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@Nottm_S2 arsie or not, you weren't clear you were targeting DIY servicers. Your personal goal is to replace the 'e' with a few year old ICE which you will DIY fair enough.
But a lot of punters including myself simply pay dealer invoices to get stamps and be able to say FSH come sale or trade in time. Same with the £500 up front on a new 'e' for them to halve the annual bill for 'servicing' for the first 5 years. I don't think that makes them nonces just members of the majority that use dealer servicing (at least for a new car and for a few years thereafter). Your numbers should come with a DIY caveat I'm not arguing with your estimates as such.
My point is after 5 years you are throwing money away, they don't actually do anything.
Previous gen HR-Vs were made in Mexico and the build quality was absolutely shocking.
I heard stories of people ordering OEM parts and they wouldn't fit!!!
Chris.
Well that is very interesting and should be good for Honda I think. Certainly ramps up the appeal to me as an arsie (ahem) old bast
the Japanese built stuff, both bikes and my limited car experience, seems way better built (it's very obvious on a bike)
They build a lot of cheap bikes in Thailand I think, I had a CRF which was built there and whilst the core was good enough it was built to a budget, my Yam was made in France and the paint on the swing arm was a joke, rattle can esque quality. Lots of other quirks/flaws though it's not a winter hack any more
And the swing arm is powder coated
Other side of the coin is the cost of your CTR though.. ouch
My point is after 5 years you are throwing money away, they don't actually do anything.
But it's your £200 or whatever
I can't stand the dealer here
Good points. You got my attention.
When do you replace (a) pollen filter (b) brake fluid (c) transmission fluid? Are these at all tricky?
For stamp in the book purposes I will see what prices our local Smart indy can do. But I would imagine pollen filter replacement even I can do
Good points. You got my attention.
When do you replace (a) pollen filter (b) brake fluid (c) transmission fluid? Are these at all tricky?
For stamp in the book purposes I will see what prices our local Smart indy can do. But I would imagine pollen filter replacement even I can do
BMW would charge you £hundreds for pollen filters. It is always easy. On the s2000 it's under the bulkhead cover, kumkwat behind the stereo but accessed from side. Not done the e yet.
Brake fluid any garage, £60 every 3 years, they just ramp it with a pressure bleeder on. You can DIY either gravity or get carol in the car pumping the brake but remember it's an auto, needs no spongeadinho
Tranny fluid will be under the back end somewhere, drain it, plug in with new washer, squirt in new. All available from Cox
This makes me chuckle, Cox service items for e.. 1 item
£28.55 pollen filter isnae bad. Nothing on Youtube. Shall go RTFM and have a look under the bonnet (hood). No fluids yet on Coxes - the higher level link has a picture including an ICE air filter - only thing useful I can find is windscreen wipers £29.91 the pair. I lump them with pollen filter. Shall use my local Honda dealer in Naarch for MOTs until the 5-year service plan expires and be talking to the mechs for tips on brake and transmission fluid, ask them if there's anything else springs to mind for a DIY regime. BTW you're wrong as you well know. Only 112 miles to your old Sainsburys. Love a bit of hyperbole though
At this rate I can see the little 'e' becoming even more scarce than a decent S2000.
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- only thing useful I can find is windscreen wipers £29.91 the pair. I lump them with pollen filter. Shall use my local Honda dealer in Naarch for MOTs until the 5-year service plan expires and be talking to the mechs for tips on brake and transmission fluid, ask them if there's anything else springs to mind for a DIY regime. BTW you're wrong as you well know. Only 112 miles to your old Sainsburys. Love a bit of hyperbole though 
