"deborah" <v70saffron@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I'm a long time Volvo owner but am fed up with the frequent
> maintenance of my Volvo and the high costs of this maintenance. I've
> heard that maintenance costs on Honda are much lower- both in the cost
> of the service but also in the frequency. Is that true? There is
> always something small going wrong on my volvo and I can't get out of
> the dealer at less than $200/ visit.
>
> Can any of you help me with the decision of whether to switch to
> Honda. Right now I own a '98 V70R AWD. I noticed that the Pilot
> isn't much cheaper than many Volvos so the price can't be a deciding
> factor. but what about reliablity?
>
> thanks
>
> deborah
We have a Pilot -- wife loves it. Certainly think you will prefer it over
the CRV. BTW, we had a Volvo 240 years ago. Not particularly reliable and
always required high cost repairs. I remember an oil change service in 1986
in Washington D.C. area was around $50.00. The 7,500 service on our Pilot
ran $69.00. Absolutely no problems like any Honda we have owned.