Is that true? What is the going rate for this type of work?Ģ) If #1 is a "yes" and the seller hasn't made those repairs yet, does "used car etiquette" typically say a seller should fix/adjust price accordingly? I'm really curious what is the norm here. Is this a real milestone to go by or can you SAFELY be liberal with it? Also, my mechanic made a comment that generally, these two items are always changed together due to their location in the engine. A few additional questions:ġ) I believe Honda recommends that the timing belt and water pump are changed every 105k miles or 7 years, whichever comes first. Thanks for the info, I really appreciate it. is this a good candidate or should we look elsewhere?Īlso, does anyone have any statistics of what percent of 2004 Odysseys tranny's go out early? Is it 5%? 10%? 25? more? We drive our cars until they die usually. That being said, it's important we get something that will be trouble free for the next several years and reliable past that. We have most of the money saved up and simply can't afford a new car right now. We're buying a larger car because we simply have to. Assuming it is in good to excellent condition - is the KBB fair in your eyes or an over/under estimate? Seller is asking high 12s before any negotiations. Kelley Blue Book puts the private seller price somewhere between high 11s (for good condition) to low 13s (for excellent condition). I love the Odyssey but am concerned I'll buy something to only have to turn-around and dump 4k~ or so in fixing the transmission (and even then, it may go out again). If all of that passes, should I consider buying the car? I'll be honest, the transmission issues I've read about are scaring me. I am test driving this vehicle later today and if that test passes, will take it into my mechanic (Japanese Specialist) for an inspection. I am considering buying a 2004 Honda Odyssey EX-L with 63,000 miles from a private seller.
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