03-16-2015, 01:21 AM
Why do my wife and I drive Honda cars?
1st Accord a 91 5 speed I drove 283,000 miles, gave it to my daughter who drove another 40,000 miles before it expired
2 nd Accord a 97 5 speed I drove 200,000 miles gave to my son in law he's still driving it
1st Civic a 2003 5 speed I drove 195,000 miles sold it to a client I've lost touch with
2nd Civic a 2006 5 speed I drove 197, 000 miles and sold it to a friend who is still driving it
CRV a 97 my wife drove 200,000 and gave it to my daughter who is still driving it at 250,000
Odyssey Van a 2003 I think, my wife drove 157,000 miles and traded it in on a new Accord
2006 Accord my wife is driving now 203,000 miles and plans to drive until she retires
2010 Ridgeline truck I am driving now, 37,000 miles (my retirement vehicle)
My wife retires in 2-3 years and has saved the money for a new Accord.
Knock on wood, not a single engine, clutch or transmission failure. Put a couple timing belts on some of the earlier ones (now they have chains). I think a catalytic converter in the Odyssey, other than that oil, filters, and brakes, only 1 battery that I recall, and just replaced the first exhaust on the one my wife is driving now. Generally got 100,000 miles out of front brakes and never had to replace the rear brakes that I recall. I love my Hondas..cars AND bikes. Before that I drove Toyotas. I did buy a new Chev truck in 2003 and had terrible luck with it and sold it within a year with 35,000 miles on it ( took a terrible bath on that one) and bought my wife a used Chrysler mini van before the Odyssey and had terrible luck with it as well and sold it 6 months after I bought it. People I sold it to, a young couple with kids, had it less than a week and the air conditioner went out and I paid $600 to have that fixed for them.
I am pretty much a Honda owner for the rest of my life now I suppose. They have earned my loyalty.
1st Accord a 91 5 speed I drove 283,000 miles, gave it to my daughter who drove another 40,000 miles before it expired
2 nd Accord a 97 5 speed I drove 200,000 miles gave to my son in law he's still driving it
1st Civic a 2003 5 speed I drove 195,000 miles sold it to a client I've lost touch with
2nd Civic a 2006 5 speed I drove 197, 000 miles and sold it to a friend who is still driving it
CRV a 97 my wife drove 200,000 and gave it to my daughter who is still driving it at 250,000
Odyssey Van a 2003 I think, my wife drove 157,000 miles and traded it in on a new Accord
2006 Accord my wife is driving now 203,000 miles and plans to drive until she retires
2010 Ridgeline truck I am driving now, 37,000 miles (my retirement vehicle)
My wife retires in 2-3 years and has saved the money for a new Accord.
Knock on wood, not a single engine, clutch or transmission failure. Put a couple timing belts on some of the earlier ones (now they have chains). I think a catalytic converter in the Odyssey, other than that oil, filters, and brakes, only 1 battery that I recall, and just replaced the first exhaust on the one my wife is driving now. Generally got 100,000 miles out of front brakes and never had to replace the rear brakes that I recall. I love my Hondas..cars AND bikes. Before that I drove Toyotas. I did buy a new Chev truck in 2003 and had terrible luck with it and sold it within a year with 35,000 miles on it ( took a terrible bath on that one) and bought my wife a used Chrysler mini van before the Odyssey and had terrible luck with it as well and sold it 6 months after I bought it. People I sold it to, a young couple with kids, had it less than a week and the air conditioner went out and I paid $600 to have that fixed for them.
I am pretty much a Honda owner for the rest of my life now I suppose. They have earned my loyalty.