Knorad,

EVERY car owner should have AT LEAST an Owner's Manual (OM),
regardless of whether or not it covers only one particular issue or
not.

Don't be so short-sighted/limited in your thinking or in your
assessment re: an OM's value...it's worth lots more than you seem to
believe.

John D.




Konrad Starek <konrad.starek@rcn.com> wrote in message news:<0s0qivopd3uucebr2rpanle3748ul0v2h4@4ax.com>. ..
> Thanks Tracy. You are probably right on this. I have had bad
> experiences with the quality of service rendered by Honda dealers in
> the past. On the other hand I would think that answering a simple
> question whether it is possible to mount the carseat on the side of
> rear seat rather than just in the center should be within the
> competence of a dealer. If they said "yes", I would have gone and
> purchased the Operator's Manual. If the answer was "no" I would have
> not spent the money. That is all I expected from the dealer. At this
> point, I purchased the OM anyway and it should arrive any time now. I
> was busy and could not explore the links you sent but will do so.
> Thanks again!
>
> Konrad
>
> On 31 Jul 2003 09:41:19 -0700, tlbwriter@yahoo.com (Tracy) wrote:
>
> >Konrad Starek <konrad.starek@rcn.com> wrote in message news:<hhgeivkeu80eo08upu3o361hhr6ib4mme0@4ax.com>. ..
> >> I stopped at a local Honda dealer over the weekend. They really
> >> annoyed me - they said they would not give any advice or do anything
> >> regarding carseats.
> >
> >You don't *want* carseat advice from your Honda dealer - or from any
> >other dealer, for that matter. They don't know carseats. Hell, you're
> >lucky if they even know Hondas. They're doing you a service by not
> >giving out incorrect advice. Find a carseat tech, or post to one of
> >the boards I linked to earlier - there's a chance someone in your area
> >has already addressed this issue.
> >
> >Tracy