rudyamid on January 17th, 2009 at 9:25 pm

I bought my Civic 2008 in August 2008, and just yesterday I drove it past the 5,000 miles mark.  Today I took the car into Hardin Honda for an oil change1, because it has traditionally been recommended by the dealer to get an oil change every 5k miles.  To my surprise, John Spears, the service […]

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rudyamid on December 19th, 2008 at 10:02 pm

I was one of those people who were skeptical about the future of hydrogen powered cars.  It’s mostly due to the many empty promises from the big automakers like Daimler-Chrysler or Ford to deliver one to the mass market.  The research (red tape?) took so long.  I was convinced the hydrogen cars would never going […]

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rudyamid on August 7th, 2008 at 4:44 am

After many hours of searching, I finally got my new car.  It’s a 2008 Honda Civic LX.  I chose it mainly for fuel economy at 36 MPG.  I also like the design, both inside and outside.  The specs are quite impressive for a compact car.  The essential features are all there, including the ever so […]

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rudyamid on July 28th, 2008 at 10:09 pm

After the accident, my next step now is to get a new car.  I’ve thought about buying a used car to save some money. I was looking for used Civic LX and Camry LE cars from 2006, or newer.  However, as I was browsing the classified ads, I noticed the cars I wanted seem to […]

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rudyamid on July 7th, 2008 at 2:28 pm

[UPDATE June 29 2011]: There seem to be a lot of interest on IMA battery replacement. I just called my local dealer, and he said, for sure Honda does NOT offer free replacement of the IMA battery. He was not aware of any service bulletin that offers it. He also said the California State EPA […]

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