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Replying to: thegraduate (Jan 13, 2007 10:19 pm) ....thass almost identical reasoning with regard to retaining my old diesel pickup all these years (thru six new cars).... ..Home Depot, severe wx and ding intensive parking.... (plus - low and slow - the 1.6 oil burner gets 55 mpg) hang in there, grad ..best, ez...
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Replying to: ezshift5 (Jan 14, 2007 8:57 pm) BTW, I currently have 15,500 miles on my 2006 EX, we just haven't "bonded" yet.  thegrad
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Replying to: thegraduate (Jan 14, 2007 9:22 pm) BTW, my mom had a '95 with leather and a tailfin that she was going to GIVE me to replace LG about 3 years ago, but I decided to keep LG instead. If and when I get my new CRV, I'm afraid I may have to sell her this time because now parking is at a premium in my driveway. My fiance has 3 vehicles (1 for work, 1 regular driver and a 66 Chevy Nova) and it's a total nightmare shuffling around 4 cars right now. |
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My Accord started having oil consumption problems at about 57,000 miles. After 4 months & over 7,000 miles later the dealership service shop finally was authorized by Honda to diagnose problem. They found scratches in the #3 cylinder & oil washings around the #3 piston dome edge. Their recommendation: Replace engine short block at cost of $6,000!!! All service has been done religiously. Used to change oil every 3,000 miles with Honda authorized mechanic, dealership changed to 5,000 miles per Honda guidelines. Honda unwilling to offer Goodwil Warranty assistance they said problem "Normal wear & tear" & now say it is due to "Foreign object caused". Dealership appears to be backing down from Honda after initially telling me they were surprised by Honda not offering assistance and they were "on my side". Old mechanic says this is a $200,000 mile problem & also result of not changing oil often enough. Many comments regarding Honda not wanting to admit their service recommendations are strictly to help sales and are not good for vehicle. Sales are more important than their reputation, reliability or customer care. I've been unbelievably screwed. Total loss of investment. 
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I am thinking of buying 2001 Accord LX with 80,000 miles on it. I was looking on the web and found that the this particular class of vehicles had lot of transmission issues. The current owner of the car told me that the transmission was recently replaced and I checked with Honda and they confirmed that. Now transmission has warranty of upto 109,000 miles or 7Years and 9months. That means another 1 and half years from today or 30,000 miles whichever comes first. Otherwise the car looks good but this thing has put a doubt in my mind. Please suggest if I should buy this car or not? Is new transmission a good thing or it may create new problems for me after a few thousand miles when I will have no warranty. Appreciate all responses
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Replying to: learnfpga (Jun 27, 2007 7:54 am)
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Replying to: kiawah (Jun 27, 2007 2:05 pm)
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Replying to: odonoghuek1 (Jan 16, 2007 12:00 am) Have the spark plugs ever been changed? If so, by whom? |
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Replying to: learnfpga (Jun 27, 2007 3:18 pm) |
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I live in Hawaii and have been looking at used Camry's and Accord's, around '88 since my price range is about $1000 or so. I found an '88 LXI that it is in *great* shape, clearly well-maintained: a/c blows cold, no rust whatsoever (which in Hawaii w/salt air is very rare), ext. and int. great, moonroof works fine, viper alarm. Down side is it has 154k mi, the engine light stays on, even though owner says he's checked it out and found nothing wrong, and idle slows down noticeably when a/c on, though it doesn't stall out. My mechanic says anything over 130k not good idea and timing belt will be costly, if needed. The owner is moving to mainland and reduced price from $1,000 to $800. On the other hand, my mechanic, who I trust implicitly, has an '88 Camry which is fine, $1,000, but seems to have very little pick-up. Mechanic hasn't seen the Accord. I prefer the Accord. Is it true it's a risk at 154k and what could that engine light that's not turning off mean?
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