You can't blame the dealer as they would have trouble selling it without FSH. When you buy your next car, unless you buy new won't you yourself want FSH?

Your best bet is to have it serviced - maybe by an independent Honda specialist if you can find one - and sell it privately. Most private buyers - especially people buying a car like a CRV - are clued-up enough to check that it's been serviced.

Get it serviced with a cambelt change then tell me what you want for it.

Thought that engine had a chain-cam.

It has - or at least, Honda refer to it as a "quiet chain".

The correct service intervals (on mileage) for that car are 12,500 and 25,000 miles, so if the mileage is genuine it's not far over. In fact, if if was serviced at 17,500, it hasn't even reached the mileage interval, though it should have been serviced on a time basis.

I ran one of these to 52,000 or so - no requirment for any belt/chain replacement.

It's not usual for chains to be replaced preventatively.

From memory, the model designations were SE, SE Sport, and Executive. The SE had black bumpers, the SE Sport painted, plus sun roof and some other bits I can't recall. Mine was an SE Sport.

Edited by Manatee on 09/08/2010 at 22:29

Just to book end this string (unless there are any offers out there??), the car was serviced today with no reported problems and the usual checks/changes for the age (oil change, spark plugs etc etc etc). Will get in on Autotrader and other sites/

Thanks