DeanW
10-10-2013, 05:08 PM
Hi,
First post, so hi all!
I currently have a Nissan Skyline R33 GTST series 2 which I've had for about 7 years and it has been a great car to have. However it's time to grow up a bit and have a more family / work friendly car.
My budget is around the low teens so I went on a search for what I could buy. I've test driven a ton of cars and at this budget the Honda Accord Euro Sport or Limited have been my pick (nice mix of features, looks and enough performance to not frustrate me!).
I, and my wife, like the look of the Sport / Limited the most so I've been on the search for one of these the past few weeks. So far I've come across three which are in the budget all from dealers (trying to work trade in for the Skyline - I know I could get more private but it needs a bit of work for RWC and it's just easier to trade....).
My question is around the servicing schedules for these cars. I'm having difficulty finding exactly what should be done at each service. Two of the cars I'm interested in are at 70,000KMs and one at 109,000KMs. I believe that the 80,000 is a major service? The other car has 150,000KMs, is this getting a bit high?
In terms of condition all three seem fairly similar, all have full service history but I reckon I could get the car with 150,000 for around $11.5K, the car with 109,000KMs around $12500 and the one with 70000KM around $13500. What are peoples thoughts?
Thanks.
First post, so hi all!
I currently have a Nissan Skyline R33 GTST series 2 which I've had for about 7 years and it has been a great car to have. However it's time to grow up a bit and have a more family / work friendly car.
My budget is around the low teens so I went on a search for what I could buy. I've test driven a ton of cars and at this budget the Honda Accord Euro Sport or Limited have been my pick (nice mix of features, looks and enough performance to not frustrate me!).
I, and my wife, like the look of the Sport / Limited the most so I've been on the search for one of these the past few weeks. So far I've come across three which are in the budget all from dealers (trying to work trade in for the Skyline - I know I could get more private but it needs a bit of work for RWC and it's just easier to trade....).
My question is around the servicing schedules for these cars. I'm having difficulty finding exactly what should be done at each service. Two of the cars I'm interested in are at 70,000KMs and one at 109,000KMs. I believe that the 80,000 is a major service? The other car has 150,000KMs, is this getting a bit high?
In terms of condition all three seem fairly similar, all have full service history but I reckon I could get the car with 150,000 for around $11.5K, the car with 109,000KMs around $12500 and the one with 70000KM around $13500. What are peoples thoughts?
Thanks.