I traded in my 1997 CR-V last week for a 2006 CR-V SE. The Air
Conditioning blew on my '97 the week before and I had nearly 9 years
of trouble free use out of it. One thing I noticed is that the dealer
had mostly CR-V's built in the UK. The one I purchased was built in
Swindon, UK (VIN starts with a 'S').

Is there any difference in build quality or reliability for CR-V's
built in the UK vs. Japan? In doing some research of old usenet
postings it seems some buyers in the USA have a preference for
Japanese built CR-V's. Of course, this preference may not be based in
reality as I haven't heard anything negative about the UK built
CR-V's.