My FRV story
The FRVgarage story from purchasing the vehicle,
a word about me and this web
go to the article below or hit the main chapters
About the FRV
DIY Servicing
The FRVgarage story
Day One
We have bought this Honda Family , some say Flexible Recreation - Vehicle or Honda Edix how they called in Japan, in spring 2017 imported from beautiful country of Italy, with about 150K Km on the clock.
To purchase this K20a - 2 liter petrol Honda FR-V, shipped, taxed, MOT-ed, insured and put on the road in Slovakia costed that time circa 6000€. Thanks to the 10 years of Italian childhood it came without a single spot of rust.
The first year it was - well a car. Than I had an animal-accedent and wrote-off my 2009 Mondeo 2.2 tdci thus the Honda become our daily, workhorse and shortly a family friend. We soon discovered that this is almost an ideal shifter for us - either for the shortest trips to the local shops, across the Austrian Alps down to the Slovenian or Croatian sea side or to the Scotland.
With its braked towing capacity of 1,5t /0,5t unbraked/ it doesn't complain about our camping, gardening and building activities. The good old geisha starts on her first /almost/ crank in -20 or +40C, needs 1 Km to warm up, never moans, still looking sexi /at least from some angles/ quite unseen and damn practical, combining the little Jazz's city advantages with the CR-V's comfort, room, performance and mainly with one of the best engines Honda ever packed under the hood.
Dead bicycles, 250 lit. aquarium, Mondeo left overs were kicked out and we accommodate her in our garage, to prolong her rust-free life.
Thanks for taking the time to visit my web
My name is Daniel, I have worked for over 25y as a freelance foto - videographer in Slovakia and across the EU. Since little I liked hanging around the cars, tools and all sort of machinery, diggers, tractors, for a short time I also worked on a farm, and later just for the sake of it I got a licence for HGV C+E+T, but never used it professionally.
I have kicked off this blog round 2019, 2y after purchasing the FRV. The Honda FR-V is quite a simple, straightforward, forgiving ride and from the day one I have started to discover the vehicle maintenance and servicing. Throughout its ownership I learned how to do most of it. Changing the sparkplugs, filters and oils, coolant, battery, starter motor, brakes or serpentine belts are actually fairly easy and fun to do jobs. All success feels so good and of course you save good deal of cash.
Honda FR-Vs few and far between street occurrence /not only in this country/ was perhaps the basic excuse to launched this web and later on to established the FRVgarage, but I do admit, I am keen on this motor best out of all 2nd. hands I had. Hope my gained experiences comes handy or at at least brings a smile.
