Do these car mags talk crap? Eg Honda Prelude anti lock brakes can fail 1k fix it says

Dec 27, 2005 5 Replies

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Tim S Kemp

Often Probably the ABS pump - 600 quid part on the Volvo S80, also a common failure. They're available reconditioned or you can have yours repaired but a dealer will charge 1hr or more for diagnosis, and 2-3 hrs for fitting so yes, 1000 quid repair. IIRC it's true, but Honda…

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Andrew Kid 20 years ago

Do these car mags (the likes of Parkers, What Car, Honest John etc) often talk s**te? I sometimes wonder when I read some of the articles in these magazines. Utter nonsense some of the things I read.

Am reading about pros and cons of Honda Prelude 97-01 in What Car price guide. It says anti locks brakes can fail 1k fix. Is this really true? 1k fix where? Honda Main dealer? Reasonable price second hand but I dont fancy 1k fix. Probably only a couple of hundred at a cheap place?

Honda NSX, needs servicing every 6k and costs over 1k?

Honda Shuttle - Anti lock brakes may require new pump at £1400???

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Tim S Kemp 20 years ago

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Probably the ABS pump - 600 quid part on the Volvo S80, also a common failure. They're available reconditioned or you can have yours repaired but a dealer will charge 1hr or more for diagnosis, and 2-3 hrs for fitting so yes, 1000 quid repair.

IIRC it's true, but Honda dealers are known for expensive charges - servicing bills on our accord were 250 / 450 and that was a good few years ago. As for the NSX I think they charged more because they could.

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Dave Plowman (News) 20 years ago

Probably the ABS pump and the new price at a dealer. Most mags don't recommend secondhand safety related parts. There are specialists who recondition ABS units, though.

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Andrew Kid 20 years ago

But surely you could buy the part from a motor factors or even the main dealer if you have to and then get a cheaper garage to fit the part? Would ABS pumps be available at a motor factors like Part Co or would it be a dealer only part?

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