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Effy's avatar
Effy
Explorer II
Mar 25, 2015

2009 CRV EX

So we are back at the toad hunt again. Found a good deal on a 2009 Honda CRV. Going to finalize the deal tomorrow. According to the manual can be towed 4 down. Has 77k miles which makes me cringe a little but seems well taken care of and it's actually lower than avg. mileage for the year and searches I've done. This will be DW's daily driver also so it needs to be reliable. She averages about 20k miles in a year. Anyone have any thoughts or opinions? Can you get an extended warranty on cars? I've never actually looked. Is it worth it?

Thanks

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  • Gjac's avatar
    Gjac
    Explorer III
    My wife has a 2009 CRV EX it has 70k on it. The only problem with it so far has been a leak in the power steering system. These are hard to see because the fluid collects in the rubber boot and does not leak on the ground. Other than that it has been reliable but does not get great gas mileage on the Hiway(28mpg) for a DD and 20k mi/year.
  • Effy's avatar
    Effy
    Explorer II
    jfkmk wrote:
    Isn't this a duplicate of your post yesterday?


    It is, apologies - I put the original in the wrong forum and tried to move it. Instead I copied it.
  • I have 146,000 miles on mine. Have towed it 76,000 miles.
    An extended warranty would have been a waste of money.

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