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Car Forum / Honda Cars / August 200599 Accord
Can anyone give me some idea of what kind of regular maintenance they've had to perform on their front end. I ask as I've replaced several parts on my front-end due to a side collision and I'm now faced with re-replacing some of the same parts. The repair shop says this is normal wear and tear yet I've only put on 40,000 km since the accident, 2 and 1/2 years ago. > Can anyone give me some idea of what kind of regular maintenance > they've had to perform on their front end. I ask as I've replaced > several parts on my front-end due to a side collision and I'm now faced > with re-replacing some of the same parts. The repair shop says this is > normal wear and tear yet I've only put on 40,000 km since the accident, > 2 and 1/2 years ago. 98 Accord 138,000 miles and no maintenance so far. > Can anyone give me some idea of what kind of regular maintenance > they've had to perform on their front end. I ask as I've replaced > several parts on my front-end due to a side collision and I'm now faced > with re-replacing some of the same parts. The repair shop says this is > normal wear and tear yet I've only put on 40,000 km since the accident, > 2 and 1/2 years ago. Son's 98 Accord with 105k miles -- normal maintenance with no front end part replacement. > Can anyone give me some idea of what kind of regular maintenance > they've had to perform on their front end. I ask as I've replaced > several parts on my front-end due to a side collision and I'm now faced > with re-replacing some of the same parts. The repair shop says this is > normal wear and tear yet I've only put on 40,000 km since the accident, > 2 and 1/2 years ago. What type of items are we talking about here? Depending on the driving conditions you might need new axles (or at least the axle boots). Other than that, brake pads and rotors. How's your alignment? Does the car self-steer? How is the wear on your tires? With the side collision it will make things problematic. The accord's suspension design is actually quite good and parts should last a long time. You'll easily run through two sets of struts on the camry before even needing to touch the ones on the accord. But then, a side collision might have shifted the geometry and add to the stress on the parts. The steering is fine. It tracks fine but we are just experiencing many replacement parts. Not sure what to do. I have been to my honda dealership many times and they have generally been good, its just a hassle that never ends. I don't really want to go out and buy another vehicle. Any suggestions on how I should approach either Honda dealership/Honda/MPI? > With the side collision it will make things problematic. The accord's > suspension design is actually quite good and parts should last a long [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > But then, a side collision might have shifted the geometry and add to > the stress on the parts. |
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