Locate an Auto Repair Shop in laurel, Maryland

I bought my new 2012 honda crv exl 2wd with navigation 3 weeks ago and I had a great experience at Ourisman Honda of Laurel MD. The internet salesman JP was great. Here is the breakdown of the deal: SALE PRICE $26697.63 Freight $810.00 PROCESS FEES $200.00 MD. TAXES 6% $1662.46 MD. TAGS $324.00 DEALER INSTALLED ACCESSORIES FREE TOTAL OUT THE DOOR $29,694.09 I talked to JP on the internet and gave him a price I thought was reasonable, He e-mailed me a breakdown and I was told they would throw in dealer installed accessories already on the vehicle for free if I come in and purchase the vehicle that day. They had pinstripe, splash guards, mats, rear cargo tray, rear tailgate spoiler. I went for a test drive and loved it. It was a great experience for the most part except dealing with the finance guy trying to upsell me the additional warranty. I did my own financing and they still wanted a credit report. I think that is totally unnecessary. For the most part it was a good experience and I would do it again. I think this was a great deal, Any thoughts? :D

The newest generation Accord is still a very nice vehicle, but it is being surpassed (easily?) by its competition. We still enjoy ours and expect to keep it awhile longer, but it may likely be our last Honda. There's no valid reason, except brand loyalty, to keep buying inferior products. Honda really needs to stop resting on its past successes/laurels and start building vehicles that are at least competitive in the marketplace. I have read that Honda's new CEO, a fellow named Ito, is primarily to blame for the lack of innovation & state-of-the-art features in Honda products. If true, Honda's board should immediately replace him. The seemingly never-ending problem with excessive wind, tire & road noise is SO easy to fix, yet Honda won't step up and do what is needed. This issue will continue to plague Honda and become a primary reason potential buyers reject their products. IMHO, this issue shouldn't exist, especially in cars that were much quieter in the past. As a side note, this particular topic has seemed to attract an unusually high number of dissatisfied Accord owners, especially those with VCM problems/issues that Honda refuses to fix. Perhaps that's due to not having a different topic on this forum where problems/issues can be openly discussed/debated. Whatever. It's good for the soul to have a place to vent & rant, especially if you have been treated badly.

What the heck is going on at Honda? That is the question that many are asking. When I'm watching their marketing materials on TV as well as print, I see a company that is resting on its laurels. With tag lines like Accord – The One and Only – I’m reminded that this claim is the result of accolades accumulated over many years. If they were to cull items from recent reviews they would read something like: Accord – a decent choice but no longer the top in its class. They worked hard and rose to the top as a result of that hard work. Over the last few years there has been little innovation and their vehicles now trail the competitors in area like automatic transmissions and ride refinement. To achieve the robust connectivity offered in many Hyundai’s and Ford and GM products, you would have to move to an Acura. While most of us want to remain loyal to the brand, in today’s economy we all want the most for our hard earned dollars and to get that we may be forced to bypass Honda in the future.

Cool man, I thought you got it around this time of year. I know how it is when the weather turns and the mpg's go down (and that winter blend doesn't help matters). My S10's mileage drop is right on schedule... Again, since I saw you posted thought I'd ask here - that GM forum gets hectic (you, Lemko and OW keep it busy :P ) and I rarely get to post over there anymore. And when I do get the chance I'm +200 post behind Maybe I'll catch up on of these days (don't let OW hear you CEL came on, more ammo)...

How's the PA running? You've had it a few years now right? It's running great right now, but I've had some issues with it. I bought it on 12/12/09 but had to take delivery two days later, because it had some issue it needed to pass inspection, and the dealer hadn't fixed it yet. So yeah, just a little over two years. It had 56,372 miles on it when I bought it, and around 78,000 now. Never had any engine/transmission/air conditioning problems, but I've had to get suspension work (tie rods and swaybar links), brake work (new calipers, pads, and rotors), all the belt tensioners replaced, etc. Fuel economy's averaged around 21.5 mpg since I've had it. I've actually broken 30 mpg a couple times on the highway (driving solo, not using the a/c, and driving fairly gently) but gotten as bad as 14-15 in local driving (cold/nasty weather, lots of stop-and-go, and I'm sure my 2.5 mile commute to work is a real mileage killer). The Check Engine light came on a couple weeks ago, but went off on its own earlier this week. Hopefully it was just some short-term hiccup, and not a problem that's just waiting to rear its ugly head again!