Kia Sportage / Honda CRV questions

maxi090605, Sep 4, 7:56am
1. What's your take on Kia brand, specifically Sportage! I heard a second hand news about the gear stick detaching from transmission box!
2. Honda CRV 96 model - is it belt or chain!
3. Honda CRV - 4 wheel drive or otherwise!

cheers

mugenb20b, Sep 4, 7:58am
1. What year Sportage!
2. Belt.
3. They come as both.

friendly_prawn, Sep 4, 8:00am
I have a kia sportage. year 2000.
So far I think its brilliant. The gearbox's auto trans are supposedly bullet proof.Dont know any thing about the later ones.
A little hungrier on gas than I thought they would be though.
Must admit though I have only owned it for about 1 month so I guess time will tell .:-)

From what I have heard of Honda CRV the 4wd's are supposed to be crap off road.

mugenb20b, Sep 4, 8:04am
Depends on what kind of tyres you use ;)

But, yeah, it's a front wheel drive.until you get stuck.only then, the rear axle engages.which is stupid. Later model CRVs are much better.