Hi Experts, Civic Owners,

I recently bought Honda Civic LX from a dealer in Sunnyvale.
I was also sold, 3 years/36,000 miles Honda care maintenance contract for $650/-. I am being new and also buying car first time in US, was not sure if I should buy this or not...I have an option to cancel the contract within 60 days to get full refund. I have only 2 more days left ...
onda Care Maintenance includes the following services:

Oil and filter2
Tire rotation
Air intake filter
Cabin air filter
Automatic transmission fluid
Rear differential fluid
Transfer case fluid
Brake fluid
Multi-point inspection

I am good driver and take of car well...I drive max 1000 miles/month on my new civic.

With all this data, I am not sure if it is worth to keep the maintenance contract OR I should just cancel it.. I am feeling like I paid too much for 3 years new car maintainance.. What will be usual maintence cost in 1st, 2nd and 3rd years ? The figures quoted in Edmunds is too high....

I need your help .. Please suggest with your experience...What should I do?
Keep the contract OR cancel it ?

Thanks...

 

It doesn't seem worth it. You should read the owner's manual for recommended maintenance. I think at most you would get about 4 oil changes, an air filter, and maybe a transmission fluid change (if automatic, apparently changing the fluid in a manual is not covered). Your car does not have a rear differential or transfer case. And don't worry about rotating the tires that come with a new car, they're the cheapest ones the manufacturer could find and you're going to be replacing them anyway.

 

complete rip off thats like $300 worth of maintenance for 36,000 miles didn't you get a maintenance schedule ???

 

Thanks for the reply..

I today went to showroom and cancelled my contract...
They said it will take 6 weeks to get the money..