Honda Car Forum

Hi,

I am going to send in my 96 Civic for 60,000 miles service, maybe
including timing belt change. I live in north Jersey, could anyone
please tell me which dealership or Honda specialized auto shop will do
the decent job for reasonable price? As someone who does not know
much about automobile, I prefer to have dealer to do the service, is
it a good idea?

Thanks for reading and I appreciate any advice.


-Tong

You can try http://cartalk.cars.com/About/Garage/mechan-x/find.html

It's a search engine at Car Talk's site, where people write in what
mechanics in their area they've had luck with. You go in with your zip code
and how many miles max. the shop can be from this zip code, and it lists
shops.

"Tong Yu" <tong.yu@csfb.com> wrote
> Hi,
>
> I am going to send in my 96 Civic for 60,000 miles service, maybe
> including timing belt change. I live in north Jersey, could anyone
> please tell me which dealership or Honda specialized auto shop will do
> the decent job for reasonable price? As someone who does not know
> much about automobile, I prefer to have dealer to do the service, is
> it a good idea?

I think one rolls the dice with either a dealer or an indepedent shop.

If you are going to an independent shop, I'd definitely make sure it was
Honda-specialized, based on my experience.

I found DCH Paramus Honda in Paramus, NJ, right off Route 4, to be extremely
reliable and trustworthy. Their prices are those of a dealership, obviously,
but that is the only downside.

Ask for Darren as your service advisor -- he won't be anything more than
helpful, polite, and respectful.

- Brian

"Tong Yu" <tong.yu@csfb.com> wrote in message
news:4bfb34e9.0401130601.681512ea@posting.google.c om...
> Hi,
>
> I am going to send in my 96 Civic for 60,000 miles service, maybe
> including timing belt change. I live in north Jersey, could anyone
> please tell me which dealership or Honda specialized auto shop will do
> the decent job for reasonable price? As someone who does not know
> much about automobile, I prefer to have dealer to do the service, is
> it a good idea?
>
> Thanks for reading and I appreciate any advice.
>
>
> -Tong

Planet Honda, Rt 22 in Union, NJ is good for service.