"Herpster1966" <tomboy83@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I was talking to a woman last night. She was telling me that she heard
>that there is a large number of 2 year old CRV's at car lots, and her
>reasoning is that she believes that they fall apart in 2 years. I told
>her there are probably alot of used two year old CRV's because alot of
>people that had leases traded them in. Does anyone have any thoughts
>about CRV's as far as their quality? What she told me is the body
>integrity is poor, the seats are uncomfortable and the ride is harsh,
>but I have trouble believing this of a Honda. I have already owned 3
>hondas and had good luck with all of them for the most part. I am
>planning on getting a CRV in two years, probably a 4WD brand new lease.
>
>Al

I've had my 1997 CRV for 9 years and 128 thousand miles (I tend to keep cars for
a long time). Although it's needed its share of repairs along the way (the most
serious being a head gasket replacement at 97K), it's had fewer problems than
other cars I've owned. I've taken care to stick to the scheduled maintenance,
and overall it's been the most troublefree and reliable car I've ever owned. I
have no plans to get rid of it anytime soon.