I cant say about your particular town or city
Where i live though (winnipeg, cananda) all the honda dealerships are owned
by the same guy, and they all have absolutely horrible service. ABSOLUTELY.


"Niles Standish" <rwardak@homail.com> wrote in message
news:4EIQa.15048$AD3.7863@lakeread04...
> I went to go see a Honda Pilot and was surprised at how unhelpful the
sales
> person was. They did not have a Pilot in stock, and the ordered vehicles
> took about 2.5 months to arrive. I'll definitely need to see one before
I'd
> buy one. How is the Honda service in general?
>
> "Tom Waugh" <twaugh5@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:IKHQa.5614$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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