I dont think you will find a diesel for less than 10k, so presume you are looking at a 2.0 litre VTEC petrol.
I have a 2003 petrol CRV which I use to pull a 10 year old ABI Jubilee van with an MAW of 1200kgs.
I have no problems with towing although the VTEC is quite a high revving engine with...