Honda experts or mechanics help
02-18-2009, 06:56 PM
#1
Honda experts or mechanics help
Scrap her or just fix it and move on???
Just got hit a with repair quote for my wifes Honda Civic 2001. My wifes cousin is taking care of the repair(dodge dealer
). However, it seems a bit too much work is needed. Can anyone shed some light on this?It needs the following:
2 Front Struts
2 Front Wheel bearings
2 Lower Ball Joints
1 Left Front Stabilizer link( I replaced the right side 2 weeks ago)
2 Front Lower Control arm bushings
1 Left Side Axel
1 alignment
The car has 240K on it and its been well maintained after 120K. I use Mobile One Synthetic and check fluids bi-weekly.
Other Major repairs were: Transmission, Alternator, Water Pump, Battery x2 and timing belt. around $8500 spent so far...quite disappointing, now this!
Last edited by avidedtr; 02-18-2009 at 06:59 PM.
02-18-2009, 07:12 PM
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I recently just finished beating the out of my 1989 honda civic DX that had 388,000. I honestly beat it every day, and all I did for 2 years was give it oil changes. Now after taking it through two fields, the suspension on the one side was a little lose but still drove fine for another year before the motor finally went. I am nothing but a true honda believer when it comes to which manufacturer. I've had accords and civics, buddies have had acura integra's and 1.6 El'.s and I have never seen that much needing to be replaced in one go. I'd take it to a private mechanic, maybe one that one of your friends can suggest or maybe someone that lives close to you can let you know a good shop. IMHO btw.
02-18-2009, 07:13 PM
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I recently just finished beating the out of my 1989 honda civic DX that had 388,000. I honestly beat it every day, and all I did for 2 years was give it oil changes. Now after taking it through two fields, the suspension on the one side was a little lose but still drove fine for another year before the motor finally went. I am nothing but a true honda believer when it comes to which manufacturer. I've had accords and civics, buddies have had acura integra's and 1.6 El'.s and I have never seen that much needing to be replaced in one go. I'd take it to a private mechanic, maybe one that one of your friends can suggest or maybe someone that lives close to you can let you know a good shop. IMHO btw.
02-18-2009, 07:18 PM
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Thats what im saying. Like I said with my honda, I hardly had to change anything on the thing. I mean if you really take care of your car, I know 1990-1992 accords with well over 500,000K's and still run alright with some parts being in there for almost half it's mileage. Like I said, I'd take it to a private mechanic, and ask him to take a quick look under the hood and tell him your situation. If he plays it right, he'll but 100% truthful with you because he knows if the repair bill is that big at a dealer, he'll maybe really only need to replace a few parts, and have you coming back next time.
02-18-2009, 07:20 PM
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You could buy a brand new Hyundai Accent for just a few thousand dollars more than that.
My Elantra is an '02. The only non-scheduled maintenance I've had done is new brakes up front, and lower ball joints. That was after about 5 years of spirited driving - well, spirited for an Elantra. lol Some of this is due to my aftermarket wheels, and their less than perfect balancing.
Oh, and I had to replace the OEM battery after 6 years. Did that last October.
I wouldn't spend that much personally, when a new car could be had for a little bit more.
http://www.hyundaicanada.com/Pages/showroom/showroom.aspx?model=Accent%20Hatchback
My Elantra is an '02. The only non-scheduled maintenance I've had done is new brakes up front, and lower ball joints. That was after about 5 years of spirited driving - well, spirited for an Elantra. lol Some of this is due to my aftermarket wheels, and their less than perfect balancing.
Oh, and I had to replace the OEM battery after 6 years. Did that last October.
I wouldn't spend that much personally, when a new car could be had for a little bit more.
http://www.hyundaicanada.com/Pages/showroom/showroom.aspx?model=Accent%20Hatchback
02-18-2009, 07:22 PM
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I own a hyundai tiburon and I have been rather impressed with it so far. A friend of mine, said that he gave it everything it had and he just couldn't do it over. I've only driven to for last summer, so this summer will be the true test when it comes out from hibernating.
02-18-2009, 07:35 PM
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02-18-2009, 08:22 PM
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it's not too much for that year of car, the 7th gen civic was an affront to the civic name. I bought a 2001 civic LX back in 2001 and it was very problematic. I went through 3 sets of front struts in the first year.
with 240K on it, it's all maintenance items. Transmissions usually are bullet proof unless abused (automatics on that generation) For that mileage though you're pretty much normal.
with 240K on it, it's all maintenance items. Transmissions usually are bullet proof unless abused (automatics on that generation) For that mileage though you're pretty much normal.
02-18-2009, 08:25 PM
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it's not too much for that year of car, the 7th gen civic was an affront to the civic name. I bought a 2001 civic LX back in 2001 and it was very problematic. I went through 3 sets of front struts in the first year.
with 240K on it, it's all maintenance items. Transmissions usually are bullet proof unless abused (automatics on that generation) For that mileage though you're pretty much normal.
with 240K on it, it's all maintenance items. Transmissions usually are bullet proof unless abused (automatics on that generation) For that mileage though you're pretty much normal.
