You consider one breakdown, one annoyance, and one non critical part failure
in 140,000 miles a lemon?
Everything else is routine maintenance...hmm I did change the spark plugs
once too, come to think of it.

--

Mike S.

"Jose Juan Miqueleno" <miggie@juno.com> wrote in message
news:7m7bg2p6i4vdjlqumfugj8cdbkdklbvc69@4ax.com...
> That's a helluva "lemon" you have there. Time to trade in!
>
> On Mon, 11 Sep 2006 17:20:56 GMT, "Mikey S." <abcxyz@att.net> wrote:
>
>>nope, mine has been pretty good..lets see
>>2002 Accent, basic model, no A/C or frills
>>Currently at 127,000 miles
>>Timing belt was changed around 90,000, I forgot about it, I am lucky it
>>didn't break
>>Original tires went 40,000, will need new ones VERY soon.
>>Front brakes at 90,000
>>I had a problem with rear brakes sticking to the drums when parking brake
>>was left set for a few days, I removed the brake dust and put it back
>>together, no parts changed since they looked like new, the sticking is
>>much
>>better so far.
>>Oil dipstick tube broke around 100,000 miles..annoying oil leak, but
>>cheap.
>>Drivers side floor rug has a hole, floor is fine, just the rug under the
>>pedal.
>>The only time this car let me down big time was around 100,000 miles, it
>>dropped dead on the highway..the crank position sensor failed, the job
>>wasn't a huge expense but the towing and inconvenience made me quite
>>unhappy, but oh well, things DO break.
>>
>>I did have some front end work done but that was due to an accident, it
>>would have damaged most any car about the same way so I won't hold that
>>against it.
>>
>>I have high hopes of getting plenty of use out of this thing still, oh and
>>I
>>did teach my 2 daughters to drive a manual trans on this and the clutch
>>survived, so it must be pretty tough.
>>
>>Any high mileage accent drivers out there? How long do these things last?
>>My
>>Accent replaced a 1993 Honda Civic that went 297,000 miles without any
>>major
>>calamities.. the camshaft broke at 297k but the engine was pretty well
>>worn
>>out by then anyway, I was planning on retiring it at 300,000. I gave it
>>away
>>to someone who needed it since I was pretty tired of it by then and the
>>interior was worn out, but the rest was still in good shape, it's still on
>>the road with a junkyard engine in it.
>>Any chance my Accent will last as long?
>

 

You consider one breakdown, one annoyance, and one non critical part failure
in 140,000 miles a lemon?
Everything else is routine maintenance...hmm I did change the spark plugs
once too, come to think of it.

--

Mike S.

"Jose Juan Miqueleno" <miggie@juno.com> wrote in message
news:7m7bg2p6i4vdjlqumfugj8cdbkdklbvc69@4ax.com...
> That's a helluva "lemon" you have there. Time to trade in!
>
> On Mon, 11 Sep 2006 17:20:56 GMT, "Mikey S." <abcxyz@att.net> wrote:
>
>>nope, mine has been pretty good..lets see
>>2002 Accent, basic model, no A/C or frills
>>Currently at 127,000 miles
>>Timing belt was changed around 90,000, I forgot about it, I am lucky it
>>didn't break
>>Original tires went 40,000, will need new ones VERY soon.
>>Front brakes at 90,000
>>I had a problem with rear brakes sticking to the drums when parking brake
>>was left set for a few days, I removed the brake dust and put it back
>>together, no parts changed since they looked like new, the sticking is
>>much
>>better so far.
>>Oil dipstick tube broke around 100,000 miles..annoying oil leak, but
>>cheap.
>>Drivers side floor rug has a hole, floor is fine, just the rug under the
>>pedal.
>>The only time this car let me down big time was around 100,000 miles, it
>>dropped dead on the highway..the crank position sensor failed, the job
>>wasn't a huge expense but the towing and inconvenience made me quite
>>unhappy, but oh well, things DO break.
>>
>>I did have some front end work done but that was due to an accident, it
>>would have damaged most any car about the same way so I won't hold that
>>against it.
>>
>>I have high hopes of getting plenty of use out of this thing still, oh and
>>I
>>did teach my 2 daughters to drive a manual trans on this and the clutch
>>survived, so it must be pretty tough.
>>
>>Any high mileage accent drivers out there? How long do these things last?
>>My
>>Accent replaced a 1993 Honda Civic that went 297,000 miles without any
>>major
>>calamities.. the camshaft broke at 297k but the engine was pretty well
>>worn
>>out by then anyway, I was planning on retiring it at 300,000. I gave it
>>away
>>to someone who needed it since I was pretty tired of it by then and the
>>interior was worn out, but the rest was still in good shape, it's still on
>>the road with a junkyard engine in it.
>>Any chance my Accent will last as long?
>

 

Yes. My 1996 Accent will in the next week go over 214,000 miles. I will
change the timing belt next at 230,000 miles. And, yes, I do expect the car
the make it that far. It has started rusting (Vermont winters are tough)
and has a slightly warped front rotor. If the car died today, it was well
worth the $7,500 purchase price as a 1996 leftover. I too, taught our
daughter to drive a standard transmission on this car nine years ago.

Jozef


"Mikey S." <abcxyz@att.net> wrote in message
news:YVgNg.107532$5i3.28258@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> nope, mine has been pretty good..lets see
> 2002 Accent, basic model, no A/C or frills
> Currently at 127,000 miles
> Timing belt was changed around 90,000, I forgot about it, I am lucky it
> didn't break
> Original tires went 40,000, will need new ones VERY soon.
> Front brakes at 90,000
> I had a problem with rear brakes sticking to the drums when parking brake
> was left set for a few days, I removed the brake dust and put it back
> together, no parts changed since they looked like new, the sticking is
> much better so far.
> Oil dipstick tube broke around 100,000 miles..annoying oil leak, but
> cheap.
> Drivers side floor rug has a hole, floor is fine, just the rug under the
> pedal.
> The only time this car let me down big time was around 100,000 miles, it
> dropped dead on the highway..the crank position sensor failed, the job
> wasn't a huge expense but the towing and inconvenience made me quite
> unhappy, but oh well, things DO break.
>
> I did have some front end work done but that was due to an accident, it
> would have damaged most any car about the same way so I won't hold that
> against it.
>
> I have high hopes of getting plenty of use out of this thing still, oh and
> I did teach my 2 daughters to drive a manual trans on this and the clutch
> survived, so it must be pretty tough.
>
> Any high mileage accent drivers out there? How long do these things last?
> My Accent replaced a 1993 Honda Civic that went 297,000 miles without any
> major calamities.. the camshaft broke at 297k but the engine was pretty
> well worn out by then anyway, I was planning on retiring it at 300,000. I
> gave it away to someone who needed it since I was pretty tired of it by
> then and the interior was worn out, but the rest was still in good shape,
> it's still on the road with a junkyard engine in it.
> Any chance my Accent will last as long?
>
> --
>
> Mike S.
>
> "joe" <jcharth@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1157041763.293389.156930@h48g2000cwc.googlegr oups.com...
>>I ve had nothing but problems with my 2002 accent, it has only 60k
>> miles and the timing belt broke, the power steering tube broke, the
>> rotor went and now the wiper motors are dying. anyone had similar
>> problems?
>>
>
>

 

Yes. My 1996 Accent will in the next week go over 214,000 miles. I will
change the timing belt next at 230,000 miles. And, yes, I do expect the car
the make it that far. It has started rusting (Vermont winters are tough)
and has a slightly warped front rotor. If the car died today, it was well
worth the $7,500 purchase price as a 1996 leftover. I too, taught our
daughter to drive a standard transmission on this car nine years ago.

Jozef


"Mikey S." <abcxyz@att.net> wrote in message
news:YVgNg.107532$5i3.28258@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> nope, mine has been pretty good..lets see
> 2002 Accent, basic model, no A/C or frills
> Currently at 127,000 miles
> Timing belt was changed around 90,000, I forgot about it, I am lucky it
> didn't break
> Original tires went 40,000, will need new ones VERY soon.
> Front brakes at 90,000
> I had a problem with rear brakes sticking to the drums when parking brake
> was left set for a few days, I removed the brake dust and put it back
> together, no parts changed since they looked like new, the sticking is
> much better so far.
> Oil dipstick tube broke around 100,000 miles..annoying oil leak, but
> cheap.
> Drivers side floor rug has a hole, floor is fine, just the rug under the
> pedal.
> The only time this car let me down big time was around 100,000 miles, it
> dropped dead on the highway..the crank position sensor failed, the job
> wasn't a huge expense but the towing and inconvenience made me quite
> unhappy, but oh well, things DO break.
>
> I did have some front end work done but that was due to an accident, it
> would have damaged most any car about the same way so I won't hold that
> against it.
>
> I have high hopes of getting plenty of use out of this thing still, oh and
> I did teach my 2 daughters to drive a manual trans on this and the clutch
> survived, so it must be pretty tough.
>
> Any high mileage accent drivers out there? How long do these things last?
> My Accent replaced a 1993 Honda Civic that went 297,000 miles without any
> major calamities.. the camshaft broke at 297k but the engine was pretty
> well worn out by then anyway, I was planning on retiring it at 300,000. I
> gave it away to someone who needed it since I was pretty tired of it by
> then and the interior was worn out, but the rest was still in good shape,
> it's still on the road with a junkyard engine in it.
> Any chance my Accent will last as long?
>
> --
>
> Mike S.
>
> "joe" <jcharth@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1157041763.293389.156930@h48g2000cwc.googlegr oups.com...
>>I ve had nothing but problems with my 2002 accent, it has only 60k
>> miles and the timing belt broke, the power steering tube broke, the
>> rotor went and now the wiper motors are dying. anyone had similar
>> problems?
>>
>
>

 

Mikey S. wrote:
> You consider one breakdown, one annoyance, and one non critical part failure
> in 140,000 miles a lemon?
> Everything else is routine maintenance...hmm I did change the spark plugs
> once too, come to think of it.
>

I think that was a tongue-in-cheek statement.

Matt

 

Mikey S. wrote:
> You consider one breakdown, one annoyance, and one non critical part failure
> in 140,000 miles a lemon?
> Everything else is routine maintenance...hmm I did change the spark plugs
> once too, come to think of it.
>

I think that was a tongue-in-cheek statement.

Matt

 

I wasn't sure..

--

Mike S.

"Matt Whiting" <whiting@epix.net> wrote in message
news:y4lNg.1155$Db4.140746@news1.epix.net...
> Mikey S. wrote:
>> You consider one breakdown, one annoyance, and one non critical part
>> failure in 140,000 miles a lemon?
>> Everything else is routine maintenance...hmm I did change the spark plugs
>> once too, come to think of it.
>>
>
> I think that was a tongue-in-cheek statement.
>
> Matt

 

I wasn't sure..

--

Mike S.

"Matt Whiting" <whiting@epix.net> wrote in message
news:y4lNg.1155$Db4.140746@news1.epix.net...
> Mikey S. wrote:
>> You consider one breakdown, one annoyance, and one non critical part
>> failure in 140,000 miles a lemon?
>> Everything else is routine maintenance...hmm I did change the spark plugs
>> once too, come to think of it.
>>
>
> I think that was a tongue-in-cheek statement.
>
> Matt

 

joe wrote:
> The car had 30k now 60k. Most repairs were covered by warranty. I got
> the extended warranty so the wipers will be cover but i have a $500
> deductible.My dealership nailme with $400/avg on things that were not
> covered. too bad cant wait to get toyota
> thanks
> Matt Whiting wrote:

This doesn't sound right. I never heard of anyone having that much
trouble with and Accent. My 2002 Accent has 113,000 miles and
I've never done anything other then routine maintenance. I've
had absolutely no problems with it.

- Mooron

 

joe wrote:
> The car had 30k now 60k. Most repairs were covered by warranty. I got
> the extended warranty so the wipers will be cover but i have a $500
> deductible.My dealership nailme with $400/avg on things that were not
> covered. too bad cant wait to get toyota
> thanks
> Matt Whiting wrote:

This doesn't sound right. I never heard of anyone having that much
trouble with and Accent. My 2002 Accent has 113,000 miles and
I've never done anything other then routine maintenance. I've
had absolutely no problems with it.

- Mooron

 

Mooron wrote:

> joe wrote:
>
>>The car had 30k now 60k. Most repairs were covered by warranty. I got
>>the extended warranty so the wipers will be cover but i have a $500
>>deductible.My dealership nailme with $400/avg on things that were not
>>covered. too bad cant wait to get toyota
>>thanks
>>Matt Whiting wrote:
>
>
> This doesn't sound right. I never heard of anyone having that much
> trouble with and Accent. My 2002 Accent has 113,000 miles and
> I've never done anything other then routine maintenance. I've
> had absolutely no problems with it.
>
> - Mooron
>

And even though my name appears above, I wrote nothing here.

Matt

 

Mooron wrote:

> joe wrote:
>
>>The car had 30k now 60k. Most repairs were covered by warranty. I got
>>the extended warranty so the wipers will be cover but i have a $500
>>deductible.My dealership nailme with $400/avg on things that were not
>>covered. too bad cant wait to get toyota
>>thanks
>>Matt Whiting wrote:
>
>
> This doesn't sound right. I never heard of anyone having that much
> trouble with and Accent. My 2002 Accent has 113,000 miles and
> I've never done anything other then routine maintenance. I've
> had absolutely no problems with it.
>
> - Mooron
>

And even though my name appears above, I wrote nothing here.

Matt

 

Matt Whiting wrote:
> Mooron wrote:
>
> > joe wrote:
> >
> >>The car had 30k now 60k. Most repairs were covered by warranty. I got
> >>the extended warranty so the wipers will be cover but i have a $500
> >>deductible.My dealership nailme with $400/avg on things that were not
> >>covered. too bad cant wait to get toyota
> >>thanks
> >>Matt Whiting wrote:
> >
> >
> > This doesn't sound right. I never heard of anyone having that much
> > trouble with and Accent. My 2002 Accent has 113,000 miles and
> > I've never done anything other then routine maintenance. I've
> > had absolutely no problems with it.
> >
> > - Mooron
> >
>
> And even though my name appears above, I wrote nothing here.
>
> Matt


Sorry 'bout the sloppy snippage.

 

Matt Whiting wrote:
> Mooron wrote:
>
> > joe wrote:
> >
> >>The car had 30k now 60k. Most repairs were covered by warranty. I got
> >>the extended warranty so the wipers will be cover but i have a $500
> >>deductible.My dealership nailme with $400/avg on things that were not
> >>covered. too bad cant wait to get toyota
> >>thanks
> >>Matt Whiting wrote:
> >
> >
> > This doesn't sound right. I never heard of anyone having that much
> > trouble with and Accent. My 2002 Accent has 113,000 miles and
> > I've never done anything other then routine maintenance. I've
> > had absolutely no problems with it.
> >
> > - Mooron
> >
>
> And even though my name appears above, I wrote nothing here.
>
> Matt


Sorry 'bout the sloppy snippage.