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30/6/2015 at 7:35am
 Location: Forest of Dean
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We thinking of buying a Honda crv diesel to tow our s6 burgundy around Europe. What are they like to own? this will be our first 4x4.
Thanks


30/6/2015 at 8:24am
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Stick with a large diesel saloon or estate, for a max 1445KG, better economy


30/6/2015 at 9:06am
 Location: North Essex
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If you are doing an extended tour of Europe it might be better to go for a European make with more repair garages and better spares delivery. Far eastern makes are sold in Europe of course but less popular than UK. Honda may not have garage in most towns but Ford/VW probably will.


30/6/2015 at 10:32am
 Location: Near Alton Towers
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We have an '09 CRV manual diesel, it is the best car I have ever owned and it tows my S7 Burgundy just great. I went for a Honda for the reason that they are so reliable, I am a self-employed engineer and need just that.
I have only towed in UK & France but would recommend one, not the most economical as like most 4x4s they are not very aerodynamic. 4 wheel drive only engages automatically when it detects one front wheel slipping.

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30/6/2015 at 12:34pm
 Location: Forest of Dean
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We have a 2.0 diesel mondo which we tow with at present with no problems, we feel a 4x4 would suit us better on our journey abroad as we intend a 12 month stay. We normally achieve 26mpg towing and 45-50mpg solo, what would the crv give? We also have looked at 2.0 x trail and was quite impressed!


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30/6/2015 at 2:22pm
 Location: chesterfield
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Quote: Originally posted by Billy x on 30/6/2015If you are doing an extended tour of Europe it might be better to go for a European make with more repair garages and better spares delivery. Far eastern makes are sold in Europe of course but less popular than UK. Honda may not have garage in most towns but Ford/VW probably will.



The CRV is actually built in Swindon in the UK, future production will be in Canada as the Swindon factory is building the new civic.


30/6/2015 at 5:01pm
 Location: North Essex
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Yes but it depends on spares availability should they be required. Most countries will have overnight spares availability at main dealers of the large european marques but there have been threads on here about non avalability of spares for far eastern makes, Kia and so on and vehicles having to be repatriated.

If the op is going away for a year he needs to check how many Honda dealers there are in countries he is visiting. No vehicle is infalliable. I drive a Citroen because I visit mostly France so I am never more than a few miles from a Citroën garage should I need one with overnight spares delivery.


30/6/2015 at 5:23pm
 Location:  Dumfries
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Quote: Originally posted by garbold on 30/6/2015
We thinking of buying a Honda crv diesel to tow our s6 burgundy around Europe. What are they like to own? this will be our first 4x4.
Thanks




We toured Spain and Portugal every winter from 2009 until 2014 with a 09 plate CDTI CRV towing an Pageant Burgundy and latterly a Lexon SB and covered 49,000 trouble free miles . We then traded in for a new 2014 CRV D-tec SR which is equally as good .
As for Honda dealerships there are quite a few in Spain and Portugal and I had very minor problem back in 2011 which Honda in Cartagena Spain dealt with under warranty very efficiently .
If your buying new you will have a pan European warranty with free recovery should you be unlucky enough to break down is unlikely considering Honda CRV has proven reliability record .



30/6/2015 at 7:41pm
 Location: Southport
 Outfit: Lunar Clubman SB Honda CRV EX
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We bought the 2.2 diesel three years ago and it has been a fantastic tow car. The van is a max 1450kg and the car never hesitates.Honda has such a great reputation for reliability I would hope we won't need a garage, but having had to use Red Pennant with a previous car these things are quickly sorted on the continent.
Fuel consumption continues to improve as we get a few miles on the clock.Solo around town it's low 40's and on a long run high 40's often 50 on a motorway. Towing we get between 28-32 depending on roads and conditions.
Very pleased with our purchase.

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01/7/2015 at 6:45pm
 Location: Derbyshire
 Outfit: ElddisAvante462 Honda CRV SE2.2 i-Dtec
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We have a 2014 plate CRV 2.2 D-tec SE and we love it, if l was to have to pick a downside, it would be the lack of incabin storage space when compaired to our 09plate Civic 1.8 ES, but its nothing that cannot be overcome by buying a couple of small plastic storage boxes for the boot to keep things like map books and the usual car kit stuff like foot pump and first aid kit, reflective high vis vest ect in.

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01/7/2015 at 9:39pm
 Location: Forest of Dean
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Thanks for the relies folks but have one last question....how effective is the 4x4 drive?


01/7/2015 at 9:40pm
 Location: York
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We have a 2014 plate CRV 2.2 DTEC Ex, and love it for a family car (family of 4) and a perfect tow car. We have only ever towed in the UK but in 3 weeks we heading to Spain so will really see how we tow FULLY loaded!!! We nearly went for the Rav4 but decided more in the badge and quality build.

Hey Julia do you guys tow with the Econ button on??

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01/7/2015 at 10:16pm
 Location: Derbyshire
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Yes we do Scurry, it tows fine, and we get about 36mpg whilst towing, and about 44mpg local urban, a combination of B class roads and a few trips down the by-pass of about 11 miles into the city during each month.

It probably would do more solo on the motorway, but l have never tried it, the stop start feature did take a bit of getting used to, but we are fine with it now, and dont bother switching it off before we drive off.

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01/7/2015 at 10:29pm
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Garbold, it depends on what you mean by effective?

Yes it will get you off a muddy CL where an ordinary car would struggle,

Yes, it will get you home when it drops a couple of inches of fresh snow on ungritted roads

But it wont behave like a Landrover Defender, you have no 2nd high/low gear stick, it behaves more like an all wheel drive than it does like a true 4x4 such as the old Diatsu Fourtracks used to do, they had the capabilities of a small tractor and the power to pull a hitched up car and caravan clean off a very muddy rally field without even a single wheel spin.

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02/7/2015 at 1:03pm
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Thanks Romany girl that's all we needed. We are off Saturday to view our first one a 2009 cdti ex wish us luck!


02/7/2015 at 1:34pm
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Quote: Originally posted by garbold on 02/7/2015Thanks Romany girl that's all we needed. We are off Saturday to view our first one a 2009 cdti ex wish us luck!



We've had an EX 2010 model for 22 months. Really can't fault it. Nothing has gone wrong, touch wood. Really comfortable, bags of space, and tows nicely.

I have a love/hate relationship with the double shelf in the boot. Really useful during long holidays - all the sandy beach stuff goes in the bottom half, clean non-sandy items, shopping etc, top half. But it's a right pain when wanting to get larger items in the boot.

We've averaged 31.07mpg since ownership. Best ever mpg per tank, 41.96, worse, 22.19.

I'd happily have another Honda, (first Honda I've owned), but really don't intend swapping this one for another three or four years, it'll still have good value in it even at that age.

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