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On Tue, 19 Jan 2021 16:34:38 -0500, wrote:

On Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:08:56 -0500 (EST), justan wrote:

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On Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:48:59 -0500, Keyser wrote:Finally had to spend more than I usually do on oil and filter changes...needed front brake pads and had the rotors turned...$201. Probably have to pop for four tires at 60,000. It's certainly been a no-drama vehicle so far. That is the way
cars are now. I have had my Honda for almost 20 yearsand I haven't done dick to it. At this point an oil change mightdouble the value ;-)

Mine is 12. I treat it to an oil change once a year weather it
needs it or not. I replaced 1 strut because it was leaking a bit.
Brakes are original. Emergency brake got dragged about 200 miles.
Needless to say the pads were worn to metal and the drums were
well grooved. I finally got around to fixing them last year. $29
for new shoes. Took a drum sander on an electric drill to the
grooved brake drums using the grooves as a guide to removing
material. Good to go now. I'm on my 5th set of tires. The
odometer shows less than half the rolling miles. Hondas are good
cars.

I don't have a clue how many miles are on this one. I know the 10,000
wheel didn't move for 20,000 miles, then it rolled half way for 10,000
more and finally clicked over. That is a classic "ice picked odometer"
symptom. CarFax was useless.
I am guessing maybe 200,000. I have put one and a half sets of tires
on this in 19 years, a clutch master cylinder, a knock sensor, the oil
filter base was leaking and I bought the dealer $1000 belt job. It
still says ~101k on the odometer tho. It said 69k when I bought it in
2002. I did go for a Maaco paint job 10 years ago but it is ugly now.
I may have changed the oil 10 times but I don't remember that many.
I just carry a screwdriver. When it craps out I will take the tags,
have AAA haul it away and drop me at a car rental place. I paid $14k
for it. I have about another $3k in it total other than gas. I got my
money's worth.

Going to school in Tampa I had an old VW bug that I'd paid $50 from another guy
getting reassigned. Drove it nearly two years back and forth to school. Took the
causeway to Clearwater for dinner one night and threw a rod. Lot's of smelly
smoke and screams from the lady in back seat. Called a wrecker. He picked up the
car, gave us a ride to the restaurant, and kept the car as payment. Worked
pretty well.
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