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[michael glynn]

Hi folks, Not sure where to post this really but I’ve been watching, learning from, and just generally enjoying watching the video’s.
Trying to glean info to decide on my next car, I am getting the impression that Honda have some issues. Not with engines but with ancillary components.
On the whole, Japanese cars appear to be very reliable and able to withstand abuse/neglect, but Honda has me concerned. Am I wrong.
BTW Eric, thanks for all you do, I find you to be most agreeable by nature, and very generous in your disposition. Keep up the good work.

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[EricTheCarGuy]

Any used vehicle can have issues depending on how it was maintained. With any purchase, I recommend looking it over throughly before purchase.

http://www.ericthecarguy.com/faq/what-to-look-for-in-a-used-car-purchase

Thanks for your comments and good luck.

[Bill]

In my opinion Honda builds a very good car but not as good as they used to be. I work on all brands of cars and again in my opinion Toyota has lost very little of their reliability. In fact they might even be better than the older ones.

[Gary]

Used cars can be tricky. I took a risk in buying a 40 year old truck myself. Heres what I do when buying a used car to ensure I’m not buying a headache:

1. Give the car/truck a very detailed visual inspection(underhood, underbody, interior, exterior etc.)
2. Run the car and check for leaks in all the usual spots
3. Test drive and listen, feel, smell, and look for anything unusual
4. Hook up a vacuum gauge(if the place/person really wants to make a sale they will let you do this) and check the general engines operating condition if you know how to interpret readings.
5. Ask about the cars history… in my trucks case it was very well documented in a papertrail all the way back to 1974

If all these check out I would say its safe(make sure you get a title too). As far as honda reliability I agree with Wysetech, their quality has gone downhill in recent years and are certainly not as good as they used to be. If you are looking for reliability I would recommend Volkswagen or Toyota. I’m a domestic American car guy though and if you are looking for something generally easy and cheap to work on the American brands are the way to go. Volkswagen doesn’t fall under easy or cheap to work on at all trust me. A timing belt job on VWs is a nightmare to do.

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