That looks to be a very practical car. I do like it. In particular, the "double glove-boxes" are really useful, and appealing to me. Thanks for pointing out the negatives aspects, too. By the way, it was pleasing to see you in a Northern setting for a change 🙂.
Yes, the owner has had so many that I was able to ask him extensively about it. I think the slight slippage I encountered when fast cornering was the four wheel drive trying to engage to give me better traction. The double glovebox is brilliant, isn't it?
I drive my second HRV 4x4 here in Germany. The first one has rusted away. Two years ago I bought a completely rust-free black HRV from an elderly lady for only €3,000 and only 97,000 km with Alcantara interior. The car has now become very rare in Germany. I think it is a stylish design classic with straight lines when it comes to small off-road vehicles. The very, very quiet and economical engine is good. The performance is completely sufficient. No diesel turbo always broken machine. It is most beautiful from behind and the side line with the long pane of glass. It is important that the rear axle is always filled with fresh oil, then the 4 wheel drive works very well. Thank you for your video!
Yes, the only engine option ever was the good old 1.6 D-Series. They tend to be very reliable if you look after them. 3000 EUR sounds pretty good for a car with only around 60,000 miles on the clock. It was something of a pioneering car, wasn't it?
@@charlesmchoop3007 Moin, Verschleißteile wie Bremsen, Wasserpumpe, Koppelstangen, Kupplung usw. habe ich problemlos und auch günstig bekommen. Viel kaputt ist an meinem HRV auch bisher nicht gegangen. Vieles passt auch vom Honda Civic aus den Jahren, weil der den gleichen Motor hatte.
Im using one HRV 1999 (2WD) here in New Zealand. It has done over 160k kms (~99k miles). It's still going on strong. It is cheap and cheerful, easy to maintain (no fancy and mancy tech stuff). Its underpowered slightly but it's a good workhorse
Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting. I hope that you enjoyed the video. These cars are getting rare now, mainly due to rust and neglect. I hope that yours continues to serve you well.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Thanks mate. I really enjoyed your content and your hearty content. Simple, straight to the point and not filled with "please thank our sponsors" stuff. Please keep it up You got a sub :)
We do have channel sponsorship, but it is a local firm supplying parts for MG Rover era cars (only when we have relevant videos for them), and I was using them before they offered me the opportunity anyway!
I really enjoyed this one. It wasn't very fast without the VTEC, but I put it to the test on the road, and it performed well in a great many areas. Prices are still quite low in this country for some reason, even if there aren't they many left now.
Surprised I have missed this review! I bought a 4WD VTEC 5 door for my wife over 3 years ago as I've always liked them and she wanted something a bit taller. It's been a great, reliable car as you would predict, although it did need a fair bit of welding on the inner rear arches on its 2nd MOT with us. Fuel economy not great and, as you say, I do live in fear of original the cat being stolen - the issue is that the O2 sensors are unavailable if these are cut off at the same time.
Well, it wasn't a very popular video when it was first released, but that's TH-cam, I suppose. The D-Series engines tend to be very reliable if you look after them, and if you find one which is not rusty, then they tend to just keep going. The fuel economy does seem to be a bit of a disadvantage as well. Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting!
@@lloydvehicleconsulting But from the same Honda 1996 1st gen CRV has this very basic and simple feature. I am considering that as a cheap 4x4 now. I drove a 2004 HRV last week and felt I was sitting a bit low while driving.
Back in the day, this was one of the cars I considered buying just because they were a bit different. Here in Wiltshire they were a bit more popular…probably because close to the countryside and modest winters = this car was a sensible choice, and a Honda, and as u pointed out, not a massive price tag. No idea how many were 2 wheel drive and how many were 4 wheel drive. On a similar theme, around that time, Suzuki made something a bit similar I think, early Suzuki Ignis model? Also as an aside, remember the Suzuki Alto?…..and Nissan cloned it for a while too. Both very budget city cars from before the Toyota Aygo and VW UP platforms were introduced.
Yes, I have driven both a 2004 Suzuki Ignis Sport and a 2009 Nissan Pixo (almost identical to the last generation Suzuki Alto we got over here) on No Budget Reviews already.
Buddy of mine has oune and i found it very useful for sport activities. Apart from small boot space it is great vehicle for getting you out for camping skiing diving you name it. Very reliable as well.
Because of the loading height, I think that this would be quite good for diving kit, especially loading heavy cylinders in and out, but I don't think that you could get much else in with a couple of cylinders in the boot...
I have always liked these going back when they were new. As they were something different. Unfortunately now the tax on these is really high, £395 if post 2001 which along with the fuel economy makes them expensive to run. But all the owner reviews, even recent ones with mammoth mileage rate them really highly. Mandatory auto trader check. They seem to start at around £1500. Someone wants £2500 for one covered in small dents.
I looked, and there were some on Ebay for around £1,100 at the time of recording. I have a Rover 45 V6, so paying stupid amounts for road tax is something that I just have to suck up, I am afraid... I don't think that the fuel economy is anything special, particularly if you add 4WD or an automatic gearbox (or both), but the owner of this one is on his fifth first generation HR-V, so maybe none of that really matters to people who like them.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting That's OK. I think I'm on the money. I take it Hrv was discontinued as only see lots of Crv on the road. I been looking at one but think the Jazz is probably the best choice for me.
You can still buy an HR-V brand new, actually. They are actually rather handsome cars, but the current Civic is even better. Very different from this old HR-V, though!
Had one, 1.6 VTEC. No 4wd in reverse, guess how I figured that one out lol otherwise my enjoyment of the car doubled with a straight pipe, sounded incredible beyond 5.5k revs.
Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting! I think that people are slowly waking up to the fact that these were really good cars, even if they were marketed in a strange way over here and were quite expensive when new.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Yeah they were marketed for younger people for some reason, I only got rid of it because I didn't fancy a crash in it vs a Range Rover. It's just a bit too thin for that.
Drove one today. Leeds BCA £700 on an 04 on under 60k. Been on a farm and whiff of dog and home painted Aerosol front bumper aside a decent thing. It’s not the 3 door Joy Machine 2WD
The Joy Machine was a special edition only sold in 2000, so it won't be one of those. By 2004, the choice of HR-V models was quite restricted. Definitely still out there for No Budget Reviews money!
Had 3 of them for last 12 years, repair everything myself as nice and basic, very cheap to maintain, i put 1.5L civic VTEC-E engine in though for better fuel economy, 40+ and 50mpg long journeys without 4 wheel drive, they all drive lovely as all 3 i had did, what is going to kill these off is the £395 tax yet its ULEZ friendly 😮 So Band K due to High Emissions but Thanked for helping keep London Air clean by Sadick Khan. Pre 2001 model isn't ULEZ friendly with same engine 😮 mine Tax £200 because 1.5 engine 😊
Yes, it's a D-Series in one of these, so most of those 1.4 to 1.6 engines from the MB Civic would go straight in, I would have thought. The Mayor of London's policies make absolutely no sense at all...
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That looks to be a very practical car. I do like it. In particular, the "double glove-boxes" are really useful, and appealing to me.
Thanks for pointing out the negatives aspects, too.
By the way, it was pleasing to see you in a Northern setting for a change 🙂.
Yes, the owner has had so many that I was able to ask him extensively about it. I think the slight slippage I encountered when fast cornering was the four wheel drive trying to engage to give me better traction. The double glovebox is brilliant, isn't it?
I drive my second HRV 4x4 here in Germany. The first one has rusted away. Two years ago I bought a completely rust-free black HRV from an elderly lady for only €3,000 and only 97,000 km with Alcantara interior.
The car has now become very rare in Germany.
I think it is a stylish design classic with straight lines when it comes to small off-road vehicles.
The very, very quiet and economical engine is good. The performance is completely sufficient. No diesel turbo always broken machine. It is most beautiful from behind and the side line with the long pane of glass. It is important that the rear axle is always filled with fresh oil, then the 4 wheel drive works very well. Thank you for your video!
Yes, the only engine option ever was the good old 1.6 D-Series. They tend to be very reliable if you look after them. 3000 EUR sounds pretty good for a car with only around 60,000 miles on the clock. It was something of a pioneering car, wasn't it?
Wie sieht es mit der Ersatzteilversorgung aus?
Find ich bei älteren Hondas immer total miserabel & manche Sache gibt es gar nicht mehr.
@@charlesmchoop3007 Moin, Verschleißteile wie Bremsen, Wasserpumpe, Koppelstangen, Kupplung usw. habe ich problemlos und auch günstig bekommen. Viel kaputt ist an meinem HRV auch bisher nicht gegangen. Vieles passt auch vom Honda Civic aus den Jahren, weil der den gleichen Motor hatte.
Always kind of liked these . Very much the forerunner to the Skoda Yeti .
Yes, I would have thought so, and also owned by a similar type of person.
Except for some rust problems, these cars are very, very reliable👌
Oh, absolutely, if you look after them, and they don't disintegrate, they will just keep going!
Im using one HRV 1999 (2WD) here in New Zealand. It has done over 160k kms (~99k miles). It's still going on strong. It is cheap and cheerful, easy to maintain (no fancy and mancy tech stuff). Its underpowered slightly but it's a good workhorse
Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting. I hope that you enjoyed the video. These cars are getting rare now, mainly due to rust and neglect. I hope that yours continues to serve you well.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Thanks mate. I really enjoyed your content and your hearty content. Simple, straight to the point and not filled with "please thank our sponsors" stuff. Please keep it up
You got a sub :)
We do have channel sponsorship, but it is a local firm supplying parts for MG Rover era cars (only when we have relevant videos for them), and I was using them before they offered me the opportunity anyway!
That's what I said to kiwicarlife guy. But he doesn't like the D serie.
Fabulous car! I use mine in the mountains of Spain.
They aren't bad, are they? Thanks ever so much indeed for watching and commenting!
That side netting on the front passenger seat looks a good place to keep one's mauser pistol, there a nice car, and that one is in great condition.
Sir, we must always remember to investigate a place to keep the Mauser as we do our finest Charles Vine impression....
Base 2wd HR-Vs had no roof rails and spoiler , also they rust on the sills and the road tax was very high for a 1.6 petrol.
Yes, I think that we covered the spoiler and roof rails not being on all cars and the propensity to rust. Thank you for watching!
I love my '99 V-Tec HRV! 😊
I really enjoyed this one. It wasn't very fast without the VTEC, but I put it to the test on the road, and it performed well in a great many areas. Prices are still quite low in this country for some reason, even if there aren't they many left now.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting It's underestimated.
They are disappearing fast...
@@lloydvehicleconsulting I hope not mine. It just got a little processing. No rust and technical is everything perfect.
Surprised I have missed this review! I bought a 4WD VTEC 5 door for my wife over 3 years ago as I've always liked them and she wanted something a bit taller. It's been a great, reliable car as you would predict, although it did need a fair bit of welding on the inner rear arches on its 2nd MOT with us. Fuel economy not great and, as you say, I do live in fear of original the cat being stolen - the issue is that the O2 sensors are unavailable if these are cut off at the same time.
Well, it wasn't a very popular video when it was first released, but that's TH-cam, I suppose. The D-Series engines tend to be very reliable if you look after them, and if you find one which is not rusty, then they tend to just keep going. The fuel economy does seem to be a bit of a disadvantage as well. Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting!
Always liked the distinctive look of these - like a mini Volvo estate
Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting!
I was thinking about buying a used one but no seat height adjustment is bad 😢.
Seems to be a strange omission, doesn't it? Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting.
@lloydvehicleconsulting Strange indeed. How could Honda possibly not include that is incomprehensible!
It was the 1990s...
@@lloydvehicleconsulting But from the same Honda 1996 1st gen CRV has this very basic and simple feature. I am considering that as a cheap 4x4 now. I drove a 2004 HRV last week and felt I was sitting a bit low while driving.
Back in the day, this was one of the cars I considered buying just because they were a bit different.
Here in Wiltshire they were a bit more popular…probably because close to the countryside and modest winters = this car was a sensible choice, and a Honda, and as u pointed out, not a massive price tag.
No idea how many were 2 wheel drive and how many were 4 wheel drive.
On a similar theme, around that time, Suzuki made something a bit similar I think, early Suzuki Ignis model?
Also as an aside, remember the Suzuki Alto?…..and Nissan cloned it for a while too. Both very budget city cars from before the Toyota Aygo and VW UP platforms were introduced.
Yes, I have driven both a 2004 Suzuki Ignis Sport and a 2009 Nissan Pixo (almost identical to the last generation Suzuki Alto we got over here) on No Budget Reviews already.
Buddy of mine has oune and i found it very useful for sport activities. Apart from small boot space it is great vehicle for getting you out for camping skiing diving you name it. Very reliable as well.
Because of the loading height, I think that this would be quite good for diving kit, especially loading heavy cylinders in and out, but I don't think that you could get much else in with a couple of cylinders in the boot...
@@lloydvehicleconsulting boot is definitely meant for compromise;) however it is a small nifty little thing and i just like that
These were absolute pioneers, really.
what car is at begining ?....that with white interior.........couldn't fugure out......
It will remain a mystery, I am afraid.
I have always liked these going back when they were new.
As they were something different.
Unfortunately now the tax on these is really high, £395 if post 2001 which along with the fuel economy makes them expensive to run.
But all the owner reviews, even recent ones with mammoth mileage rate them really highly.
Mandatory auto trader check. They seem to start at around £1500. Someone wants £2500 for one covered in small dents.
I looked, and there were some on Ebay for around £1,100 at the time of recording. I have a Rover 45 V6, so paying stupid amounts for road tax is something that I just have to suck up, I am afraid... I don't think that the fuel economy is anything special, particularly if you add 4WD or an automatic gearbox (or both), but the owner of this one is on his fifth first generation HR-V, so maybe none of that really matters to people who like them.
You were up my way there... looks like Pule Hill in the background above Marsden / Holmfirth way.
It was high above Huddersfield, I can't remember the exact name of the area now, I am afraid....
@@lloydvehicleconsulting That's OK. I think I'm on the money. I take it Hrv was discontinued as only see lots of Crv on the road. I been looking at one but think the Jazz is probably the best choice for me.
You can still buy an HR-V brand new, actually. They are actually rather handsome cars, but the current Civic is even better. Very different from this old HR-V, though!
Spot on. I live in Marsden 👍@@JC-hu1wd
Excellent little review, never realised these were based off a Logo Floorpan, were these the ones called the Joy Machines??
Yes, there was a special edition of the HR-V called the Joy Machine sold only in 2000.
Interior space is a little disappointing, isn't it? Looks big from the outside but feels no different from an MK1 Yaris inside.
I had a go in a Mark I Yaris T Sport on No Budget Reviews about three years ago. This is a bit more spacious than one of those.
I drive since 1998, never has a vtec engine let me down, doesn't matter in which size or package it came in.
The VTEC system does seem very reliable indeed.
Had one, 1.6 VTEC. No 4wd in reverse, guess how I figured that one out lol otherwise my enjoyment of the car doubled with a straight pipe, sounded incredible beyond 5.5k revs.
Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting! I think that people are slowly waking up to the fact that these were really good cars, even if they were marketed in a strange way over here and were quite expensive when new.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Yeah they were marketed for younger people for some reason, I only got rid of it because I didn't fancy a crash in it vs a Range Rover. It's just a bit too thin for that.
That's absolutely right, Honda saw them as being in the same market segment as the first generation Toyota RAV4, I think, but I don't quite agree.
Drove one today. Leeds BCA £700 on an 04 on under 60k. Been on a farm and whiff of dog and home painted Aerosol front bumper aside a decent thing. It’s not the 3 door Joy Machine 2WD
The Joy Machine was a special edition only sold in 2000, so it won't be one of those. By 2004, the choice of HR-V models was quite restricted. Definitely still out there for No Budget Reviews money!
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Never knew based on the Logo, like a Juke on a Micra , then
Yes, but years and years before most other manufacturers.
I just bought a HRV 2002 in Dubai! 😊
Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting!
The design has dated very well I think. Thank you, sir!
Yes, in context this was a very forward thinking car, and turned out to be very influential. It does look very good for a 24 year old design.
Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed the video!
Thank you
Glad you enjoyed the video!
Had 3 of them for last 12 years, repair everything myself as nice and basic, very cheap to maintain, i put 1.5L civic VTEC-E engine in though for better fuel economy, 40+ and 50mpg long journeys without 4 wheel drive, they all drive lovely as all 3 i had did, what is going to kill these off is the £395 tax yet its ULEZ friendly 😮 So Band K due to High Emissions but Thanked for helping keep London Air clean by Sadick Khan. Pre 2001 model isn't ULEZ friendly with same engine 😮 mine Tax £200 because 1.5 engine 😊
Yes, it's a D-Series in one of these, so most of those 1.4 to 1.6 engines from the MB Civic would go straight in, I would have thought. The Mayor of London's policies make absolutely no sense at all...