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Replying to: isellhondas (Sep 12, 2004 10:43 am) ___If you have the chance to look over the pdf’s of the reliability test article below, you will see 3 failed CVT’s. Suspiciously the 3 that failed were driven by Bank One employees. I suspect they had an employee running full brake powered launches or some other such stupidity late in the life of these abused hybrids  ___You can see the entire list of results at the following: http://avt.inel.gov/hev.html HCH pdf #3: 2003 HCH w/ CVT. Driven by Bank One’s courier pool. CVT and CAT failed at the 96 and 97K mark respectively. HCH pdf #4: 2003 HCH w/ CVT. Driven by Bank One’s courier pool. CVT and CAT failed at the 99 and 100K mark respectively. Insight pdf #3: 2001 Insight CVT. Driven by Bank One’s courier pool. CVT failed at 89K. ___Good Luck ___Wayne R. Gerdes |
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| There was a few owners mentioning CVT slippage on the Civic HX forum back in 2000 or so. I'm sure there have been improvements since then, but maybe that's where he got the impression that Honda was having problems. | |
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quote Stevedebi-"You are trading a sunroof and a fold down rear seat for 12-15 extra miles per gallon and the "climate control system" which is standard on the HCH and not available on the EX." Of course, the HCH has a lower engine oil change schedule, if I remember? Severe useage oil change schedule (double for normal useage): HCH - 3750 miles Civic EX - 5000 miles-end quote" Correct, but who most people over the age of 35 have decided on a personal schedule of when to change their oil and they use that. In my case, I'm not going to change the oil in my HCH any more frequently than I would a "regular" Civic - I use arguably the best synthetic oil on the planet and I'll change every five to seven thousand miles, based on oil analysis. Owner's manual oil change recommendations are a "general guide" that the car manufacturer must publish to protect themselves.
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Replying to: larsb (Sep 15, 2004 1:09 pm)
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Replying to: misterme (Sep 15, 2004 1:33 pm) Thanks for posting that; some previous posts had indicated a different mileage interval due to the different engine.
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Replying to: stevedebi (Sep 15, 2004 3:19 pm) I currently have a '97 accord se sedan. I love it's peppy ride but I'm planning to get a new accord within a couple of years. Here's my dilema: 4 cylinder accord has good mileage but sluggish with a heavy load 6 cylinder accord has bad mileage and the low torque seems kinda sluggish too the new hybrid accord seems the like the "perfect" car with power and mileage but I'm concerned about the "new" technology: 1) I live up in Boston and I've heard that the batteries don't work as well in the cold. 2) Any premium $ for the hybrid I'd make up over the life since I'd keep it for 150-200K miles but I've heard that the batteries would be expensive to replace? Do any of you Civid Hybrid owners have any insight of my concerns? Thank you... |
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"I live up in Boston and I've heard that the batteries don't work as well in the cold." I know of a few hybrid owners in the Northern states that have no issues when the batteries are cold. "Any premium $ for the hybrid I'd make up over the life since I'd keep it for 150-200K miles" If you keep your cars that long (As I do) you should break about even at the end for the price premium. When gas prices sky rocket again the premium will look better. Breaking even is not a bad thing though. You'll be driving one of the most technically advanced autos they make, likely with alot of extras, be saving fuel and filling up less often. "I've heard that the batteries would be expensive to replace?" I've heard that if you were to replace the entire battery pack it would cost around $1500. However the pack consists of numerous "D" size NiMH batteries and there is speculation that they may be tested and replaced individually. I have an extended warranty that covers the car 70K/7YR B2B and 150K/10YR on the battery. |
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Replying to: isellhondas (Sep 12, 2004 10:43 am) http://www2.kluge.net/Civic.mov It's 2.2 MB in size.
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Replying to: rfruth (Sep 18, 2004 3:18 pm) Thanks to everyone who's already posted. The info is helpful. |
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"The dealer suggested that here I should follow the "heavy use " maintenance schedule because of the weather. I'm not sure that's really necessary." My dealer tried that on me even though I don't even qualify on the books specified heavy use criteria. Must be an easy way to double their service profit from us. I'm following the service schedule that applies to me...the 10K cycle. I don't know about Geico but my Honda extended covers to 100K/7yr B2B and 150K/10yr battery.
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