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a and they want to replace the battery pack for $4500. They also told me a mechanic would buy the car for $1,000. The car is in great shape and only 48000 miles on it. Should we sell it to the mechanic and never buy a honda again?
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Hey molokai, I'm also a 2003 Honda Civic owner (and an extremely happy one, that car is amazing). Mine has over 200,000 miles on it and has no plans on leaving me anytime soon, so I recommend holding onto it. The IMA light should definitely not be ignored, or it can be detrimental to your Civic Hybrid. It just means it's time for those batteries that are saving you gas to be replaced. If the car's been well taken care of and it sounds like it has many miles left on it, it's probably a worthy investment. The fact that they want to buy the car off of you is a bit of a red flag, so I would recommend going to some different shops in Honolulu and comparing prices. Definitely do some research on battery prices – dealerships might run you $4k, but you might be able to find better prices at other places. Those batteries aren't cheap, but they're worth replacing, especially on a Honda. Mahalo! -KB
You don't necessarily have to buy a Honda battery from the dealer. I'm having the IMA light issue with my 2005 Accord Hybrid. The dealer tried said I don't need to replace it yet if it's still driving okay, but I researched it anyway and came across this company called Bumblebee Batteries that makes replacement batteries for Honda hybrids for about half the price the dealer charges. https://bumblebeebatteries.com/hybrid-batteries/honda-hybrid-batteries I have no idea if they're as good as they say they are, but might be worth looking into. I also saw a reference to another battery company called GreenTechAuto in California; there may be others as well. I've only owned Hondas since I bought my first car 35 years ago; I'm now on my third one.
