Debasis Goswami wrote:
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> I bough a 2004 Odyssey from Sloane Honda near Philadelphia. The sale was
> smooth. However, I found that this dealer always pushes for first and all
> subsequent servicing at 3,750 miles instead of Honda-advised 7,500 miles for
> normal driving. I drive between 2K and 3K miles every month and all highway.
> I am not sure if the dealer just pushes people too early for a few bucks in
> servicing. I called another dealer in NJ and they did not expect me to
> service before 7,500 miles for the first one.
>
> In general, I am seeing poor customer service quality with Honda
> dealers/servicing. They don't drop off people or provide a loaner car if the
> car needs to be in for the day. I guess the reason is that these dealers are
> too proud of their brand name
>
> Earlier I have always driven Ford for many years. While some of them are
> staffed by rude people, some others are nice. Particularly to the one I used
> to go to (Robin Ford). I could not buy a Ford for the minivan this time
> because of horrible quality of Ford minivans.

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Deb,

Whatever you do, don't do the first oil change prematurely. There's
special oil in there and it's helping your engine 'break in' properly.
Read your owner's manual religiously and you'll be smarter than the
salesman (perhaps). :-)

'Curly'

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