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This is my first hybrid.
Just got a certified pre-owned dealer loaner 2023 Honda CRV hybrid with 2.5k miles. How to keep it new so I can drive it to the ground? Any tips
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SammyChevelleTypeS3
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We are contemplating one just like you at some time this year. Please keep us posted on it as you learn and get used to its likes and dislikes if any. Good luck with it. Hope it works out and is enjoyable. I am still trying to learn some about them at this time.
What type of warranty comes with those when they are bought as Certified Pre Owned Honda?
Bump up a grade or two if it starts to burn even a little and don't forget the transmission. A spill and fill every 30k and a filter on every 2nd or 3rd spill. Coolant at regular intervals. Don't forget to grease occasionally too. That's about it.
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7 years or 80k miles bumper to bumper
10 years or 100k miles battery and battery system.
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It was $31.200 out the door price. With 2.5k miles. Dealer loaner.
Had it for 700 miles so on average in Houston traffic where it takes me 1 hour to get 30 miles to work and the engine is set to normal and not sport or eco I get 39 mpg on regular Costco fuel.
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SammyChevelleTypeS3
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Sounds like a good one to snag like you did. Basically brand new and just broken in for you.
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Oh I am only picking the winners this time around! Lucas oil 20w-0 with duralube and slick 50 additives. I am not taking any chances!
Congrats on the new hybrid. I wouldn't mind owning one of those.
Why would you want to drive it to the ground? Unless you're an actual gramma and view cars as appliances, I would get bored driving that car after a few years.
SammyChevelleTypeS3
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LOL..... Word is that 3-4 teaspoons of castor oil is a very good additive!
I’m becoming that way myself. I used to want to keep my cars forever. Then I sold my first forever vehicle, as we didn’t need it anymore, and it didn’t hurt. Secondly, I was working in a startup and managed the fleet. Sometimes, when someone needed a vehicle before I could get one, they got mine. I went through 6 F150’s in 2 years before I finally got one that stayed mine (it was too nice for me to give up…). I got kind of used to swapping out vehicles for a while there.
Lastly, I had a car that I maintained to perfection, including cleanliness, only to have a meth head plow into it while my car was innocently sitting in a parking lot. Meth heads and people who text and drive make it inevitable that one of my cars will get bent up or totaled during its life.
There is a healthy balance between care and using up extra money and time.
But, I can’t fault the OP for having a goal!
I would maintain it by the book and keep it washed, especially if you live in a salt state. Many people will change their oil, but neglect every other maintenance item on the vehicle, like the rear differential fluid.
You can rely on the Maintenance Minder for most things though because this is a DI engine you may want to shorten the oil change interval.
People do simply get tired of cars well before they are ready to be scrapped. IMHO a good portion of this is because the cars simply start to look and act old. So take very good care of the interior and exterior: they can look new for a very long time. Tires make a huge difference in how a car feels, so pay attention to inflation and wear. Get regular rotations and, if wear starts to seem uneven, get an alignment. Don’t be cheap with new tires and buy from a quality dealer.
People do simply get tired of cars well before they are ready to be scrapped. IMHO a good portion of this is because the cars simply start to look and act old. So take very good care of the interior and exterior: they can look new for a very long time. Tires make a huge difference in how a car feels, so pay attention to inflation and wear. Get regular rotations and, if wear starts to seem uneven, get an alignment. Don’t be cheap with new tires and buy from a quality dealer.
Forgive my 'Earth Conservatism' but actually try hard to consolidate trips to the point of having 1 or 2 car-free days per week.
We're talking long term here, right? Every little bit helps. But, if you make little bits habits, they're no longer little.
Overall less wear and tear on the vehicle and you....IF it can be done. We all have schedules and commitments.
And do the maintenance stuff mentioned.
We're talking long term here, right? Every little bit helps. But, if you make little bits habits, they're no longer little.
Overall less wear and tear on the vehicle and you....IF it can be done. We all have schedules and commitments.
And do the maintenance stuff mentioned.
Here my answer would be to get the vehicle oil-sprayed early on and at least annually thereafter, but given that you're in the Houston area, rust is probably not an issue.
Or that anyone within 500 miles has even heard of such a service let alone can do it.
I wondered about salty gulf air. I don't know if that's a factor or not.
The salt on the roads that gets stuck on the underside of your car must be 100 times more damaging than salt in the air. And is salty air really possible? I mean, when sea water evaporates doesn't the salt form on the ground not in the air?
SammyChevelleTypeS3
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Just my .2cents..... again. Ok, as usual its a lot more than just any .2cents.
If salty , gulf air is an issue..... (I wondered about it myself in past when I bought a Florida car_ yet had zero issues after all) I would think it is experienced mostly, with the people who live and park out doors in a really close proximity of any coast. But that in itself I think is not enough. Body n paint guys here I am sure have their ideas/experiences and could clue us in on the subject. I imagine the ones , the few who do see any UNUSUAL corrosion , do not regularly take care of their vehicles. Maybe its just that simple. I can think of one other thing that is new to us all. Many manufacturers have been easing towards seeking the cheapest materials and paints they can lay hands on to squeeze every nickle of profit they can. Some people with new vehicles lately have found this out.
Majority of folks are NOT car lovers or collectors and just see their vehicles as a simple necessary evil they need n must deal with. Many only care about 2 things. Were the key goes and where the fuel is put in. Wash and wax ? NOT. As if.....! Its a free country.
Still, there are lots of us who want our vehicles to last , look decent and not to rust out. Well then we have to stay on top of cleaning / maintaining them. Just the slightest negligence , lack of routine preventive maintenance (and cleaning) for many things leads to plain deterioration. Sometimes a lot faster than we can imagine it will. Not on just cars n trucks. Boats, trailers , cycles..... lot o things on and off wheels too. Glad we dont pay for each word on BITOG!!!
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