My new ride

[Jae 'Bird]

Here it is, my new (to me) 2006 Honda CR-V LX ! It came to me from my Grandmother in her passing, she knew for a long time that I liked cars in general and was quite amused when I showed her that it has a picnic table in the back many years ago. She decided that she wanted me to have it since she knew I would keep it and care for it. That day has now come. Ignore how dirty it is right now, it just did a 500km journey to get here.


I am super excited to get to work on this gem, its got only 114,038 km (70,860 mi) and its in great shape. It needs some over due maintenance, new tires, and a deep clean but it is completely rust free and solid as can be. I found some ok condition acura tl wheel that I will be swapping to with the new rubber, I think it will look a little more modern. I am in the midst of finals right now so all this stuff will wait until I am done in a week and a half, when that time comes I will post updates here for fun on all the things I do. I will enjoy daily-ing this sweet little box on wheels.

 

[Kenz]

Nice car, 2006 was the best year for the CRV. They still looked kind of Jeepish and boxy, especially with the rear spare mounted on the back. They had an optional 5 speed manual, and 05-06 got the euro taillights. In 2007 they started getting the blobby crossover look that all cars have come to be.

I had a 2006 for years and it was my families daily driver. The traction control and stability assist was very impressive on it. I never worried when my wife took it out with the kids in bad weather. I even put a class 3 hitch on it and towed a few times.

There was one for sale a few months back in Orlando that had the 5 speed, AWD, and a sunroof. I was going to bid on it (autobidmaster) but forgot about it and missed out.

 

[Jae 'Bird]

Nice car, 2006 was the best year for the CRV. They still looked kind of Jeepish and boxy, especially with the rear spare mounted on the back. They had an optional 5 speed manual, and 05-06 got the euro taillights. In 2007 they started getting the blobby crossover look that all cars have come to be.

I had a 2006 for years and it was my families daily driver. The traction control and stability assist was very impressive on it. I never worried when my wife took it out with the kids in bad weather. I even put a class 3 hitch on it and towed a few times.

There was one for sale a few months back in Orlando that had the 5 speed, AWD, and a sunroof. I was going to bid on it (autobidmaster) but forgot about it and missed out.

Yeah I do kinda wish this had the manual but it is the 5-speed auto but for a daily driver its going to be great, its good to hear the traction assist is good considering we have brutal winters here for most of the year. I am trying to decide if I do put the curt hitch on it, more for a convenient jack place or to pull it by. I think it would be cool

 

[Kenz]

You will be impressed with how well it does in the snow. It's just turn and go; it will adjust throttle and apply abs to individual wheels to keep the car going whatever direction you steer. As long as you don't go way too fast it's about imposable to spin out.

 

[CDsDontBurn]

Honda definitely makes great drivetrain.

Be sure that the timing belt (if belt driven) has been done, and if it hasn't, get it done with your maintenance items.

 

[Jae 'Bird]

Honda definitely makes great drivetrain.

Be sure that the timing belt (if belt driven) has been done, and if it hasn't, get it done with your maintenance items.

Thanks for the heads up, turns out after my metric ton of research i did (I always research a ton for stuff I get) the K24A1 is a timing chain driven so it doesn't need to be replaced, I just need to keep up with oil changes to keep the chain clean (an oil change is first in order)

 

[CDsDontBurn]

The K24 series of engines are great. Keep up basic maintenance on them, and it'll last you forever.

ATF should be DW-1 and it's only a drain and fill, NOT a flush. Do those every 30k or so (maybe 50k, IDK because my B7XA is a delicate princess and do an ATF change at every oil change ) and it should last you a long time as well.

 

[Kenz]

Also from what I remember, the front lower ball joints (only ones iirc) are known to wear out, and the sway bar links. The belt tensioner assembly will go out eventually if it hasn't been replaced, alternator probably too since you live in a road salted area.

All that stuff is able to be done DIY if you have the time. The ball joints and sway bar links are like any other car. The belt tensioner and alternator are a bit of a PITA due to location.

What @CDsDontBurn said about the transmission is a good practice. It's an easy drain and fill that should be done every so often.

 

[Jae 'Bird]

Also from what I remember, the front lower ball joints (only ones iirc) are known to wear out, and the sway bar links. The belt tensioner assembly will go out eventually if it hasn't been replaced, alternator probably too since you live in a road salted area.

All that stuff is able to be done DIY if you have the time. The ball joints and sway bar links are like any other car. The belt tensioner and alternator are a bit of a PITA due to location.

What @CDsDontBurn said about the transmission is a good practice. It's an easy drain and fill that should be done every so often.

I plan to do the sway bar endlinks, and check the balljoints, we dont really "salt" the roads to the extreme level that some northern US states do, we use like beet juice or something that I believe is far less corrosive but not ideal non the less, I do plan to do a drain and fill on the tranny