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CR-V: U.K. vs. Japanese build/reliablity

I traded in my 1997 CR-V last week for a 2006 CR-V SE. The Air Conditioning blew on my '97 the week before and I had nearly 9 years of trouble free use out of it. One thing I noticed is that the dealer had mostly CR-V's built in the UK. The one I purchased was built in Swindon, UK (VIN starts with a 'S').

Is there any difference in build quality or reliability for CR-V's built in the UK vs. Japan? In doing some research of old usenet postings it seems some buyers in the USA have a preference for Japanese built CR-V's. Of course, this preference may not be based in reality as I haven't heard anything negative about the UK built CR-V's.

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GuessWho
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snipped-for-privacy@Who.net wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

How often does A/C get used in the UK anyway?

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TeGGeR®

What does your reply have to do with my original question?

To answer my own question the UK quality seems pretty shitty so far.

My front right wheel had 3 lug nuts fall off after 400 miles (I'm lucky I caught them missing before I had a fatal accident). The glove box light flickers on and off. The rear tailgate is leaking water around the gasket and the rear tailgate sensorintermittently thinks the tailgate is open when it's not (this causes the remote lock/key fob not to lock the doors remotely because the gate reads as being open). Yeah, great quality on a new car. Sure, the dealer promises to make it all right but c'mon, these are not the kind of problems one expects with Honda's. My 97 CR-V never gave me any grief until the AC blew out at 97k.

Before anyone complains I'm anti-British let me state for the record I'm half English myself. I've lived in the UK from time to time for stretches of several years. Right now I happen to be living in the USA.

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GuessWho

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