Honda FRV

Hawkesbury

Hawkesbury

Hawkesbury

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Hello,

Looking at getting a new car- we currently have a Renault Grand Scenic and its a pile of poo in terms of reliability.

What we need is a car with 3 seats big enough for car seats in the back.

Looking around I can get a Honda FRV 2.0 Sport for £4k which seems reasonable.

Are they any good? Would you reccomend anything different? Budget is £4k + part exchange value of my French Turd. (£750?)

We do 10-12k miles a year - including 10-15 300 mile trips on the motorway so wouldnt mind cruise control. Im thinking petrol is fine.

Any thoughts?
 
Really? I'm actually amazed at that! You could look at either mk2 or 3 at your budget, but if the seats don't fit...
 
Yes they are fantastic cars, and the 3+3 seat arrangement is great along with the magic seats and they are good to drive.
 
2.0 iVTEC
Same engine as I have in my CRV and it's pretty good. 35mpg on a run and 30mpg average since I've owned it with a mix of towns, country roads and motorway.

It's not going to set the world on fire but it's a quite tuneful lump and never feels like it's struggling like many other 4-cyl petrols. It likes to rev too.
 
^ Agreed, 2.0 would be my choice followed by the 1.8, the 1.7 is adequate enough but an older unit then the others, the 2.0 will have the most oomph.
 
Went to look at one today.

Possibly the worst example in the UK. 4 different makes of tyre. After market parking sensors where whoever fitted them used a drill bit at least 2mm too big so there was visible expanding foam from the bumper.

The 'full service history' looked like too good to be true with a recipe for a cam belt change when the car doesn't have one...

but on the plus side it was a nice colour. Well apart from the drivers door and the front wing which were just the wrong shade and the expanding foam.
 
A bit expensive but your paying main dealer premium which is approved stamped, so should be a goodun if the franchise arent dodgy.
 
NathWraith said:
I like the FR-V, I can hedge a bet that someone, somewhere can got a stanced one with tinted windows with "fresh" stickers on it lol.
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Can't quite do you the fresh stickers but someone has tarted this up :p :-

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Hawkesbury said:
Yeah that's what I was thinking. I will do some research.
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Be careful, two of the worst examples of the FN2 I eventually bought were at Honda dealers, a dealer i've previously had good experiences with unfortunately.

No Honda history, nasty condition inside and out, a reluctance to commit to sorting out what would be Honda warranty work to guarantee a sale.
 
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