On Feb 2, 3:29Â*pm, jim beam <spamvor...@bad.example.net> wrote:
> Avalon1178 wrote:
> > On Feb 2, 2:29�pm, "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <el...@nastydesigns.com> wrote:
> >> In article
> >> <74b09b16-d360-44d8-b5b7-8cdaf51ac...@n20g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>,
>
> >> �Avalon1178 <Avalon1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> Hi, I recently bought a new 2008 Honda Civic Sedan EX after my older
> >>> model (2005) was totalled during a car accident. �I'm still getting
> >>> used to the new car but so far so good. �One big big change with the
> >>> new car is what appears to be the absence of a maintenance schedule.
> >> No, there's a maintenance schedule. �Read your owner's manual.
>
> > The only "schedule" I see in my manual is the one mentioned in pages
> > 228-229 of the 2008 Hondai Civic Sedan, but this is exactly what I"m
> > talking about, its not a "schedule" like you said but more of a
> > "minder" which I posted originally. Â*In my old 2005 manual, it spells
> > it out such that at every 5000 mi, you change the oil, at 10000 mi you
> > change oil + other stuff, at 30000 mi interval you do major service
> > etc (located at the middle of the page). Â*What "manual" are you
> > talking about?
>
> >>> Now with all the new
> >>> features in the 2008 model like maintenance reminders etc, and the
> >>> absence of a schedule maintenance in the owner's manual, is there no
> >>> point to following your standard 5000 miles scheduled maintenance to,
> >>> say, get your oil change etc or your typical 10,000-interval mile
> >>> service to a shop (like tire rotation, brake fluid check, etc)?
> >> Read your owner's manual. �It spells things out quite clearly.
>
> > See my reply above. Â*Show me what page where "it spells things out
> > quite clearly". Â*For example, I've always replaced my engine oil at
> > every 5000 mi, but the 2008 civic you basically have to rely on the
> > reminder whether your oil is 15% or 10% etc. Â*It doesn't say in the
> > manual the recommended time to replace the oil (i.e. every 6 months or
> > every 5000 mi). What happens if the dealer forgets to reset the
> > reminder or, worse, malfunctions?
>
> how hard is this concept? Â*do you fill the gas tank every 300 miles or
> when the gauge shows you should? Â*same principle applies with the the
> maint sched reminder!
>
> and if they "forget" reset it, not only will you not be paying them,
> you'll see the percentage stay the same and you'll be calling the dealer
> to have them sort it out. Â*if it malfunctions, since it's integrated
> with your engine management computer, the car will be dead and you'll be
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Dude would you f***ing relax? I just asked if there is a schedule in
the new civics such as those in the older models. I in no way did I
say the new features are bad. It was a new thing that caught me by
surprise, in a good way. If there's no schedule in the manual, then
fine! Can anyone get a simple "yes" or "no" answer here anymore?