marek64's warning for future HR-V owners

[marek64]

I warn you - do not buy this hrv piece of junk. I bought a new one from a dealer over 2 years ago. It takes too much fuel, it breakes, it gets rust because of thin paint poorly done, it's not worthy the money - basically it's the worst car selection I can imagine. What a miestake! Buy Suzuki Jimmy or Vitara, Rav4 or whatevet but not hrv, even a bicycle is much better idea.
I will never buy Honda again. Honda is just a mistake. Also this forum will die shortly, hrv is discontinued, it's not even a legend and car breakes often. Shortly the most hot topis will be a service manual and dicussions on how to repair this piece of junk, folks!

[Tetra2000]

I warn you - do not buy this hrv piece of junk. I bought a new one from a dealer over 2 years ago. It takes too much fuel, it breakes, it gets rust because of thin paint poorly done, it's not worthy the money - basically it's the worst car selection I can imagine. What a miestake! Buy Suzuki Jimmy or Vitara, Rav4 or whatevet but not hrv, even a bicycle is much better idea.
I will never buy Honda again. Honda is just a mistake. Also this forum will die shortly, hrv is discontinued, it's not even a legend and car breakes often. Shortly the most hot topis will be a service manual and dicussions on how to repair this piece of junk, folks!

Bollocks! :roll:

[goraiko]

I warn you - do not buy this hrv piece of junk. I bought a new one from a dealer over 2 years ago. It takes too much fuel, it breakes, it gets rust because of thin paint poorly done, it's not worthy the money - basically it's the worst car selection I can imagine. What a miestake! Buy Suzuki Jimmy or Vitara, Rav4 or whatevet but not hrv, even a bicycle is much better idea.
I will never buy Honda again. Honda is just a mistake. Also this forum will die shortly, hrv is discontinued, it's not even a legend and car breakes often. Shortly the most hot topis will be a service manual and dicussions on how to repair this piece of junk, folks!
So you are pleased with yours then. :wink:

I've not had any gripes with mine and it's driven hard, and off road too.

As for hot topics it's the people that keep this place alive not the car.

[mrphoo]

I warn you - do not buy this hrv piece of junk. I bought a new one from a dealer over 2 years ago. It takes too much fuel, it breakes, it gets rust because of thin paint poorly done, it's not worthy the money - basically it's the worst car selection I can imagine. What a miestake! Buy Suzuki Jimmy or Vitara, Rav4 or whatevet but not hrv, even a bicycle is much better idea.
I will never buy Honda again. Honda is just a mistake. Also this forum will die shortly, hrv is discontinued, it's not even a legend and car breakes often. Shortly the most hot topis will be a service manual and dicussions on how to repair this piece of junk, folks!

Bollocks! :roll:

With no doubt, the HR-V is the bollocks!

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Shortly the most hot topis will be a service manual and dicussions on how to repair this piece of junk, folks!
as you can see for its 6 years of history the hr-v hasnt gathered many problem threads here :wink:
honda is legendary for long care free sustainability so we would just assume you had some bad luck with yours

[Tetra2000]

as you can see for its 6 years of history the hr-v hasnt gathered many problem threads here :wink:
honda is legendary for long care free sustainability so we would just assume you had some bad luck with yours

Thats what I was getting at..... :wink:

[marek64]

HRV is my second car from Honda.
For 2 years (since I bought it new) I had the following problems:
rust on from bumper construction
rust of rear 5th door
rust on left and right doors inside on the (by the way terribly done) welds
takes oil
lambda crashed
oil leakage from rear suspension
4 wheel drive mechanizm crashed (what also happens often to CRV)
I still have it under 2 months warranty period, but will see it to hell as soon as possible.
All is still covered by warranty, so Honda knows me because I visit them every time something is ut of order. but as you see it's just a piece of junk. That's it. Just a junk and I do not drive off road because I know I may damage this toy.

[bluehrv]

All upper problems exist in my car .
Leakage from rear susp. rust on uggly weldings on side doors , destroyed
lambda sens. [at 20.000 km].
I am a little disappointed with my hrv 2004 VTEC 5D .

[mrtn]

lambda sensor failures are almost always related to bad fuel.

[marek64]

who wants to buy my badly made hrv? I offer a good price. Any volunteers?
I belive all of them are a similar deep shit!

[RICHHRV]

Like every make of car out there there is a certain percentage of ''friday afternoon'' cars,you have obviously bought one of these.The majority of people on here have the usual excellent build quality and reliability honda offers.What are you trying to achieve by posting these comments all over this forum, would'nt you be better speaking to honda direct and trying to sort something out rather than aimlessly ranting on here.....

[goraiko]

Thank you Rich. I was about to say something but you beat me to it.

Marek, we all know that the car is not perfect. Not by a long shot. And we can all appreciate that you have had more than your fairshare of problems with yours.

But I ask you, Why didn't honda sor all these out for you under warrenty. Please try to keep it in perspective. Out of all the hrv's that have been built, there are going to be a few which aren't as good as others. It's the law of averages. Unfortunately for you you seem to have got one.

But I'm not sure what you are looking to achieve by continually slagging it off. We are a user group and not honda itself.

[RICHHRV]

Seconded andy, does this chap actually really expect to sell his v on here after he slagged it off so much.

I had peugeot's for years and treated myself to a spanking new 307, worst mistake i ever made, nothing but trouble, dumped it lost a shedload
of money but still does'nt change the fact i ran them for 6 yrs prior to the new one without any hassle, a ''friday afternoon'' one me thinks..

Like andy says if you have a problem speak to your dealer not slag it off on here because you are'nt going to achieve anything!!!

[mrtn]

these particular unfortunate cars are called Lemons.

[RICHHRV]

Are you talking about the car or driver there...oooops sorry could'nt resist that one............

[PatrickDorrian]

Of all the people who'd be fit to moan, you'd think i might be up there - but all i did was change cars ..... for what the HR-V was designed for, and what i put it through. that it lasted as long as it did was a testament to build quality!

[mrphoo]

Let's not forget that what Marek perceives as problems may or may not be a real problems. I for example am not shocked to find minor spots of rust on my 5 year old car. Marek perceives that as problem.

rust on from bumper construction

I've noticed the same on my HR-V. I've seen a few minor spots of rust on the front fender when I removed the plastic front bumper to install the front grille two years ago. I've re-checked it this year and the rust didn't progress. Two coats of hammerite took care of it. I think it's really only a "cosmetic" thing (although you can't see it with the front bumper mounted), if at all.

If you perceive this as problem, would you mind to post us pictures showing the extent of the rust?


rust of rear 5th door

I've not seen that on mine. Where are the rusty parts located, exactly? Again, would you mind to post pictures?


rust on left and right doors inside on the (by the way terribly done) welds

dito.


takes oil

How much oil does it consume? Which oil are you using?


lambda crashed

O2 sensors are limited lifetime devices. That's a fact. It's difficult to quote nominal lifetimes, but 100 000 km may be a good figure for modern heated O2 sensors. As mrtn already mentioned, bad fuel (esp. fuel with high sulfur content) has the potential to degrade the sensor lifetime drastically. Btw. the primary O2 sensor on my car failed at 100 000 km (just out of warranty :cry:)


oil leakage from rear suspension

You mean oil leakage from the shock absorbers? Minor leakage is normal.


4 wheel drive mechanizm crashed (what also happens often to CRV)

What exactly do you mean by "crashed"? Did it have to be replaced? Or do you refer to the well-known thing that the dual pump fluid needs to be replaced regularly, often in shorter intervals than given in the user manual?

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and lets not forget "rear wing too small car flips over" :wink: :lol:

[PatrickDorrian]

*snigger*

[marek64]

Well folks, I see you still try to be happy with your hrvs. Good for you!
My point is that if we all think Honda makes good quality cars, they schould not manufacture "friday afternoon" or "monday morning" things or at least do not sell them to human beings.
I say that it's great they discountinued hrv, because this is rather poor construction and I'm only trying to be objective. Also I do not see reasons to be proud of driving this piece of junk, but rather to tell you that you're very lucky not to have a good quality car made not on friday.
Obviously my honda dealer repaired all under warranty and I will sell it to hell in 25 days when my warranty ends (I'm almost counting hours). That's the best deal possible to my "friday evening disco" badly made piece of metal.
I ensure you I'm not alone with my opinion, although this forum schould not be only for blind enthusiasts of this sort of unsucessful vehicles.
(no offense)
All the best and the minimum of oil leackages for you all, I disappear from this forum.

[Hondapix]

I ensure you I'm not alone with my opinion, although this forum schould not be only for blind enthusiasts of this sort of unsucessful vehicles.
(no offense)
OK,OK i will trade your V for my guide dog...(no offence to blind people)

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farewell marek - i hope you sell your hr-v soon and get a better deal for your next car
after all its about time for you to get lucky :wink:

[CRX]

I think there is only one real problem with Marek's car:
It's the nut holding on the steering wheel. Some people have the ability to turn anything to sh!t. Why is it that some people can keep a car for 10 years and it still looks like new - others make it look like a shed in months. This example refers to the aesthetics of the car, but the same applies to the mechanical condition - a kind of heavy-handedness...

I disappear from this forum.
I'm underwhelmed.
If I never read another pile of drivvel from this foo, it will be too soon!

8)

[Team GOOOSH]

To many people the jug is either "half full" or "half empty".

In Mareks case it may well be that the jug was half full then became half empty and then became fully empty without realising that the jug was cracked in the first place! :wink:

The artist formaly known as CBR?