Scotty, I enjoy watching your videos. I am questioning whether 100K plus Hondas are really equivalent to 100K plus Toyotas. The Hondas it seems have timing belts and need the valves adjusted within each 100K.. if you get one at 100K and plan to keep it to over 300 K that would mean the Honda would need that service, which is expensive if you hire it out and very time consuming if you don't, two or three times. So the Honda option doesn't seem like that good of a deal compared to a Toyota with a timing chain and hydraulic lifters. Did I miss something there? For some cars (good engine Mazda or Nissan) wouldn't you be able to replace a weaker transmission once over that time period for the same money you would have spent on the Honda maintenance? To me, when that is factored in Toyota is the only option.
Which specific Honda vehicles are you referring to, in this question (for the timing belts) ?.
I get the impression from the videos that Hondas still use the belt? And did in the 2011-2016 era which are the date ranges a lightly used vehicle would have that kind of mileage. Seems like the 2.4L non turbo engines would have been the best to consider for Honda... if not for the belt. Civic or Accord.
I would do some research on used Hondas. I grew up in the city and I've seen a good bunch of Hondas on the road; ranging from the civics to the odyssey. About half of those Hondas I saw broke down. Research some used Hondas- the reliability goes one way or another.
Depends on which Honda and which era. Honda transitioned back to timing chains for their 4 cylinders engines. Their V6 still use belts IIRC.
It does appear to be quite a mix match... more do have the chain than I had previously thought. Here is what I found.. let me know if it's not correct: Chains 2006 to 2016 Civic 2003 to 2016 CR-V 2003 to 2016 Accord – 2.4 – Chain I will definitely not consider one that has a belt due to the long term upkeep costs. It's a good thing I prefer the 4 cylinder anyhow. Thanks for the input.
Just from memory… That looks accurate. Good luck!