2000 Honda CR-V @ 125k miles for $5k. Reliable buy?

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Does anybody own a CR-V on this year, and is there anything specifically that I should look for? I've looked through Edmunds already, and it seems to be a fairly well-received car.

Is the mileage too high? Also, it's a 3 owner car. Should that be a red flag?

Thanks!
 
3 owners ain't a red flag but it's got way to many miles for me. it's not a diesel so it's to many miles for me. however get yourself some cardboard if you go look at it and put the piece of cardboard under the engine while you're talking to the owner about stuff. go over it with a "fine tooth comb." look under the hood look at all the plug wires make sure they're not cracked or anything make sure they're all tight against the spark plugs. check around the cylinder heads and valve covers and make sure there isn't any oil residue which shows that a gasket needs to be replaced also bounce the car around a bit just shake it and make sure the suspension doesn't squeek a lot. if it does that means theres a bushing or something like that which could need to be replaced. or some suspension parts need to be greased again. make sure all the lights and everything function fine turn signals stuff like that. also a car that new will have a serpentine belt so when you look under the hood twist the belt not hard or anything but make sure you can't twist the belt more than a 1/4-3/8 of a turn anything over that means the belt's got a little too much slack in it. that car might have little indicators on it to show when the belt needs to be replaced but twisting it is faster and easier. and if the person lets you test drive it make sure it doesn't hesitate when you get on the throttle or shudder or how do i describe it ah heck i'm sure you know what it feels like when the brakes are old and it kinda grabs the doesn't grabs and then doesn't when the rotors are warped. make sure it don't do that. basically just make sure it doesn't do anything that might be a problem.
 
3 owners ain't a red flag but it's got way to many miles for me. it's not a diesel so it's to many miles for me. however get yourself some cardboard if you go look at it and put the piece of cardboard under the engine while you're talking to the owner about stuff. go over it with a "fine tooth comb." look under the hood look at all the plug wires make sure they're not cracked or anything make sure they're all tight against the spark plugs. check around the cylinder heads and valve covers and make sure there isn't any oil residue which shows that a gasket needs to be replaced also bounce the car around a bit just shake it and make sure the suspension doesn't squeek a lot. if it does that means theres a bushing or something like that which could need to be replaced. or some suspension parts need to be greased again. make sure all the lights and everything function fine turn signals stuff like that. also a car that new will have a serpentine belt so when you look under the hood twist the belt not hard or anything but make sure you can't twist the belt more than a 1/4-3/8 of a turn anything over that means the belt's got a little too much slack in it. that car might have little indicators on it to show when the belt needs to be replaced but twisting it is faster and easier. and if the person lets you test drive it make sure it doesn't hesitate when you get on the throttle or shudder or how do i describe it ah heck i'm sure you know what it feels like when the brakes are old and it kinda grabs the doesn't grabs and then doesn't when the rotors are warped. make sure it don't do that. basically just make sure it doesn't do anything that might be a problem.
 
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