I have owned a 06 plate Honda CR-V 2.2 Diesel for over a year now and absolutely love it. The engine is a belter, I'd heard about problems with the egr valve and even though I didn't have a problem with it I thought it prudent to get it changed at a Honda dealer, no fuss and no charge.
The CR-V is the most comfortable car I have driven and bodyroll is well controlled for all but the sharpest corners. There is plenty of room for my two dogs in the back although the tidy straps didn't last too long with my enquisitive cocker spaniels.
The diesel does use oil when you do a lot of short journeys so you should keep it topped up regularly, in fact I always overfill a little just to be sure.
I can get 40-45 miles to the gallon if I watch what I'm doing but generally get 38. Long journeys will see you get 48ish.
0-60 figure is just over 10 secs but in real life it seems much faster, 1st gear seems to be for just getting you started then the real power comes in in 2nd so if you joining traffic on a rolling start put the foot down and you'll be up to speed in no time.
I shopped around and looked at other makes when I bought this car. Nissan XTrail, Toyota Rav4, BMW X3. Jeep and Mitsubishi but none had equal or lower CO2 emissions and in the end thats what swung it for me really and I don't regret it.

Having driven many different cars over several hundred thousand miles, I can honestly say this is one of the best cars I have ever owned. We travel between East Anglia and the Pyrenees regularly and it suits all our requirements. I just wish that the Honda accessories were a more realistic price!

Overall, an excellent family and company car with great residuals due to excellent build quality and low maintenance. Low CO2 rating (177) means relatively low company car tax, although due to its reliability record I opted to take cash equivalent and buy this privately.

If only there was an auto diesel version available! Honda take note, as Freelander, Santa-Fe and even XTrail now offer this!