went in and got my inspection and only thing wrong was "brake switch needs adjusted" because my brake lights wouldnt turn off. went home and searched on here and found out a little plastic stopper piece fell out of the hole that presses the brake switch down. they were gonna charge me $50 just to replace that little piece . other thing was "transsmission is a little wet on bottom, possible oil pan, possible axle seal. can't tell would have to investigate further" that wet look has been on my tranny for the longest and i dont think theres anything wrong?

 

lol.. umm.. yea.. sounds like results from a dealership for sure.. lol.. u better watch out.. if they test drive it they might say ur speedometer needle is moving and they'll charge u for that.. .. haha..

 

glad to hear you were able to take advantage of the free inspection. i know sometimes it seems like the dealerships will try to rip you off, but i thought i got a good deal out of it.

they let me know my outer brake lights were not working (Which i never would have seen when driving my car), located the small coolant leak i was having, let me know about the small crack in my exhaust manifold (time for a header), and warned me about the small cracks in my CV boots.

i'm just glad that i heard about this on H-T, because i just bought the car last week, and this was a good chance to find out more about the car. :D

 

Its a good thing. Honda techs work on them all day and can spot common trouble areas. Kind of like a house inspection, the inspectors will spot things that most people won't.

 

Did you happen to find out what the "40 points" are?

 

the 40pts is just basic stuff kinda.
headlights
turn signals
hazard warning lights
taillights
license plate lights
brake lights
backup lights
interior lights
instrument panel indicator lights
windshield wiper n wipers
parking brake
horn
shift/start interlock
clutch/start switch
a/c
heater
doors
windows
body
glass n mirrors
antenna
seatbelts
clutch cable adjustment
idle rpm
battery
radiator and hoses
fuel lines, hoses, fittings
air filter
drive belts
brake, steering, clutch resivours
engine, transmission/diffreential, transfer case
windshield washer resivour
radiator resivour
brake lines, hoses, fittings
exhaust system and heat shields
parking brake cables
cv-joint boots
tie rod ends and boots
engine and transmission leaks
brake pads and discs
tires

 

hahaa i failed about 8 of them

 

Thanks!

 

Interesting.....mf-ing seatbelts

 

were inspections always free at the dealership? or is it some promo?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by egg_baLLa &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">were inspections always free at the dealership? or is it some promo?</TD></TR></TABLE>

this is a special promotion for the month of april. Honda Car Care Days. you even get a sweet road atlas booklet, lol.

 

Kansas city sounds like a bunch of **** bastards when it comes to inspections. I work at a shop and we are good, but not that thorough. Seems like a bullshit excuse for more money these days. If the car is safe then drive it, these new regulations and **** are just annoying sometimes. And no we aren't half-assed, just not as bad as the guys you went to.

 

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this is a special promotion for the month of april. Honda Car Care Days. you even get a sweet road atlas booklet, lol.</TD></TR></TABLE>

they didnt give me a dam atlas! mother effers.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SL!M &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Kansas city sounds like a bunch of **** bastards when it comes to inspections. I work at a shop and we are good, but not that thorough. Seems like a bullshit excuse for more money these days. If the car is safe then drive it, these new regulations and **** are just annoying sometimes. And no we aren't half-assed, just not as bad as the guys you went to.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i got the inspection in FL

 

is it at every honda/acura dealership?

 

did they ask u for a coupon ?

 

agree<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tca0bell &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">went in and got my inspection and only thing wrong was "brake switch needs adjusted" because my brake lights wouldnt turn off. went home and searched on here and found out a little plastic stopper piece fell out of the hole that presses the brake switch down. they were gonna charge me $50 just to replace that little piece . other thing was "transsmission is a little wet on bottom, possible oil pan, possible axle seal. can't tell would have to investigate further" that wet look has been on my tranny for the longest and i dont think theres anything wrong?</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah dealerships are a rip off all together

Also it is nice to see that red4 stole my avatar.

 

Hm yes they were going to charge me $45 to tell me what was up with my check engine light. I guess I'll go get my free inspection tomorrow. Is this also the free tuneup thing for 96-97 hondas?

 

I went in last friday to get mine done, and they told my my car wouldnt' fit on the lift, so I drove away slightly dissatisfied, but then realized I wasn't out any money, so I just went home.

 

I am going to head over to my Local Honda Dealership right now. I needed to go there to order some things but know I might aswell get the free inspection hook-up


Edit.....I went but I coudn't get the free inspection cause I didn't have the coupon...! I didn't know there was a coupon? Civicseth let me get your coupon since your car is to low!

<FONT COLOR="blue">Modified by R_star at 2:15 PM 4/18/2005</FONT>



Modified by R_star at 2:16 PM 4/18/2005

 

You don't need a coupon. I pm'd you the site I got the info from. Make sure the dealer is participating in this first by looking on the list on that website.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by civicseth &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You don't need a coupon. I pm'd you the site I got the info from. Make sure the dealer is participating in this first by looking on the list on that website. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yea the dealership i went to is on that list. Those bastards lied to me

 

can someone pm me the site?