2008 Honda Civic Ex Maintenance Schedule

Dude, are you and Elmo eating the same food for dinner? Here's my
original question from the very first post of this thread:

"Now with all the new
features in the 2008 model like maintenance reminders etc, and the
absence of a schedule maintenance in the owner's manual, is there no
point to following your standard 5000 miles scheduled maintenance to,
say, get your oil change etc or your typical 10,000-interval mile
service to a shop (like tire rotation, brake fluid check, etc)? "

Maybe you should stick to reading those astronomy books and learning
about hummingbird behaviors, or try using your own brain for a chance
before you suggest others to do the same.

 

Thanks but I finally got my answer. Unfortunately it took 14+ threads
to sift through. Some people here seriously have issues if one
comment that may sound "bad" is made to their Honda gods.

 

lets get this straight - you show up out of the blue, you ask badly
constructed and poorly considered questions, then get all pissed because
the people you're asking really can't be bothered with your shit, but
it's all their fault??? dude, knowing how to read the owners manual is
the least of your problems.

 

Okay, I guess we can put you in the same horse stable as Elmo and
Howard. I think someone needs to replace the hay you guys have been
eating.

Read my original question again. If you people don't want to be
bothered with my question, then don't respond at all, instead of
saying some smartass response like I don't know what I'm talking
about. Its a simple question given the fact that I drove an older
model before purchasing a new one. And if you can't follow this
"badly constructed and poorly considered question", then I guess
you're just as stupid for not carefully reading it before posting your
response. This is a usenet group, not grammar school.

 

let's see - you've argued with not one, not two, but three people here.
statistically, what is the likely common denominator in this equation?

 

Three stupid people eating hay in a horse stable

 

Now who the heck are you? If I were you I wouldn't get involved....

 

Hahaha, someone posted a response to this question that is worthy of
repeating, but I think he/she knows better about getting involved
since he/she deleted their post.

 

Eh! What the heck, I'll say what his/her response was:

Q: let's see - you've argued with not one, not two, but three people
here.
A: Three stupid people eating hay in a horse stable

Hahahaha!

 

That he met three assholes in a row.

Polfus

 

You are a gigantic pussy.

Bottom line: your life sucks so bad you need this newsgroup to make youself
feel better.

Reality: dude asked a question, and you flew in with your usual shit.

If you were a human being, you would have helped.

But you hate yourself, so you project it onto others instead by insulting
them.

Its clear to everyone except those that are just like you, like your little
buddy Elmo, which obviously is your email partner in these postings.

Tell me I'm wrong..that you haven't sent each other emails saying how much
you hate when people do this or that and how you both are gonna let folks
really have it when they piss you off.

Tell me I'm wrong...that'll make you a liar also.

Polfus

 

Your answer was given in the very first reply to your original message.

Elmo directed you to consult your Owner's Manual, which covers Maintenance
on pages 307 through 313.

Page 310 has a diagram of the Maintenance Minder readout in the instrument
cluster, along with some description of how it works. Among the
descriptions is this snippet: "All maintenance items displayed on the
information display are in code. For an explanation of these
maintenance codes, see page 313."

It's a bit unfair to fail to perform a basic requirement of new-car
ownership, then get mad at people who advise you to do it.

 

how old are you?

 

Your questions are perfectly well-communicated. Furthermore,
they are asked so often this ought to be an FAQ.

I have read a fair amount on Honda's maintenance minder over
the last several years. I have also read reports here on
when it has signaled that the oil is due for a change. In my
opinion, one can rely on it (of course; the engineers are
not dummies) instead of many old customs such as change the
oil every 5000 miles/6 months (or whatever one's preferred
frequency is based on driving conditions).

Of course few read the owner's manual cover to cover. Issues
certainly arise that are not covered in the owner's manual
and so need to be addressed either by Honda subsequently;
word of mouth; etc.

How the Maintenance Minder works is not covered in the
manual. The first time I heard about this latest
bell-whistle-gizmo, I was not trusting until I had at least
a basic description of how the MM computer yada worked.

As for the flack from a few parties here: It represents the
usual cowardice to troubleshoot the whole problem. The whole
problem of course includes not only the car's ailment but
also communicating effectively how to fix the car's ailment.
How much brains does it take to communicate simple, literal
principles? I actually think the usual shadetree mechanic or
highly trained technician has more than enough brains to do
so. Many "just" need to have it pointed out to them that the
problem is two-fold and be asked to think in advance: What's
going to get us to the practical solution quickest and with
the greatest future return on my time's investment?

Some are just troll-ish out of sport. Usenet and all.

Post-back if you want some links on how the Maintenance
Minder works.

 

Looks like I'm not wrong, then.

Polfus

 

your contributions are inane and childish. they lack any honda-related
merit. and you get fixated on schoolyard snot-smearing. how old are you?

 

My Honda dealer routinely forgets to reset the maintenence reminder.

 

Great. That's all I wanted to hear. If people were just to respond
with the same courtesy and respect like you did, I don't think this
thread would've gone this long. I personally like this schedule
minder, but since this is the first time I've driven a vehicle with
this feature, I think its just natural to ask how accurate this is and
what other people think of it. But if from what you heard is that it
is fairly accurate, then that's great. I also would like to hear how
other people think of it from their experience.

But as you can tell, I thought I asked a very basic question and I
expected a fairly straightforward response. I have little tolerance
to those who respond with no courtesy or respect, just so they can
feel like they're superior or know more than others.

Actually, that would be great if you don't mind sending some links
about this Maintenance Minder. Do you know if this is unique to the
new Honda models only or do most cars have this technology now?

As I mentioned, before my new car I drove a 2005 Honda Civic. My
dealer tells me with my old car that to keep it in good condition, to
always do scheduled maintenance of every 10,000 miles (minor service,
in addition to oil change at every 5000...then I think major service
every 30,000). With the new maintenance minder, do you think this
concept still applies?

 

It's become fairly common. I can say that BMW and Chevy have been doing it
for a number of years.

That concept still applies, for adding income to the dealership. Did your
previous owners manual jive with that?

 

That sucks...it doesn't inspire confidence in the dealer, IMHO.

Peace,
Polfus