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i owned a 1991 honda crx with a mileage of 450,000 miles.
everything about the car was original, full and complete interior, original exterior, ac working, stick shift, original engine and transmission. never even had to replace the headgasket.
timing belt and water pump was replaced 3 times, clutch twice, and so forth with regular maintenance.
i believe every vehicle can last just as long if taken care of.
i owned older honda civics too that were just complete garbage. especially 92-95 civics.
they had numerous problems such as bad rack and pinions, numerous wheel bearings weearing out, cheap *** interior, head gasket replacements, etc.
in my opinion, any vehicle will last as long as it is maintained. besides american brand cars.lol
I have a 2003 RSX-S... the original engine has 371,000 miles on it. ALL internal parts were original... timing chain, tensioner and chain guides have not been replaced. The water pump seal receded/shrank and began to weep, so I pulled the engine to freshen things up. I then decided, even though it runs perfectly, to replace it with a K24/K20 combination for better daily drivability. The original engine lived on Amsoil and was changed religiously every 3000 miles.
Suspension parts have worn out multiple times... and the driver's seat looks like a hungry bear had been locked inside the car... but I have new interior parts and the suspension has been freshened up. I look forward to driving it for years to come.
I'm VERY CURIOUS...
So I'll make my first post here and toss my 96 Civic Ex stats out. We shall see if the Honda Universe hears..
96 Honda Civic Ex..
I paid $450 in 2007 for "Honda" (yep, that's her name)...when my friends parents said she was "too unreliable for the grandkids".
I drove the HELL outta this car for 7 YEARS, ....(and i mean Dirt Road Drifting, Lead-Footin it, High-Centering, Pushing the ABSOLUTE LIMIT out of her)....before it dawned on me that this Little "Unreliable" Civic had taken every bit of it and was ready for more!
My goodness was I hard on her. As the miles kept ticking by, my pride in this 4 cylinder Beast grew like my mile count. So....here Honda and I are, STILL BEASTING the dirt roads and happy to post our numbers..
2007- 107,000 miles, $450 cash, power window issues and an inoperable radio....
2012- 224,000 miles, Suspension has been mistreated but still going after 1 scrap rack and pinion, major electrical "quirks" with ANYTHING IN THE DASH along with countless blown tires, CV joints, tie-rods and LOTS OF NEW "BATTLE SCARS". I also learned the JOY in hearing people say "No way, You still have that car?".."But the low gas light should NEVER burn out?!?!"..."You took that car WHERE?!?!..all the while they were all going through financed car after financed car.
2021- PRESENT DAY 344,658 miles and still going strong!!
They last 5 years or so I have taken great care in learning more about my Lil Beast and how to take better care of her. Luckily, Miraculous actually, I happened to move to a place that has a local Honda Guy with 40+YRS of Honda knowledge...and get this, the awe-inspiring shop that is meticulously kept and AWESOME, is off of a DIRT ROAD!! Imagine my luck, getting to test "his work" on Hondas usual terrain 🤘😜
I hope to hear and learn a lot from HondaTech...and maybe someone will see this and post more Honda Mile Counts..
Happy Honda-ing
A decade or so behind y'all but gotta add my stats 1996 Civic Ex 5speed 343,000mi and counting 2 rack and pinions countless CV joints and tie rods 2 power steering pumps 2 starters Never cared about maintaining it till I realized how tough she was...now I'm curious to see how many more miles she goes. I'm treating her right now but have 13yrs of maintenance to catch up on.
Curious if anyone will see this....
It will definitely last longer without that dirt air intake installed on it.
The intake is a long story..its a hand me down from a friend after the sudden tragic end to my original. Pic is the fitting before clean and mounting. As a very amateur gear head happy to learn...im happy it's still where I put it
Late to see this by a couple years, but thought I'd give an update. I sold the car about a year ago to a close friend who still drives it. This year it rolled past 444,444 miles.
07-16-2013, 05:27 PM
Re: The One Million Mile Civic
