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Old 01-29-2021, 11:00 PM
 
Location: SFBA CA USA — Go Giants!
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My first Honda, I drove for 210,000 miles and then gave it to my son, who put another 100,000 miles on it, and got a good price when he sold it because it was still running,


My cars get their scheduled maintenance. That car needed new springs when it got to 200,000 miles and I can't remember any other parts ever needing replacing. It just ran and ran, got 52 mpg, and could carry two adults and 5 German shepherd dogs and fully loaded with camping equipment and still go like a scalded cat.


It had a stick, not an automatic transmission, if that makes a difference.



I wouldn't hesitate over a Honda with 240,000 if it had been well maintained and wasn't currently showing any mechanical problems.
Wow, we both have similar stories. I’ve owned one Honda, a 2001 CRV that I bought new that year. Like yours, mine was a 5-speed manual too (it wasn’t easy finding a manual when I was shopping for it). I put 215,000 trouble-free miles, except for some self-inflicted damage that I’d cause every now and then because I would take it offroad and I was rough on her. The original clutch lasted over 200,000 miles.

Just routine maintenance and, of course, regular oil changes.

And then my son took it over and this is where our stories diverge — he put several thousand more miles but he didn’t keep up with the maintenance. The timing chain finally broke on him. That broke my heart, it was a great car.

Anyway now I drive a Jeep and that’s a different story, reliability-wise.

But that CRV was rock solid when I was done with my turn. It could have run hundreds of thousands of miles more, but of course the frequency of maintenance would have to increase over that time.
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Old 01-31-2021, 09:56 AM
 
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A good point missed by many.
Thats interesting, I had never heard of this...


So DO change the AT filter...but NOT change the fluid?
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Old 01-31-2021, 01:00 PM
 
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Thats interesting, I had never heard of this...


So DO change the AT filter...but NOT change the fluid?

Change fluid and filter at least every 60k miles. 30K probably better if you want max life. DO NOT POWER FLUSH IT!!!!!!!!!!!


The problem is to do this you have to buy a new or low mile car.
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Old 01-31-2021, 01:07 PM
 
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It had a stick, not an automatic transmission, if that makes a difference.

All the difference in the world. If manual transmission is sized properly (some manufacturers used too light duty manual in some cars and trucks in 80s and 90s to save money) then it will far outlast an automatic. There were heavy duty automatics. A GM TH400 or Ford C6 or Chrysler 727 were intended for heavy vehicles with big gas engines. Put one in a light vehicle and treat it nice and it will last a very long time. See manufacturers can make a vehicle last as long as they want, but it costs them more to manufacture it. Light duty saves weight and costs lot less to manufacture, but doesnt last near as long.
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