What is going on? My wife had the day off so I asked her to take our new car to our mechanic to have him thoroughly go through it so I know what maintenance needs to be done.
She called me early this morning…
the “Check Engine” light was on…
When she took off, the car had no power…
So she shifted the transmission down into first gear and the car took off fine. When she shifted into second, the car began bucking like a bronco…
She finally made it to the mechanic.
The “Check Engine” light codes said that the car MIGHT need a new computer ($500). Because of the mileage, the timing belt MIGHT need to be changed ($500).
My stomach was starting to twist and turn at the thought that my car dealer might not be quite as honest as he first appeared. I HATE being lied to, especially when I am extending trust to someone.
When I got home, I ran a Carfax and it had good news and it had bad news: the good news is that the belts were changed at 100,000 miles so that is $500 that I won’t have to spend. The bad news is that an electrical problem was addressed by a Honda dealer in October of 2007.
I have to make a decision by tomorrow on this thing.
