My '02 Ody EX (bought used in Jan '05) recently had the EGR valve replaced
by a local dealer no chrg. Symptoms were that the tranny was "choking" and
"sluggish" around 80 km/h and 105km/h when under very little throttle.
Otherwise the van's been great.
Brendan.


<needin4mation@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi, the 2001 Honda is $11500 with 83k miles on it (EX). The other is an
> 2002 Honda EX with 38k miles on it and it is $16500.
>
>>From what I can tell they are both "good" buys, but was wondering what
> someone else thought.
>
> I know the engine and transmission was changed in 2002 to 240 HP and 5
> spd. transmission. The Side Air Bag was added in 2002 (but it appears
> to be only for the driver and passenger, nothing for the back rows.)
> The NHTSA gives the same rating for safety for both vehicles (does SAB
> not add something?)
>
> The recalls on the 2002 are for the transmission and engine coolant,
> and I can find no recalls at all for the 2001.
>
> The cabin size is the same. In fact, aside from the engine's
> horsepower, they appear to be identical vehicles.
>
> How does the transmission hold up in these kind of vehicles? How many
> miles can I expect from the Minivan, if not towing anything? My Accord
> has 157K miles on it.
>
> Thanks for helping me.
>
> Still, 38,000 miles is good. I just wanted to get some opinions.
>