Anyone ever had a Maaco paint job?

• Ironman92

  

  ZWICK 4 PREZ;1810017 wrote:I owned a mower with a Honda engine. Does that count?

  I wouldn't expect a Honda mower to last 15 years I suppose.
  
  I drove an 88 Accord until 2002 and my daughter's first car was a 98 civic and she drove it until 2013, sold it for $3750 and it is still getting one of her friends back and forth to college 18 years in.
  
  Maybe I am gambling, but it doesn't feel like it.
• ZWICK 4 PREZ

  

  Ironman92;1810032 wrote:I wouldn't expect a Honda mower to last 15 years I suppose.
  
  I drove an 88 Accord until 2002 and my daughter's first car was a 98 civic and she drove it until 2013, sold it for $3750 and it is still getting one of her friends back and forth to college 18 years in.
  
  Maybe I am gambling, but it doesn't feel like it.

  eh maybe not. I've never kept any vehicle past 10 years. I could have kept them.. just had no desire too.
• salto

  

  ZWICK 4 PREZ;1810007 wrote:gambling on an 11 year old car to last 70,000 more miles?

  If he changes the timing chain, it'll last another 100+k, as long as he doesn't drive like a goof.
• wildcats20

  

  Ironman92;1809947 wrote:Thank You. It has plenty of life left, the inside is excellent and car is in otherwise excellent condition. It's my car for another 4+ years.
  
  
  
  This is also starting under each window and fender well. It's been paid off for 8 years and it's getting a good paint job for a $1,000.

  This is happening to my gf's 2008 Civic on the roof. We've noticed it A LOT lately k other olderish Hondas too. Haven't decided what we are gonna do her car though. Probably will bite the bullet and have it painted at some point.
• thavoice

  I have seen a few Honda's like that as well. Mine was made in Japan so maybe it has a better paint job....who knows. I had a Civic prior, sold it with 160K on it and I know it went to at least 250k but then that guy sold it. Ive put some $$ into it but I hate hate hate car payments so this has worked out well for me.
• Ironman92

  

  wildcats20;1810042 wrote:This is happening to my gf's 2008 Civic on the roof. We've noticed it A LOT lately k other olderish Hondas too. Haven't decided what we are gonna do her car though. Probably will bite the bullet and have it painted at some point.

  What color is it? My other older Hondas weren't black and didn't do this.
• wildcats20

  

  Ironman92;1810046 wrote:What color is it? My other older Hondas weren't black and didn't do this.

  Gray.
• Ironman92

  

  wildcats20;1810049 wrote:Gray.

  Yeah my dark green, burgundy nor the gold one ever did it. Both paint shop places said the black attracting the sun does it and many of the cars they see like this are typically black.
• thavoice

  Ironman92;1810053 wrote:Yeah my dark green, burgundy nor the gold one ever did it. Both paint shop places said the black attracting the sun does it and many of the cars they see like this are typically black.

  Yeah, I know the ones I have seen are black/dark colors, but mine is black and it has not done this at all.
• Ironman92

  

  thavoice;1810067 wrote:Yeah, I know the ones I have seen are black/dark colors, but mine is black and it has not done this at all.

  Mine didn't really start this until last year
• FatHobbit

  

  ZWICK 4 PREZ;1810017 wrote:I owned a mower with a Honda engine. Does that count?

  How many miles did it have?
• ZWICK 4 PREZ

  

  FatHobbit;1810100 wrote:How many miles did it have?

  not many. I hated that mower.
• Belly35

  

  I bought my youngest daughter a 1983 Fiero for her first car. We fixed it up, ran great but the paint was bad, we lightly sanded the whole car, prime some areas a little and taped it up. Maaco painted it, turned out good better than I expected ....