Originally Posted By: kjbock
Originally Posted By: Jimmy9190
Originally Posted By: bubbatime
Trade the car in? That sounds like a huge, unneeded expense assuming the car is reliable.
You could demand a rental car until the parts are available. Many manufacturers would agree.
I bought my Honda used at Carmax two years ago. I seriously doubt the local Honda dealer or even Honda itself would authorize a rental for an undetermined amount of time like that. Like any other car dealer they would just say, "You bought a used car" and tell me it is out of warranty and rentals are not covered. Sure, they will do the recall repairs but they are not obligated to do anything else. Unless I want to buy a new car from them.
Actually, I think Honda was paying for rentals until parts were available if you demand one, no matter how or where you bought the car. In fact, one local dealer here decided to set up a rental business since they were doing so many from the recalls.
This. I didn't just pull my words out of a hat. I know for a fact that at least Honda was giving people MONTHS and MONTHS worth of free rental cars until the parts came in. They would rather pay for a rental car, then pay a multi million dollar death settlement from exploding shrapnel airbags. If its the driver airbag that is recalled, you go in their heavy and DEMAND a rental car, and they will likely give you one. If its the passenger airbag, they will just tell you to have your passengers ride in the back seat.