I went to go see a Honda Pilot and was surprised at how unhelpful the sales
person was. They did not have a Pilot in stock, and the ordered vehicles
took about 2.5 months to arrive. I'll definitely need to see one before I'd
buy one. How is the Honda service in general?

"Tom Waugh" <twaugh5@cox.net> wrote in message
news:IKHQa.5614$zd4.2886@lakeread02...
> The oil gelling problem is well known with Toyota V6s. Apparently a
design
> problem. Ours was suposedly OK at 33 k miles, probably because we had it
> serviced on the severe schedule every 5k. The 2k charge on the belt is
> apparently because the belt is difficult to get to. But, Lexus service is
> way overpriced anyway -- $150 for a minor service, which is little more
than
> an oil change. But, to ensure the extended warranty Toyota offers (to 80k
> miles) because of the oil sludge problem, you are pretty stuck with taking
> their service -- or getting a lawyer.
> Our local Honda dealer is better.
>
> "GRL" <GLitwinski@CHARTERMI.COM> wrote in message
> news:vh37gsove03lf6@corp.supernews.com...
> > I'm curious about the oil gelling problem. Did you use din-oil or
> synthetic?
> > How frequently did you change the oil? Type of driving?
> >
> > Also, who wanted $2,000 to do a belt change and what caliber hand gun
were
> > they holding when they gave you the quote?
> >
> > --
> >
> > - GRL
> >
> > "It's good to want things."
> >
> > Steve Barr (philosopher, poet, humorist, chemist,
> > Visual Basic programmer)
> > "twaugh5" <twaugh5@cox.net> wrote in message
> > news:zXcQa.3732$zd4.704@lakeread02...
> > > We have owned a RX300 and now have a Pilot. The Pilot is bigger, runs
> on
> > > regular gas, handles better and costs less to maintain than the RX300.
> > Our
> > > Lexus cost close to $2,000 US in maintenance costs for the first 30k
> > miles.
> > > That with the oil gelling problem, and a recommended belt change at
75k
> > for
> > > $2,000 made it even less attractive to keep any length of time. The
> Pilot
> > > is around 10-15k less expensive than the new 330.
> > >
> > > "Niles Standish" <rwardak@homail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:Sg%Pa.4773$b_4.392@lakeread07...
> > > > I'm shopping for a mid-size/car-based SUV and so far I like the RX
330
> > > > (checked out the Acura MDX, Infiniti FX and Nissan Murano as well).
I
> > > have
> > > > yet to see a Honda Pilot (they are not in stock at the local
dealer).
> > The
> > > > Honda seems like it's pretty functional and rugged based on what I
see
> > in
> > > > reviews and on the Internet. I'm not too crazy about the appearance
> of
> > > the
> > > > front end on the Pilot though but I imagine I can get some
appearance
> > > parts
> > > > to improve that. I haven't seen much in a direct comparison of
them.
> > > > Anyone compare these? Thoughts?
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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