The best way to be poor is to put 4000 into a bad car that has a 4000 value. Then drive it till the engine fails completely taking another 4000 loss. Then buying your new 40 grand car that cost you 48 grand
Friends 2007 v6 accord 185k mi burning 1.5 quart every 1000 miles. Would changing to heavier oil help till the car is traded in ?
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OP said $2K repairs. Based on average new car prices if you did $2K and got 4 months you would be about break even - if buying a cheap car.
To each there own. There have been lots of studies over the years and every one says its statistically cheaper to drive a beater and pay the repairs. However you might always be the unlucky one and have the above happen.
Its 2 grand in needed repairs plus scheduled timing belt and water pump and tensioner and a few other things. So 4 grand
Heads up. This is a friends car. He only buys new cars. He only buys toyota and honda. He has decided putting 4 grand in a car worth 4 grand is dumb due to the excessive oil consumption which will destroy the cat converters and maybe the engine.
So folks telling me what to do is a non starter.
I just wondered if changing to thicker oil is a good suggestion for me to make
Telling me to buy a used car or just run it as is is wasted energy. Its not my car.. its not my decision..
I buy higher end much more used cars myself. I am willing to pay repair bills or fix stuff myself.. but this honda.. as I have clearly stated several times is going to be traded in on a new car as soon as the money stuff is figured out.
Telling me to pursue other options is like telling your ex wife what to do.. it has no purpose.
The reasoning you are not taking into account.. is that the car has about 4000 value today.. wait 6 months and the engine and cat converter fail and the value is 200 bucks.
Putting 4000 into the car to keep running it makes it about a 8000 dollar cost for 4 months use.
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You realize this is an internet forum, where others in the same predicamint may come to read and make their own decision based on their own set of circumstances. If you start a topic you get to take that which you agree and don't agree. Getting angry about it seems illogical - its just 0s and 1's in the ether and you (or they) can do whatever they want.
The Honda 3.0 V6 is not a bad engine design. That particular car for some reason has a bad engine. I have the identical car and the engine on mine is doing fine.
old or not maintained right (plus the TSB wrk)...rings are in the beyond category. W/wife'n kids I'd consentrate on the safety 1st, get the cheepest 5w40 and "pour it on".
There's a good difference between the 2 statements "1.5 qt every 1,000 mi" and "every 650 to 700"... but no difference. A good ck reference might B every fill up pull the stick (or after a cardbrd under the motor area over nite - if in garage OK, if outside secured w/rocks/bricks) to ID if drips or mostly burnin that oil up. If crdbrd extremey soiled or bearly an external engine clean might ensue to find the leak's source (if unobservable otherwise). If U can smell or C the oil burning (tail pipe) no need for these last 2 proceedures (just wanna get the diagnosis straight).
Noticed that, too
Put on your glasses. LOL
Maybe but mine must be an exception. Zero oil use, esp with Mobil One 5-30
This is a 15 year old car....not sure that constitutes a "turd".
Honda is not overrated. There is a reason they are all over the road, accords and Camrys.
Super smooth and strong. Change oil and pcv valve and you will be okay, IME
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