Million mile Honda

I think this is more tribute to the guys ability and patience than to the vehicle.

I've never owned a car I wanted to drive for 20 years. Longest ever for me was an F150, 14 years. I had nowhere near a million miles on it, but then I never took the engine apart and put it back together either.

I believe if you drive a lot and keep up with maintenance, almost any vehicle could do a million miles, but I still wonder why you would want to.

The most surpring thing to me is that Joe's Honda wasn't a rust riddled hulk. The older Honda that my sister owned had multiple rust holes after 6 years and it was mostly driven in NC, where rust is not a major problem (at least compared to the NE USA).

I don't see why a new Honda would be much different than a 1990. Just fix what breaks and keep going.

Ed

Bah. Impatience costs money.

For those who need transportation, it doesn't matter. For those who need toys, it does.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!

Oh, you're a RIOT.

not true. if you test the materials on these things, you'll find that there are deep and fundamental differences that determine the potential of a vehicle to last. crappy liners and crappy rings will never get there. same with cheapo cams and followers - soft metal ground with poor precision is just not capable of lasting. they'll both get you to

take the head off a 100k frod and feel the ridge on the liner where the rings top out because the metal has worn away. this is a known wear rate, and the tolerances on the rings are such that the projected mileage is determined by how much ring/liner is left. just like wear on a brake pad. take the head off the same mileage 1990 honda and not only is there no ridge, it's still got the original cross-hatching on it. that is a /significantly/ different wear rate. you can see this in oil analysis numbers with the iron content too.

bottom line, only a few vehicles are built such that they can get to a million miles, and it costs money to do that. that expenditure is not considered "a good investment in building brand loyalty" these days.

most unlikely. honda have been cutting back on things like transmission longevity, so it is most unlikely they're not also cutting back on engine longevity too. it's part of the reason to move to cam chains instead of belts - belts presume scheduled changes and continuing operation. chains are "lasts the life of the engine", which is code for "we've pre-determined the life, so you'd be wasting your time".

"Elmo P. Shagnasty" wrote in news:elmop- snipped-for-privacy@news.eternal-september.org:

A -USED- Accord,it had 77K on it when he bought it.

That guy drove a lot with it, about 50 K miles a year. Maybe mostly long trips that kept the engine at optimal operating temp most of the time and the oil changes were also pretty frequent: about every month. That may have helped to establidh this record.

My next door neighbor had a used Honda Civic of unknown vintage. Right after he had to change the thermostat at 350,000 miles, he sold the car and got another used Honda Civic. He felt that once parts started breaking, it was all downhill.

I'm trying to decide if I should do valves or something on my poorly maintained 1988 Dodge Dakota. It has 235,000 miles on it, and I can't decide if it leaks or burns more oil, but it's around 500 miles/quart. I bought it new, so I still have that initial depreciation to overcome.

The Dakota is still around, because it has its place. It has been second fiddle to a few different motorcycles, and a Honda Civic that has 135,000 miles.

I'm trying to catch up to my son's 64 Chevy II that my dad gave to him. We think it has about 450,000 miles, but there aren't enough digits on the odometer, and the pages in the log book aren't all that trustworthy. The Powerglide was rebuilt at 64,000 miles, and I remember changing the water pump once.

There was a million mile Honda Accord reported almost 10 years ago...... seems even Honda has forgotten about that car/owner?? ___________________________________________________________________________= _______________ Man Puts 1 Million Miles On Accord In 10 Years

MARYSVILLE, Ohio -- Gordon Bearrs of Ottawa, Kan., figures he's spent $70,000 in gasoline, maintenance and repairs on his Honda Accord.

But he says it was still cheaper than buying a new one. He's got 1 million miles on the car -- and counting.

Bearss and his Accord were guests of honor Sunday at the 20th anniversary of a Honda assembly plant in Marysville. He was also at the plant a decade ago for the 10th anniversary and was given the car for free -- as a reward for putting 615,000 miles on his previous Accord.

The 48-year-old Kansan drives up to 750 miles a day for his job as a document courier. ___________________________________________________________________________= _______________

I have a 1998 Honda CRV. I keep up the maintenance as per my mechanic's instructions. I live where they salt the roads. Yuk. The first rust appeared at the body next to the rear wheels a year ago. I took it into a body shop to have those metal parts replaced and repainted. It cost

Even If I had to do 400 dollars worth of body work every year it would still be a lot cheaper than buying a new Honda.

I don't own my vehicle as a toy just transportation. I have absolutely no prejudice against those who do like their vehicles to be toys. I love looking at beautifully modified cars. I cannot afford one, but I can still look.

Michael

Agreed with the testament to his ability and willingness ot tough it out.

I owned a 1994 Dodge Intrepid for about 15 years. What did it in was something I couldn't fix, electrical system problems. If I didn't live at the Jersey Shore (big if!) I probably would still be driving it now as the wiring would likely still be holding out. Oh well!