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Replying to: kipk (Aug 20, 2008 12:50 pm) ~ Claude Rains |
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Replying to: kipk (Aug 20, 2008 12:50 pm) These guys are big crooks. My honda pilot buying experience which I have explained in detail in the dealer review for DCH Brunswick Honda in NJ was completely a pleasant surprise. I wasn't trading in any car and was paying cash. They gave me a quote and held the price. The only extra thing I saw when I went to the dealership over the price quote was about 200 for window etching of the VIN number which I asked them to remove. They did that without a fuss. The finance manager tried to sell me th extended warranty which I declined and bought online. All in all the experience was too good to be true and I was kept up my guard the whole time waiting for the strike that never happened. But this was my only pleasant car buying experience. For the most part, these guys are a bunch of liars. When I was looking for a RAV4, the sales lady at Toyota of Manhattan made me trudge all they way to upper west side after promising me that they had the model I was looking for and then had the cheek to tell me "We have the Sport version? why do you want the Limited ? I'ts as good". I told them that I would take the sport version if they could install the side curtain airbags while we did the paper work !!. Overall, I find these car dealers are a bunch of crooks and they probably get enough suckers.
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Replying to: mercara (Aug 20, 2008 3:54 pm) |
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My mechanic told me today that front and rear brakes on my 2004 Pilot have 20% remaining. Is this a time to replace them? He told me that I should seriously consider replacing them sooner rather than later. I've not used this mechanic much... but he quoted about $450-$500 to replace them. With 53K miles, it seems early to replace brakes. Thanks for any input.
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Replying to: brm98072 (Sep 24, 2008 9:03 am) $450-$500 seems a bit much at 50K miles. What does Honda Dealer charge ? Brake pads themselves are not expensive. The whole set (4) can be replaced in less than an hour, with the correct tools. (Tires can be rotated at the same time. at no charge) One of the national muffler or brake shops is advertising $99 to replace the pads. . Rebuilding the calipers, turning the disc, replacing the brake fluid can be time consuming and fairly costly for parts. But I would doubt that all needs to be done at 50K miles. I would definitely get prices from other sources. Kip
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Replying to: kipk (Sep 25, 2008 2:44 am) |
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2004 Pilot - Does any one know how to reset this...It keeps blinking once the car is started - I have already changed the oil - but I never received a manual when I bought the car so I'm not sure how to reset this ... Can anyone help?
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Replying to: bkhamvon (Sep 29, 2008 3:32 pm) http://www.hondapilot.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8165 |
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Replying to: boughtalemon (Jun 24, 2008 1:17 pm) |
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Replying to: kipk (Aug 20, 2008 12:50 pm) We purchased my wife's '08 Pilot ex-L AWD about six months ago from Bloomington Honda in the Twin Cities. They also responded w/the best price to an email I sent to a number of dealerships in the area re: the make/model/color we wanted. I was fully expecting to sell our minivan on our own, for fear they'd try and lowball us on it's value. Instead I was pleasantly surprised at what they paid us for the van, so I took their deal. On top of that the finance guy called someone at Honda and got us a 1% better rate on financing even though the stated Honda factory deal indicated our credit rating wasn't supposed to support the lower rate (we have good credit, but not 800+ credit). The only part of the deal that was "typical" was that the finance guy tried pretty hard to sell us the extended warranty on the spot; I forget what the price was. I told him several times that I would purchase the warranty in a few years as my regular warranty was expiring, but he kept pushing. But no big deal, I just kept telling him "no". I'm sure there are still dealers that are operating with a "the customer is a rube" philosophy. But I think they're a dying breed.
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