Honda Car Forum

John wrote:
> Hi Curly:
>
> Yes, the car does feel like I'm pulling some kind of "invisible" load,
> and it drags and seems sluggish. The Honda dealership I had this done
> at shall remain nameless, but its one of the biggest in the Toronto
> area. Of course, that doesn't mean they won't try to rip people off. I
> *hope* this was an honest mistake on the part of the mechanic, but it
> seems like a pretty serious error. Thanks for telling me about the
> possibility of damage to the rotors due to high heat -- I'll keep my
> fingers crossed that they are OK. - John
>

If it was Roadsport Honda, STAY AWAY FROM THEM LIKE THEY'RE THE
PLAGUE!!!! They tried to sell me a Prelude, and told me it had full
records and one owner. I gave them a $500 deposit, but before picking up
the car I checked out the VIN. Turned out it was owned by a rental
company, and the only records they had were for the 5000km it had been
driven by the dealership.

I'm out $500 right now, but since I'm on holliday, I'll call Honda and
see what I can do to get my money back (the whole thing happened 3
months ago, so it's recent enough).

Cosmin

Hi Cosmin: No, it wasn't Roadsport Honda. Very sorry to hear about
your bad experience, though -- best of luck with getting your money
back. - John

On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 04:13:16 GMT, "Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote:

>John wrote:
>> Hi Curly:
>>
>> Yes, the car does feel like I'm pulling some kind of "invisible" load,
>> and it drags and seems sluggish. The Honda dealership I had this done
>> at shall remain nameless, but its one of the biggest in the Toronto
>> area. Of course, that doesn't mean they won't try to rip people off. I
>> *hope* this was an honest mistake on the part of the mechanic, but it
>> seems like a pretty serious error. Thanks for telling me about the
>> possibility of damage to the rotors due to high heat -- I'll keep my
>> fingers crossed that they are OK. - John
>>
>
>If it was Roadsport Honda, STAY AWAY FROM THEM LIKE THEY'RE THE
>PLAGUE!!!! They tried to sell me a Prelude, and told me it had full
>records and one owner. I gave them a $500 deposit, but before picking up
>the car I checked out the VIN. Turned out it was owned by a rental
>company, and the only records they had were for the 5000km it had been
>driven by the dealership.
>
>I'm out $500 right now, but since I'm on holliday, I'll call Honda and
>see what I can do to get my money back (the whole thing happened 3
>months ago, so it's recent enough).
>
>Cosmin

motsco_ _ wrote:
> Chip Stein wrote:
>
>>> Hi Curly:
>>>
>>> Yes, the car does feel like I'm pulling some kind of "invisible" load,
>>> and it drags and seems sluggish. The Honda dealership I had this done
>>> at shall remain nameless, but its one of the biggest in the Toronto
>>> area. Of course, that doesn't mean they won't try to rip people off. I
>>> *hope* this was an honest mistake on the part of the mechanic, but it
>>> seems like a pretty serious error. Thanks for telling me about the
>>> possibility of damage to the rotors due to high heat -- I'll keep my
>>> fingers crossed that they are OK. - John
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> put the car in neutral and try to push it. it may be an adjustment
>> issue or it may be a crappy resurface issue. or jack up the car and
>> turn each wheel by hand, if you can't then it's an adjustment
>> issue.
>> Chip
>
>
> ================
> Chip,
>
> That would be with the engine running, right? When my Volvo locked up
> the brakes by itself, shutting off the engine was the only cure (even
> when sitting in an intersection :-( :-( )
>
> 'Curly'
>


/that/ would be a problem with the vacuum circuit on the power assist
module.

On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 13:40:39 -0400, John <John@Home.com> wrote:
>What does he do? He's a mechanic. And yes, I did have this done
>at the Honda dealership. I gather you guys think this mechanic is
>not too good. I agree. My only hope is that I can fix this with just
>a simple adjustment instead of having to replace anything. - John

Then I don't understand.

At least in the US, if you pay dealership prices, they stand behind
repairs, and if they give you any grief, you can contact the Honda
factory rep, and they are VERY good about keeping dealer customers
happy. I presume, even on older cars.

Just take it back to the dealer and tell your story

J.