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@perryplaya I remember thinking Honda Care to be fairly worth it, especially with the new sensors and cameras for driving assistance that can affect drive ability. I’ve seen failed adaptive cruise keep a 9.5G accord from starting.

@ttcg52 Up until 2017/18, the Tacomas have massive issues with frame rot - major recalls but eligibility for new frame replacement has just ended for most. The 3.5 in the 2017+ is also very weak and dumps oil into the intake if you do any sort of driving on steep inclines at all - the PCV...

@coreyd I actually had a chance to catch up with my Honda dealer tech friends - they’re starting to see head gaskets on in warranty 1.5T accords (they’ve done 20 of them in the last year). Less common on the CRV/Civic with lower boost pressure, but afaik the consensus is that it’s due to...

@coreyd Hey! As I mentioned in the post: > Statistically, there will be some cars of a bad model that haven't been troublesome. RE: Honda L15 We're starting to see early L15 equipped CR-Vs start to require turbo replacements and/or fuel injectors ($1500 or so) and CELs reappear in ways that...

@knothat I don’t like driving the K20 civic - it has a much dumber CVT that makes the whole car way noisier. It is a good reliability choice though. In the case of the Lexus IS, the 300/350 is wayyyy better than the 2.0T. In the Mustang, the 5.0 gets equivalent fuel economy to the 2.0T.

@knothat It’s absolutely not a myth! If we look at: 7G Civic: the later models stopped having transmission issues, air conditioning issues, etc cuz they had fixed it by then 8G Civic: porous block castings in early 07-09?10? cars continue to fail 3G TL: the 07-08 didn’t suffer from widespread...

@benama Ah my bad - that should’ve ended in 2015. 9G civic had good IIHS crash test scores at a very good price.

@starspray That Gen Sentra had a much better CVT than the generation after it. Change your CVT slightly ahead of time and you should be ok.

@jcon1150 Ah, let me get to work on adding some EVs to the list - truth be told, we don't see very many of them. The Model 3 is "generally fine" until "parts you don't think about go wrong + Tesla service centers" make it a headache to deal with. I'd probably be in a Model 3/i4/Ioniq 5 if I...

@ayberk22 Hondas and coil packs, name a more dynamic duo 😂 Interesting to know about the 3rd gen Fit's soldering issues - is there a ship-in/ship-out vendor doing the fix these days?

@snafuy IMO even the "recommendation" list should get an inspection, super easy for some shocks/wheel bearings/brakes/general wear items eat a 1k hole in your wallet. The "do not buy stuff" comes with inevitable 3-4k repairs.... which are fine if you're budgeting for it

@resjudicata Aha yessir, the door handles on an FD…… those prices still make me cry. Very much an enthusiast at heart

Inspired by the 'shocking expenses' in this thread: Here's what we're doing wrong when recommending a "Honda/Toyota/Subaru from the last 20 years". I work on cars and grew up in a family that owns garages, here's 2.5 easy steps... 1) GET AN INSPECTION: Yes, Toyota/Lexus are generally less...