bedraggled wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2020 12:19 pm
Vinny,
Our 1991 Accord spent 27 years in New York.
For the accountant in both of us, in 2015, I had a $2500 rust remediation job done on the underside of the car. Our auto body guy in the Bronx, said I had a hole in the trunk, for starters. An acquaintance who recommended me to the repair guy, chatted with the owner and we all concluded the work was done at a discount. I.e., I was treated well.
The accountant part of me demanded I amortize the repair, compelling me to hold on to the car.
The car and its 2 drivers have seen more than our fair share of ice, snow and slush. We still appear up north and drive in the stuff. A really memorable night was when the tires get so packed with frozen slush, there was no real traction and, at best, questionable control. Even with foot-off-gas and 200 yards or more from a red light, I had feelings of helplessness as the car "drifted" toward the intersection. "When do I tap the brakes)?" This was on the north side of Cleveland 3 years ago.
To attend a wedding 3 years ago, we drove from our daughter's home in Cleveland, where she moved after living in western Pennsylvania, to our son's home in Albany on I-90. From south of Buffalo, near where I attended college, to near Depew, I had the opportunity to drive on the nicest slick ice I ever encountered in my 65 years on earth. After that experience, I thought I may be getting tired of such driving. But that wasn't the primary motivation to move to Florida. Oh, I had the unique experience of having my gas cap freeze in place in Maryland while on the way back to sunny Florida, after visiting my children. The tank was near "E:" same 1991 Accord and new memory.
Two days ago, after a Mobil 1 oil change, the mechanic said my belts had a year left. I told him we'll order the parts and do it in 6 months.
I have 4 years left on the tires and battery. And then a Tesla or some electro generic.
I hear I would get a key fob. What's a key fob? We do like our 30 year old Accord.
Forty years of driving in salt, crud and snow. Many laughs.
And to all a good night!
(Best read with ice and snow on the ground).
Then you've had quite good fortune with that car! One of my softball teammates was given a car like yours a few years ago. He himself did a lot of work on it and it seems to still be going fine.
$2,500 for rust remediation! I thought I was spending a lot when I was spending $500 to deal with those two wheel wells.
I remember one body shop person analogizing the rust to cancer. He said you could cut it out and deal with it. But it's always going to remain there and come back.
Is your car of the vintage (like my 1984 and 1986) were where in you had to replace the timing belt and water pump every so miles just in case? And, it was a fairly expensive repair? By the time I got my 1995 it was no longer.
Each of my four Honda Accords have been absolutely horrible on snow without snow tires. I decided this last go round to go full all out - studded snow tires.
And, it's only been with this "newest" car that I've experienced what you describe below in that when the tires get packed with slush the brakes are working far from optimally.
I hate the key fobs! So expensive. When I bought my 1995 first thing I did was head to a place to get 7 key copies made so I could put them at various strategic locations. Cost? Less than $10.
Get this "newer" 2004 and I'm told it cost $200 for 3 keys! And, you can only have 5 keys active at once! Luckily I still have the three keys from when I bought the car 6+ years ago. I actually wear one of them around my neck so no matter what I always have access to my car key.
Vinny
