2018 Honda Odyssey - High Mileage

[zooter]

Hi guys,

We are shopping for a new family vehicle. I've come across a 2018 Honda Odyssey Touring but it has about 36,000 km on it. Dealer told me it was their courtesy vehicle for picking up / dropping customers off when their vehicles were in for service. It pretty much look brand new inside but I' wondering what others think.

Courtesy vehicle should not have really been abused but the mileage is high for a 1 year old vehicle. The vehicle is priced $10k less than a brand new Odyssey Touring but is the $10k savings worth the high mileage?

[ExtraSlow]

Don't compare it to a brand new van, compare it to a one year old van with "normal" mileage.

Myself, I wouldn't be worried, as long as the deal is right. Those vans are awesome.

[shakalaka]

Basically $10K savings behind 16,000 km's (if you say 20K km's per year is average).

Is it worth it to you?

[zooter]

I've find another 2018 with 11,000km on it and its about 3 grand higher.

The $10k savings is worth it I would say, it covers the depreciation and the van should last. I'll have to take a closer look at it.

[J.M.]

These vans last a long ass time. A relative had a 2006 Odyssey that went up to 293k before it needed some major engine repair. Only thing they did to that thing maintenance wise was oil changes and tires I think.

[bjstare]

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I've find another 2018 with 11,000km on it and its about 3 grand higher.

The $10k savings is worth it I would say, it covers the depreciation and the van should last. I'll have to take a closer look at it.

Personally, I would spend the extra $3k to get something with only 11k kms on it (the type of car is irrelevant). It's basically brand new still, whereas 36k is not.

[tonytiger55]

Compare it to the equivalent. Might not be a bad buy if the deal is right.
They run for a stupidly long time so 36k may not be bad.
I went to get my Zonda serviced last year and I was at 315,000km. The Odyssey parked next to mine was at 400,000km.

That being said, factor in that it will be due for the major service sooner. So look at what the service schedules are and cost.

[Tik-Tok]

If it were a private deal, I'd say it wouldn't be a problem. But a courtesy vehicle? Zero highway miles, all stop and go. Plus I've seen how those guys drive when they don't have passengers.

[dirtsniffer]

Word. Those are high miles and all city dense traffic. Possibly idled a ton over winter too. Like letting it run for a half hour every morning. Brakes would be worth looking at.

[ZeroGravity]

We have a 2018 Odyssey Touring. Knowing how my kids treat it and assuming that is the case with normal families, I would actually lean towards the dealership van instead. Probably more traffic getting in or out the van compared to a normal family vehicle. But likely no or very little kids traffic.

Another thing with the dealership vehicle is that the "infotainment" system's firmware is more likely to be up to date. There are a couple of times where the system did not turn on after starting the vehicle. So can't control anything, no backup camera while backing up, etc. There are still physical buttons for climate control.

Otherwise, we didn't have any other issues with ours so far. The Honda link app is showing two recalls on the Odyssey now, so that should be more than likely to be sorted out first with the dealership van.

[Rocket1k78]

Yeah if it were 36k privately owned i wouldnt have as much concern but 36k is a lot for what it was used for. Its probably not as bad as a demo but with multiple drivers doing who knows what to the van is what worries me. I'd definitely pay the extra $3k for the one with 11k kms if its a privately owned one

[ExtraSlow]

aren't service shuttles usually driven by senior citizens?

[Disoblige]

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If it were a private deal, I'd say it wouldn't be a problem. But a courtesy vehicle? Zero highway miles, all stop and go. Plus I've seen how those guys drive when they don't have passengers.

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Word. Those are high miles and all city dense traffic. Possibly idled a ton over winter too. Like letting it run for a half hour every morning. Brakes would be worth looking at.

This!

I would stay away from this for sure. Especially if a lower mileage version is only $3k more.

[RX_EVOLV]

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aren't service shuttles usually driven by senior citizens?

Last time I took a BMW shuttle the guy was maybe in his ~40s and tried to convince me climate change isn't real . " All I'm saying is I'm not seeing any REAL evidence!".....]

Come to think of it, it was a brand new Honda Odyssey lol

[ExtraSlow]

Did I miss where you said exactly what trim and price this was? Is your the one at Calgary Honda with this description? "Navigation. Original Calgary Honda ( Honda ). Excellent Condition. Well Maintained. Our Price Includes All Fees But Not GST. This Vehicle has a CarProof Estimate for Rear Centre Damage of $10,806. At Time of Delivery This Vehicle Will Have a Full Tank of Gas and Receieve a Re Clean By Our Reconditioning Department."

Anyway, here's one at a dealership with under 10,000 kms and decent price.

[danno]

I’d pay the 3k more and get the lower km, provided it’s in good condition.

That’s a exl above not a touring like he’s looking at. 6k extra to get into a touring brand new.

[Mitsu3000gt]

I would not touch that vehicle. 36,000 KM of pure city driving hauling around people who treat it like a taxi/rental. No thanks.

Customers and employees do not GAF about the courtesy vehicle, they get beat on pretty hard.

[ExtraSlow]

Also depends on how long you plan on keeping it. If you keep it 10 years, the small amount more to get full warranty actually costs very little amortized over the whole time of ownership.

But if you are going to keep it one or two years, put on very few KMs, and then sell, it might work out pretty good.

No matter how you do it, Ody is a great vehicle.

[Skrilla]

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aren't service shuttles usually driven by senior citizens?

That could be a good or bad thing lol

[Misterman]

Unless you plan to run this thing to 400,000km then it's not even worth discussing, take the cheap price. And if you are going to run it that long, an extra 15,000km really going to matter come that time? There is no way that tiny bit of extra mileage is going to add up to 3000$ in repairs which is what you would spend to get one with lower mileage you're saying. Seems like a no brainer to me.