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Lots of work on a 99 Accord
I bought my 99 Accord LC, 4 cyl, 5-speed in October of 1998. After 8
1/2 years the car has approx 158k miles on it. Other than tires, brakes, regular oil changes and a tune-up at 95k miles the car has never had any major work done to it. The ignition switch was replaced as part of the recall about 3 years ago. All of a sudden it seems like my car needs a lot of work; New Clutch (the clutch is slipping), Dealer quote - $995.90 Timing Belt, includes seals and H2O pump (I really should of done this 60k miles ago) - $650 Catalytic Converter (check engine light is on) - $675 Addl belts and hoses - $230.00 Plus the car is due for an oil change which is about $40 - $50 since I use Mobile 1 Extended Protection 15k mile and a Purilator filter. Other things that would be nice to have done would be a paint job since the roof and trunk lid are oxidizing and some door ding removal (the car spent 7 years in crowded So Cal). Sooooooooooo.. here is the three part question. 1) Are these really fair prices for the work? (All prices were quoted by the dealer, they were actually cheaper than the local mechanic) 2) I'm torn about just buying a new car... If I sell it it only becomes someone elses problems to deal with and I can't sell a car that I know has problems. But somehow it doesn't make sense to put 3K + into an a car that is over 8 years old. 3) What other things may potentially go wrong at this point? If i put several thousand into the car now am I going to have to turn around and put more $ into something else soon? Thanks in advance! Lara |
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On Sat, 31 Mar 2007 20:36:28 -0700, Lara.Neathamer wrote:
> I bought my 99 Accord LC, 4 cyl, 5-speed in October of 1998. After 8 > 1/2 years the car has approx 158k miles on it. Other than tires, > brakes, regular oil changes and a tune-up at 95k miles the car has > never had any major work done to it. The ignition switch was > replaced as part of the recall about 3 years ago. All of a sudden it > seems like my car needs a lot of work; > > New Clutch (the clutch is slipping), Dealer quote - $995.90 > Timing Belt, includes seals and H2O pump (I really should of done this > 60k miles ago) - $650 > Catalytic Converter (check engine light is on) - $675 > Addl belts and hoses - $230.00 > > Plus the car is due for an oil change which is about $40 - $50 since I > use Mobile 1 Extended Protection 15k mile and a Purilator filter. > > Other things that would be nice to have done would be a paint job > since the roof and trunk lid are oxidizing and some door ding removal > (the car spent 7 years in crowded So Cal). > > Sooooooooooo.. here is the three part question. > > 1) Are these really fair prices for the work? (All prices were quoted > by the dealer, they were actually cheaper than the local mechanic) > > 2) I'm torn about just buying a new car... If I sell it it only > becomes someone elses problems to deal with and I can't sell a car > that I know has problems. But somehow it doesn't make sense to put 3K > + into an a car that is over 8 years old. > > 3) What other things may potentially go wrong at this point? If i put > several thousand into the car now am I going to have to turn around > and put more $ into something else soon? > > Thanks in advance! > Lara Well the price for the timing belt is spot on. I had mine done at 105k by the dealer and it was about 6 and a quarter. Randy Hunt |
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Yep, the quotes came from a Honda Dealer in Oregon.
Lara On Mar 31, 11:06 pm, motsco_ > wrote: > > --------------------------------- > > Are the quotes in American Dollars? > > 'Curly'- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - |
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On Apr 1, 2:25 pm, Frank Boettcher > wrote:
> On 31 Mar 2007 20:36:28 -0700, wrote: > > > > > > >I bought my 99 Accord LC, 4 cyl, 5-speed in October of 1998. After 8 > >1/2 years the car has approx 158k miles on it. Other than tires, > >brakes, regular oil changes and a tune-up at 95k miles the car has > >never had any major work done to it. The ignition switch was > >replaced as part of the recall about 3 years ago. All of a sudden it > >seems like my car needs a lot of work; > > >New Clutch (the clutch is slipping), Dealer quote - $995.90 > >Timing Belt, includes seals and H2O pump (I really should of done this > >60k miles ago) - $650 > >Catalytic Converter (check engine light is on) - $675 > >Addl belts and hoses - $230.00 > > >Plus the car is due for an oil change which is about $40 - $50 since I > >use Mobile 1 Extended Protection 15k mile and a Purilator filter. > > >Other things that would be nice to have done would be a paint job > >since the roof and trunk lid are oxidizing and some door ding removal > >(the car spent 7 years in crowded So Cal). > > >Sooooooooooo.. here is the three part question. > > >1) Are these really fair prices for the work? (All prices were quoted > >by the dealer, they were actually cheaper than the local mechanic) > > >2) I'm torn about just buying a new car... If I sell it it only > >becomes someone elses problems to deal with and I can't sell a car > >that I know has problems. But somehow it doesn't make sense to put 3K > >+ into an a car that is over 8 years old. > > >3) What other things may potentially go wrong at this point? If i put > >several thousand into the car now am I going to have to turn around > >and put more $ into something else soon? > > >Thanks in advance! > >Lara > > Question 1: > I had a clutch put in a 90 couple of years ago for $525. That price > seems high. > > Timing belt not too bad. > > Catcon seems very high. Part is $110-120 depending on source. Labor > to install, shouldn't be over another $100. > > I just bought one for my truck (not a honda) paid $100 for the > convertor and local mechanic charged me $55 to install. > > Question 2: > > No opinion > > Question 3: > > Since I have two hondas with mileage greater than 170K > > Alternator, Cooling fans, radiator, clutch master and slave, (unless > that was included in your clutch job, normally is not), brake master, > speed sensor, distributor ignitor, main relay, AC components. > > One or two items per year, a few years with no maintenance. > > These are all things that I've replaced on one or both of my current > Hondas. Admittedly, most were on the oldest, 1990 and the newer 1997 > has more miles on it. > > Frank- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - thanks for all the replies.. i left the car with the dealer to get the timing belt done.. i'll make some calls on monday for the clutch and do a bit more investigating before i do any work on the Cat Converter.. i really stay away from car payments for a few years until i finish grad school.. so i would like to hold onto this car for as long as possible and for as long as it makes financial sense.. thank you for all the answers and keep them coming.. this is only the second car i've ever owned (my first was a mitsubishi diamante) so other than the basics i'm not very knowledgable.. |
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