98 CR-V reliable? or 98 rav4?

Sorry, I'm not good for a teacher and this is not why I'm in this ng.
Best way to learn is to attend a professional driving school (and not
one of those courses offered by some colleges). But most of the people
learned driving at the neighborhood "driving school" (usually the
cheapest) which only purpose is to help you pass the exam.
If you want to save fuel first step is to eliminate the warm up. With
the exception of extreme low weather conditions or some diesels, warm up
is wasted fuel and senseless wear on the engine. Modern cars don't need
this old thing. Also read owners manual very carefully, there are small
differences in shifting between cars (regarding the optimal RPM).
I came here to learn the opinions of CR-V and Element owners about their
cars. I intend to buy one soon, and I think it will be the Element.

Good luck

 

In general, with a manual transmission, drive in the highest gear that
you can use without lugging. Accelerate briskly while upshifting as
early as possible, traffic conditions permitting.

With either manual or automatic, pay attention to conditions up ahead
to avoid accelerating into a forced stop. E.g. if you see a light ahead
turn red so that you will have to stop for it, take your foot off of the
accelerator and coast (in gear) until you need to brake.

 

In general, with a manual transmission, drive in the highest gear that
you can use without lugging. Accelerate briskly while upshifting as
early as possible, traffic conditions permitting.

With either manual or automatic, pay attention to conditions up ahead
to avoid accelerating into a forced stop. E.g. if you see a light ahead
turn red so that you will have to stop for it, take your foot off of the
accelerator and coast (in gear) until you need to brake.

 

In general, with a manual transmission, drive in the highest gear that
you can use without lugging. Accelerate briskly while upshifting as
early as possible, traffic conditions permitting.

With either manual or automatic, pay attention to conditions up ahead
to avoid accelerating into a forced stop. E.g. if you see a light ahead
turn red so that you will have to stop for it, take your foot off of the
accelerator and coast (in gear) until you need to brake.

 

97,,, man they sell fast .. 98s are gone and left with 97s.. whats the diff
between 97-98 crvs and rav4s??

i heard on the rav4s the 97 is noisier than the 98.. or was it the crv.. can
anyone give me the diff on the 2? and what is EX and LX on the hondas?

 

97,,, man they sell fast .. 98s are gone and left with 97s.. whats the diff
between 97-98 crvs and rav4s??

i heard on the rav4s the 97 is noisier than the 98.. or was it the crv.. can
anyone give me the diff on the 2? and what is EX and LX on the hondas?

 

97,,, man they sell fast .. 98s are gone and left with 97s.. whats the diff
between 97-98 crvs and rav4s??

i heard on the rav4s the 97 is noisier than the 98.. or was it the crv.. can
anyone give me the diff on the 2? and what is EX and LX on the hondas?

 

Hmmm...I just got a 1998 5-speed manual CR-V (base model, no A/C),

My 98 CR-V (A/C, 5-speed) that I had would do a good 28 mpg on the highway,
and if you really abused it, maybe 21-22 in the city. I always wished the
5th gear was taller, I was never happy with how high the engine revved at
highway speed. I'm sure there was enough torque there to let it run at lower
RPM's with better mileage.

 

Hmmm...I just got a 1998 5-speed manual CR-V (base model, no A/C),

My 98 CR-V (A/C, 5-speed) that I had would do a good 28 mpg on the highway,
and if you really abused it, maybe 21-22 in the city. I always wished the
5th gear was taller, I was never happy with how high the engine revved at
highway speed. I'm sure there was enough torque there to let it run at lower
RPM's with better mileage.

 

Hmmm...I just got a 1998 5-speed manual CR-V (base model, no A/C),

My 98 CR-V (A/C, 5-speed) that I had would do a good 28 mpg on the highway,
and if you really abused it, maybe 21-22 in the city. I always wished the
5th gear was taller, I was never happy with how high the engine revved at
highway speed. I'm sure there was enough torque there to let it run at lower
RPM's with better mileage.

 

The EX and LX deal with Hondas is the trim spec. From memory LX is the base
model, and they improve from there.

Personally I'd say go find a neat little RAV4, because as reliable as the
Honda may be when something does go wrong it'll be a nightmare to have
repaired... my brother had a Prelude once... worst car I've ever seen for
reliability.


Nick.

 

The EX and LX deal with Hondas is the trim spec. From memory LX is the base
model, and they improve from there.

Personally I'd say go find a neat little RAV4, because as reliable as the
Honda may be when something does go wrong it'll be a nightmare to have
repaired... my brother had a Prelude once... worst car I've ever seen for
reliability.


Nick.

 

The EX and LX deal with Hondas is the trim spec. From memory LX is the base
model, and they improve from there.

Personally I'd say go find a neat little RAV4, because as reliable as the
Honda may be when something does go wrong it'll be a nightmare to have
repaired... my brother had a Prelude once... worst car I've ever seen for
reliability.


Nick.

 

you gotta lug the freakin engine to get max MPG. like, shift at 2000 rpm. be
in 5th gear at 45mph.

that said, one bad point about the RAV that i dunno if toyota cleared up is
that the IAC valve under the throttle tends to get gunked up and needs to be
cleaned out often, or it will have a poor cold idle and sometimes stall when
cold.

 

you gotta lug the freakin engine to get max MPG. like, shift at 2000 rpm. be
in 5th gear at 45mph.

that said, one bad point about the RAV that i dunno if toyota cleared up is
that the IAC valve under the throttle tends to get gunked up and needs to be
cleaned out often, or it will have a poor cold idle and sometimes stall when
cold.

 

you gotta lug the freakin engine to get max MPG. like, shift at 2000 rpm. be
in 5th gear at 45mph.

that said, one bad point about the RAV that i dunno if toyota cleared up is
that the IAC valve under the throttle tends to get gunked up and needs to be
cleaned out often, or it will have a poor cold idle and sometimes stall when
cold.

 

I'm not sure what the last year was for the G1 (1st generation) CRV
and RAV4, but '98 was certainly G1 for both. The problem wasn't 0-60
but 0-10 on the AT RAV. Trying to turn left through heavy traffic was
very scary.

The G1 AT CRV was slow. The fact that it kicked the RAV4's ass is
really pathetic.

 

I'm not sure what the last year was for the G1 (1st generation) CRV
and RAV4, but '98 was certainly G1 for both. The problem wasn't 0-60
but 0-10 on the AT RAV. Trying to turn left through heavy traffic was
very scary.

The G1 AT CRV was slow. The fact that it kicked the RAV4's ass is
really pathetic.

 

I'm not sure what the last year was for the G1 (1st generation) CRV
and RAV4, but '98 was certainly G1 for both. The problem wasn't 0-60
but 0-10 on the AT RAV. Trying to turn left through heavy traffic was
very scary.

The G1 AT CRV was slow. The fact that it kicked the RAV4's ass is
really pathetic.

 

I'm not sure what the last year was for the G1 (1st generation) CRV

G1 CRV: 1997-2001
G1 RAV4: 1996-2000


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