Manual or Automatic Honda CRV

Wife needs new car and wants an automatic version of current car. I don’t like autos but won’t drive it often.
Not interested in there shit, there only 2wd drive posts, helpful ones regarding the pro s and cons of Automatic transmission :?. I had 2.5 V6 Mazda Xedus auto years ago and it was the worst I have had for fuel consumption.

Have you tried Relate yet?

I was a never want an auto driver but most of the hire cars I’ve been in are auto’s. Honestly much more relaxing to drive, much better in town, much better in traffic.

Started driving autos around six years ago, they are good these days. You will take a hit on outright performance & economy but not a massive one. Ninety percent of the time i don’t miss the manual box…

Wife needs new car and wants an automatic version of current car. I don’t like autos but won’t drive it often.

So what has it to do with you?

And FWIW, the only folk who think that good auto’s are crap and they need a manual to drive a car, also think they can drive…

I’ve pretty much driven auto’s all my life, and when I got with eth current Mrs br she was a convinced manual driver. A few times driving my (very good) auto’s and she decided her next car would be an auto.

Consequently we’ve been an auto household for years.

I test drove an auto it’s ok. I wouldn’t be too put off. Hand brake takes getting used to on hill starts. I bought a manual as a mate in the trade had it PX and price was right. Been a very reliable car for what we bought it for.

It’s not a proper 4×4, old mans car etc jibes from the same personality types that used to call my mx5/mr2 a hairdressers car homosexual etc are pretty funny but can be tiresome.

Only con to me would be reliability if buying over 3 years old. If buying new, modern autos really don’t give anything away compared to manual, normally a small drop in efficiency, power and a bit more emissions but not exactly a lot.

My current car is the last manual I’ll have – driving 30k a year is just too much like hard work with a clutch to think about. Any decent system gives you manual shift if you really want to do it yourself. Plus… Flappy paddles!

Only con to me would be reliability if buying over 3 years old.

Why is that, are you talking about the CRV or autos in general?

My Saab 9-5 is 15 years old and the auto box is smooth as silk! The only times I would have preferred a manual is occasionally when towing the caravan and in snow.

I had a couple of autos a few cars back and if it was up to me I’d never bother with a manual again, just an easier drive.

I think they have just released a 9 speed auto box, with a smaller 1.6 Diesel engine, which is more efficient and develops more power than the old 2 litre, but appreciate you might not want to buy new.

I think the more recent models come with DAB, which personally I would want. I would consider one, massive boot and Honda are reliable (in my view).

Some auto boxes now make cars quicker to accelerate then manuals. I have had both and find the auto we have now smooth and relaxing to drive (8 speed auto on a diesel bmw).

Over the past week I’ve driven 6 crvs all on test all 2l ivtec models ,the auto is a nice town drive and picks up well ,no real jerkiness through the box ,The manual seemed a little flat to me ,I think I would be an arse in heavy traffic,

Neither is that clever on fuel un like the dirty diesel which does a good 44 mpg on a run and low 30s in town ,the ivtec models will return tops 20 around town and the auto being closer to 16-17 mpg around town and low 30s on a run if your chuck the cruise on

Great to sit in and very well built but to big for the long haired boss ,so we decided against it and in the next 3 hours I’m off to collect an fn2 (type r) 😉

Modern auto boxes are in my experience so relaxing to drive in city/stop start motorway queues etc. plus with all the other toys such as cruise control it all makes for a pleasant driving experience and removes a massive amount of stress. I had an older 52 plate CRV petrol that was extremely thirsty auto 23mpg was a regular figure!
I would imagine a better tuned more modern engine in either petrol or diesel will be significantly better than that but I would have another as it was great for what it was and super reliable.

I’m a convert to auto’s after having one as a hire car for a few months when my car was in the garage after someone rear-ended me. i’ll never buy a manual car. The age old excuses people roll out as to why they say they prefer manuals are just macho willy waving really. The reality is you can’t change gear better than an auto box – not every single gear change on every single trip for years and years and years, and with modern cars the 0-60 acceleration times are quicker with auto’s and with the latest gen of auto boxes they are more economical in the real world. Sometimes the box can get a bit confused and you find itself in the wrong gear, but you can make the same mistake with a manual boxes. Apart from the fact they are much simpler to drive especially in traffic, which is were we spend most of our time in cars.

I’d say go auto all the way. I can guarantee that if you spend a few months driving nothing but an auto then get back into a manual your mind will have been changed. Mine was.

Neither is that clever on fuel un like the dirty diesel which does a good 44 mpg on a run and low 30s in town ,the ivtec models will return tops 20 around town

Mine gives me 25 around town.

I’ve recently had a DSG Passat and now have a 7sp auto pick-up. I can’t see me ever going back to a manual.

However, from past experience of courtesy cars, underpowered autos are horrible.

Automatic all the way as manual is so yesterday.

Some ask why small engines need auto gear my view is sort that I drive auto coz it’s much more relaxing. No more manual gear for me unless petrol is free.

Under power? How much faster do you want?

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smaller 1.6 Diesel engine, which is more efficient and develops more power than the old 2 litre

LOL

Figures please. More economical perhaps but nowhere near the power. They would still be producing the N22 if they could get it to meet emissions regs.

Had an auto CRV 05. Was nice, but was so greedy on fuel. Expect around 24mpg.

I have a 2007 2.2 cdti, I know its older than your looking at but I get 41 mpg on average to and from work which is a 12 mile commute via A roads and a little in town, petrol doing the same trip would be far worse and I for one couldn’t afford to run a petrol. Its a manual but it has a light action and its easy to drive. Its very reliable and it swallows mountain bikes for breakfast, you should see the stuff we get in it. Not driven a new auto so could not comment.

I have an older (petrol) manual crv at moment, lovely to drive and great space in it but fuel consumption is pretty bad, low 20’s plus the clutch is a bit heavy/hard work around town. This is just a temp runabout, I am thinking of a later automatic diesel one next.

Not driven an older CRV but they look a little more industrial but cars are like that they evolve. Im lucky I have the EX model,it has all the toys plus some extras fitted when it was new.

57 plate CRV, manual,petrol, here. Love it BUT – as others have said, buy shares in oil companies (30mpg in general semi urban pootling, 35 on long journeys).
Also, the clutch release bearing is ailing after 80k.
I drove an auto in the late 1980s when auto gearboxes lasted about 50k and were damned xpensive to replace; even though that’s changed, Its taking a while for me to get back to considering them.

Ace, thanks for all the comments, nearly all Pro Auto.

We have a 56 plate 2.2 tdi
It was a 2.0l auto petrol 2012 plate. It was nice to drive but I only a had short trip along an A road, round a roundabout and back to the garage. Wife loved driving it and I had a very open mind after reading the posts above.

But put off by salesman trying to push 4 insurance products on us as extras. Body care, scratch care, wheel care & something else. Each was about £399. Told him we would come back on Monday.
Now wife is pissed off

But put off by salesman trying to push 4 insurance products on us as extras. Body care, scratch care, wheel care & something else. Each was about £399.

and reply with cut the upsell really not interested, lets talk the real price

My dad had a Y reg auto just sold it last week, he towed with it and it had over 100k on it. No problems whatsoever other than replacing the usual consumables.
He’s just bought an 07 manual petrol crv to tow his new larger caravan (it could tow a bit more weight than the auto). He loves them.

Just to add I’ve got an auto car (tiptronic) and a manual van.

I’d go for the tip auto box every time.

We have just purchased the 2.0l i vtec ES-T auto without the extra bollocks.
Any tips on bike carrier for this model. Old one had a pain in the arse wrap around the spare wheel version so hoping for something easier to use.