Hi Guys,

I'm newbie here and I need advice regarding the 2nd hand car I bought a month ago. I bought a Honda SiR 00 to a guy who guaranteed me that the car is in good running condition except that the radiator needs to be replaced dahil nagbabawas na ng tubig and tires are thin nadin. That was the only two probs that the owner advised me to replaced and wala na ako magiging problem sa car. So what I did first was to buy four new tires for the SiR so I can travel the car to Baguio and a week after, the radiator was replaced too. I thought wala ng magiging problem sa car but when I use it, I notice na may maingay sa engine kapag tinatapakan yung accelerator. I consulted my brother about this and he advised me to bring the car sa Honda Service Center for tune up.

We we're shocked when the Honda mechanics told us that the car needs general overhaul and I asked for a quote on how much I need to spend to get the car fixed. They handed me a coupon bond, written there are the parts that need to be replaced and the price. The total price was P127,512.00 . So hindi na tune up yung auto ko but instead pinalitan lang ng sparkplug.

I'm planning to get a 2nd opinion from other mechanics so I'd know the real condition of the car and the problem sa car. I just have few questions in mind..

1. Are the honda mechanics really reliable when they say the condition of the car?

2. Where can I go for 2nd opinion na magaling sa pagaayos ng SiR?

3. My uncle happens to be a mechanic and he just advised me to buy a surplus cylinder head. How much po kaya surplus nito and saan ako makakabili?

4. I texted the seller of the car and he guarateed me that the car is in really good condition when I got it and he never raced it. Sabi kasi sa casa, laspag na yung makina dahil kinarera na. So I'm REALLY confused here kasi magkaiba yung sinasabi ng dalawa. The seller by the way is a nice person kaya medyo naniniwala parin ako hehe..

Ano pa ba masusuggest niyo saakin guys? First car ko po kasi to and la talaga ako alam sa auto. I'm just so inloved with this car so I took the risk of getting this kahit na alam kong medyo pricey siya pati ang mga parts. I don't wanna let go of this so papaayos ko nalang siya. I hope you can help me here.

Thanks tsikoters.