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Personally I have had a set of Michelin CrossClimate tyres fitted to our CRV for the last 5 and a half years. They are getting to the point where I will be changing them at some point next year. They still have nearly 3mm all round. Ours was fitted with Bridgstones when we got it. They wernt that worn but I felt they were quite poor in the wet. The michelins are night and day different to the Bridgestones that were fitted. Our CRV does wear the edges of the tyres slightly but that could be down to driving style rather than issue. Have had the geometry checked and the 2006 crv we have is within factory tolerances. Maybe time for a geometry check?

All cars with catalytic converters can be targeted. There were a load of thefts from cars on local housing estates over a few nights locally a few weeks back. It wasn't just Hondas that were being targeted. The cars I know of that had catalytic converters stolen were Nissan. Toyota, Vauxhall, Kia & Honda, they are cars I know of personally not from the media. A lot of the press that is banded about makes it sound like its just Honda models that are targeted. They will steal the catalytic converter from any car they can. There are several different ways to put them off targeting your car to make them look elsewhere.

From what I remember Honda Karma was taken over by a new owner, cant remember the company, & from that point forward the forum went downhill till the company that had taken it over got into difficulty & vanished taking the forum with it. Its sad that facebook & other platforms are slowly killing forums off as facebook really isn't anywhere near as effective a resource as a forum when it comes to searching for information. Its also really nice to have a UK based honda forum. Just a shame its not a little more active on here.

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.

My money is on a cabin filter might need changing and/or the air con needs cleansing to eliminate bacteria which are possibly source of the odour. Air con cleansing and purifying sprays are cheap enough and can be got from most auto type shops amongst other places. https://www.halfords.com/motoring/engine-oils-and-fluids/air-con/halfords-air-con-purifier-150ml-192496.html

Just saying hello. Currently own a 2006 Honda CR-V that have owned for the best part of 6 years now. Been one of the most useful cars we have owned. Original owner ticked pretty much all the options that were available back when it was new so it has some quite rare options fitted which gives it the look that first attracted me to it. Over the years its been a reliable car with it having a couple of issues over the years. In fairness to the car only one of the issues was the cars fault & the other issues it has had were down to circumstances. Luckily I know my way around a toolbox so sorting the problems wasn't a issue especially since I got my HDS working. I have thought about swapping the CR-V for something else a few times, being petrol and auto it likes a drink about town, but keep coming back to its just so good at what it does & every year it keeps passing the MOT without a issue so may as well keep it for the forseeable.