Honda CR-V Diesel AT: Reliability & fuel efficiency after 90,000 km

"Big dilemma with the Fortuner and CR-V both as I just don't know what to replace them with."

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So the car has clocked 90000kms. This a milestone as I usually replaced my cars earlier around 80-85k. Goes to show the improved reliability and build quality of modern machines. I can't find a fault yet in the car and it still drives and looks like new. I've still put it up on the classifieds though I doubt I will be able to change it anytime soon as I really can't find a suitable alternative to it. It came back with a service bill of 7992/- for its 90k service which is seriously very reasonable. I've still asked for the brake pads to be changed now even though the pad thickness is at 3.8mm for the front with a limit of 1.6mm and the rear at 4.2mm with a limit of 1mm. Keep in mind these are the original brake pads that came fitted with the car. The pads are on order and should be in stock soon will get them changed then.

Also, the seats were tightened over the service, and the creaking sound that was there has noticeably reduced though if you strain to hear it's still there sometimes.

The 1.6L diesel is a letdown in terms of outright performance but makes up for it in terms of frugality (I have got an average of over 17kmpl over my entire 90k kms) and the 9-speed gearbox does wonders for keeping it idling at very low rpms at cruising speeds making it a very very quiet engine on highway rides. (At 140kmph is when the 9th gear kicks in and the engine is spinning at around 1800-2000rpm! )

Attaching a picture of the trip B meter which resets every 10k kms which kind of proves my point of frugality. Over 7600kms the average has been 18kmpl!

Apart from this, I own a 2018 Fortuner which is now at 97k kms, a 2017 Honda City at 62k kms, a Bmw 3 Limo diesel at 18k kms, and a 2021 alto cng at 18k kms. Big dilemma with the Fortuner and crv both as I just don't know what to replace them with as they both drive just like the day I bought them and I can't figure out replacement vehicles

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