teddy123
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Hi,
I own a 2005 Honda Accord 2.2 diesel sport saloon which at the moment drives very well..
It has covered 95,000 miles and has a full Honda service history.
I bought the car from Honda main dealer 3 years ago I paid £3,999 plus I got £2,000 for my fab Honda Shuttle total £5,999 which I thought was a bargain.
When I drove it home that day I stopped off at another Honda dealers and asked for a free health check. He pointed out that I desperately needed among other things 4 new brake disc and pads, he even put it in writing for me. Took it back to where I bought it I was pumped up and expecting a lot of hassle but Honda to thier credit were brilliant and done the work and more without any fuss.
It is now 7 years old I have just 6 weeks left on Hondas extended warranty mainly the expensive Timing chain (£2500) and manifold (£1,000) problems.
Also and especially with the 2005 Accord diesel I could be facing VSA modulator failure (£1,800) clutch and DMF (£1,700) and possible turbo failure which when added altogether is a hell of a lot of money.
I know Honda will sometimes contribute to cars that are out of warranty but I want to avoid the expensive problems and I am thinking about part exchanging for another Accord. I would like to get another diesel maybe 07/08 if I'm lucky but even these have problems so I might even think about a petrol model. I don't mind problems it's just the huge expense that comes with it.
Would it be unethical of me over the next 6 weeks to approch Honda dealers and say " I have a rattle it must be the timing chain" or " there is fumes in my car it must be the manifold" or any other thing (even though there isn't) just to get warranty work done. Or should I cut my losses and get a part exchange from Honda who value the car at £3,000 - £3,500.
I own a 2005 Honda Accord 2.2 diesel sport saloon which at the moment drives very well..
It has covered 95,000 miles and has a full Honda service history.
I bought the car from Honda main dealer 3 years ago I paid £3,999 plus I got £2,000 for my fab Honda Shuttle total £5,999 which I thought was a bargain.
When I drove it home that day I stopped off at another Honda dealers and asked for a free health check. He pointed out that I desperately needed among other things 4 new brake disc and pads, he even put it in writing for me. Took it back to where I bought it I was pumped up and expecting a lot of hassle but Honda to thier credit were brilliant and done the work and more without any fuss.
It is now 7 years old I have just 6 weeks left on Hondas extended warranty mainly the expensive Timing chain (£2500) and manifold (£1,000) problems.
Also and especially with the 2005 Accord diesel I could be facing VSA modulator failure (£1,800) clutch and DMF (£1,700) and possible turbo failure which when added altogether is a hell of a lot of money.
I know Honda will sometimes contribute to cars that are out of warranty but I want to avoid the expensive problems and I am thinking about part exchanging for another Accord. I would like to get another diesel maybe 07/08 if I'm lucky but even these have problems so I might even think about a petrol model. I don't mind problems it's just the huge expense that comes with it.
Would it be unethical of me over the next 6 weeks to approch Honda dealers and say " I have a rattle it must be the timing chain" or " there is fumes in my car it must be the manifold" or any other thing (even though there isn't) just to get warranty work done. Or should I cut my losses and get a part exchange from Honda who value the car at £3,000 - £3,500.