"rick++" <rick303@hotmail.com> wrote
> >2001 Toyota Echo, automatic transmission. It has over
>>500,000 miles on it,
>
> Thats 250 miles a day, every day, for five and a half
> years.

Yes. The guy had a picture of his Echo and him appear in a
local paper, advertising for a quick change oil shop. The ad
documented the 500k miles. He works very hard. Six or seven
days a week, often in excess of eight hours a day.

> Why is someone using the "T"-word in this newsgroup? :-)

Because here among friends, it goes without saying that a
Honda will last longer than a Toyota? :-)

 

"rick++" <rick303@hotmail.com> wrote
> >2001 Toyota Echo, automatic transmission. It has over
>>500,000 miles on it,
>
> Thats 250 miles a day, every day, for five and a half
> years.

Yes. The guy had a picture of his Echo and him appear in a
local paper, advertising for a quick change oil shop. The ad
documented the 500k miles. He works very hard. Six or seven
days a week, often in excess of eight hours a day.

> Why is someone using the "T"-word in this newsgroup? :-)

Because here among friends, it goes without saying that a
Honda will last longer than a Toyota? :-)

 

"rick++" <rick303@hotmail.com> wrote
> >2001 Toyota Echo, automatic transmission. It has over
>>500,000 miles on it,
>
> Thats 250 miles a day, every day, for five and a half
> years.

Yes. The guy had a picture of his Echo and him appear in a
local paper, advertising for a quick change oil shop. The ad
documented the 500k miles. He works very hard. Six or seven
days a week, often in excess of eight hours a day.

> Why is someone using the "T"-word in this newsgroup? :-)

Because here among friends, it goes without saying that a
Honda will last longer than a Toyota? :-)

 

Check out this webpage.
http://www.hondabeat.com/highmiles.php

"warlock162" <bray@dwsd.org> wrote in message news:08ef92d5cf4526191342a5ec5e05a383@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...
> Aside from my usual oil changes, here are other major maintenance and
> repair issues for me:
>
> 1) All new belts, water pump (146,800)
> 2) New ignition wires and other ignition stuff (148,000)
> 3) Spark plugs regularly (42.5k, 80k, 117k, 148k- with other ignition
> issues)
> 4) New battery (6-1/2 years 130,000 miles)
> 5) Replaced muffler two times
>
> I saw a posting saying 270,000 miles at the time he posted. How long can
> a Honda Civic actually go without rebuilding the engine?
>
>

 

Check out this webpage.
http://www.hondabeat.com/highmiles.php

"warlock162" <bray@dwsd.org> wrote in message news:08ef92d5cf4526191342a5ec5e05a383@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...
> Aside from my usual oil changes, here are other major maintenance and
> repair issues for me:
>
> 1) All new belts, water pump (146,800)
> 2) New ignition wires and other ignition stuff (148,000)
> 3) Spark plugs regularly (42.5k, 80k, 117k, 148k- with other ignition
> issues)
> 4) New battery (6-1/2 years 130,000 miles)
> 5) Replaced muffler two times
>
> I saw a posting saying 270,000 miles at the time he posted. How long can
> a Honda Civic actually go without rebuilding the engine?
>
>

 

Check out this webpage.
http://www.hondabeat.com/highmiles.php

"warlock162" <bray@dwsd.org> wrote in message news:08ef92d5cf4526191342a5ec5e05a383@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...
> Aside from my usual oil changes, here are other major maintenance and
> repair issues for me:
>
> 1) All new belts, water pump (146,800)
> 2) New ignition wires and other ignition stuff (148,000)
> 3) Spark plugs regularly (42.5k, 80k, 117k, 148k- with other ignition
> issues)
> 4) New battery (6-1/2 years 130,000 miles)
> 5) Replaced muffler two times
>
> I saw a posting saying 270,000 miles at the time he posted. How long can
> a Honda Civic actually go without rebuilding the engine?
>
>

 

warlock162 wrote:
>
> Aside from my usual oil changes, here are other major maintenance and
> repair issues for me:
>
> 1) All new belts, water pump (146,800)
> 2) New ignition wires and other ignition stuff (148,000)
> 3) Spark plugs regularly (42.5k, 80k, 117k, 148k- with other ignition
> issues)
> 4) New battery (6-1/2 years 130,000 miles)
> 5) Replaced muffler two times
>
> I saw a posting saying 270,000 miles at the time he posted. How long can
> a Honda Civic actually go without rebuilding the engine?



I have been refurbishing a long idle 1983 Honda Civic FE and had the
fortunate experience to "borrow" an '82 model to use as a basis to hook
up the rats nest of vacuum lines etc. The borrowed car's odometer
failed at 324,000 miles and the A/C quit when the owner put in a can of
"stop leak." No major engine or transmission work other than
consumables along with water pumps, starter rebuilds, alternators and a
new carburetor. An enviable record that would give GM, Ford etc. nightmares...

My FE project has 110K and I intend to drive it until the wheels are square...

JT

 

warlock162 wrote:
>
> Aside from my usual oil changes, here are other major maintenance and
> repair issues for me:
>
> 1) All new belts, water pump (146,800)
> 2) New ignition wires and other ignition stuff (148,000)
> 3) Spark plugs regularly (42.5k, 80k, 117k, 148k- with other ignition
> issues)
> 4) New battery (6-1/2 years 130,000 miles)
> 5) Replaced muffler two times
>
> I saw a posting saying 270,000 miles at the time he posted. How long can
> a Honda Civic actually go without rebuilding the engine?



I have been refurbishing a long idle 1983 Honda Civic FE and had the
fortunate experience to "borrow" an '82 model to use as a basis to hook
up the rats nest of vacuum lines etc. The borrowed car's odometer
failed at 324,000 miles and the A/C quit when the owner put in a can of
"stop leak." No major engine or transmission work other than
consumables along with water pumps, starter rebuilds, alternators and a
new carburetor. An enviable record that would give GM, Ford etc. nightmares...

My FE project has 110K and I intend to drive it until the wheels are square...

JT

 

warlock162 wrote:
>
> Aside from my usual oil changes, here are other major maintenance and
> repair issues for me:
>
> 1) All new belts, water pump (146,800)
> 2) New ignition wires and other ignition stuff (148,000)
> 3) Spark plugs regularly (42.5k, 80k, 117k, 148k- with other ignition
> issues)
> 4) New battery (6-1/2 years 130,000 miles)
> 5) Replaced muffler two times
>
> I saw a posting saying 270,000 miles at the time he posted. How long can
> a Honda Civic actually go without rebuilding the engine?



I have been refurbishing a long idle 1983 Honda Civic FE and had the
fortunate experience to "borrow" an '82 model to use as a basis to hook
up the rats nest of vacuum lines etc. The borrowed car's odometer
failed at 324,000 miles and the A/C quit when the owner put in a can of
"stop leak." No major engine or transmission work other than
consumables along with water pumps, starter rebuilds, alternators and a
new carburetor. An enviable record that would give GM, Ford etc. nightmares...

My FE project has 110K and I intend to drive it until the wheels are square...

JT

 

Great site!

"Robert Mozeleski" <robert.mozeleski@verizon.net> wrote
> Check out this webpage.
> http://www.hondabeat.com/highmiles.php

 

Great site!

"Robert Mozeleski" <robert.mozeleski@verizon.net> wrote
> Check out this webpage.
> http://www.hondabeat.com/highmiles.php

 

Great site!

"Robert Mozeleski" <robert.mozeleski@verizon.net> wrote
> Check out this webpage.
> http://www.hondabeat.com/highmiles.php

 

My CRX has gone 260,000 miles without a single issue. Replaced all the odds
and ends when manula prescribed. Runs like new.


Rob

"warlock162" <bray@dwsd.org> wrote in message
news:08ef92d5cf4526191342a5ec5e05a383@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...
> Aside from my usual oil changes, here are other major maintenance and
> repair issues for me:
>
> 1) All new belts, water pump (146,800)
> 2) New ignition wires and other ignition stuff (148,000)
> 3) Spark plugs regularly (42.5k, 80k, 117k, 148k- with other ignition
> issues)
> 4) New battery (6-1/2 years 130,000 miles)
> 5) Replaced muffler two times
>
> I saw a posting saying 270,000 miles at the time he posted. How long can
> a Honda Civic actually go without rebuilding the engine?
>
>

 

My CRX has gone 260,000 miles without a single issue. Replaced all the odds
and ends when manula prescribed. Runs like new.


Rob

"warlock162" <bray@dwsd.org> wrote in message
news:08ef92d5cf4526191342a5ec5e05a383@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...
> Aside from my usual oil changes, here are other major maintenance and
> repair issues for me:
>
> 1) All new belts, water pump (146,800)
> 2) New ignition wires and other ignition stuff (148,000)
> 3) Spark plugs regularly (42.5k, 80k, 117k, 148k- with other ignition
> issues)
> 4) New battery (6-1/2 years 130,000 miles)
> 5) Replaced muffler two times
>
> I saw a posting saying 270,000 miles at the time he posted. How long can
> a Honda Civic actually go without rebuilding the engine?
>
>

 

My CRX has gone 260,000 miles without a single issue. Replaced all the odds
and ends when manula prescribed. Runs like new.


Rob

"warlock162" <bray@dwsd.org> wrote in message
news:08ef92d5cf4526191342a5ec5e05a383@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...
> Aside from my usual oil changes, here are other major maintenance and
> repair issues for me:
>
> 1) All new belts, water pump (146,800)
> 2) New ignition wires and other ignition stuff (148,000)
> 3) Spark plugs regularly (42.5k, 80k, 117k, 148k- with other ignition
> issues)
> 4) New battery (6-1/2 years 130,000 miles)
> 5) Replaced muffler two times
>
> I saw a posting saying 270,000 miles at the time he posted. How long can
> a Honda Civic actually go without rebuilding the engine?
>
>