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1998 Honda CR-V

areyoukiddingme?, 01/22/2008
1998 Honda CR-V EX 4dr SUV AWD
4 of 4 people found this review helpful

The reliability in this truck is incredible. I bought mine with 144000 miles and now have 229000 and it is still tight. The guy who just did my timimg belt couldn't believe the shape the engine is in. It is what is designed to be - fuel efficient, 4wd, roomy and functional.

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4.75 out of 5 stars

10 Years and Still Lovin' It!

Roy, 10/15/2008
1998 Honda CR-V LX 4dr SUV
4 of 4 people found this review helpful

The perfect small family SUV! I bought mine new over 10 years ago and as of today it just went over 218,000 miles. Other than normal maintenance I have had no trouble at all with this vehicle. Great ground clearance has allowed me to do some light off- roading with it. As mine is only FWD I was apprehensive about moving to Upstate New York with it, but it handled the deep snows up there in admiral fashion using just regular all season tires. Even though I am thinking of getting a newer Honda (Pilot) I am not getting rid of my CR-V. This is the first vehicle that I have owned for more than 3 years and given it's outstanding reliability I plan to keep it for another 10 years.

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4.63 out of 5 stars

Great car

bvillerev, 10/09/2005
1998 Honda CR-V LX 4dr SUV AWD
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

I have had my car since new. Now, with more than 95,000 miles, it is still an awesome car! I enjoy driving it and am so blessed by the reliability of it. I've always done my routine maintenance suggested by Honda and have only had a couple of things outside of that done. Good ride but not exceptional comfort. A little too much roadnoise if given a perfect situation. But, still one of the best on the market! The only thing I would like to see changed is the corner posts of the car. They are rather large and get in the way of driving with full view on curvy roads. Oh well, I just lean a little and voila!

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4.63 out of 5 stars

Hard to Beat

Ian, 01/23/2009
1998 Honda CR-V EX 4dr SUV AWD
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

My wife chose this car for her, but I have grown to love it. I told her we HAD to get the 5 spd., as it's a little underpowered for my taste. It makes all the difference in the world, I am sure. I've had three Hondas and they have all been wonderful in ownership. I read a Honda review 20+ years ago and the magazine said that Hondas don't do any one thing exceptionally, but they all things well. I would have to totally agree. This car has never been stuck in the snow, and I have tried. Two feet of snow will get anything stuck, but with a little bit of smart maneuvering, this will go through a fair amount of snow. It gets decent mileage, even with my heavy foot. We bought ours Certified. Nice!

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5 out of 5 stars

Used a s a zombie machine

Lester, 12/16/2018
1998 Honda CR-V LX 4dr SUV
6 of 8 people found this review helpful

BUY this car at all cost!, this car lasted me 423,813 MILES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and thats why newer cars will never get up thos ekind of miles. I never ever not once had ANY problems with this car, I put so much upgrade in lights, and aftermarket parts into this car and never caused any problems, as long as you just do reg. maintenance, this is great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, Engines for thsese things are less then 600 on ebay with warranty, and thats the life of the car!

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