1999 Honda CR-V review from North America

The emergency brake light comes on when the car is cold, but will go off when I hit a bump in the road or after driving for a while (usually by the time I get to work). This only happens in the winter and hasn't caused any problems.

The spark plug for the dashboard lights keeps blowing out.

This car had been great since the day I bought it. I haven't had any major problems and, from what I hear from other CR-V owners, it will continue to be a very reliable car.

It gets great mileage compared to other SUVs, and is spacious enough to haul just about anything. It's a great road-tripping car.

It's got impressive pickup for a 4-cylinder.

I love my CR-V and plan on driving it until the day it gives out on me, which will be a very long time.

A few stories about what a beast my CR-V is:

It was 3am on some back roads in Maryland when I hit a deer head-on going at least 60mph in my CR-V. I checked the car -- not even a scratch!...though I can't say the same for the deer. This car is truly an undercover beast!

A car rammed into my CR-V from behind at a stop light. The car that hit me had a huge dent on its hood from my rear-mounted spare tire -- again, the CR-V didn't even have a scratch.

I once thought my CR-V had a transmission problem, so I took it into a mechanic who looked confused and told me that "Hondas don't have transmission problems." He looked it over and drove it around -- everything was fine. I was just paranoid.