Yep. My wife and I had a 2 door 1989 Honda Civic hatchback,....great car, but not a Family hauler by todays standards, not even close. That's not near as tough as you obviously had it with a bench seat in a C/10, but we made do and thought nothing of it while bettering our situation.
Does the Pilot have a warranty at all? What happens in a month when a $700 check engine might come on?
I have listened to him occasionally and I believe he only states don’t own more than 40% of your current salary in wheels and motors as they depreciate. Eg if you make $60k don’t own more than $24k in vehicles, boats, motorized toys. You will stay poor as they depreciate generally.
If you don’t care, then why post at all?
I think you're wrong about the Pilot having higher repair cost and worse mileage. It's a smaller, lighter vehicle, so it should be better on gas. I see no evidence that repair costs will be higher...
It’s 4WD. Higher repair cost than FWD. Generally worse MPG. It’s got the same engine. The one with a timing belt and recalls.
We know what you posted. You chose to post. What we don’t know about their situation is due to your choice in what you posted, not our ignorance.
Please do a bit of research before making claims.
Wife and I have raised two sons with mainly sedans for our family vehicles. I still am puzzled about the "room" issue in cars. How much space does someone need for a child(ren) on their phones playing videos, games, etc as miles click by on the interstate or going to and from family activities? Are kids doing gymnastics in the back of SUV's? Are folks literally packing the kitchen sink for vacations? I understand the issue of space for larger families, but a couple of kids will fit just fine into most modern sedans.
Gap insurance, baby!
I agree, hopefully they have it/afford it.
Just because it's 4WD doesn't automatically mean it will require more maintenance. The only area where the van was better MPG wise was strictly highway driving. Most of my daughter's driving is not highway, so the fuel economy will be about the same. As far as everything else goes, if you guys had seen the way this van was falling apart over the last few months, you would've opted to get rid of it as well. I can't have my daughter and grand kids riding around in an unreliable vehicle. This the Pilot has a little over half the miles than van had, so odds are it will also be more reliable. You can't put a price on piece of mind...
Like I said, most of their driving would be considered city driving, so the 2 MPG difference isn't going to amount to much...in fact, that's a small price to pay to have 4WD...
Using this logic, no one should ever buy any used vehicle. Any vehicle can require repairs at any time, but I would put my money on a vehicle with 73K miles vs one that has 129K miles for requiring fewer repairs...it's not rocket science...the lower mileage vehicle is going to be more reliable...
I've never actually heard of a car purchase that had a 3 day right of rescission. That's usually for financial products, not purchases. Maybe if the dealer allowed it. But otherwise there's no federal law and I suppose there could be some state out there that allow it, but never heard of it. The law is typically that you can return the car if it doesn't pass inspection. But no rescission if there's nothing wrong with the car.
Being decoupled emotionally but mechanically savvy we the critics are approaching the situation with a cool to cold calculus. Yes we don't see your daughter's delight at getting out of a car she didn't trust anymore. I would like to see her grow as a person into a "car person" who takes better care of the equipment so it lasts longer.
I believe I explained why the majority of the problems with the van were NOT owner neglect. I don't know why you, or anyone else would think they are. I'm disappointed with the Odyssey, yes, but do you write off an entire car company if you've had one bad vehicle from them?
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