeed and powwwweeeerrr

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yuuuurssss

[@Mikeyj130]

cool video !

[@KiwiCarLife]

Cheers

[@doncorleon9]

Was that a j90?

[@KiwiCarLife]

Where?

[@breadman6683]

This man is the Jeremy Clarkson of New Zealand 😂😂😂

[@KiwiCarLife]

lol

[@topkitena]

Budget Jeremy Clarkson!

[@markmcgrath9098]

Drove a first gen 2.0 manual on a beach and the bloody thing got stuck. 1st gear was so high (topped out at 40+km/h) that we couldn’t get enough power to (a) spin up the front wheels enough to trigger the viscous coupling and (b) if we did when the load of the rear drive came in it overloaded the clutch resulting in a lot smoke from the gearbox. Given that it was a press test vehicle there was a lot of tight clacka going on as the tide was coming up. Eventually we dug a path through the sand, did a u turn between waves and the driver shot off back to the ramp, 3km away. We walked back.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Oh dear HAHAH. Yeah they're not exactly outstanding off road but they can get around on gravel or dirt alright

[@markmcgrath9098]

@@KiwiCarLife I reckon they’re pretty good all up. We took it beyond it’s designed limits so more fool us really. What blows me away is that the BIG power turbo boys in the USA build AWD civics with modified versions of this AWD hardware. Gotta respect that.

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@markmcgrath9098 oh yeah mate it's wild huh

[@mailtsauce]

Missing the accord videos

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah sorry man... still waiting to get my gearbox back. Taken a month for them just to start working on it

[@butterz3488]

Crack up mate

[@KiwiCarLife]

Haha cheers

[@tanzilkhan9062]

Watching from united Kingdom I own a 2.2 ictdi civic type s massive honda fan love your honda content 💯

[@KiwiCarLife]

Cheers man

[@MiniFun92]

dont underestimate 2wd... they are capeable if u use them smart. This course is easily doable for higher street cars

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah for sure

[@wizdomihanachu9456]

Hmm I like this video Your fun Cool man

[@KiwiCarLife]

Cheers

[@wizdomihanachu9456]

@@KiwiCarLife cheers

[@nzwotb2525]

Similar to the rav4 with 3sge engines

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah - I've been told the rav4's are pre good offroad

[@mat..n.7061]

Useless test again. I could do al lof this with my corolla if it just had the clearance. Any vehicule would roll on some rock pebbles, it's just a matter of clearance... this is not really off road, it's a gravel road...

[@KiwiCarLife]

Haha thanks bro

[@AcerArtsOfficial]

Buy a 2nd gen

[@NERDLYFE-es9ef]

Not a useless test fool. Not every car will drive as good off-road even with the clearance on a Corolla, so make your Corolla video or SHUT UP!

[@shamaaaan7]

I agree

[@yellowwolf9389]

more cu2 content?

[@KiwiCarLife]

Got a cw2 review coming next week!

[@ODKGRAFF]

Bloody oath run the company cars to the limit ;)

[@KiwiCarLife]

Hah it's literally worth like $500 - gave it a good clean after

[@ODKGRAFF]

@@KiwiCarLife was cool video man, nice location 👌 keep it up

[@choiceparalysis]

How hard would it be to swap a K24A2/3 into a CRV.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Probably not that hard as all the mounts would be the same, you'd probably want to buy an accord as a donor car though

[@ScreenTalker]

You’re talking 30HP between the A1 and A2? Better off having the A1 tuned with bolt ons to get that out of it

[@maverickslastoddworld6476]

You shall defeated!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Oh yes

[@silentpanda7495]

Do some proper off-roading like this is off-roading but like you need to do proper proper off-roading

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah that would be cool - wanted to start small though, especially given it's not my car

[@ZeronXL]

You know you are not JC right?

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah, you know it's right not wright?

[@ZeronXL]

@@KiwiCarLife Yes sorry my bad. English is not my first language.

[@benjaminwingchun9665]

Ebay turbo that thing and you will eat forester XT's, on road.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Lol and blow the 4 speed to smithereens

[@carhard_oldmachine2743]

Off road???😂

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yes

[@t1ltedd193]

first comment!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Well done

[@mikemarkowski4547]

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yes