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I am surprised that it needs fronts and rears. You can typically go through 2 sets of fronts to each set of rears on most vehicles.
As far as just replacing the pads, they probably won't comply. I've tried that with a different car and the shop refused to do it, so I had to take the car back and replace the pads myself. But it wouldn't hurt to ask. Personally, though, I'd go check, the car out myself and confirm if there are grooves forming on the rotors. If they are still smooth, then turning them is not needed.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
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Thanks for your help!
Thanks in advance for your help.
Are you looking at used Acura's also? When did the XC90 come out?
They offered a fantastic deal on a 24 month lease so I went for it with caution, undecided between this, a Ford Freestyle Limited or the Acura MDX. After several long drives and lots of thought, went pilot. After 2 years? We shall see.
2005 EX-L navi. >700 miles. Nav display started randomly switching between map and instruction screen. Completely random time-wise. The road was very twisty and hilly and there MAY be a correlation between switching and turns or braking. anyone seen this????????? :sick:
I realized over the weekend, that with the A/C on and the Mode set to both feet and head, nothing blows out of the rear vents. Once i take it off the "feet" mode and only have it set to head, it blows out the rear too. Is this right? The setting i use for this is, A/C on, fan on about bars, and mode in foot and head. Thanks.
Steve, Host
Did you consider the Highlander as a possible choice before you bought the Pilot?
Thank you, Everyone for your future insights!
DrivingMom
As far as the 4 Runner goes, it was surprisingly smooth. But room seemed less than the Pilot, third row seat (that the salesman didn't know could be ordered but is in the brochure) is a joke. The 4WD system he said can't be used on the pavement and requires a switch to activate. RWD when 4WD is not in use.
The Highlander is a nice car but I felt the steering wheel was little far away and I could barely find a comfortable driving position. My wife liked the driving position but we agreed that it didn't have as much room as the Pilot and the third row seat was much better.
Theoretically the Sienna is better since it can tow just as much weight and has more room but I don't want a minivan and I didn't like where they put the transmission shift lever.
All in all the best summation of the Pilot was in Car and Driver I believe which said that it isn't the best at any one thing but does everything very well. Like I said, we looked at the Highlandeer and it is a cute little car but I want more room. We are getting the Pilot.
We are opposites.
At the present time, I have a 2001 Sienna. I love it to pieces. I am already feeling sorrow to see it go. . .but also feel like a change would be good.
We are looking to purchase something in the Spring of 2006.
We have a 12 and a 13 year old.
We have a 50 pound dog and a 80 pound dog.
We go camping.
We go on 3 day trips here and there.
The Sienna has been fabulous, but like I said, we feel like a change would be good.
The Toyota brand is great. The Honda brand is great.
For us it is about the specific car. . .Highlander vs. Pilot. . .rather than Toyota vs. Honda.
I am glad to have found these forums for I am learning a lot!
Would we buy one again? Absolutely!
Would we buy a different year? Well, if we were looking at all the years, I'd pick the latest since it offers the most features. My wife would have liked to have heated seats and a moonroof, but those weren't on the '03 model. We did, however, add an aftermarket moonroof ... but still no bun warmers.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
However, the Pilot has significantly more space, both for cargo and for passengers. The middle seat of the Highlander is crowded with a car seat and 2 adults. The third row seat is easier to access in the Pilot, and there seems to be more cargo space behind the third seat in the Pilot.
The Highlander offers side curtain airbags and a better color selection, but for a family with kids in car seats, I would buy the Pilot again.
Initially we wanted a Pacifica because of the styling and the comfort. But the lack of quality and the outrageous prices on the first year Pacs made us look elsewhere. Glad we did because although prices on Pacs have come down the quality is still very suspect.
There were few autos out there that met our needs: AWD, versitile room and seating arrangements, big enough for a good amount of stuff, somewhat affordable.
Only 3 autos currently meet those criteria: Pilot, Pacifica, Ford Freestyle. Out of those three the Pilot still wins hands down. Without even considering the quality issue.
BTW I have two beagles (gophers digging up my yard cleverly disguised as beagles I suspect) a 17 year old son, 21 year old daughter and wife.
Agree these forums are great.
oh, wait, maybe that would be "mood lighting."
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
overhead console, which casts a dim light over part of the dash (radio stack if
memory serves). It's so tiny I didn't know about it before I read about it somewhere.
--SRL
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Spyderred.
--SRL
I also have a back that bothers me on long trips. I never had ANY back trouble in my Volvo. I hated to go back to a Honda because I had trouble in the other 10 that I owned previously. The Pilot is no exception.
I was contemplating the XC90. However, it is too much to pay for a vehicle that also comes with an expensive prev. maint. schedule. My Volvo had 3 onboard computers. Everything they had to do to the car required some type of computer upgrade. When the vehicle is out of warranty, it usually costs $95.00 per fix.
A good friend of mine had one of the first XC90s. He had so much trouble with several parts of the vehicle that Volvo upgraded his XC90 when they finally decided to replace it. Beware when buying a used Volvo. They have managed to work out a lot of the bugs. However, they are still present in the older model years.
BTW, I love the Pilot. I hope that my AWD/tranny issues haven't followed me to my Pilot.
One more thing to consider if purchasing the Volvo........the depreciation is terrible. I took a huge hit on my vehicle. If you can lease, do it.
This is so not true. The 4WD on the V8 is full time (meaning that you can't switch to 2WD). The V6 4Runner is switchable between 4W and 2W, yet you can drive infinitely while in 4WD on any type pavement. The 4WD on the V6 is exactly like the V8. You can switch it into 4WD and leave it.
That dealership needs to fire that salesman before he loses too many sales for them!
Kolbster
Don't you watch Pimp My Ride? My suggestion was certainly not an impossibility. Some folks would take it quite seriously.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
Steve, Host
no new post over 10 days, specifically during model change time....Honda is good at keeping secrets!
For the front treatment (headlights, grill, that would not be a bad thing.
It would be nice if they added some of the interior updates found in the Ridgeline too but that might be too much to expect from a mid model refresh.
2006 Honda Pilot
Steve, Host
Steve, Host
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
In which case .... 2WD and AWD? Really? So they are making just FWD Pilots? Hmmmm.... I guess they need to do it to keep competitive most minivans and something like the Highlander FWD, but, personally, it would feel like its cheapening the Pilot in general. Oh well.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
Steve, Host
No problem! Talk about the vehicle here and, if you care to join in, talk about the future vehicle there.
tidester, host
But I thought the future vehicles board was for DIFFERENT vehicles in the future, no? Since the '06 Pilot won't be much different than the current one, why break it out to a separate board?
Are there really separate boards for every single car that comes out each year? In other words, there's a board for, say, an '06 Explorer, although its identical to the '05, etc. (ok, i don't really know a thing about the '06 explorer, but hopefully you understand my question). That would make for ALOT of discussions! Way more than I care to sift through, that's for sure. i certainly don't want to see all separate boards for an '03 Pilot, '04 Pilot, '05 Pilot, etc.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S