Even an experienced technician can not properly evaluate a
problem from afar. Without a qualified person with the proper
equipment on the other end to do the actually work, one is merely
making an educated guess. Why folks will try to save a
comparably few dollars on the maintenance, on a vehicle that
costs nearly 30K, is sort of foolish IMO. Take your vehicle to
the guys that know it best at a dealership. You will be best
served in the long run.


mike hunt



Bob wrote:
>
> If you think any of us have anymore experience that those Certified
> mechanics, your crazy. Yes there are many good mechanics out here. However,
> they have no machine to diagnose nor are they there to witness the failure.
> Any work you perform based on newsgroup will undoubtedly cancel your
> warranty. A new Honda EX is about 28k. Am I willing to take a chance on a
> yard mechanic, I don't think so.
>
> "George Macdonald" <fammacd=!SPAM^nothanks@tellurian.com> wrote in message
> news:3vnvuv8dkm5ti50r1vas2i4otsroccarft@4ax.com...
> > On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 01:25:03 GMT, "Sandlot" <sandlot@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > >If you have a problem with a 2003 or 2004, why post it here for a fix?
> Take
> > >it in for warranty repair. To post it here for people to say "take it in"
> is
> > >a waste of time for the rest of us.
> >
> > Personally I'll bend over backwards to stay away from the dealer entirely
> > even for minor warranty work. As an example, why anybody would prefer the
> > aggro involved in having a burned out bulb replaced by the dealer vs.
> > replacing yourself is beyond me - I'd rather pay for the bulb and DIY.
> >
> > This newsgroup is about discussing Hondas in general, finding fixes is
> only
> > part of the purpose - finding quirks, glitches etc. which are common among
> > a group of owners is a useful exercise.
> >
> > Rgds, George Macdonald
> >
> > "Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who,
> me??