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Quote: Originally posted by romany girl on 13/12/2013

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I would be very happy with those MPG Amara, indeed we are planning to buy one with the manual gearbox, and with our caravan being over 100kg lighter than yours fully laden, we are expecting some rather lively performances. For us, hill climbing capacities whist towing are quite important, not only because of the terrain in which we live, but because we spend a fair amount of time around Snowdonia, and one part of our journey up to a favourite CL involves quite a steep hill start if we meet any oncoming traffic at a T-Junction.

Im still toying with colour choice at the moment, we have ruled out Black as being rather drab with its Black interior, I loved the red, until l spotted one out on the road that looked more like tomato soup Orange in full sun, so with the caravan being basically White with the Silver, dark Grey and Red decals, we may end up with either a Silver or White CRV.

Julia

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The pearlescent white suits the CR V, if you get an EX model it will have 18"wheels as standard (other models 17") I would avoid one with the optional 19" wheels (they originally cost a fortune as an optional extra) as they make the ride a bit too hard. Removable towbar (made by Bosal) fitted by Honda dealer with specific wiring loom is around £700, probably less expensive from an independent fitter but if you buy a CR V that has manufactureres warranty would not risk an indep[endent as in the event of any problems with eletrics/electronics etc this will not be sorted by a daler FOC.

Just a note:  the skinny spare wheel is not suitable for use when towing, 17" are readily available on E bay 18" not so common.

If you want a full size spare and cannot find one locally or on E Bay try contacting M&M auto salvage

http://www.mmauto.co.uk/index.php

Quote: Originally posted by jeff juke on 16/12/2013

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My mate has the 2ltr crv petrol and tows a 14ft swift jura with it.He gets 30mph combined and said it is hopeless to tow with,no power as some one said and.mph is down to 25/26 when towing.

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The petrol version is very reliable, a work colleague has a W reg one with over 100K on it, it has been very reliable. The engines in those cars need to rev (VTEC I believe) rev them hard and there is more than enough performance!

Quote: Originally posted by romany girl on 17/12/2013What do owners of the petrol model CRV think to their hill starting capacity? Having spoken to someone with a petrol CRV at West Ayton in September, and indeed with our Vtech 1.8 Civic, steepish hillstarts can be a problem, and we have to carefully plan our journey to avoid these as much as possible, hence we are planning for our new CRV to be a 2.2 diesel.

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Julia


Good Choice with the 2.2 diesel and you won't have a problem with hill starts .
If you have to plan your route so as to avoid possible steep hill starts you haven't got the right car for the job .
The CRV V-tec's are great solo but give them an unexpected steepish hill start with the caravan behind and its very easy to end up cooking the clutch .
And a replacement clutch is around £1400 from Honda

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