BigD
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I found this video interesting. I am not claiming everything in this video is true, but people should know what their automobile owners manuals recommend.
One example I have been through with my Honda 2011 CRV. I bought the car new and have followed all the required maintenance.I haven’t had any issues other just basic maintenance. Some repairs and maintenance I can do myself. The car is approaching being 15 years old. Great car, with no issues. Currently have 111,000 miles on it. “Yeah I know that is very, very low mileage. We usually have three vehicles between me and my wife. Also came in handy when we had three teenagers at one point.
About a year ago an indicator light came on indicating an issue with a tire sensor. I took the car to a local Honda dealership. The told me the sensor would need to be replaced and quoted me a price of nearly $300 which included sales tax.
I decided to get a second opinion. I took my car over to the place where I buy my tires “Discount Tire”. They replaced the sensor for $50. That included the new sensor and labor. Huh???? WTF???? Have t had any issues with it since. I haven’t used that dealership for any more service to my car. That was the second example and the last straw with them.
I got another example for you. I bought a new 2015 Honda CRV. About three years into it the heated fan blower was acting up and was cutting out. We had less than a 1000 miles left on the warranty. Took the car into the same dealership mentioned above. They told us that the fan was fine and the fluctuating fan speed was normal.
I am thinking to myself “Look dumbass we have had this car since it was new and this is not normal. So we left the local Honda Dealership and took it to another Honda dealership about twenty miles away.
I expressed my concerns to this dealership. The service person came out to the car turned on the fan blower and promptly stated that the fan is going out. He then checked our vin number and said that we had less than two months or about 500 miles on the warranty. He said good thing you brought the car in. He said everything will be covered under warranty, parts and labor at no cost to you. Huh? WTF???
I am considering buying a new 2026 Honda CRV, but guess which dealership I will not be buying it at? It won’t be at the “WTF Dealership”
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One example I have been through with my Honda 2011 CRV. I bought the car new and have followed all the required maintenance.I haven’t had any issues other just basic maintenance. Some repairs and maintenance I can do myself. The car is approaching being 15 years old. Great car, with no issues. Currently have 111,000 miles on it. “Yeah I know that is very, very low mileage. We usually have three vehicles between me and my wife. Also came in handy when we had three teenagers at one point.
About a year ago an indicator light came on indicating an issue with a tire sensor. I took the car to a local Honda dealership. The told me the sensor would need to be replaced and quoted me a price of nearly $300 which included sales tax.
I decided to get a second opinion. I took my car over to the place where I buy my tires “Discount Tire”. They replaced the sensor for $50. That included the new sensor and labor. Huh???? WTF???? Have t had any issues with it since. I haven’t used that dealership for any more service to my car. That was the second example and the last straw with them.
I got another example for you. I bought a new 2015 Honda CRV. About three years into it the heated fan blower was acting up and was cutting out. We had less than a 1000 miles left on the warranty. Took the car into the same dealership mentioned above. They told us that the fan was fine and the fluctuating fan speed was normal.
I am thinking to myself “Look dumbass we have had this car since it was new and this is not normal. So we left the local Honda Dealership and took it to another Honda dealership about twenty miles away.
I expressed my concerns to this dealership. The service person came out to the car turned on the fan blower and promptly stated that the fan is going out. He then checked our vin number and said that we had less than two months or about 500 miles on the warranty. He said good thing you brought the car in. He said everything will be covered under warranty, parts and labor at no cost to you. Huh? WTF???
I am considering buying a new 2026 Honda CRV, but guess which dealership I will not be buying it at? It won’t be at the “WTF Dealership”
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