So... do I win the 'Highest mileage on an 06 Accord' award or has someone else already beat me to it? :D

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Did a little 'off-roading'!

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I can see your warranty flying out the window.....


Dang...I have half of that mileage :banana:

Eh, who needs the warranty... It's a Honda!

So far I've only used the factory warranty for a few interior trim issues and rattles... though I do have an extended warranty until 60k miles, which will be good only for about another year!

rookie..... :blah: :lmao:

Wow! That is a lot of miles. My car just went past 16k miles. My company car ('06 Chrysler Sebring), however, has 34k miles on it now. It's definitely gonna start going to the dealer for their crappy engineering soon.

Mine is approaching 15k since purchased last November. Just yesterday my friend said he is looking into one and I extolled the many virtues of the Accord. His parents already have one and a Pilot so he'll probably stick with to his family values.

The new '07 we got had over 500 in less than 8 hours, lol. It's approaching 2K now.

i'm pretty sure mine still hasnt reached 10k yet. :blah:

Wow! That is a lot of miles. My car just went past 16k miles. My company car ('06 Chrysler Sebring), however, has 34k miles on it now. It's definitely gonna start going to the dealer for their crappy engineering soon.

:lmao: good one, crappy engineering...34k miles in one year, and no problems, I call that reliable... :dunno:

73,000kms on our 2003 Accord and counting every single kms till warranty ends at 120,000kms...

Bought it with 53,000km and 5 months later, sitting at 73,000km :notworthy

Just a little under 50,000 miles on my '05. I'm sure I'll have 60,000 by the time it hits the two year mark.

ItsaHonda: you drive as much as I do!

I'm surprised SSJones hasn't chimed in, he has us all beat!

good one, crappy engineering...34k miles in one year, and no problems, I call that reliable>>>

I'd like to see it go 200,000 miles without a single major problem outside of routine maintenance and upkeep as my 96 Accord has accomplished... I call THAT reliable.

good one, crappy engineering...34k miles in one year, and no problems, I call that reliable>>>

I'd like to see it go 200,000 miles without a single major problem outside of routine maintenance and upkeep as my 96 Accord has accomplished... I call THAT reliable.
Both of you have a point. The Neon and Sebring have been pretty good reliability wise AFAIK, but at 34K miles if it had any problems at all I'd be ready to drive it into a wall.

I'd be careful about driving them into a wall...they are Chrysler products...which means....awesomely low resale value. :paranoid: :thumbsdow

Bought my 06 accord on June 7, 2006. I have just under 1,600 miles. I try to drive as little as possible, serenity now.

Both of you have a point. The Neon and Sebring have been pretty good reliability wise AFAIK, but at 34K miles if it had any problems at all I'd be ready to drive it into a wall.


Don't forget my rented Taurus which had the MIL come on at 11k miles, and NO it wasn't a loose gas cap!

I'd be careful about driving them into a wall...they are Chrysler products...which means....awesomely low resale value. :paranoid: :thumbsdow

I compared a 2001 Odyssey sold in full price yesterday with a 2001 Grand Caravan sold with a discount and there was no big difference in the resale value.

Both vehicle lost 65% of their value if you calculate the selling price of the Grand Caravan WITH the discount.

Resale value is something I never look at, I buy used (3-4 yrs old) and usually keep them for a few years.

Yes, the newer Neons (2000+) had fairly good reliability records. Mine is reaching 120,000kms without any repairs except brakes, tires and some front end bushings, who cast like $20 each... :lmao:

2001 Honda Odyssey EXL w/ 70k miles
Excellent: $13,780
Good $12,890
Fair $11,735


2001 Dodge Grand Caravan ES w/ 70k miles
Excellent: $10,905
Good $10,180
Fair $9,220

These are Kbb values. As you can see there is a 20% difference between vans. Also, I could consider a Honda vehicle w/ 70k miles to possibly still be considered good or excellent, but w/ Dodge's reliability history I don't know if I could consider one of their products as reliable w/ the age. Therefore, I'd be hard pressed to find an '01 model and consider it "good."

w/ Dodge's reliability history I don't know if I could consider one of their products as reliable w/ the age.>>>

2001 Caravan with 70k miles? Let's see, Oil and brake fluid will be leaking, AC compressor will be shot, exterior panels will be sagging and the cheap interior will look like it's got 20 years of wear and tear. You might get another 30k miles before it starts overheating, blowing the oil out of the tail pipe and the transmission begins to slip... and not to mention how many times it will stall out and leave you stranded on the highway every time a sensor of some sort fails.

:lmao:

w/ Dodge's reliability history I don't know if I could consider one of their products as reliable w/ the age.>>>

2001 Caravan with 70k miles? Let's see, Oil and brake fluid will be leaking, AC compressor will be shot, exterior panels will be sagging and the cheap interior will look like it's got 20 years of wear and tear. You might get another 30k miles before it starts overheating, blowing the oil out of the tail pipe and the transmission begins to slip... and not to mention how many times it will stall out and leave you stranded on the highway every time a sensor of some sort fails.

:lmao:

I think your text prooves how ignorant you are
120,000km on a 2002 Grand Caravan...my mother's
It drives excellent, no major repairs except sway bar bushings...
And I'm glad you mention the transmission slippage...another proof that you are ignorant concerning the Honda reliability when it comes to transmission...

2001 Honda Odyssey EXL w/ 70k miles
Excellent: $13,780
Good $12,890
Fair $11,735


2001 Dodge Grand Caravan ES w/ 70k miles
Excellent: $10,905
Good $10,180
Fair $9,220

These are Kbb values. As you can see there is a 20% difference between vans. Also, I could consider a Honda vehicle w/ 70k miles to possibly still be considered good or excellent, but w/ Dodge's reliability history I don't know if I could consider one of their products as reliable w/ the age. Therefore, I'd be hard pressed to find an '01 model and consider it "good."

And dont forget that the 01 Grand Caravan was sold with a $3000 rebate...

Anyways, we are getting our Accord back this afternoon.
Tomorrow, we are trading the car for a 300 ou Charger...Honda is not anymore for us, not as we expected, so we might as well have a car we like!

Good luck w/ the 300. Resale value is not calculated w/ rebates on new models, so it doesn't have an impact after the car is purchased. If anything, current rebates on new cars produce an even worse resale value for the used vehicle.

Post some pictures of you new car. I still feel America has some work to do if they want to compete in the TL's class, as even their best efforts really are not even close to the foreign designs.

Don't take everything so personal.

<<<<And I'm glad you mention the transmission slippage...another proof that you are ignorant concerning the Honda reliability when it comes to transmission...>>>

I am very well aware of the transmission problems that have plagued Honda for a total of 6 years out of the 60+ years of their existence. I am also aware of the extended warranty and recall as well as all of the free 'goodwill' replacements Honda has provided for their customers.

<<<120,000km on a 2002 Grand Caravan..It drives excellent, no major repairs except sway bar bushings...>>>

Reply back to me when it's got 300,000+ km on it.

<<<Tomorrow, we are trading the car for a 300 ou Charger...Honda is not anymore for us, not as we expected, so we might as well have a car we like!>>>

:wave:

i got my 06 in april and i have 17.5k on it already! i have the 100k warranty!!! :banana:

A friend of mine a while back bought a new 2000 Civic, in 2002 he had 120K on it and he didn't even have a job :lmao: Those casino's are pretty far, yannow?

30,000 down, 70k more to go...


I'm just the opposite of you; I have 70,000mi down*, 30K to go.






*Well, it's just about 78,000, but you get the idea.

I'm just the opposite of you; I have 70,000mi down*, 30K to go.
I only have 60K to go til the 200 mark :naughty:

i only have 92k til the 400k mark.... :lmao:

I only have 87K more miles until the 100K mile mark :banana:

86k till the 100k mark...

its a slow race. :lmao:

w/ Dodge's reliability history I don't know if I could consider one of their products as reliable w/ the age.>>>

2001 Caravan with 70k miles? Let's see, Oil and brake fluid will be leaking, AC compressor will be shot, exterior panels will be sagging and the cheap interior will look like it's got 20 years of wear and tear. You might get another 30k miles before it starts overheating, blowing the oil out of the tail pipe and the transmission begins to slip... and not to mention how many times it will stall out and leave you stranded on the highway every time a sensor of some sort fails.

:lmao:
we had a 97 caravan which my dad gave to his uncle. its still on the factory filled ATF (well its probably been 'flushed' by now from all the leaking and us topping it back off) :lmao: . some tranny slipping and rough shifting. every piece of plastic creaks when you push on it or drive over the slightest uneven surface. i think its got 100+k on it now, but i havent seen the odo on it in a while. the undercarriage is soaked with mysterious sludge/gunk from oil that apparently seeps out from gaskets everywhere. tranny leaks as mentioned earlier. engine was better at making noise than providing thrust. retarded automatic with retarded shift logic/timing. but hey, it's still running (i think)! :thumbsup:

after my mom drove her Pilot for a while and went back to the caravan, she said something like "wow, this car sounds so....loose!" :nuts:

we had a 97 caravan which my dad gave to his uncle. its still on the factory filled ATF (well its probably been 'flushed' by now from all the leaking and us topping it back off) :lmao: . some tranny slipping and rough shifting. every piece of plastic creaks when you push on it or drive over the slightest uneven surface. i think its got 100+k on it now, but i havent seen the odo on it in a while. the undercarriage is soaked with mysterious sludge/gunk from oil that apparently seeps out from gaskets everywhere. tranny leaks as mentioned earlier. engine was better at making noise than providing thrust. retarded automatic with retarded shift logic/timing. but hey, it's still running (i think)! :thumbsup:

after my mom drove her Pilot for a while and went back to the caravan, she said something like "wow, this car sounds so....loose!" :nuts:

It has a 3.0L Mitsubishi in it...

It has a 3.0L Mitsubishi in it...
>>>

Which are the oil burners. The 3.3L are a better engine, but the rest of the van still leaves a lot to be desired (IMO).

Good luck w/ the 300>>>

The new 300s may fair better than their predecessors now that Mercedes has their hand in the bag (and I believe the 300 is based strongly on the Mercedes E-class) Although according to the reliability surveys, Mercedes isn't exactly setting the world on fire either.

It has a 3.0L Mitsubishi in it...
>>>

Which are the oil burners. The 3.3L are a better engine, but the rest of the van still leaves a lot to be desired (IMO).

Good luck w/ the 300>>>

The new 300s may fair better than their predecessors now that Mercedes has their hand in the bag (and I believe the 300 is based strongly on the Mercedes E-class) Although according to the reliability surveys, Mercedes isn't exactly setting the world on fire either.

Thanks
-I have a '96 Grand Caravan ES that I use for my DJ equipment. It's got almost 170k on it and runs like new. It's got the 3.8L in it.
We decided to go with the Sebring, well SHE decided...Makes a big difference. :naughty: I wanted the 300, but didnt find any used that were black or silver with a sunroof.
Sad to see the Accord go, loved that car, but it's not what we expected out of a Honda.

On edit, MB had problems with their electronics. The LX series uses the steering, suspension and transmission design from Mercedes.

Sorry to hear that things didn't quite work out with the Honda, but congrats on the new Sebring.

It has a 3.0L Mitsubishi in it...
3.3 V6.

3.3 V6.

Those engines are exellent and reliable...

Sorry to hear that things didn't quite work out with the Honda, but congrats on the new Sebring.
Thanks :thmsup:

w/ Dodge's reliability history I don't know if I could consider one of their products as reliable w/ the age.>>>

2001 Caravan with 70k miles? Let's see, Oil and brake fluid will be leaking, AC compressor will be shot, exterior panels will be sagging and the cheap interior will look like it's got 20 years of wear and tear. You might get another 30k miles before it starts overheating, blowing the oil out of the tail pipe and the transmission begins to slip... and not to mention how many times it will stall out and leave you stranded on the highway every time a sensor of some sort fails.

:lmao:

Wow, have you been looking at the RO's at my work! I work in the service department at a Chrysler-Dodge dealership filing the RO's.

Sorry guys, but from all of the RO's I've filed, and listening to the tech's, what he says is quite true. I've heard of every single one of those problems on the Caravan's/Town & Country's, not to mention seeing them towed in plenty of times.

A couple of weeks ago one of the service advisor's wanted me to take a customer's Town & Country over to get washed. I couldn't even get it into reverse. According to the indicator it was in reverse, but it wasn't backing up. So I guess those people had a messed up transmission (indicator?).

30,000, you're just getting broken in. Haha. You should be good until at least 150k-200k miles. I mean, if a Geo Metro can last that long, a Honda sure as well better be able to.

:lmao: good one, crappy engineering...34k miles in one year, and no problems, I call that reliable... :dunno:

73,000kms on our 2003 Accord and counting every single kms till warranty ends at 120,000kms...

Bought it with 53,000km and 5 months later, sitting at 73,000km :notworthy

But that's because they don't really start to break until right after the warranty ends. Wait until after it hits 36,000 miles. Bill, let us know how your company car is doing after you've hit 36,000 miles.

Sorry, to quote one Dodge tech who did a stint as a service advisor at Nissan "Dodge's and Chrysler's, they break... Nissan's, not so much."

Wow, have you been looking at the RO's at my work! I work in the service department at a Chrysler-Dodge dealership filing the RO's.

Sorry guys, but from all of the RO's I've filed, and listening to the tech's, what he says is quite true. I've heard of every single one of those problems on the Caravan's/Town & Country's, not to mention seeing them towed in plenty of times.

A couple of weeks ago one of the service advisor's wanted me to take a customer's Town & Country over to get washed. I couldn't even get it into reverse. According to the indicator it was in reverse, but it wasn't backing up. So I guess those people had a messed up transmission (indicator?).

30,000, you're just getting broken in. Haha. You should be good until at least 150k-200k miles. I mean, if a Geo Metro can last that long, a Honda sure as well better be able to.



But that's because they don't really start to break until right after the warranty ends. Wait until after it hits 36,000 miles. Bill, let us know how your company car is doing after you've hit 36,000 miles.

Sorry, to quote one Dodge tech who did a stint as a service advisor at Nissan "Dodge's and Chrysler's, they break... Nissan's, not so much."

Sorry, but I work in a Chrysler dealership, it's been in the family for over 50 years, we own a Chrysler and Honda dealer. The Hondas, are far from being unbreakable. Look at the tranny problems on the Odyssey or OUR OWN Accord, sticking sliding doors, innoperative sliding doors... :dunno:

My neon is currently sitting at 120,000k and has proven to have an excellent reliability.

Sorry, but that's my opinion, you can think whatever you want, i've had my Honda and currently driving a Chrysler product that I AM satisfied with and cost half of what the Accord would be (same year) :rollingeyes:

you may have gotten lucky tho....

in all the years that i have driven a honda, i have only been stranded twice, and one of those was to tow my car out of the cemetary in the snow (don't ask).... :nuts:

the other time was whenever i had that oil seal issue with the spark plugs, which i have come to learn is a common problem with the higher mileage cars... :)

i have seen honda's my age, and older, running around all the time thru the years, whereas not seeing many older chrysler products running around, the only exception being the trucks.....

you may have gotten lucky tho....

in all the years that i have driven a honda, i have only been stranded twice, and one of those was to tow my car out of the cemetary in the snow (don't ask).... :nuts:

the other time was whenever i had that oil seal issue with the spark plugs, which i have come to learn is a common problem with the higher mileage cars... :)

i have seen honda's my age, and older, running around all the time thru the years, whereas not seeing many older chrysler products running around, the only exception being the trucks.....

That's cool...I rarely see old cars running around here...
I'm not ready to buy another Honda, for many many many years to come, that's if I buy another one...The odds are the same as winning the lottery...

I only have 60K to go til the 200 mark :naughty:

I'm never going to catch up to you at this rate! :rant:






:joker:

honestly, i don't think that anyone on here will catch me at this rate that i'm driving.... :banana:

all i need to do now is surpass the 1 million kilometer mark..... :biggrin:

Wow! I'm sorry for bringing up my Chrysler on this thread. The family had a '94 Town & Country and it had absolutely no problems whatsoever until it was totaled in 2002 with 122k miles on it. The tranny is prone to problems but many of these situations can be avoided by putting in the right tranny fluid. Anything else will kill it. On top of that, I remember that van had a trailer tow group option which includes a tranny fluid cooler so that's probably why there wasn't any problems with it.

Now, onto my Sebring, it drives extremely well. No problems at all, but when I was driving up to DC yesterday, I noticed this metal to metal rattling sound coming from the instrument panel when going over bumps. It's loud enough to penetrate through my already loud music. I'm gonna be spending some time tomorrow to find the rattling.

Ok...back to regular programming.

I didn't say, or imply, that Honda's don't break, they just don't do it as often, or with such regularity. I have seen several first generation Honda's driving around, recently.

I guess I should remind you that I don't see every Dodge product around. Remember, it's generally the bad ones that stick in your mind.

man im bad at this

I have 14k miles on my car. And its going to be a year old in 2 weeks. I only drive the car to see friends and when it rains.

I have 31K on my car as of this past weekend. Due to my lack of forum use lately, I posted a little late.


I feel my warranty slipping away :paranoid:

Sorry, but I work in a Chrysler dealership, it's been in the family for over 50 years, we own a Chrysler and Honda dealer. The Hondas, are far from being unbreakable. Look at the tranny problems on the Odyssey or OUR OWN Accord, sticking sliding doors, innoperative sliding doors... :dunno:

My neon is currently sitting at 120,000k and has proven to have an excellent reliability.

Sorry, but that's my opinion, you can think whatever you want, i've had my Honda and currently driving a Chrysler product that I AM satisfied with and cost half of what the Accord would be (same year) :rollingeyes:

Hate to revive the dead thread, but I want to know soemthing...

So if you own a Honda dealer what are you doing driving around a 2003 Accord ( A used one at that )? Shouldn't you be driving the newest model? I mean if I OWNED a Honda dealership, I think I'd always have the nicest car on the lot. Right?

Seccond, if you own the Chrysler Dealership, why are you buying a run of the mill sebring? Is a 300C really that expensive? I mean if you own the dealership, I'd think you'd get a pretty sweet price on it.

Lastly, I don't believe any of it. Your first post here was you looking for a used Accord. Why would the owner of a Honda dealer need to look for a used Accord? Also, you sought help about your transmission? Give me a break. I thought you owned a Honda Dealer, where are all the techs you hired?

Not to be bitchy, but none of this adds up. If you'd really like to prove yourself, what Honda & Chrysler Dealers do you own Ian?

Tyler

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