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How long/far will a 1999 Honda Accord last?

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Baltigirl

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May 21, 2003, 8:25:12 PM5/21/03
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Hi there! I'm new to this group & hope you can answer a question. We
currently have a 199 Honda Accord with almost 85,000 miles on it and
are trying to determine how long it will be (years or miles) before we
need to get a new car. We've had absolutely no maintenance problems
as of yet, other than getting tires and brake pads replaced.

So can you help me determine the "lifespan" of a 1999 Honda Accord?
Will it go 200,000 miles? 100,000? Two more years? Five? I know
none of you are psychics and that the car could get totalled tomorrow,
but I was hoping someone would have a general idea of the car's life
expectancy.

DrPimpDadi

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May 21, 2003, 8:36:36 PM5/21/03
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Dick

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May 21, 2003, 9:04:48 PM5/21/03
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If you follow the maintenance schedule, you will probably get tired of
the vehicle long before it wears out. There are many Hondas with
300,000 to 500,000 miles on them. I have a friend that had 350,000 on
a Honda CRX before any major engine or transmission work. It depends
a great deal on you, and how you drive and maintain the car.

Dick

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May 21, 2003, 11:33:19 PM5/21/03
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It largely depends on the number of cold starts (and maintenance, of
course). If you drive like a traveling salesman on the highway at
constant speed, stopping only long enough to gas up and change the oil,
the powertrain could last nearly a million miles. On the other hand, if
you drive mostly short trips and accumulate mileage slowly, the engine
will be puffing oil by 100K miles -- even with frequent oil changes.
This was the case with my brother's Accord.

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Timothy J. Lee

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May 22, 2003, 3:36:14 AM5/22/03
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In article <3yXya.938578$F1.116397@sccrnsc04>, <> wrote:
>It largely depends on the number of cold starts (and maintenance, of
>course). If you drive like a traveling salesman on the highway at
>constant speed, stopping only long enough to gas up and change the oil,
>the powertrain could last nearly a million miles.

Wasn't there a 1994 Accord that was driven 1.1 million miles by
someone doing route mapping for delivery companies?

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Paul Bielec

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May 22, 2003, 10:00:53 AM5/22/03
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I'd say that it depends also on where you live.
Here in Quebec, the Japanese cars usually get eaten up by the rust before
the engine brakes.


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Baltigirl

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May 22, 2003, 10:51:43 AM5/22/03
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"<>" <nos...@aol.com> wrote in message news:<3yXya.938578$F1.116397@sccrnsc04>...

> It largely depends on the number of cold starts (and maintenance, of
> course). If you drive like a traveling salesman on the highway at
> constant speed, stopping only long enough to gas up and change the oil,
> the powertrain could last nearly a million miles. On the other hand, if
> you drive mostly short trips and accumulate mileage slowly, the engine
> will be puffing oil by 100K miles -- even with frequent oil changes.
> This was the case with my brother's Accord.


Thanks. Most of the mileage was accrued during my 30-mile (each way)
commute to work and by weekend trips of around 100 miles each way, but
I'll be using the car for short trips in the future as I now work from
home. Hopefully that bodes well for the car's future.

Gerald Jerry Laurence

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May 22, 2003, 11:07:35 AM5/22/03
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Our 1999 accord shows 132,000 miles on the clock.
It HAS to last us 3 more years, in which we will be in
the 170,000 mile range. Do ALL of the scheduled maintainence on
time. No problems at all. knock on TPO

Jerry in detroit

FlipFlopsSox

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May 22, 2003, 11:16:53 AM5/22/03
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>>Keep it maintained, and it should go ten years or 400,000 miles without
problems. At some point you'll get stupid stuff happening, pieces
falling off and whatnot, but the basic engine and structure will be just
fine--especially if you keep it maintained as the manufacturer suggests.<<

My Prelude is 21 years old with 125,000 miles on it. If it weren't for some
rust on the wheelwells and the upholstery tearing (covered with seatcovers),
I'd keep it forever. I'm anal about my car, any little noise sends me to the
mechanic, hence I have never (knock wood) been stranded.

Andrea....never understimate the value of a good (and honest) mechanic.....

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