Laird_Scooby

I seem to recall seeing this one on and off for about 2 years, too many "questionable" mods on it for most peoples liking i think.

Hindsight is a fantastic tool but, like many other things in life, too little, too late! I can't count the number of times a strange noise/behaviour has happened and i've decided to see what develops instead of investigating immediately - usually ended up costing me!

Definite result there Pete! Like you, if it's within the ball-park of last years premium i've decided to keep quiet.

Good luck for monday Pete, hope all goes well with the MoT!

Leave it as a permanent drain, certainly until you find the source of the water ingress. Could be anywhere, even around the door and traveling by capilliary action.

Maybe a 3mm hole drilled in the bottom of each light unit will allow them to drain? Not ideal as you want to stop the wet stuff getting in in the first place.

It would still need filling up to get it home though!

Tempting!

I like that - i'd remove the pendant rear fog and fit 2 colour (red and white) bulbs into the reverse lamp holders and wire those for rear fogs and reverse, would clean up its rear. Ooooooooooo-errrrrrrrr missus!

Don't know anywhere down there that usually has a few for breaking, unlike one of my local ones. I think (but don't quote me on it) they do mail order but a cat isn't something i'd trust through the post or other courier. Worth a try ringing them up to see if they have any though. https://www.beckrowdismantlersltd.co.uk/

Hmmmm, interesting.........

Welcome to CR-V ownership! If your engine bay is anything like mine, despite the engine looking small compared to a big V6, you'll find it's still cramped to wok in because of the basic engine design. Not one of Hondas finer moments!

Welcome aboard Jonathan! Nice to see another one saved! It's the NCT over there i believe? More rigorous than our MoT and only available through govt places?

Electric skateboard? Or mobility scooter?

Sorry to hear that, whereabouts in the country are you?

............ hence my 🤪to the comment above - breaking it doesn't make much sense, worth spending a bit of time/energy to repair and return to the road.

.............. as were the spiders and mice who took up residence in the exhaust system!

End of an era Pete!

Looks pretty battered as well, especially for an 08 plate!

Hmmmm, that's that theory gone with the wind then! I've had similar in the past, if it hasn't been the valve core leaking i've resealed the beads using one of two possible methods. First is to deflate the tyre, push the tyre as far as possible away from the bead towards the centre and run a bead of black RTV around it (inside and outside of the rim), wait 15-20 minutes for the sealant to flash off then re-inflate and leave 24 hours before refitting to allow the RTV to cure. Second method is to use TyreWeld or a similar product, drive the 20 minutes or however long it is and then check/adjust pressure to correct level. Both methods are a pain to remove the tyre when it needs changing though. A lot depends on how much life the tyre has though.

Could it also be you haven't used it for a while and it's just leaked around the rim/valve? Was following a RHD USA spec Odyssey today........... more available and affordable than an Elysin but without the V6. Tempting though!

Thanks, i've had a lot of Rovers and Hondas over the years and been interested in how things came about. I had a Ballade 1.5EXi about 25-30 years ago, i called it the "thinking mans 216VDP" as it went just as well, gave slightly better economy and still had similar equipment. As you say, the BAe management was very poor, almost as bad as the previous BL/ARG management had been but a definite lack of investment in newer models stifled the Rover brand, and by extension, the Honda brand. The 600/Accord (5th gen) was a superb car but Honda did most of the leg-work for that, a Rover 620 with a Honda K20 and maybe even a Rover 624 with a K24 would have been a nice facelift if BMW hadn't come along.

If people think the car is underpriced they automatically assume something is wrong with it - if others are selling for £4-5k then price yours to match, you may get some more serious enquiries! Some years back i sold my old microwave on ebay, it wasn't actually that old, it was stainless steel but it was a bit small for what i needed. I set the opening bid at £9.99 and only got a couple of offers, both well under the £10 point. Needless to say i politely declined and waited for auction end then relisted it with a starting bid of £19.99 - sold the next day for £20! From this little exercise and the offers i had when it was £9.99, people will always assume the worst, give them a reason to expect better/the best and they will pay it. If some smart Alec (damn - there's my dyslexic typing again! ) asks why the price has gone up, tell them because a series of muppet thought it was knackered so you've now priced to reflect condition, rather than a quick sale. You'll probably get a few offers for ~£3.5k...........

I'd suggest adding £2k to the asking price Pete! Seriously, give it a go and see what happens!

The Rover 213 VDP was essentially the second gen Ballade with Rover badges and trim - as you say, the partnership (from the 1981 Anchorage Agreement) was in its infancy then but blossomed into some excellent cars, for both Honda and Rover. The previous 1st gen Ballade was only sold here as the Triumph Acclaim, itself an excellent car using the same formula. In the USA, the Acura Legend (as it was branded) set the benchmark for new cars from new "premium" divisions of existing car makers. According to an old myth (or should i say legend ) Honda stole Rovers thunder by launching the Legend a short time before intended in the USA as both the Legend and Sterling 825 (as the Rover 825 was called there) were allegedly destined to launch on the same day. Toyota, not to be outdone, created the Lexus LS400 in just 3 years, essentially revamping a Toyota Celsior (a JDM only car at the time) into a more modern rendering with extras over and above what the JDM would have had. Now, most people think of the Lexus as being the first premium brand car from a manufacturer, i am very smug when i explain the above to people who try telling me that! Whichever way you look at it, the Honda-Rover Alliance and mutally owned shares in each other (i believe 22% holding by each partner of the others company) made for some excellent cars - if it hadn't been for the aggressive takeover by BMW of Rover and BAe not being able to stand up to the Germans, i firmly believe not only would Rover still be here but Honda would have gone in a slightly different direction and both companies would be in a much better position now. Thankfully we still have some of the cars from that period.