[Technocrat]

So I needed a daily after selling the Mustang back in States, after lot of considerations and constraints, picked up this.















Its a 2015 CPO, V6 SH-AWD Elite and yes I still have the MDX which makes it an Acura garage, trust me the brand was not intentional

[hema4saran]

Hello Guys, Need your opinion on the below issue.

I just returned from regular consumables change for my 2015 Altima from an authorized service center. In the complementary multi point inspection report, they mentioned that the struts and brake pads needs replacement and gave a quote of more than $1000 for replacement of these. The car is currently running 42k miles and recent change in my job reduced my daily commute to less than 10 miles a day. I agree that brake pads might need replacement since I drive somewhat aggressive and also I covered fairly good distance in three years. But suspension struts at 42k miles?

I didn't feel any difference in the cars braking ability or ride quality. The car did bottom out once or twice at one of the speed humps in my office but that is due to me driving faster there. My wife also confirmed that she didn't see any major difference in the ride quality as she is sitting in rear seat most of the times with my daughter.

I am thinking of changing the brake pads in my next service and the quote for that is $400. I am thinking of procuring the parts outside and doing it in a independent garage. My friend know a guy who do these jobs very well.

[Jeroen]

Originally Posted by hema4saran

. But suspension struts at 42k miles?
.

Ask them to show you why they felt it needs replacing. It is not necessarily unheard of, even at at low mileage.

Ideally, they should have a special tester that gives you proof that they are gone, or on their way out. Is their any visual damage to them or parts of them.

The other way is to verify against an other identical vehicle. Put them next to one another and start rocking them on each corner. See if they behave similarly.

Struts are important component and affect the car’s handling, road holding, braking performance. So you want to make sure they are ok.

Good luck
Jeroen

[hema4saran]

Originally Posted by Jeroen

The other way is to verify against an other identical vehicle. Put them next to one another and start rocking them on each corner. See if they behave similarly.

Struts are important component and affect the car’s handling, road holding, braking performance. So you want to make sure they are ok.

Good luck
Jeroen

Thank you for the info. I will do that with my friend's Altima of same year with lesser mileage though and see. They are not answering to me properly yesterday as they had lot of cars and busy. I will drop an email to them and see. Also will assess the struts with an independent garage in the upcoming week and see.

They have given proper measurements for brake pad. The brake pads are measuring 4mm in front and 3mm in rear. But nothing substantial evidence for Struts. I will wait for their reply before taking it to independent garage. For brake pads I am going to procure OEM spares and do it outside. I will change all 4 together within a months time.

[14000rpm]

Back in Nov '17, I got my wife a leased 2018 Toyota Camry LE. Took a 10k/yr option for 3 yrs. As of date, it has done only 4500 miles and at this rate, it will barely do 15k in 3 yrs. Now a situation has risen that makes me want to get rid of the Leased car ASAP.

Paying back 27 months of monthly payments is the first thing that the dealer/Toyota finance suggest but it is total loss proposition.

Good news is - Toyota Finance doesn't care about buy-back and won't charge me a penalty.

What do you guys think is a better way to let go of my car with, obviously, least monetary damage?

[fusionbang]

Originally Posted by 14000rpm

Back in Nov '17, I got my wife a leased 2018 Toyota Camry LE. Took a 10k/yr option for 3 yrs. As of date, it has done only 4500 miles and at this rate, it will barely do 15k in 3 yrs. Now a situation has risen that makes me want to get rid of the Leased car ASAP.

Paying back 27 months of monthly payments is the first thing that the dealer/Toyota finance suggest but it is total loss proposition.

Good news is - Toyota Finance doesn't care about buy-back and won't charge me a penalty.

What do you guys think is a better way to let go of my car with, obviously, least monetary damage?

I don't think there is an option to let go of the lease car, until you pay the entire lease amount or try to sub lease the car to somebody who is interested (Diff to get a sub leaser).

Probably anybody who has come across this situation and overcame it, can help further.

[Technocrat]

Originally Posted by hema4saran

Hello Guys, Need your opinion on the below issue.

But suspension struts at 42k miles?

The car did bottom out once or twice at one of the speed humps in my office but that is due to me driving faster there.

Early suspension strut replacement could happen if the car is driven really hard which looks like you do.

I will go with what Jeroen has said, test with similar age car or get it inspected from another dealer, ask them to do a full inspection, they will do it for some minimum charge, other way is to go to them for an oil change and they will most likely do it for free.

Originally Posted by 14000rpm

Back in Nov '17, I got my wife a leased 2018 Toyota Camry LE. Took a 10k/yr option for 3 yrs. As of date, it has done only 4500 miles and at this rate, it will barely do 15k in 3 yrs. Now a situation has risen that makes me want to get rid of the Leased car ASAP.

Paying back 27 months of monthly payments is the first thing that the dealer/Toyota finance suggest but it is total loss proposition.

Good news is - Toyota Finance doesn't care about buy-back and won't charge me a penalty.

What do you guys think is a better way to let go of my car with, obviously, least monetary damage?

Have you checked www.swapalease.com? You can potentially hand over your lease to someone else and walkaway with no or minimum payment.

[Jomz]

Originally Posted by hema4saran

I am thinking of changing the brake pads in my next service and the quote for that is $400. I am thinking of procuring the parts outside and doing it in a independent garage. My friend know a guy who do these jobs very well.

brake pad for $400 is extremely high. pad job for my Sti at a dealer is $400 and $200 is pad material cost for the brembo brakes.

[hema4saran]

As an after thought, I thought to get rid of this car and planned to go for a 2017 ES350 which was in my mind for very long time. But decided against it due to the increase in visa denials at this situation. My wife's extension is in progress and not getting permission from her as well. Her point is get whatever rental car you want on the trips for your driving pleasure. Being in Hertz President Circle helps a lot.

Originally Posted by Technocrat

Early suspension strut replacement could happen if the car is driven really hard which looks like you do.

I am aggressive but only in open roads and interstates. And the car is driven in very good roads in Texas for most of the miles. I am doing another evaluation tomorrow at one more service center and will decide based on the findings. Thank you.

Originally Posted by 14000rpm

What do you guys think is a better way to let go of my car with, obviously, least monetary damage?

Try swapalease website. It is good option and my colleague recently got rid of his CX5 in the same way. He lost $1k which he has paid as initial amount.

Originally Posted by Jomz

brake pad for $400 is extremely high. pad job for my Sti at a dealer is $400 and $200 is pad material cost for the brembo brakes.

Yes. I am procuring the parts from Nissan and going to do it in a independent garage. Checking with multiple Nissan dealers and there is some deal going on for parts. So asking quotes as of now and will decide in this weekend.

[Jomz]

Originally Posted by hema4saran

Yes. I am procuring the parts from Nissan and going to do it in a independent garage. Checking with multiple Nissan dealers and there is some deal going on for parts. So asking quotes as of now and will decide in this weekend.

Try online OEM parts. They are usually cheaper than brick and mortar dealers

https://www.nissanwholesaledirect.com/

[Otomobil]

Originally Posted by hema4saran

In the complementary multi point inspection report, they mentioned that the struts and brake pads needs replacement and gave a quote of more than $1000 for replacement of these. But suspension struts at 42k miles?

It's highly unusual for such low mileage car's struts to be replaced. I take this complimentary multi point inspection with pinch of salt. Unless, you are experiencing the common signs that may indicate the potential problem like 1) Bottoming out, 2) Bumpy Rides and 3) Forward plunge etc. Do you see any oil leaks in your parking lot / garage? If, not for your piece of mind take it to different shop and ask for inspection.

[hema4saran]

Originally Posted by Jomz

Try online OEM parts. They are usually cheaper than brick and mortar dealers

https://www.nissanwholesaledirect.com/

Sure. I will definitely give a try. Thanks for the info.

Originally Posted by Otomobil

It's highly unusual for such low mileage car's struts to be replaced. I take this complimentary multi point inspection with pinch of salt. Unless, you are experiencing the common signs that may indicate the potential problem like 1) Bottoming out, 2) Bumpy Rides and 3) Forward plunge etc. Do you see any oil leaks in your parking lot / garage? If, not for your piece of mind take it to different shop and ask for inspection.

I didn't face any of these single issues. I just came back from another workshop who inspected the struts and told that there is some small leak in rear struts but nothing alarming. He told me to continue driving the car for now and asked me to look for any of the potential signs for the struts damage. As per him, this will be good for atleast 15k miles if driven sedately.

[greenhorn]

Originally Posted by Technocrat

Its a 2015 CPO, V6 SH-AWD Elite and yes I still have the MDX which makes it an Acura garage, trust me the brand was not intentional

How much did it cost? I was trying to talk my roommate into buying one of these instead of a 2015 CPO 328i Xdrive, but couldn't get him to see past the BMW brand. And you got the nice engine too. The base one is the same i have on my civic . Does it have the all wheel steering too?

Originally Posted by hema4saran

Hello Guys, Need your opinion on the below issue.

Apart from the leak, check if your car bounces

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5Q_Sve9toM

( skip to 1:50) That means that your strut is dying

Originally Posted by 14000rpm

Took a 10k/yr option for 3 yrs.

That number doesn't sound right - Am I missing something here? I thought a camry lease was in the $200/ Month range for a typical 3 year lease?

Originally Posted by rajushank84

Congrats, @greenhorn! The si is a lovely car, probably the one of the last fun-to-drive cars that is still reliable for years if not decades! Just yesterday I was watching a video about how Honda, Mazda and even Toyota used to make fun-to-drive cars that were also reliable, but sadly just focus on commuter-ish vehicles now.

That insurance does sound atrocious!I wonder how much of it is from theft statistics. I know older Civics and Acuras (especially the performance variants) used to be the highest targeted vehicles for theft, so wonder if that is a factor here.

Thanks, hopefully it will become a future classic as one of the last great VTEC's. Got to rip it recently while merging, and the sound is eargasmic
The current gen civic Si is turbo VTC, not quite a VTEC.
Got a quote from state farm for 140, so have switched to it, and waiting for their confirmation before i discontinue the geico policy ( I have a feeling the state farm agent might not have captured all my details to give me a lower quote, so waiting to get the actual policy ( the binder says they can cancel in 60 days, so just want to be sure, and don't want lapsed coverage) )

[fusionbang]

Originally Posted by greenhorn

That number doesn't sound right - Am I missing something here? I thought a camry lease was in the $200/ Month range for a typical 3 year lease?

He meant 10000 miles per year for 3 years.

I think you are aware that the lease will be of 2 types either 10000 miles per year or 12000 miles per year, and you can choose one of them.

[greenhorn]

Originally Posted by fusionbang

I think you are aware that the lease will be of 2 types either 10000 miles per year or 12000 miles per year, and you can choose one of them.

I'll have to admit that I wasn't, so thanks for explaining it!