Honda Dealership Scam Caught on Camera

Honda Dealership scam caught on camera. Honda Dealership Scam Exposed, DIY and car repair with Scotty Kilmer. Car scams caught. Dealership scams to avoid. The truth about Honda car dealerships. Car dealership scams. Should I bring my car to the dealership? Why not to bring your car to the dealership. Buying a car at the dealership. Car Advice. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 55 years.
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[@scottykilmer]

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[@bigmikeobama5314]

hey scotty, thank you for being a good man. youre helping more people than you know

[@GetIntoItDuhh]

Hey bozo, Lexus has always used number-letter combos for their model names, you think one a$$hole complaining NOW is going to change it? HAHAHAHAHA (pic of a hyena)

[@MikoRuizKing]

Bruh i literally walked into the toyota dealer one time to replace my tail light. My dik dam near fell off when i was told it was $400! I calmly replied "$40?" - no. 400!!!😬😬😬 i pickd up my dik and walkd out..

[@MikoRuizKing]

​@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ amen man. Ya. Hell is hot but the lake of fire burns hotter and ive seen both!!

[@christianreid7529]

Can you make a video on why Nissan is a total failure?

[@ThunderLiege]

The problem is that dealerships are part of an outdated system that creates middlemen for no reason. Would love to support a manufacturer for just doing direct shopping at this point.

[@shaheeralikhan9561]

it's business

[@robertl.fallin7062]

​​@@shaheeralikhan9561 that's right...aka MONEYTIZ'N in Americia.

[@shaheeralikhan9561]

@@robertl.fallin7062 business is good, capitalism is good. I'm not against it it's just monopoly learn to win in life

[@billpo]

@@shaheeralikhan9561 so…ripping people off is good business to you…

[@shaheeralikhan9561]

@@billpo yup, only the fittest survive

[@rogerhoke3103]

There needs to be a forum for consumers to whistle blow on these dealerships and state their cases just like what you're stating happened to that person and call them out. It's simply criminal

[@taiquangong9912]

That would be awesome.

[@stoundingresults]

Google maps and yelp. Post screenshots of messages or pic of repair estimates.

[@eleyasbtseamlak9102]

just go to a normal mechanic

[@thehunt4557]

It's called Google

[@rogerhoke3103]

@@richienotsorich4303 ok thanks

[@webguy943]

Especially changing the air filters. Dealerships love charging over 100+ dollars when u can buy the filter for like 20 bucks n 5 minutes of ur time.

[@nucleargrizzly1776]

A Honda dealer that until recently treated me well (that's another story). My elderly mom brought in her car for a warranty repair and was told she needed to pay them $1000 to plug in a scan tool. I picked up her car when the warranty repair was done.

[@elgatocasanovafumadordeeuc5382]

@@nucleargrizzly1776 Withadraw those mf's

[@FLPhotoCatcher]

It's crazy how much dealers charge. But Scotty needs to research these Ring cameras. The gov will surely be able to (if they are not able to already) track anyone they feel like, using them. And spy on We The People more and more. One ring to rule them all... Remember Duke Nukem? Newer versions of that game were quashed.

[@dsbennett]

@@nucleargrizzly1776 Just like a plumber. Toilet was clogged. Plumber came by, said he would charge me $6,000 to run a camera down there to see what the problem was. And then it would be of course, lots more to fix it. Not to worry, though. He had the loan papers all drawn up. I declined his generous offer.

[@scrappy7571]

So buy the filter and do it yourself. If your not capable of doing it, then you pay, whats the problem?

[@maynurd52404]

Manual transmission is one of todays best auto theft prevention devices

[@h8troodoh]

💯

[@DaPlainTruth1]

It's not just Honda...that's any dealership!!!

[@charlesjackson1700]

Where I live we have a big Toyota dealership and it is just as bad.. If your tires are half worn out they would try to get you to put a new set on them. You may have 20,000 miles left on them and yet they recommend putting new ones on.. total ripoffs.. I have a friend that has a new Altima 19 inch rims.. He had 5'100 miles on the tires and they told him he needed a new set of tires. That was when he carried it in to get them rotated for the first time.

[@ok.ok.5735]

You spelt stealership wrong. 😑

[@stoundingresults]

If a dealership rips you off leave a 1 star review on maps and y lp. Help future shoppers.

[@heyman23233]

Dealership = overpay

[@tjmayer9103]

"Stealerships"

[@nuthinbutlove]

Always!

[@jamesblume9567]

No, dealership theft !!!! And, take it because you can't do anything about it !!!

[@thehunt4557]

Keep breaking your own cars

[@palangicdino]

Usually dealerships = overpriced. However, I very had good experience with my local Subaru dealer so far.

[@patrickmcdaniel5185]

I had someone kick my rear quarter panel leaving a fairly large dent, so I took it to a body shop to get an estimate and they said it would be over seven hundred dollars to fix it. I didn't want to make an insurance claim so I went into the trunk, and pulled back the liner. I ended up pushing the dent out with my bare hand, and you couldn't even tell it was there to begin with. Saved myself a lot of money.

[@somewhere-n-Texas]

👍 good deal

[@RP-ks6ly]

I've used a toilet plunger to pull some dents as well.

[@LingoENT]

They was going to do the exact same thing and charge you that much 🤣 I believe sir you got a good deal

[@Nozinbonsai]

I just kick the other side so it matches.

[@karmelicanke]

In winter weather hubby used a hairdrier to heat up the dent and a gentle push from the back side and no evidence seen of any dent or loss of paint.

[@christopherbriseno5945]

Thank you. Everyone needs to expose them. They are scam dealerships

[@wokewokerman5280]

...every service associate is not trained to provide what you need or want, they are trained to run up the bill with everything they possibly can - with this knowledge, act accordingly....and do not let them tell you that you cannot leave in an unsafe condition, tell them you'll park it in their lot and call a tow truck, after that, negotiate....

[@Jan96106]

The Honda dealer I went to would charge for things they didn't replace. That's even worse.

[@terrelle5087]

Yup. Like windshield washer fluid.

[@esteban1487]

Yet another reason to hate the dealerships.

[@sealand000]

Dealerships have been scamming their customers for decades.

[@Nozinbonsai]

People think a service is every nut bolt checked, it's just oil change 🤣

[@frankbiz]

Many times you can take out the sensor, clean it and that will fix the problem. I did that on my 08 Highlander with 235k miles. Dealerships have high overhead is why they charge so much.

[@AstonMartin427]

For the record, it's a 2017 Civic, not a 2000. And I did my research at the dealer while it was being looked at and I'm going to get the sensor this week to prove to Honda that you don't need to charge me $455 to install a simple part.

[@Chrisamic]

If you use silcone sealant, it's more or less a permanent fix. It's going to make it much harder replace the coil pack if it goes faulty later. Having said that, I would advise people to use electronics grade silicon for this or anything else on your car as it is neutral cure. Building/construction grade silicon sealants are acid cure, which can cause corrosion problems for wiring and connectors. Yeah sure it's a little more expensive, but doing things properly always makes it better in the long run.

[@robertwessel6409]

My local Subaru dealer wanted $385 plus tax to replace a knock sensor that I ultimately bought for $104 and installed in 20 minutes.

[@Blank00]

Carmakers don't have control over dealership practices. Therefore Honda is not to blame for this, but the dealership is.

[@Blank00]

​@@devenmellor these simple parts like ABS sensors can easily be replaced by a 3rd party mechanic shop. Honda will supply these parts to said mechanics when they order these parts. Customers go to dealerships for repair because good 3rd party mechanics are hard to tell apart from bad 3rd party mechanics and customers just don't want to do that kind of analysis.

[@Blank00]

@@devenmellor Honda has no legal control over dealerships. We've seen this with markups. Dealerships mark up prices for new cars, foolish customer pays, dealership gets the extra money and Honda does not. Honda just gets money from delivering cars to dealership. After that, dealership decides what to do.

[@barnesjohn7657]

Sorry … they don’t care 🤷🏼‍♂️ but you are correct Americans screwing fellows humans is true around the world from banking, Housing (Turkey) to food supplies in Afghanistan

[@nucleargrizzly1776]

@@Blank00 Porsche has been policing their dealerships. They F up they lose access to limited run vehicles.

[@210brownie]

@@Blank00 People really resent dealing with dealerships. They are hopefully losing sales to Tesla.

[@cielazul713]

Scotty, you should start your own car company. Slap cars together from various parts you trust. Like some never-dying Franken-car!

[@masontee8335]

Honda engine + Toyota automatic transmission

[@dazmac159]

Hot rods🤙🏄‍♂️

[@paulsi1234]

That sounds completely impractical, I assume you are joking 🤔

[@brucewestoby]

Need a good " Mad MAX " car..

[@scanrps]

The Ring Dash cam runs off the ODB2 port, we all know you’re not a fan of this.⚠️

[@tramptramp5401]

This one really made me chuckle. I have been wrenching on "stuff" for 50 years and I just bought a Volvo from a fellow. He gave me a bunch of receipts for work he had done and I was totally in awe that he paid over $200.00 to have four spark plugs replaced. Just shake my head and move on I guess.

[@anonypersona3189]

The problem is the general public has no idea how much spark plugs should cost to change, so they just pay up and move on and the dealerships all know this.

[@jwattie144]

That sensor usually isn't coming out if it's in the rust belt. It usually needs drilled out and if you aren't careful you'll ding the encoder ring for the bearing then you're doing the wheel bearing as well.

[@masterjack8222]

very true.

[@AstonMartin427]

yeah so the aftermath of this is exactly what you just said. I had to bring it to a local mechanic to drill it out and replacing the wheel bearing wasn't part of the $35 budget.

[@jwattie144]

@@AstonMartin427 sorry to hear that. I hope you’re able to keep using your car.

[@unlearningcommunism4742]

For the Honda guy. You are smart, and your knowledge is worth 400 dollars. For you it's simple, because your smartness is worth it.

[@Longjohnsilver58]

The service guys get bonus pay for “upsells”. They all do it.

[@ok-nice-to-be-here]

All my local Honda dealers are doing 7-8k "honest" markups on their accessories. "We don't do market adjustments!" All season mats for $500. Body side molding for $600. Splash guards for $300 And so on. 😂 Got a much cheaper CX-5 and putting those savings in treasury bills 👍

[@TheLizardKing1967]

Doing to any Dealership to get any work done is a SCAM.

[@debluetailfly]

There are a lot of unscrupulous people in this world. Were they not ever taught 'do unto others as you would have them do unto you'?

[@TheopolisQSmith]

Do unto others, then split…

[@twn2rbo]

There’s a reason everyone says “stealerhsip” lol

[@hphillips7425]

A crooked Memphis Honda dealership said my lifetime oil changes has been voided on both 2007 civics I purchased. Never purchased another honda vehicle

[@Ldytygrrr]

Thank you Scottie for making these videos! It really helps us!

[@grahamwells173]

I think some of these dealers see certain people come in for work to there car and the dealers see cash signs everywhere

[@polter_z]

Learned the hard way a few days ago, I’m never taking my car to any dealership for anything.

[@Tallchevy350]

Over charge is what stealerships do best!

[@richardm4706]

Speaking of “good names,” the Toyota Deliboy 502 was a rare flop for the company.

[@sovietrepublic38]

The Nissan Dealership told me that one lug nut is stuck and will charge me over 200 dollars to replace it. 200 bucks is sufficient for you to get a bunch of decent tools for car fixing. The actual bolt and nuts cost less than 5 dollars.

[@lamper2]

If that scam was "caught on camera" where is the video? I only saw 2 pictures and heard a letter being read.

[@nickheinz3013]

Hey Scotty love your vids thank you for doing what you do. I hate dealers I fix everything myself I’ll never go to a dealer.

[@nucleargrizzly1776]

If it's something I can't fix myself (timing belt in a DOHC engine) luckily I have two "Scotty's" that work from their homes.

[@nickheinz3013]

@@nucleargrizzly1776 - Always keep some friends around for good help too^^

[@nucleargrizzly1776]

@@nickheinz3013 All I have to do is buy the beer.. 😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@thehunt4557]

Yepp until you can't figure it out

[@robertwessel6409]

Thanks, Scotty, for helping me save money. My local dealer wanted $1213 to replace my radiator. Did it myself for $220.

[@RegularBob121]

Thats why its good to go to a local mechanic that knows there stuff with the right tools i changed the spark plugs and brakes on my wifes rav 4 and once i was done check engine light came on and two other lights without a computer to reset luckily one of my guys had one. Dealer would have charged me almost 2 grand to do the same thing i only paid 150 for the parts at my local auto zone instead of 2k

[@NY411Info]

Wow, I didn't know they stopped putting spare doughnut tires in newer cars.

[@PC-cs5wp]

Honda dealerships do REALLY OVER CHARGE their customers! Almost unethical!

[@moonasha]

and that's why your neighborhood mechanic is infinitely better than these thieves. You know you have a good one when they try and talk you out of repairs you don't need, even though they found a problem. The best will spray some crap into your car's intake during emissions tests to get it to pass, lol

[@DavidThomas-vj3eu]

I feel blessed I got to work in a repair shop learning.

[@icosthop9998]

Yep

[@Daron-Novotny]

Love your channel Scotty! Keep up the content.

[@tonyfontana8222]

A friend of mine is a BMW mechanic. He told me the only way the stealership can make money now is to gouge the customers on parts and service!

[@69Hurst442]

Here’s a great name. The Turd. Crappiest crossover we’ve ever made.

[@johnp6987]

I got the spare as a option on my new car as like Scotty said, if the side wall blows them tyre inflation things won’t help. I paid £150 and when I looked recently they had gone up to £200. Absolutely ridiculous

[@masontee8335]

Hey Scotty, Do Honda's 1.5 liter turbos still have oil dilution???

[@123Rockchild]

I don’t think it has to necessarily be a turbo to have the oil dilution issue.

[@Adam-7_7_7]

In Australia, we call 'fan belts' - 'serpintine belts' . Love your videos Scott, and regularly binge them.

[@greggc8088]

It's a shame, but every business over sells. My Family doctor, dentist, and HVAC guy hates me because I don't go for that crap. Glad I work on my own cars so I don't have to deal with it on that end. Best thing to combat this overselling is to be educated about the service/products being purchased.

[@vanguy298]

Hey Scotty, Im interested in buying a 1988 Mitsubishi Van/Wagon with 160,000 miles, what should I suspect?

[@Eddie-yc5yd]

I just installed the ring dash cam. Look at it more of a security cam then a dash cam. At only sixty a year for the lte is very reasonable. So far I really love it.

[@Daron-Novotny]

Standard Transmissions are the new modern day "Anti Theft" True story. I learned how to drive on a Standard Trans. and took my test in a standard trans.

[@heniek01]

Thank you Scotty. I got scammed in my Subaru dealership for extra work that I didn’t need. I went for small warranty repairs. They gave me a loaner car and few hours later a phone call that I need this and that.🤷‍♂️

[@troypollonais9143]

What did they say you needed and what year and mileage is your car

[@houtyfish273]

My wife and I used to drive Hondas. Any visit to the dealerships was a definite low point in the experience. I don't think Honda cares. They've gone all Ford management principles on their buyers

[@craigsawyer6453]

No joke... We have a Honda Dealer in Petaluma CA that purchased a machine that washes transmissions. My wife took her Civic in for scheduled maintenance and I was shocked when we received the bill not only did they change the fluid in the transmission, way early, but they washed the trans. Honda specifically advises against this washing thing, in the owners manual it states to not do it. My wife was a long time customer having purchased six Hondas form this dealer. They rip you off by doing unnecessary work and try to shorten the life of your vehicle. Needles to say I took over all the maintenance of her vehicle.

[@TheGbelcher]

I was just about to buy a Honda but my brother has had so many problems with the dealers I can’t do it. Seems like it’s becoming a pattern

[@sanjaybhatikar]

My local, family-owned Honda dealership tried to get me signed up for a lease at nearly twice the rate mentioned in a big sign at their own entrance gate. The salesman feigned ignorance when I pointed this out. Outright crooks or just crooked? 😂

[@strokeoftesla]

Favorite line of rhe video “im on my way with a 9 milimeter…” lmao

[@raynelh93]

Thank you Scottie

[@teddystoner8288]

I was quoted $1800 to fix my leaking heater core. My hands are to big to fit. So my friend got in there and fixed the heater core leak. $5.38. Plastic clips with rubber orings. 2002 F350.

[@ppkaci]

dealerships depend on people that are mechanically ignorant to make money. 100% mark up on parts and 400 an hour labor to pay for half a million a month in overhead costs.

[@NY411Info]

I prefer a Full Frame Suv, or MPV as Mazda called them not a X-over which is a station wagon to me.

[@jamram9924]

I installed an electric cooling fans on my 2007 Tundra. The A/C worked very efficiently. GM, Ford and RAM had fans in their trucks, but not Toyota. It was a lot of work to install those sensors, wiring, ect.

[@perniciouspete4986]

The dealer I used to go to apparently thought I was Santa Claus.

[@Nozinbonsai]

Well I want a new bike and a puppy, 2 new Toyota's and

[@m.p.w.333]

I would go directly to Honda and let them know how the dealership is cheating the public on their name.

[@fkam4846]

With every used car I have purchased I had to include a full size spare tire.

[@kevinhitchcock7062]

Scotty I just bought a new battery for my 08 Grand Marquis. One Ford dealer wanted $120 labor to change it. When I asked was she said it would require 45 minutes labor. And all the electronics in the car had to be reprogrammed. There is nothing on an 08 Grand Marquis that would need reprogrammed. I had put in a device that leaves 9 volts on the system so the radio doesn’t need to be reprogrammed. Went to another Ford Dealer and they charged me $19.95 labor.

[@aqeeqansari]

To the first guy, Well that's what AutoZone is for, a dealership told me my used 96 Camry A.C. needed "retrofitting" before it could work and would cost me 1600$ , I went to Canadian Tire and bought a recharge kit, refilled myself for 60$ ...

[@h8troodoh]

Explosion in a Can... hope ya don't smoke...

[@kbseventy3392]

I needed an extra key made for my civic. I pulled in to the dealership- young guy came out - I told him what I needed. He said I'd have to come back another day because it would take an hour and a half and they were closing in an hour. Also said it would be about $250. A locksmith did the job in 10 to 15 minutes and charged $155. Key works perfectly and is identical to the original with the exception of not having the Honda emblem on it.

[@pinkpigletparker8703]

Are you paying attention? What happened to the $2 key? It's so ridiculous what they are doing to people. F that

[@daverowsome4023]

doesn;'t the ring camera power itself from the OBD-II connection which Scottie tells us not to connect things into?

[@NY411Info]

The better way to fix the connector lock is to use a cable tie, then spray it with Fluid Film. Or go to the boneyard and get a good connector, cut it off, then solder on the good one then heat shrink it. It's not rocket science.

[@cinthe3]

Higglegy piggledy, the technical term lol

[@douglasbobar2443]

People should be ashamed of themselves !!!

[@HomeyDClown-ib9ls]

My brother....thanks! Still, what does the "ChiltonsManual" say about the time? Isn't that what these guys use? It is HARD to fight their "manual"!!

[@seanb3516]

Soap on the Fan Belt is a NO but what about Belt Dressing which is made for Belts?

[@BV-Auto]

" I'm on my way with a 9 mm to come and get you" I love Scotty

[@slam-zany]

I bought a new 2023 Honda CRV last month and it’s been in the shop for 20 days. Every single light came on the dash sensors stopped working and car went into limp mode. Honda manufacturing and everyone at Honda has been terrible to deal with honestly. It’s a Hybrid. They’re waiting on a BCMM or something on back order. It hasn’t been a good time.

[@MARKLOCKWOOD2012]

the old belts before the serpentine belts yes. my dad used to use a dial bar while his suburban idled it made the belt tacky then they had a spray. usually today the pulley just needs a smidge inspect the grooves today for cracks if no cracks the groove is worn new belt. sometimes the tensioner goes bad

[@taiquangong9912]

@Scotty, Does doing it yourself destroy your vehicle resale value? And For a 05 Honda CR-V what is the p0420 code?

[@charliecliche6155]

Google it.

[@MrTacklebury]

Yah, my local Graf Chevrolet tried to charge me $70 to put a new windshield wiper arm on, when I'd already gotten the part. I wasn't sure if they still used the lead plugs and didn't want to deal with it, but they don't anymore. I literally removed the plastic nut cover, removed one nut, put the new one on and transferred the wiper blade. I told them you really don't want to make money. I'd have probably paid $30 just to not have to mess with it, but $70 for 5 minutes?...

[@arvbergstedt3303]

Honda dealership wanted 1000 dollars to fix my brothers Odyssey. Sliding door kept unlocking itself. His wife found a cute on the internet. Take battery cables off, touch together for awhile. Discharges computer. It will reprogram. Door problem solved.

[@fsteddy6576]

I'll never forget the day I brought my corvette in for an oil change to the Chev dealer. The battery was dying so I figured I get them to do both, even though I've changed batteries on my own many times. I get an $800 bill!!!! I'll never go back after that.

[@eddymahon1503]

I know nothing about car maintenance and repair. All I do is go online; enter exactly what the repair or part is and ask for average cost. How dumb do you have to be to just pay what they say to pay. Ever hear of GOOGLE? I’ve used the same 2 Honda dealerships in MA for all my service since 1994 and I’ve never been ripped off once. This dealership he’s talking about must be an outlier because it’s just too easy to research anything now.

[@johnyshirley3859]

Scotty my car don’t have spare tire it come with air compressor with that slim it a 2 to 1

[@surf6009]

When Scotty says "It's horrible!" It is.....

[@jamesblume9567]

Scotty, I noticed ALL dealership doing this now !!! Charge allot, for simple things ?! They have the consumer at their mercy !?

[@sovietrepublic38]

Because more and more people are getting lazy and not welling to spend time to understand how cars work. When my friends know me doing tire rotation by myself, they said: it's dangerous. you should take the car to a car shop. Does it make any difference that the wheels are tightened to 85 ft-lb by me or by shop mechanics? I can easily save 40 dollars in 30 mins. Tire rotation plus changing oil in shop takes approximately as long as I DIY because you have to wait.

[@arod.de_cali]

Parts prices ridiculous as well

[@libaaxalee]

I am glad that I learned from my family and friends basic stuff when it comes to cars. I have taken a whole engine apart and put it all together with minimal supervisor at young age and that gave the encouragement to change lots of stuff out of my cars without going to mechanic.

[@markrinehart8813]

Scotty what is wrong with cars only having letters for names. I remember one that everyone knew is was called a Pontiac GTO, or how about an Olds 442, Triumph TR seriers, etc ever heard of these, or had a problem with their names?

[@garylangley4502]

I had a '91 Ford Ranger because the fans on these had a bad habit of forming small cracks radiating out from the center of the fan. It would have cost more to replace the plastic fan rather than buy an electric fan kit. The kit had the fan and motor, thermostat, relay, fuse, and wiring. I also put a toggle switch on the dashboard that would bypass the thermostat and turn the fan on. This was very useful as I lived in Yuma, Arizona where it gets astonishingly hot.

[@calientemac1]

Dealership wanted $80 to replace a cabin filter in my car lol. When I asked why, the service manager said $80 was for the filter plus labor. I said labor? It takes like two minutes to change it out. She said for me to prove it. She was embarrassed after I showed her on how quick and easy it was. She said she didn’t know and owed me lunch then she said she has no control over dealer pricing.

[@barbaramollmann5990]

My daughter was quoted $130 to change the cabin filter and wiper blades on her 2015 Tacoma. I did it for $40 parts, got really good wipers. When I replaced the in cabin filter I found they, dealership had done it prior, put it in the wrong way and broke a clip holding it in. I'm a 67 year old woman who has always done maintenance on my vehicles. Currently 2018 Tacoma.

[@apctech1]

then she does not know her products well then our service manager does and knows better then to do anything but give me advice and ill do the work my self and do:)

[@goldennorm7244]

BMW wanted $396 each for cabin filter and engine filter change on 2018 X3 with only 12,000 miles driven

[@apctech1]

@@goldennorm7244 most change the filters yearly i do:)

[@SamsungGalaxy-ll6pn]

I bought spark plugs.. iridium for my car .. I should regap before to install

[@NY411Info]

Changing the sensor depends on where you live. If you live in the rust belt it may cost you that much to fix in a shop. Maybe the shop said up to X amount, depending on if there are issues.

[@petershisler4255]

I often wish that a manufacturer would make a current vehicle like the old WW2 jeeps. No frills, not a bunch of high end electronics, and can be easily maintained with a small set of tools

[@jfrankki]

You do notice great acceleration from removing old clutch fans replacing with electric fan..

[@clarencewiles963]

Thumbs up 👍 thanks again for the information.

[@eddieyan3017]

They need to get rid of dealership and just focus on customer service and repair.

[@Skylancer727]

Another reason they started taking away the spare tire is people complained about the lack of cargo space from spare tires. Well people praised the ones without them so now you don't get one.

[@TheJon2442]

I had a problem with the track rod ends of my MK2 CRV. Honda main dealer quoted me £850 to fix, in 2008. Said that the steering was defective. I replaced the track rod ends myself and had the tracking done at tyre Shop. The track rod ends cost £39 and the tracking not very much.