Hi All!
Thank you to those who convinced me not to sell off our old 99k mile 2006 Honda Accord!
Yes it is a good running vehicle and it’s hopefully got another 100k mikes yet to go.
My older daughter is finishing up her Master and starts an accelerated 1 year PreMed program up in Raleigh NC at he beginning of June!
She’s smarter than I am that for sure!
Anyhow, her Fiat 500 fizzled out on her and she needed a reliable set of wheels to replace it.
Tried having the Fiat Dealer fix it but after several valiant attempts (and $1700 ) there wasn’t anything that could be done.
Fortunately we still had the 2006 Honda Accord sedan.
It basically runs great but needed some TLC that I’d been deferring as I was only using it as a third vehicle to run errands in town.
> I had the windshield replaced by Safelite as it had several crossing cracks. $380
> I had the inoperative A/C serviced by the Honda. $250
> I replaced to radiator fan set as one of the two fans was inoperative with a replacement from RocAuto $115
> I pulled/stripped/cleaned/refurbished/reinstalled the headliner that had separated and was flapping around. I stripped off the old fabric and foam backing then solvented off the old contact adhesive (a mess
) and then spray painted it with Krylon Textured Granite. Looks absolutely amazing .$120
> Got the oil changed and had a multipoint vehicle inspection $115
> the rear muffler exhaust support hanger was pushed out of its support bushing at some point when someone accidentally backed into something. The exhaust piping and brackets were distorted but with a couple hours, a ratchet strap, big pliers, hammer, pipe, and some choice words of encouragement I was finally able to get it rehung sorta the way it was supposed to be. $80
> the catalyst heat shield had failed its forward mounting bolts and was hanging loose. I used some SST wire ties to make two wrapping bands to get it re-secured. $0
So for about $1100 rounded up my daughter now has a good set of reliable wheels to start her next educational journey!
A difficult situation was made workable with getting the old Honda refurbished at a reasonable cost!
So THANK YOU for those who encouraged me to keep ahold of that Honda!
Best Regards,
Over Easy
