--- In hondahrv@yahoogroups.com, "Simon Godfrey" <smngdfry@...>
wrote:
>
> Hello everyone! I'm glad to have found this group as I've just
bought
> a T reg 3 door CVT and have a lot to learn. I not exactly Honda's
> target HRV customer profile - I'm old, unfit, unwell and uncool!
>
> Talk about chalk and cheese - the HRV replaces a Lada Niva 1.7i,
which
> was great off road but not much good on it. I expect the HRV will
be
> the opposite. I had to give up the Niva because I have had a heart
> attack and am no longer strong enough to wrestle the Niva - big
> wheels, big tyres and no power steering.
>
> My Sunday car is an 1970 NSU RO80, which still looks gorgeous but
uses
> petrol at 15 - 25 mpg (Wankel engine - notoriously fragile and
> thirsty) and I mostly use a BMW F650 CS Scarver for getting
around -
> the traffic is hideous where I work in Cambridge.
>
> The HRV came with four different makes of tyre, and they all look
like
> ordinary road tyres. Any advice on something more suitable for
green
> roads? Nothing extreme, but I've got a shed in the middle of
Dartmoor
> I need to get to along a steep muddy track to reach it. Is there
maybe
> a M + S tyre fitment that is still acceptable on road but competent
> off it?
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Simon
>
welcome,lot of info on here.i had a w reg hrv 3 door in tropic jade
with a silver rogue body kit from new and liked it alot.had to sell
it when my 2nd son was born.a bit tight getting him in and out of
his car seat and with his pam in the boot there wasnt much roon
left.didnt do much off road,it was bought for the look and
slyle.hope you enjoy your hrv.

andrew aka THE ROGUE