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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why did everybody get a good Honda but us?  Ours has consistently needed expensive repairs since it hit 100k miles.  Which isn't terrible, but still.[/quote]

Me too ... never ever getting a Honda ever.

Also I get tired of hearing so much rhapsodizing about independent mechanics. They all are either booked for weeks in advance, are incompetent, or have to run to the dealer over every little thing, thus extending the amount of time my car is in the shop.

I had a 2004 Honda Civic hybrid that needed between 2011 and when I finally got rid of it in 2014 ... let's see, 
* the $1,000 condenser that TWO different mechanics (including one indpendent guy, AAA recommended, that had to wait for the part to arrive from you guessed it, the dealer) screwed up and caused multiple breakdowns in the wilds of Washington County MD (and an emergency pickup from my boss and my father-in-law was required). The independent guy forgot to screw the radiator cap on again. I mean there ain't shit on the side of the road of I-70 in southern PA and I was able to make it to Hancock after the dashboard stated lighting like a Christmas tree. 
* I think I'm missing a $300 feeding and a $600 feeding for some other issue. These two events happened before
* The $3,000 battery replacement (yeah, in retrospect, with all the issues that damn thing had between 70k and 100k miles, doing that work was a mistake)
* Then there was some whatsit that caused me to break down on the side of Route 7 with a 7 y/o and a 1 y/o and cost $900 to fix (I think that was the radiator). 
* the $800 shocks and struts that needed replacing in order to pass MD inspection
* the $500 HVAC fix (the heating and AC couldn't run for more than 3-4 minutes straight) that broke as soon as I was pulling out of the dealer's lot (Yeah, I know I could've fought that one but I was DONE with the damn thing and tired of pouring money into it). This is where my patience ran out and I got the current 2015 Malibu. 
* This was in addition to the regular maintenance which was starting to run into the $400-$500 every six months range. I think I might've had two routine stops that ran under $125 in the last eight stops I made. 
* Oh, and did I mention the independent shops (at least two) that just flat-out REFUSED to do anything with the car, even the non-hybrid stuff?

I do wonder if Dulles Honda was particularly bad  as most of the above happened after I moved to Leesburg and the car was 7 years old and about 50k miles along -- Shockley up here in Frederick just seemed to charge more for the same maintenance than Frederick Motor or Carmax charge, as well, and they're the ones who performed the $500 non-fix of the overly tired HVAC system. Brown's Honda in Arlington either was better at their jobs or was lucky enough to have a car that was younger.

Yeah, not buying a Honda again (all these happened before 120k miles and everyone kept telling me how "Hondas last forever!") and I'm going to let others be the pioneers for electric and hybrid cars. It had about 125k when I unloaded the damn thing.[/quote]

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