Thought you had high miles??You should see this...

**BlackDubs** · 02-28-2009, 05:14 PM

Sorry if this is a repost, but I thought this was very interesting to see. I guess Honda motors do last a good bit when maintained right.

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940,000 mile '95 Honda Civic (w/pics)
Autoblog via Craigslist ^ | 10/01/07
Posted on Fri Nov 02 2007 18:25:28 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) by MotleyGirl70

There's high mileage, and then there's this. A 1995 Honda Civic is for sale in Atlanta with, count 'em, 939,899 miles. That's 200-plus miles a day. Every day. Including Sundays. For 12 years. It even has a CARFAX report from when the car had 907,000 miles on it. According to the seller, the car runs like new, with no leaks, no noises, no oil burning, and not even a scratch on the body. In fact, the only blemish listed is that one of the dashboard lights doesn't work, and that's only sometimes.

The car is on its ninth timing belt, ninth water pump, and fourth clutch. But the engine and transmission are original, as are the floor mats. The car even comes with records. The most incredible thing isn't the mileage, though. It's how the owner put the miles on the car: driving on business trips from Atlanta ... to Seattle ... and San Francisco. We want to know what kind of business -- or what kind of boss -- makes a guy drive across the country and back, and then some, every single month for 12 straight years.

To paraphrase The Proclaimers, if you buy this car then you can drive a million miles and you can drive a million more ...

**Scotsman** · 02-28-2009, 05:18 PM

awesome find

**wannab20hatch** · 02-28-2009, 05:39 PM

if it has records i wouldnt hesitate to buy it.

**Nerdsrock22** · 02-28-2009, 08:46 PM

Why would he sell that?

I would mount that in my living room. Somehow.

**boosted b** · 02-28-2009, 09:48 PM

honda power

**90_ACCORD** · 02-28-2009, 10:03 PM

i like how one person responded saying there "Wife had '92 (94?) Accord which she drove for 240,000 miles on the original clutch."

how do you not know if its a 92 or 94...they are completely different body styles

**integraboi88** · 03-01-2009, 12:50 AM

over 900,000 miles

and still runs like new. is the motor and transmission original?

**Atlblkz06** · 03-01-2009, 01:57 AM

Its not all that surprising though. Once a motor is warmed up and running - it really doesn't go through all that much wear. We already know Civics are great cars.

All said - 900k is still astounding. Nice find.

**yunglaosta** · 03-01-2009, 02:14 AM

i know someone that has like 1 million miles on theres. cant get no pics though. on a 91 accord

**teh_mugen18** · 03-01-2009, 08:50 AM

Originally Posted by yunglaosta

i know someone that has like 1 million miles on theres. cant get no pics though. on a 91 accord

Yeah, i remember reading an article a long time ago too on someone who had 1 million miles on their car, and the guy took it back to the Honda/Acura dealership and they gave him a brand new car....

**Master Shake** · 03-01-2009, 08:26 AM

i remember reading about this a while back.
i bet that car runs like a champ.

**Halfwit** · 03-01-2009, 09:10 AM

honda life

**okra1981** · 03-01-2009, 10:30 AM

GM did that a year or so back with one of their pickups. Levi's bought a pair of jeans from the 19th century off of a farmer that found a pair of their jeans out on his ranch. Any time someone makes big headlines in a big way by proving that their product lasts a long time and is built really well, the company is more than happy to trade out for that kind of publicity. The companies say that they want to find out what made that particular product special, what made it last so long.
These are the instances I've read about. Toyota sends out a newsletter to customers with vehicles that have reached staggering mileage on their cars as well, usually one of their Jason like pickups that has been on a farm for the past 25 years.

**superboost** · 03-07-2009, 03:53 PM

Originally Posted by okra1981

GM did that a year or so back with one of their pickups. Levi's bought a pair of jeans from the 19th century off of a farmer that found a pair of their jeans out on his ranch. Any time someone makes big headlines in a big way by proving that their product lasts a long time and is built really well, the company is more than happy to trade out for that kind of publicity. The companies say that they want to find out what made that particular product special, what made it last so long.
These are the instances I've read about. Toyota sends out a newsletter to customers with vehicles that have reached staggering mileage on their cars as well, usually one of their Jason like pickups that has been on a farm for the past 25 years.

Volvo does that all the time. For awhile they had high mileage badges you could get free on your car with proof of mileage. IE: accurate service documents etc. However, so many cars started racking up high miles, they stopped the program and simply started issuing stickers. I loved seeing the puzzled looks on peoples faces at the track on volvo meets when you see a car with 300,000 mile badges turning 12 second times. That being said, 900,000+ miles is astonishing on that car.

Really speaks not only volumes about honda quality, but the owner as well.

**Mr Egg Rollllll** · 03-07-2009, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by superboost

Volvo does that all the time. For awhile they had high mileage badges you could get free on your car with proof of mileage. IE: accurate service documents etc. However, so many cars started racking up high miles, they stopped the program and simply started issuing stickers. I loved seeing the puzzled looks on peoples faces at the track on volvo meets when you see a car with 300,000 mile badges turning 12 second times. That being said, 900,000+ miles is astonishing on that car.

Really speaks not only volumes about honda quality, but the owner as well.

There is a family friend of ours that is sitting on 987,000 miles on her old volvo. I believe they replace the car after 1 million, but I'm not quite sure.

**andrewkd16** · 03-01-2009, 11:14 AM

lol damn thats crazy i had a 96 camry le with 400k miles and it ran like a dream too and sold it for my 350z lol

**hondachik** · 03-01-2009, 11:30 AM

Honda Wins.

Kinda feels good knowing my Honda may outlive me.

**tdurr** · 03-01-2009, 11:46 AM

^^ as long as u dont roll it...

*runs*

**SiRed94** · 03-01-2009, 12:32 PM

Wonder what kind of oil he has been using. And that's crazy as hell because most D-series oil pumps will take a crap before 250k even with regular oil changes and good oil. He had to of changed that out.

**koukis14** · 03-01-2009, 07:01 PM

I remember on Dave Letterman a few years ago they had a guy on with an old Honda that rolled over his odometer on the show.

**kte324** · 03-06-2009, 09:00 PM

hondas can last.

**ksniperfox** · 03-07-2009, 12:01 PM

i used to work at an oil change place in lawrenceville. regular guy had his truck serviced there every time he had the oil changed since new, strictly with pennzoil.(it was a 96 or 97 gmc 1500). he hit 1 million miles. theres a copy of an article in the paper, a picture of the guy and truck, trucks odometer, and the brand new truck pennzoil gave him framed on the wall inside the shop. they took the old one back to the factory for research or some such thing.

pretty crazy, but the guy drive to like north carolina and back every day.

**ageiger518** · 03-07-2009, 04:00 PM

Honda FTMFW! I love it, show me a mustang or camaro or corvette with that many miles on it! Show me anything with that many mile son it in comparison! Thats awesome though.

**SixSquared** · 03-07-2009, 09:16 PM

I wonder how many I can crank out of my s13 lol. It's at 225K now and still going strong.

**okra1981** · 03-07-2009, 09:20 PM

Some engines just do really well, like an F22, with just maintenance it will run forever.

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