Comments on: More Maintenance on the Civic http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/more-maintenance-on-the-civic/ A premier personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:22:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Flexo http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/more-maintenance-on-the-civic/comment-page-1/#comment-919 Flexo Thu, 22 Sep 2005 02:40:09 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=513#comment-919 My commute is something like 50 miles each way. This might change soon, however... My commute is something like 50 miles each way. This might change soon, however…

]]> By: Cap http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/more-maintenance-on-the-civic/comment-page-1/#comment-918 Cap Thu, 22 Sep 2005 02:22:51 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=513#comment-918 oh wow 30K on a 2004. You drive a lot huh? My 01 has er.. 50K on it. It also has a K&N filter (you'll need to clean it occasionally though with their $10 cleaning kit). Although pepboy is cheaper, you should consider finding a trusthworthy local auto shop. I know its difficult to find, but down the road they may be worth it. Pepboy can handle the minor stuff like oil change etc. fine, even wal-mart can do that okay.. but if you ever need any medium to major repair work.. establishing a relationship with a good local mecahnic is helpful. I'll recommend going to AAA.com, punch in ur zip code and try to find AAA approved auto repair shops. I filtered out my results more, but picking the ones that have consistently received customer satsifaction awards from AAA. oh wow 30K on a 2004. You drive a lot huh?

My 01 has er.. 50K on it. It also has a K&N filter (you’ll need to clean it occasionally though with their $10 cleaning kit).

Although pepboy is cheaper, you should consider finding a trusthworthy local auto shop. I know its difficult to find, but down the road they may be worth it.

Pepboy can handle the minor stuff like oil change etc. fine, even wal-mart can do that okay.. but if you ever need any medium to major repair work.. establishing a relationship with a good local mecahnic is helpful.

I’ll recommend going to AAA.com, punch in ur zip code and try to find AAA approved auto repair shops.

I filtered out my results more, but picking the ones that have consistently received customer satsifaction awards from AAA.

]]> By: Flexo http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/more-maintenance-on-the-civic/comment-page-1/#comment-917 Flexo Wed, 21 Sep 2005 03:15:59 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=513#comment-917 Absolutely. Thanks for the tips. Absolutely. Thanks for the tips.

]]> By: Caitlin http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/more-maintenance-on-the-civic/comment-page-1/#comment-916 Caitlin Wed, 21 Sep 2005 01:41:11 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=513#comment-916 ditto on the K&N filter ... one time reasonable cost ($50-60) and then it lasts for a very long time before you have to clean and re-oil it gives your car a horsepower boost too (a small one) and because it's not disposable, it's keeping stuff out of landfills. Consider it for next time :) ditto on the K&N filter … one time reasonable cost ($50-60) and then it lasts for a very long time before you have to clean and re-oil it

gives your car a horsepower boost too (a small one) and because it’s not disposable, it’s keeping stuff out of landfills.

Consider it for next time :)

]]> By: ncnblog http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/more-maintenance-on-the-civic/comment-page-1/#comment-915 ncnblog Tue, 20 Sep 2005 02:46:18 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=513#comment-915 Hey, good job on finding a better deal. Quick note on the honda...if it is like mine, my honda air filter takes about 10 seconds to change, at a cost of less than 6 to 10 bucks. You just unsnap two little latches, take the old one out, put the new one in. love the blog! ncnblog.com Hey, good job on finding a better deal. Quick note on the honda…if it is like mine, my honda air filter takes about 10 seconds to change, at a cost of less than 6 to 10 bucks. You just unsnap two little latches, take the old one out, put the new one in.
love the blog!
ncnblog.com

]]> By: Financial Fruition http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/more-maintenance-on-the-civic/comment-page-1/#comment-914 Financial Fruition Tue, 20 Sep 2005 02:42:18 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=513#comment-914 A couple of things: Sears has free tire rotations (F to B, B to F). Period, no other strings attached. Wipers, I always elect to purchase and install myself. The heck with replaceable air filters. I bought a K&N the first I had to change it in my vehicle (54,000 miles ago) and no replacement needed! I definitely agree that PepBoys is cheaper than your dealer! Especially with Hondas! A couple of things:

Sears has free tire rotations (F to B, B to F). Period, no other strings attached.

Wipers, I always elect to purchase and install myself.

The heck with replaceable air filters. I bought a K&N the first I had to change it in my vehicle (54,000 miles ago) and no replacement needed!

I definitely agree that PepBoys is cheaper than your dealer! Especially with Hondas!

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