Need Advice and Thoughts on if we should keep/sell our 06 EXL....
Hi There,
We bought our 06 exl 3 years ago as a Certified Used car, and it now has 71K miles on it. I never noticed any shuddering or problems (but I also have 3 loud kids) but the engine light came on last week (days after we paid it off) and it needs a new TC and Transmission. Thank god we are covered with the Certified Honda warranty and also we have Honda Care. It is getting installed now.
From all that I am reading, it sounds like the odyssey has transmission and TC problems. Not for everyone of course, but it doesn't look so good.
My question is, we have a car that will have a new trans and TC, a Honda Care warranty that can be transferred and is good for another 1.5 years, should we get out and buy something else? I feel like we dodged a bullet with this, but the new Transmission is good for 36k miles or 3 years which I am not impressed with.
What do you think? I am no Honda hater, but after this but I am no odyssey fan anymore!
I'd appreciate your thoughts. A paid off car is a wonderful thing, but waiting for the TC and Trans to fail again sucks.
Thanks in advance!
We bought our 06 exl 3 years ago as a Certified Used car, and it now has 71K miles on it. I never noticed any shuddering or problems (but I also have 3 loud kids) but the engine light came on last week (days after we paid it off) and it needs a new TC and Transmission. Thank god we are covered with the Certified Honda warranty and also we have Honda Care. It is getting installed now.
From all that I am reading, it sounds like the odyssey has transmission and TC problems. Not for everyone of course, but it doesn't look so good.
My question is, we have a car that will have a new trans and TC, a Honda Care warranty that can be transferred and is good for another 1.5 years, should we get out and buy something else? I feel like we dodged a bullet with this, but the new Transmission is good for 36k miles or 3 years which I am not impressed with.
What do you think? I am no Honda hater, but after this but I am no odyssey fan anymore!
I'd appreciate your thoughts. A paid off car is a wonderful thing, but waiting for the TC and Trans to fail again sucks.
Thanks in advance!
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That is a great idea. Our car payment was very low, but still. My line of thinking was it is still a fairly young car and the transferrable warranty would be worth something. No warranty, and another 1.5 years of age and miles....BUT this is a good idea to put it off until then. I will compare resale values too....
Anyone else?
Anyone else?
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The thought of no car payments is a good one. Perhaps keep the van for now and keep your eyes open for a 2011 or newer Sienna with a decent price and in good shape in the next year to year and a half. I personally do not like the looks of the 2011 Odyssey and when it is time to renew our van I am thinking Sienna.
Thanks guys, waiting is definitely what I will do. But another odyssey? I don't know. I bought that 06 thinking the transmission problem was with the older cars, now I don't think it got fixed. I am hoping 18mos and we'll see where our family is at, maybe I can consider a crossover with 3 rows? I don't know but I won't buy another odyssey. Or Sienna (don't like the way it drives, among other things). Like the Nissan Quest-but I haven't driven it yet.
But yes, no payments with warranty and then we have some time to figure it out.
But yes, no payments with warranty and then we have some time to figure it out.
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