Comments on: Our Honda Is Testing Our Commitment

By: Dmitriy

Dmitriy — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:14:10 +0000

I had an “SRS” problem on my 2000 Accord in the December of ‘07, my car had ~87k miles than. After some research online, I went to my local Honda dealer and got the part replaced for free, since there was a warranty recall on it. I believe the dealer had to replace the seat belt buckle, and not the SRS module.

By: Kory N

Kory N — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:42:25 +0000

Do a little internet research be for you buy used and stick with the cars that get good ratings.

That is one of many reseaons why i will never buy new. There is no research to be had on a new car. You have no idea what might go out a 20,000 miles. But with an older car there are many websites that will tell you x,y and z might fail at 50,000 miles.

Consumer reports often does storys on the best used cars and they have never steared me wrong.

I also only buy from private parties. I have never had joe blow try to screw me over but every time i have walked onto a dealers lot they try to sell me some piece of crap with a leaky trunk or the under side of the car is covered in rust. Plus there is no 40% mark up buying off craigslist.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:13:04 +0000

I just drove my friends to the airport last weekend in their Tacoma, and I was very impressed. Drives great, reliable (he says), and comfortable as heck. Even his insurance rates are decent with that thing. That leads me to conclude that he’s got the better end of the deal compared to my Hyundai Elantra… which has been very reliable in its own right, but I can’t haul anything in it.
Jerry

By: savvy

savvy — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:07:14 +0000

From what I know of Hondas, that seems strange. I drove a 1995 Accord until last year (it had ~170K miles) and never had any problems other than things wearing out due to normal wear (i.e. clutch) or old age (CV axles). I passed it along to my brother and he’s still driving it with no problems. It’s still in very good condition and everything still works though he did mention the AC doesn’t seem to get as cold as it used to.

By: JB

JB — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:57:40 +0000

Get another Toyota! The Toyota Tacoma you have should last you about another 20 years… No seriously, I drive a 1995 Toyota Tacoma and it’s really had no problems at all except that I had to replace the starter a few years ago. Great cars!

By: RJ

RJ — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:53:31 +0000

…ate part of my comment

2000 accord SRS computer is less than $100 (as cheap as $30!, depending on which SRS setup you have)

Used alternator, $30-40; easy job to change it.

Most car work is just nuts and bolts. Get the Chilton’s repair manual and save yourself a bundle.

By: RJ

RJ — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:52:07 +0000

Ok, you built a house, you should be able to do a little car maintenance

http://www.car-part.com

2000 accord SRS computer

By: Traciatim

Traciatim — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:13:50 +0000

It’s a 2002 Ford Taurus, but I wouldn’t put this in the reliability of the cars in general. My Dad’s has 260000KM on it and he has far fewer problems than mine. I think I just got suckered

In general Tauruses last a really long time, you still see ones from the 80’s and 90’s all over the road, so I figured I was getting a fairly reliable car. You usually have to do back struts and springs because if you notice them they always seem to have ’saggy ass syndrome’, but other than that they are usually pretty solid.

I still like it because of the 200HP engine, and just about perfect size for a family of 4 . . . now Ford went and ruined it by making the 2008 Taurus too big and the Fusion too small. . . oh well. My plan is in 2012 to get a 2010 model, hopefully by then I’ll be able to get a better deal on a more reliable car.

By: Hazzard

Hazzard — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:36:54 +0000

Traciatim,
Thanks for putting it in perspective. I feel better already. What the heck kind of car did you get???????

By: Traciatim

Traciatim — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:33:36 +0000

Wow, you think you have problems with 2K over 8 years? Try 9K over 4 years. I thought I was ‘doing the right thing’ by getting a descent deal on a 2 year old car. Turn out I’ve replaced an alternator, the back struts (twice), the back springs, the front springs (one snapped while driving), a bunch of suspension work, wheel bearings, and now for the final knock down the oil pump failed and destoyed the engine. I’m picking it up tomorrow.

I think you’ve had it pretty easy.