2008 Honda Civic Ex Maintenance Schedule

Heh..well put.

Not a bad idea, really...

Oh sure, admittedly so.

Agreed.

And post when you hit 200k, will 'ya?

Peace,
Polfus

 

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actually, i went to school and studied stuff like this. you should try
it - you might learn something.

so $150k of chromatography instrumentation is a good idea for a $15k
car? you have a serious reality problem. ignoring the fact that people
spent millions of dollars researching the algorithms to make computer
monitoring work of course.

it's not a guess, it's a measure, based on usage. like your gas thank
gauge.

well, /one/ of us is certainly challenged. and i'm not your friend.

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do you drain your gas tank every week, discard what you drain, then buy
new gas? you may as well with the above bizarre logic.

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How much does the thing cost, by the way..any idea as to what it marks a car
up, generally?[/QUOTE]

The computer is already in the car. The costs to write the program that
keeps track of this stuff and triggers the light is practically zero.

 

!!!!!

THAT's is what I am talking about...not just the little Honda MM thingy.

Glad to see that I am thinking correctly here...I know damn well its the
only way to really tell when the suff needs changing.[/QUOTE]

But go to the tradeoff again: if I know all about the oil going into
it, and I know about the engine, and I've tested environmental factors,
I bet I can get 95% close to the oil chemistry monitor just by
monitoring environment and performance factors.

If I can do that, why would I spend $XXX more to put in the oil
chemistry monitor?

It's return on investment. The return is minimal. This is an Accord,
not an M3. The guy buying the M3 loves seeing something like that on a
features chart. The guy buying an Accord couldn't care less.

Diminishing returns. Yeah, if you're a freako who has to know down to
the 18th decimal place exactly what's happening in your life, fine--go
analyze your oil. If you're an average Accord buyer, the 95% level is
more than good enough.

 

Your comment is *MOOT* if the dude changes the oil himself.[/QUOTE]

Nope. The dealer would love to have the money, so he threw out the
generous (to the dealer) schedule.

That schedule is still generous even if the dealer doesn't do the work.
The poor sucker still buys the oil, etc, and still spends MORE of his
time under the car than he has to.

His personal time has value, eh? Or don't you value your personal time?

Regardless, ignoring the MM and insisting that the dealer give you a
time/miles schedule results in higher and unnecessary expense.

Think next time.

 

Thank you, Alfred, for that.

I *know* Honda has some guidelines...whether or not they make it public and
in the Owner's Manual is another story...[/QUOTE]

Dude, you are just plain ignorant.

HONDA doesn't have any time/miles guidelines. It all depends on how you
drive your car and under what conditions.

His LOCAL DEALER has some guidelines. And those guidelines are aimed at
putting money into the local dealer's pocket.

Do you really think that the piece of paper this dealer hands out comes
from Honda in any way, shape, or form? A 20K service is $200??

You are a sucker, a dealership's dream.

Honda gives you the information right in front of you, in the MM. But
you take the independent dealer's word that you should ignore that and
"follow my schedule, here". He's making money off this paranoia hand
over fist.

 

Does the 2001's oil change reminder system just monitor
miles between the oil changes? Or does it look at oil temps,
engine rpm, or something else?

 

Does the 2001's oil change reminder system just monitor
miles between the oil changes? Or does it look at oil temps,
engine rpm, or something else?[/QUOTE]

The flashing yellow "maintenance required" light in the 01 models was
strictly based on miles.