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#1274 of 3113 Re: How much service?? [qbrozen] by mitzij Nov 08, 2006 (12:34 pm)
Replying to: qbrozen (Nov 08, 2006 12:30 pm) and keep your records in case you need proof that you took care of your hot-rod.
#1275 of 3113 Re: How much service?? [qbrozen] by dwynne Nov 08, 2006 (1:18 pm)
Replying to: qbrozen (Nov 08, 2006 12:30 pm) Exactly! Look in the Honda materials and find the normal service schedule and follow it (unless you fall under the rough service guidelines). You do not have to have any of the work done at a Honda dealer - you can pay a mechanic to do it or do it yourself. Just save receipts for the stuff in any case.   A nice "profit center" for the dealer can be a service schedule they make up themselves. A friend was taking his Toyota in base on one of those and I looked it over and it was a rip off - just designed to make extra money for the dealership. The 15k service was over $300 IIRC and included stuff like rotate and balance tires, injector cleaner, throttle body cleaner, etc.   Dennis Replies to this message: qbrozen (Nov 08, 2006 1:48 pm)
#1276 of 3113 Re: How much service?? [dwynne] by qbrozen Nov 08, 2006 (1:48 pm)
Replying to: dwynne (Nov 08, 2006 1:18 pm) darn. I should have saved the service schedule my honda dealer handed me last time i was there. RIDICULOUS! And a guy here at work goes to the same dealer and follows that schedule! ouch! (what you say sounds about right, though, it was I believe $59 every 3750 miles, $99 every 7k, and $299 every 15k. forget about the big ones like 30k, i think i'd need a 2nd mortgage.)   anyway ... i'm venturing off topic.
#1277 of 3113 Re: How much service?? [rekh] by rekh Nov 08, 2006 (2:47 pm)
Replying to: rekh (Nov 08, 2006 12:26 pm) I called Honda Care, I was told per extended warranty contract you do not have to do all the services regularly -according to dealers - to keep it valid BUT if something happens and the dealer's service department claims that the problem might be due to lack of proper maintenance then we may ask you to show your documents to prove you have done enough towards normal care of the car, for example if there is a problem with the brake system and the mechanic says it is due to brake fluid contamination which you should have changed one year earlier then you are asked to provide documents or else it wouldn't cover by extended warranty. SO I decided not to do all the services. Probably every 30000miles I will do what I think is necessary supposing I hadn't had an extended warrant. May be it looks like a kind of gambling but buying an extended warranty is also a gambling, isn't it? Replies to this message: aspesisteve (Nov 08, 2006 6:59 pm)
#1278 of 3113 Re: Jiffy Lube [sandman46] by aspesisteve Nov 08, 2006 (6:50 pm)
Replying to: sandman46 (Nov 07, 2006 1:54 pm) so you had a problem at a Jiffy Lube   I suppose you've never had a problem with dealer service?   Jiffy Lube, Quick Change, the Chinese guy at the Shell station - I pull in where there's no wait and yes I make sure they use the proper weight oil.   There's no such thing as a "quick" oil change at a dealer where I live. That whole schpeal about using "authorized Honda parts" for an oil change? c'mon
#1279 of 3113 Re: How much service?? [rekh] by aspesisteve Nov 08, 2006 (6:59 pm)
Replying to: rekh (Nov 08, 2006 2:47 pm) I have only used Honda for warranty work. I might ask them to change the oil if by chance it's due during the warranty work.   Now that they have my number in their system, I get a monthly call from a salesperson (out of state area code?) who wants to book an appointment for me. I'm sure this person gets a closing fee if they book me for some expensive maintenence program.   I've seen the mailers from my local Honda Dealer which includes coupons for "maintenence tuneups". Once I called to see what was included for $300-$400 and there were all these items that the owners manual didn't even call out for. e.g. new spark plugs at 50k miles   I wonder how many people drop their cars off not knowing what their car really needs. Only to pay way more than they have to.
#1281 of 3113 Hondacare Extended Warranty vs Geico by babbittd Nov 08, 2006 (9:03 pm)
I'm insuring a 2007 Honda Accord Coupe through Geico and becuase it's a new car I'm eligble to buy their "mechanical breakdown coverage" for $70 a year.   - 7 years / 100k miles   - bumper to bumper for mech breakdown, not including oil changes, tire rotation, etc.   $250 deductible   all installed original eqiupment covered, including navi   $50 glass deductible   I'm planning on keeping the car for a while and than trading it in. Should I get the HondaCare EW on top of this coverage? Replies to this message: rekh (Nov 10, 2006 10:00 am)
#1282 of 3113 "Check Fuel Cab" Message by fx35awd Nov 09, 2006 (8:15 am)
I had a the "Check Fuel Cab" display on my LCD underneath the speedometer yesterday and it has been on since. I check the fuel cab and tighten several times, but the display did not go away. I read the Odyssey manual which states that it should go away within a couple of days, if it does not, then take it to your local dealership. I thought that was strange because something this simple should be a quick fix once the cab has been tighten. I have an '07 Honda Odyssey EX-L(Nav&Res). Has anyone run into this problem? If so, how did you resolved it? I am little concern. Thank you. Replies to this message: dwynne (Nov 09, 2006 8:51 am) fx35awd (Nov 09, 2006 10:53 am)
#1283 of 3113 Re: "Check Fuel Cab" Message [fx35awd] by dwynne Nov 09, 2006 (8:51 am)
Replying to: fx35awd (Nov 09, 2006 8:15 am) I assume you mean "cap" and not "cab" ?   It is the OBDII system warning. You are lucky that Honda has the LCD and interprets the code for you. On most cars if you have the gas cap off or not on fully you will get a "check engine light" and have to take it someplace and hook it up to a code reader to see what the problem is. The gas code cap is usually P0455 (Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected - no purge flow or large leak). When my daughter did not fit hit cap properly on her old Ford she got the light and worried something was wrong until she could come by and let me read the code with a code reader. Once we saw the code we fixed the cap and cleared the code.   In the OBDII computer this code is not cleared until xx starts or xxxx usage without a repeat of the problem - so it is not something you can fix the cap and hit a button on the car.   That said, if you go someplace with a code reader or know someone that has one they can confirm the code and perhaps clear it and make the light/indicator go out now. Most auto parts places like AutoZone, Advance, etc have readers you can borrow for free or they will hook them up for you. Some will clear the codes for you if you ask. Otherwise just drive and the light should go out soon.   I do think it is cool that they trapped this - the dealers must be tickled that they did. You can imagine how many times dealers have/had to deal with loose or missing caps because folks brought in a car with a check engine light that will not go out.   Dennis Replies to this message: fx35awd (Nov 09, 2006 10:53 am)

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