Changed all 4 shocks/struts as well as new rotors & pads in the front and shoes in the rear in our 2011 Corolla, and it's been night and day with handling, ride comfort and braking. Really feels like a brand new car. We always keep it maintained with the engine and transmission and felt the rest of the car needed some love too.
I was gonna bring that up too. I mainly judge a car's age by its headlights. I've tried a few restoration kits. Most do a good job making them look like new but only for a short period of time. The main difference is in the UV protection. 3M only last 6 months and the lights look all yellow again. Sylvania, by far the best. Been a year and still look like the day I cleaned them. And I can just keep layering up with another UV protection coat when it starts to worn out.
100% where I am with my 2012 CRV (with 270,000 miles) This video is perfect for people not buying new! PS You need Mothers Paste Mag & Aluminum Polish, a powered buffer and your headlights will be BRAND NEW. Did it on my Honda from a TH-cam video and it worked like a charm.
Cool departure from the new car reviews. Still, makes complete sense for your channel though. A family perspective on up-keeping cars, especially with how expensive buying a car is at present, is totally on brand. Great job and good luck.
So I saw where there are just 119,000 miles on that CRV. My 2006 Accord had that same 2.4L engine and I got 360,000 HARD miles on that engine. Provided the Muzio’s maintain the rest of that CRV there is a good chance their daughter will be driving the CRV as her first car. 🤣
Glad to see yall still have the CRV. Minor maintenance is the key to any car surviving ! Unlike a lot of people who tend to drive their vehicles into the proverbial dirt and then blame the manufacturer for it breaking down. I saw on here you are thinking of selling it ? I wouldn't sell it I would keep it and drive it until the doors fall off or you fall through the floorplan ! My Former Brother-in Law had a 96 Civic that was well over 500,000 miles and was in excellent mechanical condition until a person rear-ended him and totalled it. I owned a 04 Civic and commuted from the Central Valley in to the Bay Area everyday and put close to 300,000 miles before a drunk driver totalled my Civic and I left California shortly afterwards for the greener pastures of Texas !
I liked the different video style! For a regular viewer, it's a nice change of pace, plus it's helpful knowledge. And we can always look forward to the regular style later. :)
I had a 2006 Nissan Murano and I bought it two years ago used at 83,000 Miles. I didn’t know the rear suspension and left driver control arm were broken I basically bought a lemon but drove it for a year and I honestly felt like I had bouncing too with the car it was scary. Now I have 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe Sel it’s grey I love it and I feel safe.
I also have an ‘08 CR-V EX-L and almost immediately after passing 200,000kms in 2020 I also had my rear struts replaced. Though I was only aware of it after my mechanic pointed its out after I noticed my tires were wearing out unevenly. Since then, my CR-V recently passed 250,000kms and I’ve put in nearly $3000 in repairs (incl the struts). I also had a EGR valve stuck open which also caused a hose to rip, I’ve had all four brake callipers replaced, and have also replaced the radiator. Outside of those, the car still drives like a dream after 14 years and a quarter of a million kms on it. Like Micah said, yeah it’s a lot in repairs but paying the $3000 now for those parts to last another 12-14 years (or the remaining life of the car at this point) is total worth it. And it’s enormously cheapest than buying a new or gently used car in today’s market.
Great information! This is a good video to add. Buying a car is one, but maintaining it is more important. Edit: auto select for the word case instead of car
No innuendo iguana for "boing, boing, boing." So sad! Excellent video. It educates less experienced drivers about auto upkeep. Unfortunately, CRVs don't require much love.
Wow only 119,716 miles on a 2008 Honda CR-V, seems like you don’t drive it much, thats a good thing. Compared to me, driving a 2014 Subaru Outback limited 2.4i L with almost 200,000 miles on it.
Micah 119k is very very low for an 08. all it needs is a headlight cleaning kit and an LED headlight kit. keep up the excellent work and hope to cross paths again in the future.
When I was a teenager I drove a car with worn out suspension and I really thought I was just a terrible driver because I could barely keep my car in my lane.
I had a 07 Taurus and that thing was mint mechanicaly. Only issue was the floor board rusted away. I could not drive the car anymore. It so sucks cause I was going to drive for as long as I could. And from what I understood it couldn't be fixed. I guess cause it was so bad. Our last snow fall I was driving into work and went over a snowball the snow plow made. ANd that is what finished it off. Pushed the floor up and then my driver seat started rocking back forth. It was kind of scary. HA HA HA. Ao my point is I was getting the money together to replace the shocks and such. Cause like I said the car was in great shape motor wise and trans. Car only had 151 thousand miles GRRRRRRRR So I had no choice to purchase a newer vehicle. So I bought a 2014 Chevy cruze with 73 thousand miles. HAd it looked at and my mechanic said it was in good sound mind. It is the 2LT version.
Seems a bit early to need struts. My 2012 Corolla has 147K miles on it and the original struts are like new. Other cars I've had in the past all went over 200K on the original struts before needing replacement.
What triggers me in that as a long time as a honda owner ( 2017 Ridgeline AWD 156K miles) yes the shock/struts do last a long time but when i replaced them at 135k miles for the popular of the Honda Pilot which it share a lot of parts with there is no aftermarket ( fine whatever) BUT honda literally sells the parts individually so there is another labor cost in assembling the damn struts TLDR; Can manufactures just make it easy for consumers?? rant over
Great minds think alike. I literally just change the shocks on my 2004 Grand Cherokee with 118k on it. I love it again! Totally better to drive. I went with Bilsteins, what brand did you choose?
Maybe that poor Nissan Sentra had worn shocks causing it to stray two inches into your lane at 4:42. Like that guy in the red Honda CR-V going at least three feet into the other lane at 7:02. :-)
Point 3: One thing I've learned playing racing games, for some reason the car won't brake or turn while the wheels are off the ground. That seems peculiar to me. Of course, I'm not being serserious when I say that
5:42 "bouncy cars are not comfortable" Have you seen the video doug demuro made on the 2021 Mercedes-Maybach GLS600? A Maybach is super comfortable. And rhis one just happens to bounce 🤣 I am being sarcastic, i know you are being serious but i had to😂
Micah, how the hell did you pay $1500 for all 4 struts? I just called to potentially change out my front ones on my 2017 Jeep Cherokee as they’re blown from potholes, and for JUST the front, I was quoted $1800 + 177 for alignment. Did you get that Micah Muzio price or what?
I've noticed that strut costs vary A TON by manufacturer and vehicle. The shop we went to had no clue who I was, so we just got lucky as owners of a CR-V.
@@MicahMuzio I saw those huge Sugar Pine cones when I made a short film up in the Lake Arrowhead area. Those cones can be really dangerous, especially when they are full of sap.
@@MicahMuzio It seems you're sitting a bit far back, angle of the seat back a bit excessive. I've been taught at several trainings that a good way to measure distance to the wheel: grabbing the left 10 o'clock position of the steering wheel with your right hand and the right two o'clock position with your left hand (both hands simultaneously), and when your Scapula/shoulder blades remain in contact with the seat back you're close enough. I can't see your distance to the pedals from the video but the way I was taught to determine that is by depressing the clutch fully and/or pushing the brake pedal down fully and as hard as you can. During that your backside, basically the lumbar should not lose contact with the seat back at all. I get that especially in the USA with massively long distances people take more relaxed driving positions, but my experience suggests that long term having a 'by-the-book' position isn't any more tiring. And I do admit that while on very long highway drives I sometimes set the seat one click back and one click more lean...but I set it back when off the long highway jaunts. And ever since I discovered massage seats that's been my prime source of comfort! Just want you to be safe, able to fully control your vehicle if for example a Nissan Versa suddenly crosses into your lane!
@@MicahMuzio Oh, one especially effective tip to reduce fatigue, increase comfort and maintain back health comes from BMW. They had doctors and researchers come up with the system of having two air bags in the seat under your bum which they would fill one after the other so that it very slightly raises one buttocks after the other. It isn't really a massage movement, it's not meant to be very noticeable even. That small motion makes your spine move ever so slightly, and the motion goes very far up your back. That small movement aids blood flow throughout your back in a very broad area. They don't have that feature anymore, now that they have the full massage seats. But I've found it to work when I've done that myself when driving a car long distances with no massage seats: I myself just slightly lift up one side for a second or two, then switch (not necessarily off the seat because of the soft cushion, it's enough to get that small movement upwards). I do that for a few minutes and then repeat periodically. I think it really works. Awesome videos, especially this one is of such an immensely important topic! All the best!
@@pistonburner6448 I always appreciate thoughtful input. I’ve found that my lower back hurts when driving with a more vertical seat-back angle. In the case of our CR-V, the steering wheel’s limited telescoping range results in a longer reach than I’d prefer. But rest assured, whenever I’ve raced or done high-performance driving on-camera, I’ve always set my driving position for maximum control. :)
@@MicahMuzio It's unfortunate that the 'shocks' of the seat can't be replaced, or replacing the seat is prohibitively expensive in most cases! (Are there even new seats available?)
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Changed all 4 shocks/struts as well as new rotors & pads in the front and shoes in the rear in our 2011 Corolla, and it's been night and day with handling, ride comfort and braking. Really feels like a brand new car. We always keep it maintained with the engine and transmission and felt the rest of the car needed some love too.
Hey Micah, next project would be using a headlight restorer on those headlights. I did one on my old Mazda5 and it looked like new.
Just changed my front shocks to my 07 crv and its amazing. Im keeping this car for at least 10 years. i love it
Definitely worth the replacement and have you guys thought about upgrading or cleaning the headlights?
That'll be the next video. Those headlights are WAY overdue to some attention.
I was about to comment on that, CRV updates
@@MicahMuzio I'm looking forward to that. I certainly have that problem!
I was gonna bring that up too. I mainly judge a car's age by its headlights. I've tried a few restoration kits. Most do a good job making them look like new but only for a short period of time. The main difference is in the UV protection. 3M only last 6 months and the lights look all yellow again. Sylvania, by far the best. Been a year and still look like the day I cleaned them. And I can just keep layering up with another UV protection coat when it starts to worn out.
@@seb5945 Hmm. Maybe we should try one kit on the left headlight and another on the right.
Love the video, hope to see more in the CR-V series 🔥
100% where I am with my 2012 CRV (with 270,000 miles) This video is perfect for people not buying new! PS You need Mothers Paste Mag & Aluminum Polish, a powered buffer and your headlights will be BRAND NEW. Did it on my Honda from a TH-cam video and it worked like a charm.
I put new front struts on my 2007 Accord with 235k miles last fall, and it was a night-and-day difference in drivability. Now for the 2009 Odyssey...
Cool departure from the new car reviews. Still, makes complete sense for your channel though. A family perspective on up-keeping cars, especially with how expensive buying a car is at present, is totally on brand. Great job and good luck.
I don’t blame you for holding on to that car if the only issues was the shocks ! Very smart
I’m a grown-up, and I enjoyed this video
So I saw where there are just 119,000 miles on that CRV. My 2006 Accord had that same 2.4L engine and I got 360,000 HARD miles on that engine. Provided the Muzio’s maintain the rest of that CRV there is a good chance their daughter will be driving the CRV as her first car. 🤣
Glad to see yall still have the CRV. Minor maintenance is the key to any car surviving ! Unlike a lot of people who tend to drive their vehicles into the proverbial dirt and then blame the manufacturer for it breaking down. I saw on here you are thinking of selling it ? I wouldn't sell it I would keep it and drive it until the doors fall off or you fall through the floorplan ! My Former Brother-in Law had a 96 Civic that was well over 500,000 miles and was in excellent mechanical condition until a person rear-ended him and totalled it. I owned a 04 Civic and commuted from the Central Valley in to the Bay Area everyday and put close to 300,000 miles before a drunk driver totalled my Civic and I left California shortly afterwards for the greener pastures of Texas !
I liked the different video style! For a regular viewer, it's a nice change of pace, plus it's helpful knowledge. And we can always look forward to the regular style later. :)
I had a 2006 Nissan Murano and I bought it two years ago used at 83,000 Miles. I didn’t know the rear suspension and left driver control arm were broken I basically bought a lemon but drove it for a year and I honestly felt like I had bouncing too with the car it was scary. Now I have 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe Sel it’s grey I love it and I feel safe.
I also have an ‘08 CR-V EX-L and almost immediately after passing 200,000kms in 2020 I also had my rear struts replaced. Though I was only aware of it after my mechanic pointed its out after I noticed my tires were wearing out unevenly.
Since then, my CR-V recently passed 250,000kms and I’ve put in nearly $3000 in repairs (incl the struts). I also had a EGR valve stuck open which also caused a hose to rip, I’ve had all four brake callipers replaced, and have also replaced the radiator. Outside of those, the car still drives like a dream after 14 years and a quarter of a million kms on it. Like Micah said, yeah it’s a lot in repairs but paying the $3000 now for those parts to last another 12-14 years (or the remaining life of the car at this point) is total worth it. And it’s enormously cheapest than buying a new or gently used car in today’s market.
Definitely enjoyed!! Funny I literally just had this problem with mine glad the ride has changed and feeling better knowing what I spent my money on
Just traded in my ‘02 CR-V this year, and I wish this video existed years ago! My ‘02 was basically airborne on every bump 😳
Great information! This is a good video to add. Buying a car is one, but maintaining it is more important.
Edit: auto select for the word case instead of car
No innuendo iguana for "boing, boing, boing." So sad! Excellent video. It educates less experienced drivers about auto upkeep. Unfortunately, CRVs don't require much love.
This is one of the best videos I have watched today.... thanks for the upload ~ subbed and liked ! a fellow creator !
On point:)! Always well done!
Love this content, especially in today's car market.
Wow only 119,716 miles on a 2008 Honda CR-V, seems like you don’t drive it much, thats a good thing. Compared to me, driving a 2014 Subaru Outback limited 2.4i L with almost 200,000 miles on it.
Micah 119k is very very low for an 08. all it needs is a headlight cleaning kit and an LED headlight kit. keep up the excellent work and hope to cross paths again in the future.
We'll definitely tackle the headlights in the near future. Who knows, maybe we'll even fix the massive dent in the hood. :)
@@MicahMuzio lol I did not notice that dent on the video it does not show lol.
I'm so glad you kept her!!! The steering wheel is still dirty... Lol
When I was a teenager I drove a car with worn out suspension and I really thought I was just a terrible driver because I could barely keep my car in my lane.
I had a 07 Taurus and that thing was mint mechanicaly. Only issue was the floor board rusted away. I could not drive the car anymore. It so sucks cause I was going to drive for as long as I could. And from what I understood it couldn't be fixed. I guess cause it was so bad. Our last snow fall I was driving into work and went over a snowball the snow plow made. ANd that is what finished it off. Pushed the floor up and then my driver seat started rocking back forth. It was kind of scary. HA HA HA. Ao my point is I was getting the money together to replace the shocks and such. Cause like I said the car was in great shape motor wise and trans. Car only had 151 thousand miles GRRRRRRRR So I had no choice to purchase a newer vehicle. So I bought a 2014 Chevy cruze with 73 thousand miles. HAd it looked at and my mechanic said it was in good sound mind. It is the 2LT version.
So glad you survived the Taurus. The floor pan is a major structural component, and you could be injured or killed when it fails.
@@hereigoagain5050 Thank you! Yeah it would have been bad..
Next project for the CRV, cleaning that gross steering wheel. 😂
I'm both ashamed and amused.😁
Great video. Keep them coming.
Someone donate a flying car to this guy! That would be awesome!
Seems a bit early to need struts. My 2012 Corolla has 147K miles on it and the original struts are like new. Other cars I've had in the past all went over 200K on the original struts before needing replacement.
Hey Ray, Probably depends on the roads. We have huge potholes in Michigan that eat suspensions and wheels.
What triggers me in that as a long time as a honda owner ( 2017 Ridgeline AWD 156K miles) yes the shock/struts do last a long time but when i replaced them at 135k miles
for the popular of the Honda Pilot which it share a lot of parts with there is no aftermarket ( fine whatever) BUT honda literally sells the parts individually so there is another labor cost in assembling the damn struts
TLDR; Can manufactures just make it easy for consumers?? rant over
Enjoyed the video!
About to do a complete suspension overhaul on my Honda Element at 130k miles.
Great minds think alike. I literally just change the shocks on my 2004 Grand Cherokee with 118k on it. I love it again! Totally better to drive. I went with Bilsteins, what brand did you choose?
Maybe that poor Nissan Sentra had worn shocks causing it to stray two inches into your lane at 4:42. Like that guy in the red Honda CR-V going at least three feet into the other lane at 7:02. :-)
Curious as to why you decided to keep the CRV and the bronco? Other than the fact that it’s paid for and reliable? Any other reasons?
CRV will make a good first car for Little Sweetie when she starts to drive in 10 years :)
I still have the original shocks on my 1999 accord with 250k miles....
You need to buff those headlights.
I really Like this generation of the Crv .not to fan of the color love the white one
Point 3: One thing I've learned playing racing games, for some reason the car won't brake or turn while the wheels are off the ground. That seems peculiar to me. Of course, I'm not being serserious when I say that
5:42 "bouncy cars are not comfortable"
Have you seen the video doug demuro made on the 2021 Mercedes-Maybach GLS600?
A Maybach is super comfortable. And rhis one just happens to bounce 🤣
I am being sarcastic, i know you are being serious but i had to😂
Micah, how the hell did you pay $1500 for all 4 struts? I just called to potentially change out my front ones on my 2017 Jeep Cherokee as they’re blown from potholes, and for JUST the front, I was quoted $1800 + 177 for alignment. Did you get that Micah Muzio price or what?
I've noticed that strut costs vary A TON by manufacturer and vehicle. The shop we went to had no clue who I was, so we just got lucky as owners of a CR-V.
Love it!
Nice video!😸
I had a car that had bad shocks and it affected it goin around corners. the rear came around on me when it bounced
7:30 uhh pretty sure CRV stands for Certified Racing Vehicle
what is the milage as per kmpl ur getting now
I like your crv
I guess I'm a 6 year old girl. I haven't felt this attacked since middle school 🤣🤪❤
There are much worse things to be than a 6 year old girl. :)
They can be more shot, gets funny quickly
our 2003 pilot has original shocks
1.4k for shocks!???
Did you go with KYB?
I thought that the Bronco replaced the CRV!
We've kept the CR-V as backup transportation. Though with crazy high used car prices we might be smarter to sell.
Wow look at how much car you got for $25k. That’s a sane price of a mid spec small SUV. You couldn’t get a Mirage for $25k if they sold in 2022.
I changed the dampers at least three times in the Honda I owned for 11 years. As you see... it makes a big difference.
So your basically saying your keeping the CRV for a few more years!
Where are you from
If you're a baby or a grown up tell us in the comments!
Clean that poor CRV
Who did you guys hit? That’s a huge dent on the hood 😜
Believe it or not. It was a massive pinecone. One of the challenges of mountain life.
@@MicahMuzio I saw those huge Sugar Pine cones when I made a short film up in the Lake Arrowhead area. Those cones can be really dangerous, especially when they are full of sap.
If you see 2008 vehicles being sold for crazy money, tell us in the comments!
Micah, you might want to rethink your driving position.
Please elaborate.
@@MicahMuzio It seems you're sitting a bit far back, angle of the seat back a bit excessive. I've been taught at several trainings that a good way to measure distance to the wheel: grabbing the left 10 o'clock position of the steering wheel with your right hand and the right two o'clock position with your left hand (both hands simultaneously), and when your Scapula/shoulder blades remain in contact with the seat back you're close enough.
I can't see your distance to the pedals from the video but the way I was taught to determine that is by depressing the clutch fully and/or pushing the brake pedal down fully and as hard as you can. During that your backside, basically the lumbar should not lose contact with the seat back at all.
I get that especially in the USA with massively long distances people take more relaxed driving positions, but my experience suggests that long term having a 'by-the-book' position isn't any more tiring. And I do admit that while on very long highway drives I sometimes set the seat one click back and one click more lean...but I set it back when off the long highway jaunts. And ever since I discovered massage seats that's been my prime source of comfort!
Just want you to be safe, able to fully control your vehicle if for example a Nissan Versa suddenly crosses into your lane!
@@MicahMuzio Oh, one especially effective tip to reduce fatigue, increase comfort and maintain back health comes from BMW. They had doctors and researchers come up with the system of having two air bags in the seat under your bum which they would fill one after the other so that it very slightly raises one buttocks after the other. It isn't really a massage movement, it's not meant to be very noticeable even. That small motion makes your spine move ever so slightly, and the motion goes very far up your back. That small movement aids blood flow throughout your back in a very broad area. They don't have that feature anymore, now that they have the full massage seats. But I've found it to work when I've done that myself when driving a car long distances with no massage seats: I myself just slightly lift up one side for a second or two, then switch (not necessarily off the seat because of the soft cushion, it's enough to get that small movement upwards). I do that for a few minutes and then repeat periodically. I think it really works.
Awesome videos, especially this one is of such an immensely important topic! All the best!
@@pistonburner6448 I always appreciate thoughtful input. I’ve found that my lower back hurts when driving with a more vertical seat-back angle. In the case of our CR-V, the steering wheel’s limited telescoping range results in a longer reach than I’d prefer.
But rest assured, whenever I’ve raced or done high-performance driving on-camera, I’ve always set my driving position for maximum control. :)
@@MicahMuzio It's unfortunate that the 'shocks' of the seat can't be replaced, or replacing the seat is prohibitively expensive in most cases! (Are there even new seats available?)
Are you a baby? Or grownup?
How about a baby grownup?