I've been looking for a vehicle that's practical, reliable, and capable of handling road trips, camping, and daily driving, and I came across a 1999 Honda CR-V EX AWD with about 110k miles for around $10,000.

What I like about it:

• Clean title
• Clean look (I am set on the 99' in terms of aesthetic)
• Approximately 110k miles
• CarFax shows 2 owners and only 1 reported accident early in the vehicle's life
• No rust from what I've been told and what I've been able to see
• Interior and exterior are exceptionally clean for its age
• Maintenance history appears consistent on the CarFax
• Dealer states it has gone through a mechanical inspection
• New tires
• AWD
• Picnic table
• Fold-flat seats
• Cruise control, A/C, power windows, etc.

My concerns:

• It's still a 27-year-old vehicle, regardless of mileage
• I'm more concerned about age-related wear than the odometer reading
• Potential issues with suspension components, distributor, alternator, starter, seals, hoses, motor mounts, radiator, and other original parts
• The asking price is around $10k, which seems high, although finding a rust-free, low-mileage first gen isn't easy

My plans for the vehicle:

• Daily driver
• Camping and hiking trips
• Occasional 500+ mile road trips
• Sleeping in the back during some trips
• Keeping it for the long haul and maintaining it properly
• Ideally driving it well past 200k miles

I'm planning on getting a pre-purchase inspection before making a decision.

For those with experience owning a first-gen CR-V:

1. If the inspection checks out, would you trust it on long road trips?
2. Is $10k reasonable for a rust-free example with this mileage?
3. What age-related repairs would you expect even if it's been well maintained?
4. Would you buy it at this price?

I've attached photos. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. I'm trying to balance the fact that I love these first-gen CR-Vs with making a smart purchase decision.

Did the roof trim, antenna, and rear wiper too. Tomorrow I pull the wiper arms and do the cowl. I'll probably do the cowl on the orange Fit in the background too.

Highly recommend this product. Tip: just don't skip prep. Get your trim ugly clean. I used Magic eraser and orange degreaser, then wiped the residue with methanol to get it dull and ready to bond with the Cerakote.

Happy as can be. This booger has cost me a total of $6000 over the last year all said and done with purchase and a few small fixes such as this. I'm a big fan of an older vehicle that looks well loved and maintained versus the anxiety of new.

Hi everyone, Ive got a 2004 crv and I'm trying to get the front seats flat for car camping but can't seem to get the front seats far enough forward. They seem to fit the end of the rail as its a solid metal on metal hit so nothing jamming it. The back seats are also slid back as far as I can get them.

I plan on putting a memory foam mattress toper on top of the but want to try and get it as flat as I can first. Thanks

Before I buy this crv. Do any of you crv savants know what this sound is? Does it need a valve adjustment perhaps? Trying to see if it’s worth buying this 2003 crv with 200k miles

My battery was dying in my 2023 CR-V keyfob, so I replaced it. Now the fob isn't working at all. No red light when I hit the button. I even took the new battery out and tried it on the other keyfob and that works fine. Any ideas? I took them both apart the same ways. Not sure if theres a reset option.

Also, how much does one of these cost nowadays or do I not want to know?

Hi all!

I just got my Honda CRV-15 front bumper fixed at an auto body shop and noticed this part seems to be off. What do you recommend I should do and is it an easy fix? I’m not sure what could have caused this to happen? Or am I just being paranoid and this is the correct alignment? The car looks great overall and I’m very happy with it.

Looking for one that covers but not thick so I can still feel the heated part when turned on.

I know you can’t say without actually looking at it, but I’m trying to take my 2005, Manual Honda CRV, from FL to WA. She has 320,000 miles, although the first two owners towed it behind an RV, multiple mechanics aren’t convinced those are real driving miles.
I’ve owned her for 5 years with the only issue being the AC compressor going out and eating a bit of oil.
I’m getting the CV Axles fixed next week.

For context I drove her from WA-CO-WA-CO-UT-CO-FL with no issue. But the last time there was a long distance drive was 3.5 years ago.

Could I sell it and just buy a new car once moved? I guess…but realistically that will end up being more expensive.
Of course, if something happens on the road and it breaks down, that could be expensive and there’s a lot of pros and cons to weigh out here.
But I am attached to this car, I don’t want to get rid of it because, a MANUAL Honda CRV? With the table? She’s also just been such a gem of a car.

Again, very aware you can’t tell me much without looking at it, and the few people who have are confident that she’d make it as long as I kept an eye on fluids.

But just wanting some opinions from car people, and CRV lovers.
And also to brag on my baby, cause she’s a cool car with a list of ten people who want to buy her if I ever sell.

My 2009 CR-V seems to be having trouble starting properly. This has been going on for a couple months now but seems to be getting worse. So far I'm still able to start it but worried for when I won't be able to when I'm away from home. Anyone have any idea what this could be?

Last time I replaced the battery was in 2024, so I'm not sure if it's a battery issue.

Hey all,

I have an 06 CRV and I am looking for recommendations for reliable shops in the West burbs of the greater Detroit area (Novi/Farmington/Westland/Livonia)?

Hopefully, 'will be looking at these in the near future. Good vehicles?

Comparing to 2010 to 2014 Rav4 (been reading to avoid the 2013 for the torque shudder but I wonder if higher mileage vehicles won't be doing that? Maybe they already were repaired?).

Also, comparing a 2015 Mazda CX-5. Budget $10k in Canada. So, yeah, need to check for rust underneath.

Priorities - ride, fuel economy, seat comfort, low cabin noise (if that is remotely possible in an older car like this - Acura MDX/RDX and Lexus RX350 all require premium fuel or may be costly to repair?).

Thoughts?

P.S. I know about the VTC Actuator rattle - I figure, if it had it, I could take it to a Honda mechanic and buy the spring fix and get them to install it?

Has anybody replaced their windshield wipers and found something better than factory?

I have a 2020 CRV and when I drive at night the map for Waze gets all distorted when it goes into night mode. Anyone else have this happen ??

Thanks in advance.

https://www.carfax.com/VehicleHistory/p/Report.cfx?partner=DVW_1&vin=JHLRD1864WC041557&fbclid=IwdGRjcAVEjBtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mAXNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR7jEJnLJIPqQvCVAgz_UNFU0I5J5aIW3Rg1Iw-6MN7VOaiWIUoNOcU59lw5lw_aem_oQQ3zQQ_VxnVO2uByFiy9A

That’s the carfax, is it worth 10k? I’m trying to find a 1st or 2nd gen CRV low mileage or atleast 90-150k miles, clean title priced reasonably and when I find one it’s so far away I live in Ohio and I can’t find shit

270000 km, LPG converted, currently daily driven by the owner.
It had an engine light on, owner stated it was some issue with catalytic converter, and he drove the car for two years without caring about it.

I brought my OBD reader to see what it was for and I got misfires on all cylinders and the P0420 for the catalyst system.
I ended up not buying the car, but I drove it around and felt super nice. Zero rust practically, no issues on the suspensions and great feeling overall. When I turned it on using petrol and not LPG the car made a weird noise.
No blue smoke and I didn’t notice any particular leaks from the engine bay or the transmission.

I can still go back and buy it but I wanted to be 100% this is a fixable issue

like who wanted this lmaoo? who thought this was the direction to take the CR-V in?? 😭 maybe that was just the thing to do at the time, but compared to the previous 2 generations it's giving those images comparing healthy pugs to inbred ones

Hey guys! I got a 2003 Honda crv with 124k miles and is manual transmission works amazing motor and transmission are in great condition just rebuild the front end suspension new front and rear sway bar link as well as new wheel speed sensor it does have rust due to came from Colorado

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This is 1997 automatic Honda CRV.

A bit ago, I ran into a series of troubles. Went to replace my CV axle, accidentally strip the ball joint, etc.

But during the replacement, my car stopped working. My friend who was helping me, though it might be the neutral switch and *vigorously shifted gears up and down, from P though all of to D1 and back repeatedly.* I'm pretty sure that whatever loosened or broke, did so then.

But I haven't been able to find it. I replaced the shift gear selector in it's entirety, and nothing. It wouldn't be the cable would it? I took a video of what it's doing. But this thing sadly doesn't have a shift linkage bushing. So many things said that's what I need to fix, and it doesn't have one.