Older Used CRV advice

[Marisa]

Hi

I was lucky to buy a used Honda CRV 05 plate about 4 years ago for £1800 with 120k on the clock.  I have a good mechanic who has got me through my MOT's and it's been a great car but sadly this last MOT has come up with bad rust under the car and various other serious issues and because of the rust such as brakes and steering on both sides is in danger of collapse, deeming it unworthy of fixing. 

I live rurally and do drive through a lot of bad surface water due to heavy rains/flooding years round but nothing crazy other than road driving.

I'm wondering if the CRV is prone to a badly rusting undercarriage to this degree or have I just been unlucky at the end?  

I'd like to buy another but the prices for CRV's for 2005-2008 seem pretty high given the 165k+ mileage on most (around the £2500-£3k mark) and now I'm wary because of the rust issue.  Does anyone have any advice as to whether it's worth buying a 2005-2008 with mileage over 150k at this time or that just taking too much of a risk of it lasting any more than a year!

Many thanks for your thoughts.

(I think I posted this in general by accident and meant to post here, apologies if you see it twice!)

[Pee Gee]

2 hours ago, Marisa said:

Hi

I was lucky to buy a used Honda CRV 05 plate about 4 years ago for £1800 with 120k on the clock.  I have a good mechanic who has got me through my MOT's and it's been a great car but sadly this last MOT has come up with bad rust under the car and various other serious issues and because of the rust such as brakes and steering on both sides is in danger of collapse, deeming it unworthy of fixing. 

I live rurally and do drive through a lot of bad surface water due to heavy rains/flooding years round but nothing crazy other than road driving.

I'm wondering if the CRV is prone to a badly rusting undercarriage to this degree or have I just been unlucky at the end?  

I'd like to buy another but the prices for CRV's for 2005-2008 seem pretty high given the 165k+ mileage on most (around the £2500-£3k mark) and now I'm wary because of the rust issue.  Does anyone have any advice as to whether it's worth buying a 2005-2008 with mileage over 150k at this time or that just taking too much of a risk of it lasting any more than a year!

Many thanks for your thoughts.

(I think I posted this in general by accident and meant to post here, apologies if you see it twice!)

I haven't heard much about rust on the CR-V but I can tell you I was shocked at the amount under mine which is only 6 years old! I'm guessing it's because it spent most of its time in Scotland but it still surprised me. I've since given it a rust treatment, the body though is immaculate.  I think the important issue is good service history and good MOT history. I see many older CR-V's and they still look in amazing condition.

[Marisa]

Thanks for that.  I'm in Scotland too, so I guess its the weather and the salt, not great for the rust!  I've never had that problem with any other cars before though.  I did ask my mechanic about a rust treatment but he said best for only newer cars as you seal in the problem!  I'd consider it for my next car though.  I'll be checking the history for sure, thanks.  I'll have to hope I'm as lucky with my next buy.

[Pee Gee]

7 hours ago, Marisa said:

Thanks for that.  I'm in Scotland too, so I guess its the weather and the salt, not great for the rust!  I've never had that problem with any other cars before though.  I did ask my mechanic about a rust treatment but he said best for only newer cars as you seal in the problem!  I'd consider it for my next car though.  I'll be checking the history for sure, thanks.  I'll have to hope I'm as lucky with my next buy.

I used a treatment called Lanoguard, it's really easy to apply although they recommend doing it every year. It's worth looking it up, interesting stuff!

[Marisa]

I'll remember that, thanks!!  It's def worth doing if it adds even a year or two on the the life of your car.