My new Civic is a *great* little car, and it has required very little service. A recall notice in the mail. Evidently, some wire that runs from the electric motor behind the rear seat to the gas motor up front had some risk of catching fire if a lot of weight was placed on it. Well, I seldom have rear seat passengers, so I wasn't too concerned. I intended to take care of it, but I wasn't in a rush. Weeks went by, and I still hadn't done it. So the dealership called me to make an appointment (and by doing so earned *major* points with this procrastinator!). I thanked them for proactively calling me and made the appointment. Then, the morning of the appointment, something came up, and I realized I wouldn't make it in time. So I called the service department to reschedule. Again, they said, don't sweat it. Bring it in today when you can. Which I did. They told me to expect it to take an hour or so, and that's about how long it took. Obviously, since it was a recall, there was no charge.
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