My FRV story
The FRVgarage story - from purchasing the vehicle, to a few words about me and this web
About the FRV
DIY Servicing
The FRVgarage story
Day One
We bought this Honda Family , some say Flexible Recreation - Vehicle or Honda Edix , as it is known in Japan - in spring 2017. It come from beautiful country of Italy, with about 150K Km on the clock.
To purchase this K20a - 2.0 litre petrol Honda FR-V, shipped, taxed, MOT-ed, insured and put on the road in Slovakia cost circa 6000€ at the time. Thanks to its 10 years of Italian childhood it arrived without a single spot of rust.
For the first year, it was simply a car. Than I had an animal-accedent and wrote-off my 2009 Mondeo 2.2 TDCi so the Honda become our daily driver, workhorse and shortly a family friend. We soon discovered that this is almost an ideal shifter for us - equally happy on the shortest trips to the local shops, across the Austrian Alps, down to the Slovenian or Croatian seaside, or all the way to 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 about a kilometre to warm up, never moans, still looking sexy /at least from certain angles/ remains quite a rare sight and damn practical. It combines the city-friendly advantages of a little Jazz with the comfort, space and performance of a CR-V – and, most importantly, comes with one of the best engines Honda has ever stuffed under a bonnet.
The dead bicycles, 250-litre 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. Ever since I was a kid, I've enjoyed hanging around cars, tools and all sorts of machinery – diggers, tractors and just about anything mechanical. Later, just for the sake of it, I even got my HGV C+E+T driving licence, although I never used it professionally.
I have kicked off this blog round 2019, 2 years 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. Over the years, I've learned to do most of the routine jobs myself.
Changing spark plugs, filters and oil, replacing coolant, the battery, starter motor, brakes or auxiliary belts – these are all fairly straightforward and often quite enjoyable jobs. There's a great feeling of satisfaction when you get things done yourself, and, of course, you save a good deal of cash.
Honda FR-Vs are 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. I hope some of the experience I've gained along the way will come in handy – or at least bring a smile to your face.
