Honda HR-V 1.6 VTEC 4WD 3d (2000/W) Owner Review
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Economy
Value
You can do better if you lose the silver 'H'..
Costs
Fuel consumption is too much for me.. £200 on fuel for a weekend in Scotland from Manchester is too much in my books. Apart from fuel you won't have to spend much more on the car.
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On the road
Driving
Good, gear changes are smooth and silky, handles good round corners for such a big car. Accelerator is sticky which makes it hard to drive at low speed..
Performance
0 to 60 is good for the size of car and I managed to get 120hph on the Autobahn. But generally nothing special and rather weedy in low revs. Its stupidly easy to stall. Did I mention MPG is shocking :p
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Living with it
Reliability
Engine is rock solid! However... the front suspension creaked and recently the back started creaking too. The dash sounded like it had a ferret behind it on mod to rough roads. Electric mirrors broke, remote lock haphazardly works.
Image
I love how it looks, spoiler on the back really finishes it off. The three door is definatly the choice unless you want to look like a wannabe business boy.
Comfort
I drove to Czech in it and was fine.
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Security and Service
Security
Mine just had locking doors.
Service
Make sure you grease yourself up before you go into a Honda service centre. But the car is easy to service yourself or by small garage so ok..
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Problems and Ownership
Problems
Engine
Great stuff but greedy..
Other
You will either love or hate this car..
Ownership
Did you buy the car new?
Used
Would you buy the same model again?
No
Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?
No