Honda CR-V Executive 2.0 Auto Review

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Honda CR-V Executive 2.0 Auto
3.5 stars
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Imagingworks's Review of Honda CR-V Executive 2.0 Auto

19th Sep 2009

Overall Rating

2 stars
  • Value for money
    1 stars
  • Length of ownership
    18 months
  • Performance
    3 stars
  • Reliability
    5 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    2005
  • Doors
    5
  • Practicality
    3 stars

Well I can understand everyone raving about this car. It has all the boys' toys and after spending 12 grand on a second-hand car there must be some self defence.

Sadly it is not the best car to buy. I has a nice high ride postition so if you have a dodgy back (I have three proplapsed discs)it is easy to get in to. But it has no lumbar support. That's right - they spent money on heated seats but didn't think about your back!

Forget about the reviews claiming to have got 30+mpg. If you do a mix of town and country you might average 25 mpg.

It is best driven on motorways where the 150 bhp comes in to its own, but for general use it is too big. You can seldom park it on the street. If you go to a shopping centre car park you need a big space. If you do get on the street and someone parks behind you then you can't open the back door. "Just open the glass panel" you say? Yeah right but then you can't reach in to get anything!
The front door rattles - the centre trim rattles. Too much engine noise, road noise AND wind noise!
The built in sat nav costs thousands to replace but cannot be removed for safekeeping. It cannot find lots of streets that I can find on my phone.
So there you have it - the CR-V 2.0 petrol automatic is the perfect car if you are a high earner running mostly on long motorways.
For the average guy in the street it is too expensive and too big and not as good as you might have hoped.

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