Locate an Auto Repair Shop in Corona, California

I recently bought a 2012 CRV-EX from Spreen Honda in Loma Linda, CA, and they gave it to me for $23,536 (which came out to $25,711 out the door after all taxes and fees). It was a bit of a drive for me, but worth it because they were the cheapest and also were able to find the color pairing that I really wanted and wouldn't compromise on. The car is still in transit, so I don't have it yet, but it should arrive from Japan in about a week or so. Overall, the whole process was pleasant, although of course they tried to sell me on overpriced accessories and extended warranty, but didn't really push hard when I said no thank you. I found them through Truecar.com also, but surprisingly once I got the Truecar quote at around the same price you've been quoted, they emailed me the much lower quote and I couldn't say no. One other option that you may have is getting the email quote from Spreen, and then taking it to Honda of Corona. That dealership was ready to match Spreen's price, but just couldn't find the color pair that I wanted so I went with Spreen. I don't know about Corona's fees and stuff, but I was happy to see that Spreen didn't add a bunch of crap fees to boost their profit. I plan to buy the extended warranty from Saccucci Honda for $500 less than Spreen's price, which will increase coverage to 8yr/100K, and I already bought all the accessories I wanted for about 40% lower than Spreen (also thru Saccucci Honda). Hope this saves you a lot of money!! The person I went through at Spreen was Steve Douglas.

I own a 2002 Highlander V6 with 112,000 miles on the clock and also experience oil consumption issues. It's mostly used for short hilly urban stop start commuting in Vancouver, Canada, and uses about 1 quart every 3000mi - pretty reasonable to me. However, when used for longer high speed freeway trips, it starts eating oil like there is no tomorrow. I did a 4500mi road trip from Canada to Southern California last summer, where, at times, I was going through two quarts every time I filled up (about 300miles). It appeared to be directly related to how fast I was driving - at a steady 75mph I used a quart every 300miles; two quarts were required during 85mph legs in Montana. Under 65mph oil consumption is negligible, even when hauling a trailer. I've learned to live with it, and given the big repair cost of PCV valves, I'm not going to fix it, unless it gets worse. I now use one of our other vehicles for long distance trips in future, and keep the Highlander for around town commuting. Sucks though. I backpacked around Australia a few years back in a 1984 Toyota Corona. 405,000 kilometres on the clock when I purchased it and 421,000km when I sold it 7 months later. It didn't use any oil between changes, and it was often driven at 100mph plus in the then speed limit free Northern Territory. Somehow I don't think my 2002 Highlander is going to get to 400,000km. Dave

I think 'change for the sake of change' in names or whatever, is what most of today's attention-deficit younger buyers expect. Although, Impala has been in nearly-continuous use since 1958. Malibu since 1964. Camaro, 1967. Not sure the Sonic should be called the Chevette or anything though. Corvette is no doubt one of the longest-used names in the industry. Toyota no longer has a Tercel or Supra or Corona, or T100, BTW. VW doesn't have a Rabbit or Scirocco or Dasher. And this without even giving me a headache and spending about fifteen seconds to come up with. GM used Cavalier for 23 model years. Cobalt? Six model years. And I'd buy another Cobalt as a basic-transportation car in a heartbeat (no pun intended). I do think it's a dumb name though...would a car be named 'Molybdenum'?

Not a Corolla or Corona, though it is a Toyota.

Well I think it's a late 70s Toyota with cheesy aftermarket wheel covers and an ill-advised vinyl roo... Corolla? Corona?