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- From: surge@en.ecn.purdue.edu (PhD-in-Training)
- Subject: Re: Honda perfection management
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.013308.18148@en.ecn.purdue.edu>
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 01:33:08 GMT
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- In article <ELI.93Jan20092614@glare.cisco.com> eli@cisco.com (Steve Elias) writes:
- >
- >regarding your scoffing at my "expectations", because i'm impressed
- >with perfection after 35k and 15k miles. drop some facts instead of
- >attitude, guy.
-
- How about some facts from a Ford owner? I have a realtively
- cheap Tempo (1988) with 62K miles on it. I have NEVER had to
- have one of those several hundred dollar dealer visits. I just
- change the oil (usually myself, or go to Walmart and pay $15).
- The fuel pump did go out and that cost $240. Ford however had a
- recall and thus I was reimbursded. The only repair was a
- suddenly dead ignition coil (at 50K) that cost a total of $125. But I
- seem to be way ahead of you since I never had to do any special
- 30K, 60K , etc dealer visits. Of course, I have done the routine
- maintenance like radiator flush, spark plug changes, ignition
- wire change, air filter, etc. These costs are pretty small.
-
- The Hondas have a good reliability record as far as break down on
- the road, I don't doubt that. The point of this thread is that
- most Honda owners conveniently seem to forget the ridiculously
- high maintinence costs of their cars. I don't have to have my
- timing done (not till past 100K if ever, thanks to engine
- management). I don't have to have my valves adjusted routinely.
- I don't have to have a rubber timing belt replaced (mine is
- chain). Wait till you have to replace your timing belts to the tune of a
- couple hundred bucks (at 60K)....you will still be singing the
- "reliability" song. That's what annoys non-Honda owners.
-
- So I paid $125 (after 50K miles). I rather have that than several
- special dealer visits that would have totalled more than that.
- You Honda owners sound like all you've done is put gas in and
- change the oil (and filters, etc). I think this was the point of
- the original poster.
-
- --Serge
-