You might have 8/80 emissions coverageGlad I grabbed a Classic (DS) instead.
I do have a check engine light, but it’s an evap code that popped up after they replaced the gas tank due to a failed rollover valve in the tank…. And then I neglected to make use of the warranty that is now expired.
At first i was like "what only 33k" so i went to read your original post i missed. I didn't know you paid that little for a crew cab 5.7 big horn, that's a steal. That's about as much as i paid for my 03 sierra slt with options though in a 2wd ext cab not a 4 door. That's a great value you got there. Considering that I'd keep it instead. Warranty excluded repair costs are basically covered by the savings.
According to the carfax my truck pretty much lived at the dealer for the first 2 years/25k miles. Since I got it in late 2018 I've had no issues other than leaking exhaust manifolds. I'm at 58k miles now.
Yeah that's what i'd do. Anything not included by the warranty is basically covered from the big savings.
Oh, it’s as bad as they make it out to be. I actually keep a log book (no surprise, right?) and when I go back over it, I get about 14 around town. 17 on the Highway.
You have a good memory, better than mine. Just went back through all my records and will update. I did forget the rust. Though it was minimal, the metal surrounding the rubber door checks at the bottom of each door was rusting. I was firm with Honda regarding this and they covered the repairs at a local shop and since then (7 years ago) have had no issues with rust there, or anywhere else. I've always wondered if the cars first years of being on the coast had anything to do with that. VCT solenoid was replaced under warranty per a TSB. The old (original) rattled, the new one rattles, though less frequently. It's a noise issue, not a performance / reliability issue. No problems with timing chain or any concerns. They seem to last 200K+ miles with the VTC's rattling all the way. Maybe you were thinking of the 2014 Jetta? Was concerned about that timing chain, engine started exhibiting signs of a stretched / worn chain and we traded before we could experience that. That car certainly had a fair amount of work done during our 6 year ownership, 9 issues/repairs to be exact in addition to a few software updates under warranty. So, recap: during first months of my ownership had the small rust spots taken care of and VTC actuator replaced. About a year or so later had the rear calipers and one hub assembly replaced. As far as the paint goes, it's Honda single stage paint. It is behaving as expected for single stage paint. The car is currently 11 years old and looks a lot better than most 4-5 year old cars I see driving around. That's all I can say about that. "Not at all a complete list of issues" is a bit of a stretch I think. Just thinking about the other vehicles in the family the short list of repairs this car has needed over my ownership is less than many other vehicles owned over a much shorter period of time. I'm quite happy with it and hope to get many more years of service. It still drives like new.
Not exactly a heap. I’ve driven OP’s Ram and it’s a nice truck, outfit ideally. Has a nice sound, ok ride (firmer than I’d have thought), comfortable.
I mean I'm sure it's a nice truck. If I were buying a truck from the big 3, it would probably be a Ram. But this thing is a bit worse mechanically than my Genesis was. And it had 80k miles when I sold it.
There's no way it has been worse than your Genesis, lol. I think in terms of cost, it is roughly the same:
And that was within less than a 12-month period, correct?Nick1994 said:
Yes I had it all worked on within 12 months, but those were mostly lingering problems, they didn’t happen all at once. The control arms were $5k, and that was a far stretch having those replaced. They said it was clunking, but it wasn’t. I would have complained about it. The water pump did suddenly leak, the idler pulley was the dealer firing the parts cannon at it, they ended up replacing the A/C compressor for a faint whining sound. It whined when I bought it. The mirror died suddenly. The transmission mount was bad when I bought it. The sunroof was slow when I bought it. And the radiator fan squeaked (quietest squeak ever) when I bought it.
Sometime ago I had a Ford F250 with a gasser and 4.10 gears in the differential.
Have dealer check manifold bolts.
Manifolds crack on the new design ones, bolts are usually fine.
I had a 2011 hemi , 1500 and now drive a 16 hemi with hemi. Could never tell the difference between running 87 or 89 octane. Possibly because in the tristate area, all that’s available is ethanol gas.
If it's a Hemi we just assume there is a problem with the manifold or its bolts. Lol. Although you can tell when the sound is not an exhaust leak and actually cam and lifters.
