Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:16:50 -0900
Reply-To: Mark Tuovinen <mst@AK.NET>
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From: Mark Tuovinen <mst@AK.NET>
Subject: Re: NVC Re: Stevens Creek Volkswagen in Santa Clara
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Reman. axles from Honda are just that, remanufactured, they replace all wear components automatically. Honda is particular even about the core you turn in, it must be a genuine Honda core and assembled, not in pieces, or it is not accepted. Most aftermarket rebuilders, there is a difference between rebuilt and remanufactured, will take any core as long as the parts are all there. I do not recall ever having a Honda reman. part fail in the almost 14 years that I have been with a dual Honda/Acura dealership. In fact in our dealership we maybe file a parts warranty claim(for a part sold over the counter, not that came on a new car) once every couple of years. A pretty good average considering we are selling over 3 miilion a year in parts.
What year Passat do you have, and which engine? We have an `03 4Motion Wagon with the V6, it does not leak oil, it burns it. I am not sure of the exact consumption rate, but I can tell that is is higher than any other vehicle I have ever owned. It even makes my Triumph Spitfire look good, puddles on the driveway and all! This is normal for them according to my local shop of choice for repairs that I do not feel up to for it or our vans. My only complaint with the Passat besides oil consumption is the price of parts and whether you can get what you need or have to buy a larger assembly. The bezel around the homelink garage door buttons on the drivers sun visor broke off, but you can't buy it seperately, you have to get the entire visor for almost $400.00. Thankfully a little glue does the trick for a lot less.
Mark in AK
Assistant Parts Manager
Continental Auto LLC
dual Honda & Acura franchises
----- Original Message -----
From: David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
Date: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 11:14 am
Subject: Re: NVC Re: Stevens Creek Volkswagen in Santa Clara
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> I bought a Honda Accord for my kid to learn driving. Have had it
> for 8 years. Spent $500 in the first year to replace the timing
> belt and water pump. Had to replace a drive axle once. Other than
> that it just kept on going and going and never gave us any problems.
> I agree that it is not a fun car to drive.
>
> The drive axle cost less than $100 from a Honda dealer. It was
> a rebuilt. But it was cheap and has worked great so far. All the
> parts I ever bough from the Honda dealer have been cheap and never
> had any hassle to deal with the dealer. It's a heaven and hell
> difference.
>
> Yes, Passat is fun to drive. But within 7 years the CV joint is
> shot. Two of the ball joints have broken rubber seal already.
> Power window switch already gone bad. Engine leaks oil so bad that
> the engine compartment breaths out blue smoke all the time.
>
> Believe me I learned a lesson. VW doesn't make quality cars.
> A mechanic once told me all VWs leak oil. He has not seen any that
> doesn't. It's true that both my Vanagons leak oil and the Passat
> leaks even more. Sorry for bashing VW. All I said is true. You
> should take a look at a valve cover gasket of a Passat. You
> will agree that it is a joke to have a gasket like that and asks
> for $50 a piece when it leaks.
>
> David
>
>
> --- Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote:
>
> > David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM> writes:
> >
> > > Believe it or not, I do not have a single friend who does not buy
> > > Japanese cars. The only exception is my wife's cousine who
> leases a
> > > MB S-560. He is a doctor. He leases a new one every two years for
> > > tax purposes. Other than that none of my friends own a VW or any
> > > European cars. Some of my co- workers own BMWs and MBs. No one has
> > > VWs. What a lessen I learned.
> >
> > Have you ever driven a Japanese car? They are boring. They
> have no
> > soul. If you want to get from point A to point B OK, but there
> is no
> > comparison to the feeling of driving a german car.
> >
> > Allan
> > --
> > 1991 Vanagon GL
> >
>
>
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