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Aubres · Aubres

Just wondering if this web vendor can be trusted... They have the borla exhaust for $640 and i figured that was a pretty good price.. Just want to make sure i wont get ripped off.

Adria · Adria

I suggested it, traffic is her main concern. Her wrist gets tired after awhile, but the last 5spd car she actually had as a daily driver was a 1984 Accord HB, so I KNOW the newer ones are much easier to drive. I've been trying to look at this car a guy is selling on CL, but he's never avalible for it to be shown w...

Doris · Doris

from my friends experience buying his car from ebay..it should be no problem, but then you should check the seller's history and feedback, read the descriptions carefully *common ebay transaction steps* ..he never looked at the car in person as soon as he won the bid he went to pick up at the dealer and...

Evangelina · Evangelina

I never mentioned the ford here? We did try a Fusion, but in the end, it was the dealer that broke the deal. She doesn't really want/need a luxury car, in fact she's fine with the Accord, but that's MY car now. So she has to find a new whip of her own (Or buy me one? ) And yes, a last gen TL can be had for less than 23...

Nicholas · Nicholas

Its too firm (esp. on those pot hole'ed' city streets), has marginal city MPG, and its much less refined as far as power delivery goes than the Accord. Its raw power, and high revving engine are two things my mom didn't appreciate, whereas a serious enthusasts feels is music to their ears. If we finance...

Princess · Princess

So far I have bought 3 cars on Ebay. My new accord, my 94 impreza, and an 89 RX-7 Convertible. I bought the convertible sight unseen and it was probably the worst of them all. The pictures looked good, but it had some damage that I knew would require the replacement of a front fender. I had a front fender fro...

Doreen · Doreen

Why don't you guys lease a TL, those are nice, or "Totally different car" the s40 those are nice too. IMO i would buy a vw jetta 2.0T or passat or maybe an A4 2.0T but if you don't like turbo you don't have to worry about it, Its a lease

Deforrest · Deforrest

I bought my Accord via eBay. I didn't bid on it though.. I rang the owner up and made an appointment to view the car.. Then I went to see it, test drove it, checked out all the paperwork, made the man an offer that he accepted, paid him in cash, and drove it home.. The owner took it off the eBay site later.. But b...

Davin · Davin

We run Reg. octane in our Volvo (and in the TSX when we had it). The dealers don't even fill their own loaners, or the cars upon delivery with Premium. We spoke with 3 techs at 2 different Volvo dealerships and they said no noticeable performance decrease would be apparent, and it wouldn't hurt the engin...

Dana · Dana

My mom is, not me. Its either lease a new car (Mazda, Honda, Toyota, or Nissan), or finance a used Honda. She could finance a new Accord, but it doesn't float her boat. If anything we'd find a pre-MMC Accord, the new ones look ugly to her. (I feel the same). The new CR-V she loves, but we haven't found one use...

Cecily · Cecily

Ben is right. My Acura actually got the advertised mileage. If I really hammer down the pedal, which I did for a tank with mostly city driving, I got only 14mpg. The best tank I got was 26mpg which included 97% highway driving. But I did mostly city driving, which gave me a consistent 18mpg. Now, with my Ac...

Boyce · Boyce

The 3.2TL gets 19/24, the new Accord V6 gets 20/29 and the I4's get 24/34 (all auto) so if you want to put it simply, for $2.50/gallon and $1000/year, you can go 9600 miles in the 3.2TL or 13,600 in the Accord. That's not including the fact that the 3.2TL runs premium, which accounts for 20+ cents per gallo...

Lavena · Lavena

How would the accord get any better gas milage that it was so noticeable for you to sell the car, It may get 1-2 mpg better, The engine is a 3.2L V6 with prolly about 200 horses, How does that not get good gas milage I dont see it either But what a beautiful car it would be hard for me to sell it, I always liked tha...

Romey · Romey

I bought a car on Ebay once...and to be honest, never again, even though my experience was good. I bought a '96 Acura 3.2TL in Sept of 2004 on eBay for only $8000 plus $800 shipping to Winston-Salem, NC from Houston, TX. The car was in excellent condition with only 62k miles on it. I had the car inspected by...

Louie · Louie

What do you think? If a dealer told you the exact price, has a ton of pictures, and even guaranteed that they'll refund your purchase price, would you buy the car sight unseen? And then have it delivered to your doorstep? I know there are good and bad eBayers out there, but that aside, what do you think?

Liz · Liz

I can agree with this. I have been building and rebuilding the ever crappy GM 4L60E transmission for my '86 Silverado. It's not hard to do at all, but knowing the tricks of the trade to make is stronger and more reliable is the key. The difference between pricing may be (or more than likely is) the compone...

Macey · Macey

I know I'm late to the table here, but the trend seems to be that MT cars are cheaper usually only when the MT is a generic 4 or 5 speed. The precision 6 speeds (like on many sportier cars) is often about the same as an AT. Often marketing, not actual production costs, determine pricing. If the manufacturer...

Elnora · Elnora

what you will find isn't a variance in invoice price itself, it's a variance in how different places and dealerships and people define invoice.... invoice is invoice. however, dealership a may give you an "invoice" price which is less holdback, while dealership b gives you the true invo...

Adrian · Adrian

Actually that's isn't exactly correct. Chevrolet had been charging the same (sometimes extra) for a manual on its sports cars for a few years. The C5 Corvette was one such example, as was some of the Z28 and SS model Camaros before their demise. BMW and Audi do the same on some of their vehicles (E60 edit...

Dames · Dames

I thought this was a no brainer. Analogy: If you want power windows or power door locks you pay extra. Even if the parts come out to the same amount you're paying for the convenience of having those options. If you want "numbers" for parts go to hondaautomotiveparts.com and piece together a...

Queenie · Queenie

I think the RX8 manual is more money because it comes with a more powerful engine. Thats the only car I can think of where the auto is less than the stick, but not everything is the same on the two cars.

Jaqueline · Jaqueline

What numbers??? The numbers Honda posts are accurate MSRP. Other sites like Edmunds, NADA, and KBB do show that the invoice between AT and MT is just as different as the MSRP between AT and MT models. I'm not arguing with you. It is a known fact as RTF stated already.

Deirdre · Deirdre

An auto transmission on any car offered with both manual & auto is always more expensive. It is a fact of life. It is an option and options are more expensive. It is also worth more on trade in/resale because it is more desirable by the majority of owners. Simple isn't it? The average upgrade is $800....

Launce · Launce

Hi all, When I had my 84 Accord I went to Los Gatos Honda, all the time, and had good luck. I mostly bought parts. So when I bought my 01, I went back to them. Now their called South Bay Honda. And owned by some one else. (Back in the late 1980's-1990's, I made a friend in the parts Dept. He later went on to be in a w...

Marlee · Marlee

The are some V6's that a headbolt will back out & cause the symptoms of a head gasket issue, not noise. It's been the vans & trucks though. An after timing belt growl/clatter is usually simply that they either over tightened the tensioner or neglected a bolt all together. I'd say IF it has a brok...

Bettye · Bettye

man that $ucks. i never take mine to the dealer. i have a very good cheap mechanic that is less than a mile away from my house that i use. he has never done me wrong, he has cheap prices, and will even tell me when work i want done, doesn't need to be done. he could easy just do the work and take the money. it is not...

Aubrey · Aubrey

Hello All: More updates. I talked to the Bureau of Automotive Repair and they basically they told me that Larry Hopkins Honda was unwilling to budge on this issue. However, the service manager was very surprised that they let me drive the car off the lot in that condition. At first he denied that they wo...

Kory · Kory

hey thanks all for your comments.... I talked to this other mechanic and he said what you guys said about the headbolt having to do nothing with the timing belt change. So he thinks that something like this happen: 1.) timing belt change 2.) they screwed up something to cause engine to knock 3.) took it b...

Amy · Amy

I've had similar things happen to me as-well. Not as bad though. I took my old 98 to Lee Dodge to do a ~100k Maint and timing belt change. When i took it off the lot, the power steering belt started squeeling then went away. I figured I'd run it out to see if it would stop. It didnt, and started fraying on my way...

Ethan · Ethan

Sorry to hear it. I had a similar experience with my Subaru at Lou Fusz. They did a timing belt and water pump on it. They left some of the gasket material in the engine and blocked an oil passage. It started clicking really bad on the way home, on the interstate. So I had to pull off and take it back. Still, th...

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	Anyone bought from BorlaPARTS.com? (Preview) Just wondering if this web vendor can be trusted... They have the borla exhaust for $640 and i figured that was a pretty good price.. Just want to make sure i wont get ripped off.	Aubres	0	182	Apr 8, 2008 by Aubres
	permeant Volvo driver (Preview) I suggested it, traffic is her main concern. Her wrist gets tired after awhile, but the last 5spd car she actually had as a daily driver was a 1984 Accord HB, so I KNOW the newer ones are much easier to drive. I've been trying to look at this car a guy is selling on CL, but he's never avalible for it to be shown w...	Adria	0	178	Apr 7, 2008 by Adria
	common ebay transaction steps (Preview) from my friends experience buying his car from ebay..it should be no problem, but then you should check the seller's history and feedback, read the descriptions carefully common ebay transaction steps ..he never looked at the car in person as soon as he won the bid he went to pick up at the dealer and...	Doris	0	189	Apr 7, 2008 by Doris
	CR-V or Accord (Preview) I never mentioned the ford here? We did try a Fusion, but in the end, it was the dealer that broke the deal. She doesn't really want/need a luxury car, in fact she's fine with the Accord, but that's MY car now. So she has to find a new whip of her own (Or buy me one? ) And yes, a last gen TL can be had for less than 23...	Evangelina	0	169	Apr 7, 2008 by Evangelina
	TSX = Not what my mom wants (Preview) Its too firm (esp. on those pot hole'ed' city streets), has marginal city MPG, and its much less refined as far as power delivery goes than the Accord. Its raw power, and high revving engine are two things my mom didn't appreciate, whereas a serious enthusasts feels is music to their ears. If we finance...	Nicholas	0	180	Apr 7, 2008 by Nicholas
	pick up the car (Preview) So far I have bought 3 cars on Ebay. My new accord, my 94 impreza, and an 89 RX-7 Convertible. I bought the convertible sight unseen and it was probably the worst of them all. The pictures looked good, but it had some damage that I knew would require the replacement of a front fender. I had a front fender fro...	Princess	0	174	Apr 7, 2008 by Princess
	"Totally different car" (Preview) Why don't you guys lease a TL, those are nice, or "Totally different car" the s40 those are nice too. IMO i would buy a vw jetta 2.0T or passat or maybe an A4 2.0T but if you don't like turbo you don't have to worry about it, Its a lease	Doreen	0	175	Apr 7, 2008 by Doreen
	checked out all the paperwork (Preview) I bought my Accord via eBay. I didn't bid on it though.. I rang the owner up and made an appointment to view the car.. Then I went to see it, test drove it, checked out all the paperwork, made the man an offer that he accepted, paid him in cash, and drove it home.. The owner took it off the eBay site later.. But b...	Deforrest	0	174	Apr 7, 2008 by Deforrest
	3 techs at 2 different Volvo dealerships (Preview) We run Reg. octane in our Volvo (and in the TSX when we had it). The dealers don't even fill their own loaners, or the cars upon delivery with Premium. We spoke with 3 techs at 2 different Volvo dealerships and they said no noticeable performance decrease would be apparent, and it wouldn't hurt the engin...	Davin	0	175	Apr 7, 2008 by Davin
	pre-MMC Accord (Preview) My mom is, not me. Its either lease a new car (Mazda, Honda, Toyota, or Nissan), or finance a used Honda. She could finance a new Accord, but it doesn't float her boat. If anything we'd find a pre-MMC Accord, the new ones look ugly to her. (I feel the same). The new CR-V she loves, but we haven't found one use...	Dana	0	223	Apr 7, 2008 by Dana
	price for premium gas (Preview) Ben is right. My Acura actually got the advertised mileage. If I really hammer down the pedal, which I did for a tank with mostly city driving, I got only 14mpg. The best tank I got was 26mpg which included 97% highway driving. But I did mostly city driving, which gave me a consistent 18mpg. Now, with my Ac...	Cecily	0	178	Apr 7, 2008 by Cecily
	new Accord V6 gets 20/29 (Preview) The 3.2TL gets 19/24, the new Accord V6 gets 20/29 and the I4's get 24/34 (all auto) so if you want to put it simply, for $2.50/gallon and $1000/year, you can go 9600 miles in the 3.2TL or 13,600 in the Accord. That's not including the fact that the 3.2TL runs premium, which accounts for 20+ cents per gallo...	Boyce	0	166	Apr 7, 2008 by Boyce
	better gas milage (Preview) How would the accord get any better gas milage that it was so noticeable for you to sell the car, It may get 1-2 mpg better, The engine is a 3.2L V6 with prolly about 200 horses, How does that not get good gas milage I dont see it either But what a beautiful car it would be hard for me to sell it, I always liked tha...	Lavena	0	174	Apr 7, 2008 by Lavena
	excellent condition (Preview) I bought a car on Ebay once...and to be honest, never again, even though my experience was good. I bought a '96 Acura 3.2TL in Sept of 2004 on eBay for only $8000 plus $800 shipping to Winston-Salem, NC from Houston, TX. The car was in excellent condition with only 62k miles on it. I had the car inspected by...	Romey	0	175	Apr 7, 2008 by Romey
	Buying a Car on eBay? (Preview) What do you think? If a dealer told you the exact price, has a ton of pictures, and even guaranteed that they'll refund your purchase price, would you buy the car sight unseen? And then have it delivered to your doorstep? I know there are good and bad eBayers out there, but that aside, what do you think?	Louie	0	157	Apr 7, 2008 by Louie
	ever crappy GM 4L60E transmission (Preview) I can agree with this. I have been building and rebuilding the ever crappy GM 4L60E transmission for my '86 Silverado. It's not hard to do at all, but knowing the tricks of the trade to make is stronger and more reliable is the key. The difference between pricing may be (or more than likely is) the compone...	Liz	0	193	Apr 7, 2008 by Liz
	MT cars are cheaper usually (Preview) I know I'm late to the table here, but the trend seems to be that MT cars are cheaper usually only when the MT is a generic 4 or 5 speed. The precision 6 speeds (like on many sportier cars) is often about the same as an AT. Often marketing, not actual production costs, determine pricing. If the manufacturer...	Macey	0	182	Apr 7, 2008 by Macey
	invoice price (Preview) what you will find isn't a variance in invoice price itself, it's a variance in how different places and dealerships and people define invoice.... invoice is invoice. however, dealership a may give you an "invoice" price which is less holdback, while dealership b gives you the true invo...	Elnora	0	203	Apr 7, 2008 by Elnora
	Z28 and SS model Camaros (Preview) Actually that's isn't exactly correct. Chevrolet had been charging the same (sometimes extra) for a manual on its sports cars for a few years. The C5 Corvette was one such example, as was some of the Z28 and SS model Camaros before their demise. BMW and Audi do the same on some of their vehicles (E60 edit...	Adrian	0	206	Apr 7, 2008 by Adrian
	power windows (Preview) I thought this was a no brainer. Analogy: If you want power windows or power door locks you pay extra. Even if the parts come out to the same amount you're paying for the convenience of having those options. If you want "numbers" for parts go to hondaautomotiveparts.com and piece together a...	Dames	0	230	Apr 7, 2008 by Dames
	more powerful engine (Preview) I think the RX8 manual is more money because it comes with a more powerful engine. Thats the only car I can think of where the auto is less than the stick, but not everything is the same on the two cars.	Queenie	0	181	Apr 7, 2008 by Queenie
	AT and MT models (Preview) What numbers??? The numbers Honda posts are accurate MSRP. Other sites like Edmunds, NADA, and KBB do show that the invoice between AT and MT is just as different as the MSRP between AT and MT models. I'm not arguing with you. It is a known fact as RTF stated already.	Jaqueline	0	173	Apr 7, 2008 by Jaqueline
	auto transmission on any car (Preview) An auto transmission on any car offered with both manual & auto is always more expensive. It is a fact of life. It is an option and options are more expensive. It is also worth more on trade in/resale because it is more desirable by the majority of owners. Simple isn't it? The average upgrade is $800....	Deirdre	0	162	Apr 7, 2008 by Deirdre
	Me no luck nither... (Preview) Hi all, When I had my 84 Accord I went to Los Gatos Honda, all the time, and had good luck. I mostly bought parts. So when I bought my 01, I went back to them. Now their called South Bay Honda. And owned by some one else. (Back in the late 1980's-1990's, I made a friend in the parts Dept. He later went on to be in a w...	Launce	0	192	Apr 7, 2008 by Launce
	belt growl/clatter is usually simply (Preview) The are some V6's that a headbolt will back out & cause the symptoms of a head gasket issue, not noise. It's been the vans & trucks though. An after timing belt growl/clatter is usually simply that they either over tightened the tensioner or neglected a bolt all together. I'd say IF it has a brok...	Marlee	0	394	Apr 7, 2008 by Marlee
	good honest mechanic (Preview) man that $ucks. i never take mine to the dealer. i have a very good cheap mechanic that is less than a mile away from my house that i use. he has never done me wrong, he has cheap prices, and will even tell me when work i want done, doesn't need to be done. he could easy just do the work and take the money. it is not...	Bettye	0	172	Apr 7, 2008 by Bettye
	Bureau of Automotive Repair (Preview) Hello All: More updates. I talked to the Bureau of Automotive Repair and they basically they told me that Larry Hopkins Honda was unwilling to budge on this issue. However, the service manager was very surprised that they let me drive the car off the lot in that condition. At first he denied that they wo...	Aubrey	0	179	Apr 7, 2008 by Aubrey
	engine in that condition.... (Preview) hey thanks all for your comments.... I talked to this other mechanic and he said what you guys said about the headbolt having to do nothing with the timing belt change. So he thinks that something like this happen: 1.) timing belt change 2.) they screwed up something to cause engine to knock 3.) took it b...	Kory	0	235	Apr 7, 2008 by Kory
	similar things happen (Preview) I've had similar things happen to me as-well. Not as bad though. I took my old 98 to Lee Dodge to do a ~100k Maint and timing belt change. When i took it off the lot, the power steering belt started squeeling then went away. I figured I'd run it out to see if it would stop. It didnt, and started fraying on my way...	Amy	0	170	Apr 7, 2008 by Amy
	timing belt and water pump on it (Preview) Sorry to hear it. I had a similar experience with my Subaru at Lou Fusz. They did a timing belt and water pump on it. They left some of the gasket material in the engine and blocked an oil passage. It started clicking really bad on the way home, on the interstate. So I had to pull off and take it back. Still, th...	Ethan	0	175	Apr 7, 2008 by Ethan
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