For Honda Owners, Kailangan ba CASA dapat?

mikedv

Hey guys,

Nasira yung aircon ng CRV ko, so dinala ko sa casa,(but dinala ko muna sya sa mga Denso na aircon specialist, sabi nila electrical problem daw yan at mas mabuti daw na sa casa ko nalang daw dalhin...) so pag dating ko dun, nag mamadali kasi ako so iniwan ko nalang yung kotse ko dun, and expect it baka bukas nalang or saturday, then I recieved a text from them

need to replace blower transistor, 4,200 then evaporator cleaning, 3,500. need to check aircon for leaktest, other recommendation, brakelight both replacement 600, steering tire rod right, 2,500 and alignment 1,650. both damper stopper, 2,500

WOW! tapos yung 60k change oil daw ay aabutin nang almost 10,000. dahil madami daw ang kailangan i check at palitan pag abot ng 60k kilometer reading.

So is this overkill? Pagawa ko nalang ba sa ibang talyer?

Dati kasi yung friend ko, nag pa change oil sa talyer lang, then nung next change oil nya sa casa nya pinagawa, ang singil sa kanya ay DOBLE, dahil dapat daw yung previous na change oil sa honda daw ginawa....

Sobra ang mahal nang aabutin eh, please advice naman dyan honda owners...

Thanks

OTEP R

Aircon pagawa mo na lang kay Mang Mario. Yung transistor resistor eklat na iyan wala pang Php 500.00 dati. Evaporator cleaning is around Php 600. Leaktest is done using dishwashing detergent and tap water how hard can that be?

Wala pang Php 50.00 ang bumbilya ng brake light. Ano papalitan nila pati yung lens?

Suspension components marami sa Cruven at Zee.

Check the Tsikot Workshop Forums for details on these guys.

Hindi ka ata sa CASA nagpunta, sa HOLDAPER ka ata lumapit, eh.

brock

pag wala ka kilala sa casa hoholdapin ka talaga.

Dunedain

mikedv wrote:

WOW! tapos yung 60k change oil daw ay aabutin nang almost 10,000. dahil madami daw ang kailangan i check at palitan pag abot ng 60k kilometer reading.

The parts and other stuff, baka justifiable. But P10,000 for oil change lang?

slamm

Check first what parts are to be changed for the 60,000 service(baka all filters, fluids, etc...) then do this at your local service shop, you just have to buy all the needed parts and fluids.

On the a/c, what exactly was wrong? You can try with Mang Mario (look for the thread) or if its electrical then maybe a shop like Wizzard or Reys can help.

Jetski01

mikedv, would you mind telling us which Honda casa you went to? For the benefit of other motoring pexers. Thanks

circa

Stealership talaga ang casa. go to independent shops/good mechanics para makita mo pa habang ginagawa nila. Although ok ang service ng honda but the price to pay.. You'll learn & save more if you bring it to a good mechanic & do a lot of research.

shun_sakurai

I've had less-than-stellar experiences with Honda service centers. If you wanna be on the safe side, sulitin mo na lang warranty mo sa kanila tapos sa labas mo na ipagawa.

Mahal ang quote sa aircon; maski hindi ako pumunta kay Mang Mario, yung pinagawan ko ng aircon sa BF Pque. hindi naman ganyang kamahal. Otep is right: evaporator leak testing involves just flushing out the dirt with detergent, and submerging the thing in a tub of water to check for bubbles.

Mahal din ang tire alignment, PhP650 lang yan computerized sa Servitek.

Kung oil change ang habol mo sa Rapide ka na lang pumunta, o kaya sa gas stations with lube bays. Mura pareho. Rapide will give you service recommendations, but they're too conservative and their opinions can be disproved by other mechanics. Just buy the oil filter and crush washer from the casa, hindi naman mahal yun.

morrissey_05

i dont recommend Rapide for anything at all. heard a lot of horror stories dyan. im better off in a smaller shop pero kilala mo naman na honest.

shun_sakurai

^ I just go to Rapide for the oil change. Mura fully-synthetic oil change doon eh.

brock

it's better to go to shops who are experts on a particular field (aircon, suspension) compared to "can-do-it-all" shops.

TypeRman

masmaganda nga kung me kilala kang home service na mekaniko na u can trust=)

CASA=HOLDAP

slamm

Be wary though that there are still some things with the CASA like recall bulletins (at least the Nissan CASA i went to before informed me on this) and the engine/ECU readers (quite valuable in modern EFI engines, unless you have a shop who has it's own reader and knows what to look for in your vehicle.

Rushman

I think Rapide is just as good as the casa but at lower-than-casa prices...The only thing is sometimes they have to order parts and it takes awhile. Worst thing that happened to me at Rapide (Park Square) was I had to leave my car over night. That really pissed me off because I was supposed to go out that night. But usually their services is good and worth it.

slamm

Rushman wrote:

I think Rapide is just as good as the casa but at lower-than-casa prices...The only thing is sometimes they have to order parts and it takes awhile. Worst thing that happened to me at Rapide (Park Square) was I had to leave my car over night. That really pissed me off because I was supposed to go out that night. But usually their services is good and worth it.

They (Rapide) were charging me much more before for a simple bushing swap job then the CASA (this was for my pick-up). The Rapide guy was telling me "kesyo kelangan machine shop, etc..." when i knew all i needed was an impact wrench and a lifter.

On leaving cars overnight, i read an article on C! Mag before where they caught a service shop (which seemed to be Rapide based on their descriptions... but was never confirmed to the readers) bringing their car on a 160kph joyride to Batangas and wrecking it in the process. The culprit was nabbed because the car had a tracker onboard.

pse907

*teka san ba si mang mario? i live in pag-asa (the baranggay next to bago-bantay) and gusto sana naming pasyalan kasi balita namin magaling gumawa.

thanks!

slamm

pse907 wrote:

*teka san ba si mang mario? i live in pag-asa (the baranggay next to bago-bantay) and gusto sana naming pasyalan kasi balita namin magaling gumawa.

thanks!

May thread ata about this... he's on Ft. Santiago St, near where the trikes make tambay.

ThAHuStLa

Can anyone suggest a good shop near the Alabang/Paranaque area that is particularly good with Honda-made cars ? thanks

pse907

slamm wrote:

May thread ata about this... he's on Ft. Santiago St, near where the trikes make tambay.

thanks slamm!

ehna

had similar case with honda cars makati.....we had our 60k preventive maintenance there and they charged us P10,600. ang dami nilang pinalitan na parts na supposed to be sa 80K PM pa dapat palitan....

babajigalu

alamin mo kung ano parts kailangan palitan...then go to a reputable auto supply and canvass mo kung magkano sa kanila....medyo malaki rin ang magiging price difference nila. i recommend PEMVIEW auto parts at banawe...3rd store after kitanlad st...the specialize in mitsubishi & honda original and replacement parts.