When I bought this car 10 years ago I promised myself that instead of doing the shade tree mechanic thing I would only let Honda perform the maintenance. I knew it would be more expensive but my reasoning was that if I actually maintained the car using the suggested schedule and only had QUALIFIED mechanics doing the work, maybe the car would last me a few years longer.
I've had the car for 10 years and have 170,000 miles on it and as long as my big rear end doesn't wear put the driver's seat then I should still get a few more years out of it.
Knowing full well that hiring qualified mechanics is going to cost me more than the fly by night guy down the street, I still bring my Odyssey in for maintenance and even repairs. Their work is first rate and the personnel couldn't be any better.
Most of the service advisors know my name and work with me to get me the deals we all need (don't we all need some help every chance we can get?).
They're super friendly--even the ones that don't know me yet.
You get what you pay for and I'm paying for the best.
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