Hello.
I am in the market for a new car (with two toddlers in mind) and have been
thinking about the VUE.
Has anyone had any long term experience with the VUE?
What are repairs like (cost of parts, cost of labor, ease of maintenance)?
Please respond to the group.
Thanks,
CD
C. E. White - 08 Apr 2005 13:04 GMT
I have a 2003 Vue with 31,000 miles. Mine is the AWD 4
cylinder with the discontinued CVT transmission. I've had it
in for warranty work a couple of times. The biggest concern
I have is the CVT transmission, but they exented the
warranty on that. I had to have rear suspension members
replaced (recall), but that seemed to go well. I think with
the Honda V-6 and automatic transmission it would be a
really hot little station wagon. The body and interior have
held up well. I generally like the car.
Ed
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Perfect Reign - 13 Apr 2005 13:13 GMT
> Hello.
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> I am in the market for a new car (with two toddlers in mind) and have
> been thinking about the VUE.
My wife got an '05 in January. So far so good, though we only have around
five thousand miles.
Except for the ultra-mini size, it appears to be a nice car.
The two kids
(2 & 4) are easily placed in their carseats and she can throw all their
crap in the back. She got the six cylinder with teh Honda engine. I've
heard some people bitch about the timing belt, which I need to reseach,
but I figure that's a minor issue.

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B. Peg - 13 Apr 2005 13:53 GMT
I'm holding out with the thought that GM may use that model for their hybrid
on a couple of years or less. I hope at that time they will replace the all
plastic door panel with something cloth or leather too (personal preference
as I hate rattle prone areas). Maybe they will paint the front/rear lower
panels to match much as they did on the SL-1 SL-2 series (the SL-1 had the
cheaper black bumper panels where the SL-2 were painted to match). I know
they are painted on the Redline but the color selection is minimal (no white
and we live where it's hot and the black Redline won't cut it here -
although it looks nice).
B~