Hit a new milestone on my cage tonight
 

Finally, she rolled over 400k tonight!! Seemed like it took forever, I guess cuz I haven't driven the car much over the last 5 years or so. It turned 300k way back on 9-12-02

1 mile and counting
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Almost there!
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WoooooooHooooooooooo!!
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Kinda hard to see at night, buuuut....
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(why do I get the feeling somebody is watching me??)
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Even got to share the excitement with my bestest bud and favorite travelling companion ever!
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Other than a head gasket back in 2001 at 271k, it's all original engine and transmission.... never a single rebuild on either. On it's 2nd clutch, original factory clutch broke a spring in the disc back in 2003 at 321k. Power everything and it all works great, heat and A/C included (although I did have to replace the compressor back in 2003). Still runs and drives like you wouldn't believe.... smoooooth as glass, and idles so smooth and quiet you can barely even tell it's running sometimes. Been driving it for 10 years now and it's never once let me down... ever! Absolutely rock solid reliable! Sure can't complain for a car I got for free, LOL

Still starts right up immediately on the first crank, every single time regardless of temp or weather!
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A few other pics from along the way, all after 300k

Nov 2002 - Clanton, AL, hauling everything I owned moving from central IL down to south FL (1200 mi)
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2004-ish - Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Back when I actually washed it and kept it clean inside and out, lol
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2007 - BFE southern Georgia, moving from south FL to north GA (700 mi)
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2008 - Lexington, KY, picking up my roomates new bike, taking it back to Atlanta, GA (900 mi)
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2009 - Atlanta, GA, moving (some of) my stuff up to Asheville, NC (200 mi)
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She's towed waaaaaaay more than just the above, that's just the only ones I've got pictures of. Definitely a wee bit overloaded a few times, hahah. Always pulled everything I've put behind her though!

Anyways, just wanted to share.... as much as I love my bike and seem to neglect my cage, I still love it too! Hondas FTMFW!!

Nice.... Late 80's/early 90's Hondas were the best all-around automotive accomplishments ever.

What's with that mattress though, jeesh :lol:

Hey now.... it was a hand-me-down (aka.... FREE!!) hahaha. It's covered up with a nice set of blue and white sheets now, thank you :lol

Seriously what kind of crack do you feed your vehicles? a car that hit 400k? A bike that hit 147k? Is there some kind of magic voodoo that you spray on the car when you wash it?

LOVE my accord too. She is only at 130,000 so she is just a baby but I dont see getting rid of her anytime soon.

Its a HONDA. they consider 400k underachieving, so they built it to last through the nuclear holocaust and outlive the cockroaches.

unless you have an automatic....

Seriously. Do you drive/ride for a living? Do deliveries or something?

No and I havn't been able to keep any car past 150k without major problems or stuff that couldnt be helped.

auto tranny does seem to be the week point. Mine had a recall before I bought it and my parent's van had its recalled and replaced at 98,000 (they were thrill since it hadn't given them any issues).

I have a 2000 with 146k on the clock and havent had any issues or any recalls, and its an automatic

Dude, do you like live on the road or something? I put 210,000 on my first car but it took me like 3 years and I was driving quite a few miles every freakin' day.

How's the interior holding up on that thing? :eek:

exactly, that is some insane mileage. Took me 10 years to bareley hit 150k.

I meant thirdgenlxi

70k miles per year! THAT is living on the road. :eek:

Congrats on the milestone, Jared.

How many miles were on her when you got it?

400k, good grief. I've got 217k on my 97 Toyota. Worst case scenario, I'll eventually buy something new and keep this thing for field calls.

:lol: exactly! I was basically living in my car I was driving so much - 400k is just insane

I had my drivers ed course in a car just like that(but silver). Everyone else in school was jealous, cause they all got K-cars and Omnis.

I always thought that 1980s Mercedes Benz and Honda 2.2L/1.6L built in the late 1980s and early 1990s were the most robust engines.

400k is nearly impossible for a gas engine....

totally doable. its when they sit and IDLE all the time that they get killed really.

with good maintenance, any gasser can make it to a million, if you keep idling time to a minimum.

I know on older gas engines with carbs, idling would let fuel accumulate and wash oil off the cylinder walls, which is why they didnt last. diesels dont have that problm because diesel is somewhat of a lubricant in a way.

Amazing. Congrats!

or people lugging the engine up hills

That's really impressive. The automatics on those are the weak points, that manual saved you.

I'm annoyed because my truck is about to pass 100k :lol: How many miles on it when you got it?