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Ok. I will see if it works that way

Thanks for the welcome. I spoke to the previous owner of my CR-V shortly after I bought it and the first thing she asked me was could she buy her CR-V back. After looking for a CR-V of the spec I wanted for a period of time I declined and the rest is history. In fairness to our CR-V its done sterling service for us & that involved it being used as a van for a few weeks after we were flooded. The only issue with the car in nearly 6 years of everyday use that was a out and out failure was one of the pressure sensors on the auto gearbox. When the sensor failed the car still drove but it had the flashing "D" light on the dashboard indicating a fault. The code proved which sensor it was and after that it was just a case of changing the sensor. The other issues its had can be blamed on the flooding that the CR-V was also caught up in. Luckily water didn't enter the CR-V but it did get to the suspension and brakes which required parts changing due to being submerged for a period of time. Its just coming upto needing another set of tyres fitting. I cant remember the last car I had that had more that one set of new tyres fitted. At least the choice of tyre is easy. When I got the CR-V it had Bridgestone duelers fitted which I wasn't keen on. The Michelin Cross Climate tyres had just been released and were doing really well in the tyre tests so fitted some. They have been superb. So much so that I am going to replace them with more Michelin Cross Climates. It will probably get a new battery before winter as the current one was new when we got the car so at nearly 6 years old its getting a little tired. Other than that after its recent MOT and oil service I cant see any reason to change the car at any point in the future for few years.

I think I finally sussed out what was happening. The first time it happened the battery was almost dud. the next time with the new battery it was down to a bad positive connection, it had come partly loose and I only discovered this when I went to start the car one day and there were no lights on the dash. Since I recharged the battery and made sure the positive connection was perfect it has never happened again. The positive battery on this car is a bad design as the two right angles above the clamp holes are facing the same way which means that one side of the clamp can climb on the other before it gets tight on the post. I hope this makes sense to anyone who reads it.

Thanks Trevor. Yes, I spent a lot of money restoring it. I don’t suppose you get the level of crime In Dorset that we get in London, but my advice to you and all Honda car owners is to get a tracker and protection for your catalytic converter. Take care