Time for a new car?

just went to look at Highlander, not trying to offend anyone who currently owns one, by oh my how cheap it feels on the inside. Mazda was right next to the Toyota dealership, and ended up test driving new CX90 inline 6 with turbo - this was the first “cheap and mainstream” SUV that I’ve actually enjoyed driving, feels a lot more like a car and quite fast.

I appreciate everyone’s advice and suggestions. I think I’ll go ahead and get the timing belt DIYed and look into the AAA membership (to cover for me while I’m away for work) and probably keep the pilot for another year or more. So far (with the exception of Mazda), nothing really sparked my wife’s attention, which is a good thing.
 
parshisa said:
just went to look at Highlander, not trying to offend anyone who currently owns one, by oh my how cheap it feels on the inside. Mazda was right next to the Toyota dealership, and ended up test driving new CX90 inline 6 with turbo - this was the first “cheap and mainstream” SUV that I’ve actually enjoyed driving, feels a lot more like a car and quite fast.

I appreciate everyone’s advice and suggestions. I think I’ll go ahead and get the timing belt DIYed and look into the AAA membership (to cover for me while I’m away for work) and probably keep the pilot for another year or more. So far (with the exception of Mazda), nothing really sparked my wife’s attention, which is a good thing.
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I tell you one thing, our Nissan Parhfinder platinum interior is absolutely amazing.

And great combination of tech screen, dials, and buttons.
 
Bud_One said:
I can totally relate to not wanting to get rid of the Civic. I had a 2016 Civic LX 2.0 6 sp manual that I had to trade in for our 2020 Pilot due to family growing in size.
And I regret getting rid of that car everyday.
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It’s an amazing car for my use case. Practical, fun to drive, relatively cheap to maintain and very efficient.
 
parshisa said:
The problem with getting rid of my civic is that I’m heavily in love with that car. I’ve had it for 7yrs and 82k miles with 0 issues, extremely well taken care of (similar to Pilot), and it’s a manual which I LOVE to drive…but logically it is indeed a viable option
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I don't know how your relationship is going but it is generally better to love your wife more than you love a car. Just sayin'
 
Al said:
Only only you can answer this. For the last 10 years is do you WANT a new car. I never "Need" one
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I know the answer, and it is most certainly NO. I don’t have a ‘new car itch’, I hate entire new car buying process and everything that comes along with it.
 
Do we, as the internet know-it-alls, know what can break on an 8-year old Pilot? Quite possibly! Cars are predictable.

Do we know what will break on a brand new one? Well, if the powertrain's the same, maybe, but there are more unknowns. You get stuff like software glitches and other "teething" problems with new cars that can't be predicted until they happen.

What's the worst case scenario, old Pilot breaks down, wife trades it in for a new one. Would this resolution be too much different than if the two of you went and bought a new Pilot together? And what are the odds of this?

You seem to know what you're doing, do that timing belt and stay on top of things.
 
eljefino said:
Do we, as the internet know-it-alls, know what can break on an 8-year old Pilot? Quite possibly! Cars are predictable.

Do we know what will break on a brand new one? Well, if the powertrain's the same, maybe, but there are more unknowns. You get stuff like software glitches and other "teething" problems with new cars that can't be predicted until they happen.

What's the worst case scenario, old Pilot breaks down, wife trades it in for a new one. Would this resolution be too much different than if the two of you went and bought a new Pilot together? And what are the odds of this?

You seem to know what you're doing, do that timing belt and stay on top of things.
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Timing belt kit, set of plugs and new serpentine belt ordered this morning. Need few more tools for the job.
 
parshisa said:
It’s never too many tools. Btw, has anyone used harbor freight Hercules impact driver? Powerful enough for crank bolt removal?
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Couldn't you just prop a breaker bar on the pavement and hit the starter? Or are Hondas threaded backwards?
 
eljefino said:
Couldn't you just prop a breaker bar on the pavement and hit the starter? Or are Hondas threaded backwards?
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That’s too getto lol. I’ll leave it as a last resort option. Hoping beefed up socket will do the trick
 
Before you join a car club for roadside - talk to your insurance company so you can compare how they both work. Ours is not limited to certain wrecker services - they have to get you one - period. It also doesn’t hurt to know who does roadside tires - my wife has used them and they had a credit card reader. I work rotations as well (but in town).
We keep OnStar active too …
 
4WD said:
Before you join a car club for roadside - talk to your insurance company so you can compare how they both work. Ours is not limited to certain wrecker services - they have to get you one - period. It also doesn’t hurt to know who does roadside tires - my wife has used them and they had a credit card reader. I work rotations as well (but in town).
We keep OnStar active too …
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Thanks for the tip! I’ve looked up and apparently Allstate (which I’m insured with) also has roadside assistance. I’ll call them Monday to inquire on the details
 
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parshisa said:
I know the answer, and it is most certainly NO. I don’t have a ‘new car itch’, I hate entire new car buying process and everything that comes along with it.
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Well you ARE considering getting rid if it. But other considerations are: Safety advances since 2016 are significant. You will have a warranty. You will have no concerns with reliability. You WILL be putting money into an old car.

I kept vehicles in the past forever. I did my time. Since2016 I buy new ever year and will never look back. Now my Wife's 2018 Forester XT. has 44K miles on it and "would" last forever. She will not hear anything about getting rid of it. It is only used around town. Being a subaru its inherently a safe car. I am OK with that.

To each his/her own.
 
Al said:
Well you ARE considering getting rid if it. But other considerations are: Safety advances since 2016 are significant. You will have a warranty. You will have no concerns with reliability. You WILL be putting money into an old car.

I kept vehicles in the past forever. I did my time. Since2016 I buy new ever year and will never look back. Now my Wife's 2018 Forester XT. has 44K miles on it and "would" last forever. She will not hear anything about getting rid of it. It is only used around town. Being a subaru its inherently a safe car. I am OK with that.

To each his/her own.
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Sure, new car will have warranty. No concerns with reliability? No so certain on that one - maybe yes, maybe no. I’m not in the position to change the car every year. I don’t think that anyone who’s financially in a position to do so, should be changing the cars every year anyway.
 
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