If you ever make it out to New York City or Boston, you have to let me know. I have to see this car in person. Good for you man, you're a huge inspiration to keep my TSX running and looking that good. Keep up the great work.

we there yet ?

Nah, there aren't any in there! They need one.
:thumbsup:
I love pop tarts! Frosted brown sugar & cinnamon!
Get one!
Definitely! I am sure there will be future cross country trips.
Getting closer. Turned 495,000 yesterday.

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...gie/495645.jpg

Still updating the blog frequently.

http://drivetofive.wordpress.com

^ :suite:

I just hit 155K on my 05 TL....take that phbttt LOL....waiting for 1/2 mil miles....

Almost there!! :D

You might want to check the gears on your odometer to make sure they don't sheer off lol

:run: So close!

Do you plan on giving the car any gifts come 500K? Aside from a well-deserved new clutch, of course. :D

What's up Tyson... I have been following your 500k journey for quite some time. It will be here before you know it. Congrats in advance.

:nailbiting:

http://www.cavalierdaily.com/wp-cont...9/hs-nails.jpg

come on guys, its a honda. 500k isnt that surprising is it???

We're just surprised that he didn't go through 10 transmissions, 5 sets of leather seats, paint is not all faded off and the rattles did not drive him nuts yet. Did I miss anything?

I got my eyes on this thread

15 sets of warped rotors. :thumbsup:

Wow for the amount of miles that's been put on, your car looks amazing!

Blog looks great too! I'm going to have to sit down one day and read through your posts. Can't do it now since I'm at work.

Let's see that 500k mark! :thumbsup:

Its not a 2g tl/cl so its not surprising that he hasnt gone thru 10 trans :tomato: Paint is no surprise either if taken care of :2cents:

Nice! Keep rollin'.
Yep! :wish:
That'd be the pits for sure! What if it get stuck at 499,999.9?
The long term goal is actually a full cosmetic rework. The paint's great everywhere except the top of the trunk lid and the rock-chipped front end. It's enough to justify a full repaint though. I'll be reinstalling the factory Bose head unit and removing the aftermarket Pioneer stereo. Next timing belt and water pump is at 517k so it really doesn't need anything maintenance wise right away.
Thanks my friend. Glad to have your support!
You and me both!
There are plenty of people who've been here before. A quick search on YouTube for "500000 miles" will bring back multiple videos of people who've reached the milestone, in Hondas as well as other cars. There's also "Million Mile Joe" - the guy in Maine with the 1990 Accord pushing 1 million. But I don't know if any of those people are still rolling on an original engine, transmission, clutch, axles, struts, rotors, exhaust system. They may not also have receipts and records dating back to the vehicle's very first oil change like I do. My 3-ring binder of chronological receipts is overflowing.
1 transmission. Leather seats were redone in 2003. Paint could use some TLC. Rattles are actually not too bad. I'd say this car's a survivor ;).
:thumbsup:
Interestingly enough I'm just having the original rotors machined today. They've been machined once or twice before (I'll have to check the records) but they are most definitely the ones original to the car in 1994.
Do it! Glad you enjoy the blog. It's fun to write, and I never had any idea there would be so many people following my travels.
Yeah Arizona can definitely give paint finishes a sunburn, but this car is thankfully garaged both at home and at work, so that's part of the secret to keeping it decent after all these years & miles.

Thanks everyone for the comments!

Where do you go for service? I bet they have a hilarious initial reaction when they say "Mileage?"

I unfortunately don't have the discipline to bring a car to even 100,000 miles, let alone 5 times that.

Hwy miles are the single best miles for a car. Id rather own a car with 80k hwy miles than a car with 30k city miles. You can get a lot of parts to last longer when most of the miles are hwy vs city. :2cents:

We had a Pilot come in today that might just beat the Legend for number of miles accumulated in a short period of time. Here are the stats: One-owner 2005 Pilot EX bought new in October, 2004. No wrecks, original engine and transmission; body is straight and interior is clean. I had to do a double-take when I got in the car as it's by far and away the highest-mileage car I've seen but not only that, it starts and runs like it's brand new.

Ready??
http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/...Hi-MiPilot.jpg

Damn almost 48K miles a year? I've owned my car since October 2006 and I've only driven it 60K miles.

That's 1,000 miles a week, every week for seven years. That's 143 miles every day! :what:

^ No where near that but my wife's 2003 Pilot has 191K on it. Owned it new since 2002, very reliable and only two small problems. We plan to keep it at least 7-8 years, glad to know they last awhile.

soly shhit that nucking futs. Original transmission.. bullshit. :rofl:

I once put on 119k in one year on my Z71 pickup and i put on just shy of 100k in one year on my 99 civic SI. I typically average 50k or so a year but having 2 vehicles kinda splits the mileage up a little more now.

Great work!! 193 and counting on my 99 TL

If it's all highway (which it almost certainly is...the cruise control indicator was burned out), I have an easier time believing it.

I love driving, love, love, love driving, but I hate swamp crotch much more so that kind of limits my driving. Dunno if I'd be able to stand driving that much unless it was on open roads. I used to drive around with no destination for fun, but since gas went up I began to realize it was a huge money sink.

thats a lot of miles....over 300 per day....

:agree: I'd have an easier time believing 300k hwy miles than 150k city driving on original transmission of that generation Honda/Acura.

Air conditioned seats

are amazing.

The problem is that most cars out on the road today don't have them, which includes the 3 cars I drive. Even better for swamp crotch, I remember a lot of older GM cars had HVAC vents underneath the steering column that you could point right at your junk. Shame that that's absent in new cars.

My sister's ES had them.... heavenly when you're driving on a road trip for hours on end.




next automaker that makes a car with a crotch vent and ventilated seats, I'll buy it..... GO!

2003 Civic Hybrid. Picture taken 6/10/2009
http://automobiles.honda.com/content...14-1-large.jpg

There are three other cars in the Honda Ruby Club, 700k-1M mi.
http://automobiles.honda.com/mile-ma...el&Filter=Ruby

Let's see Mazda's highest... :rolleyes:

800,000 miles in less than 7 years!?!

I really want to know how many battery packs he went through...

Getting there.

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...gie/498752.jpg

:what:

:woot:

:rave:

Great that I saw the car posted by Acura's official Facebook page on my News Feed today :thumbsup:

:run: So close!

Wow next week will be party time. Congrats

In for this!

:woot: your getting very close there :thumbsup:

:nailbitting:

:ecstatic:

I can't believe I never subscribed to this thread. Done now. :thumbsup:

Are the stock wheels gonna be on it when you hit the mark?

Allllllmost there......

Maybe Acura will give you a free car when you get to 500k? :shrug: Hey, a guy can dream.

update?!!!

if i was seriously that close, i think i would just make an excuse to go on a road trip just to break the 500 mark!!! :thumbsup:

^^^ :nod: :iagree:

Gotta be really close now....

Take that bish to Alaska again and get it over with :annoyed: The wait is killing us!

Tyson's at 498,830 miles today.
He'll be back in Socal next weekend :woot: We're going to celebrate!

It would be funny if for some reason he forgets to take a picture at the 500,000mi mark and hits us with a 500,001mi picture :rofl:

:spit: don't jinx it!!!

Truly inspiring:toocool:

LOL...he will have to wait another 500,000 miles in that case LOL...

Holy crap most new cars coming off the lot don't look this good.