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Originally posted by james t kirk
Yeah, there is a better business bureau, but they are essentially toothless. All they do is have members, i.e. companies who have paid into the club. The worst that can ever happen is that the better business bureau will take away their memberships.
IRSEG,
The dealer doesn't have to pay a dime, it's Honda that is out and it's no skin off their nose.
As a car hound myself, i can assure you that a nonoriginal engine is a detrement to a resale. If you check out some of the resale ads for such things as classic cars, etc. the ad will always feature "Matching Numbers", i.e. the Serial number of the engine and the car itself match. It's very important to have that indication of originality.
Now i know that your run of the mill accord is not a classic vette, but the concept is the same. The car is not "right" if the engine has been replaced. This will cause many potential buyers of the vehicle to walk away. Myself included. If i was going to buy an accord (used with 2,000 miles on it) and i found out the orginal factory engine in it had blown and the dealer replaced the engine with another one, i would walk away from the seller. I am just not interested.
Plus, swapping engines is not a desireable thing to be doing to a car with 3,700 km on it (roughly 2, 000 miles). Dealer or not.
The idea of laying out 35 grand a few weeks ago in good faith and having the car pop its clock after 2,000 miles is mind boggling. Then to find out that there was no oil in engine for some reason is even more mind boggling.
When you buy a new car, there is an expectation of quality on the part of the purchaser that such major fuck ups are not going to happen.
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About originality. I'm not trying to be an ass---but an Accord is NOT a muscle/classic car and will likely never be regarded in the same manner as one. I can udnerstand the importance of numbers matching-ness on a Hemi Cuda or Shelby GT500, but if there are even any accords AROUND in 30 years, chances are nobody is going to want them. It's just a car. It isn't rare or overly valuble.
I agree, a new car IS out of line. With the new engine, it'll be just like a brand new car.
Expectation of quality? You're right there should be one. This is why I'm staying away from new cars, especialy imports. Don't get me wrong, I know some imports are of very high quality, but when something like this happens, you really have to wonder. I'd rather have an old car with no computers in them and cheap parts so that I can fix them myself, thank you.