I used to do all my own services when i had time. These days it is easier for me to drop my keys off at the service desk and let someone else take care of it for me.
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I do all of the work on my E myself. I've only had it a year, and done little to it other than oil changes to date.
My previous car (which i sitll have and drive) is/was a 93 Prelude. This is the car that taught me the ropes for the previous 7 years. Oil changes, swapped suspension, strut tower bar, sway bars, new exhaust, intake, headers, new ball joints, camber correction, brake swaps, cv boots, axle changes, rewired JDM headlights, fog install, LED dash cluster conversion, swapped alternators, starters, radiators, and even a swapped engine. That was how I spent many a days and nights in college. We would tackle any job, assuming we'd be able to get it done, despite having never done it before. It typically worked out well.
I take it as a personal mission now to convince those around me to work on their own vehicles. It pains me to watch people shell out large sums of cash for such simple things. As a matter of fact, I just helped a buddy swap a belt last night. The belt cost $15, the dealer wanted $120 to swap it. The worst part is that a lot of these friends are fellow engineers like myself. It's blasphemous in my mind to not do these things ourselves.
My previous car (which i sitll have and drive) is/was a 93 Prelude. This is the car that taught me the ropes for the previous 7 years. Oil changes, swapped suspension, strut tower bar, sway bars, new exhaust, intake, headers, new ball joints, camber correction, brake swaps, cv boots, axle changes, rewired JDM headlights, fog install, LED dash cluster conversion, swapped alternators, starters, radiators, and even a swapped engine. That was how I spent many a days and nights in college. We would tackle any job, assuming we'd be able to get it done, despite having never done it before. It typically worked out well.
I take it as a personal mission now to convince those around me to work on their own vehicles. It pains me to watch people shell out large sums of cash for such simple things. As a matter of fact, I just helped a buddy swap a belt last night. The belt cost $15, the dealer wanted $120 to swap it. The worst part is that a lot of these friends are fellow engineers like myself. It's blasphemous in my mind to not do these things ourselves.
One of my closest friends is a mechanic at a Ford/Honda dealership...why buy tools etc etc etc when he has an entire shop at his home with lift....He's been a mechanic all of his life and could service my E in his sleep....I don't see the need to get involved so I let the professional handle it.
Now if I didn't have this luxury...I would seek out something similar and probably do all of the general stuff myself...
Now if I didn't have this luxury...I would seek out something similar and probably do all of the general stuff myself...
Well, your poll is kinda misleading - I do ALL the regular maintenance on my E, but, had the speedometer recall which had to be performed by Honda. So, by your poll question, I would have to answer "Yes", even tho it's only for "official" purposes.
NOBODY else has touched my E..... :lol:
NOBODY else has touched my E.....
:lol:Don't think it's misleading at all but that's your opinion. I don't consider warranty work to be a technical definition of someone else working on your E myself. I, however, will not let anyone at Honda touch my vehicle for warranty work and instead grab the part and replace it myself since the warranty also gives consumers the right to their own repairs with free parts. My problem with warranty work is again I have invoices for work never performedWell, your poll is kinda misleading - I do ALL the regular maintenance on my E, but, had the speedometer recall which had to be performed by Honda. So, by your poll question, I would have to answer "Yes", even tho it's only for "official" purposes.
NOBODY else has touched my E.....
. Congrats though on keeping up with your car yourself. ;-)I didn't realize Honda would give you a part to replace yourself under warranty. I thought they had to verify the part's need to be replaced. Interesting---Don't think it's misleading at all but that's your opinion. I don't consider warranty work to be a technical definition of someone else working on your E myself. I, however, will not let anyone at Honda touch my vehicle for warranty work and instead grab the part and replace it myself since the warranty also gives consumers the right to their own repairs with free parts. My problem with warranty work is again I have invoices for work never performed
I do all the work on it other then a few oil changes when the dealor has a sale and a warranty issue. No reason to spend $90+- and hour for someone else to do the work that I used to do for a living.
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