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Subject Topic: honda crv 2.2
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27/10/2011 at 8:56pm
 Location: Aberdeen
 Outfit: Coachman Pastiche 460 VW Tiguan Moti
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Nobody has mentioned the tow-bar. I have just bought a CRV. A 2008 es with sat nav and camera and was wandering detachable or fixed. What does everybody run with ?

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28/10/2011 at 6:27pm
 Location: BlackCountry
 Outfit: Honda CRV & Bailey Pageant Provence
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Its all according to if you have bikes as I couldn't find a rear mounted bike rack so had to choose between and fixed towbar or mount them on the roof. Personally We chose to carry the bikes on the roof and have a detachable tow bar.

Also you don't bang your shins every time you use the boot!


28/10/2011 at 7:47pm
 Location: Staffs
 Outfit: Bailey rimini & Skoda Superb
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Detached on mine.

   Agri

 



28/10/2011 at 10:53pm
 Location: Norfolk
 Outfit: Coachman Pastiche 560
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Detachable


30/10/2011 at 4:19pm
 Location: Aberdeen
 Outfit: Coachman Pastiche 460 VW Tiguan Moti
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way to go bike on the roof and detachable

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30/10/2011 at 8:55pm
 Location: None Entered
 Outfit: Pegasus 546. CRV 2.2d
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Detachable. 


31/10/2011 at 11:12am
 Location:  Dumfries
 Outfit: 2022 CoachmanVIP 2022 Pilote P696GJ
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Fixed because the supplied Honda detachable tow bar can still be seen even when the bar is detached which defeats the whole object of having a detachable system .
On previous tow cars I have had detachable tow bars fitted and they were invisible when not in use but not with the CRV


18/4/2013 at 5:57pm
 Location: NE Scotland
 Outfit: Bailey Phoenix + CRV
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I have an 09 model with sat nav and camera. A really good car to drive. My last tug was a Mazda 5 and while the Honda is less economical my best result was solo from Loire Valley to Dunkerque getting 51mpg ( confirmed with read out and neck to neck fuel calculation.)
I have not managed to get my towing consumption up to 30mpg with a 1500 caravan but I have been close at 28. I have a lighter van in France but still can't get 30 mpg on rural roads. Will keep trying but we don't use autoroutes over there when towing.

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19/4/2013 at 10:15am
 Location: manchester
 Outfit: coachman festival
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Hi we have a Honda crv 55 reg don't know what model it is .It was a reps car and it had 70,000 miles on it when we got it .It now has 10000 had it serviced every year and an oil change in between ,only problem was the clutch went on route to holiday up the m 62 high gradient .It cost £1200 that was the cheapest as it has a dual fly wheel and both had gone . Just get clutch checked out apart from that we don't want to part with it  but know it has a lot of mileage on it now .

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19/4/2013 at 1:46pm
 Location: NE Scotland
 Outfit: Bailey Phoenix + CRV
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Hi Maggie

Mine has just over 50k mls and I bought it almost a year ago. We will keep it for another year or two and shouldn't loose much as we bought it at auction - ex motability car and a good one.
2.2 cdti
Happy motoring.

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19/4/2013 at 8:40pm
 Location: chesterfield
 Outfit: Mazda CX 5 Auto Amara 520 4
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I have a 2010 2.2iDTEC EX auto, pulls a 1475 MPTLM  van with no problems (max tow weight for auto is 1500kgs) N W 100kgs, same as manual, av MPG towing 22-24, solo has averaged 35 mpg over last 6000 miles mixture of local and longer runs, max mpg I have achieved is 47 mpg but on the same run of 70 miles is usually 42 mpg. Detachable tow bar was £685 (twin electrics) fitted by main dealer, tends to hunt between 4th and 5th when towing but changes are very smooth, have never had to put in oil between services.

Some of the latest(new shape) model iDTEC are being recalled for a software update to prevent the DPF warning light coming on when there is no problem.



20/4/2013 at 8:33pm
 Location: Filton born n bred
 Outfit: bailey ranger 500 5 Honda Cr-v
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Picked up a 55plate cr-v last october after the gas gussling 2.3 galaxy clutch went too expensive for age of car.
I love towing with it plenty of power left for the hills. Only gripe all beit small I have is the tow bar that was already on it sits low so the van dips. Will go to a towbar company at some point to seek advice on my options.



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