[ganzosrevenge]

28218 in the v6

 

[dgbear]

Have you replaced the hybrid battery yet? If so, how much was it?

No... still running on the original battery

 

[bl_twisted_stl]

7,228 miles. Working from home ensures low miles and great gas mileage.

 

[stiller fan]

254k miles sometime tonight.

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[PeterLegend]

I crossed 105K miles yesterday.

 

[DerekWildstar]

While my Dad isn't a member of DA, I am, and I was driving his 2017 Accord V6 Touring today when it crossed 68,000 miles.

The more I drive that car, the more I think the 9th generation might go down as one of the greatest Honda Accord models of all time.

 

[stiller fan]

While my Dad isn't a member of DA, I am, and I was driving his 2017 Accord V6 Touring today when it crossed 68,000 miles.

The more I drive that car, the more I think the 9th generation might go down as one of the greatest Honda Accord models of all time.

The 7th gen and 4th gen Accords are in agreement.

Meanwhile, 256.5k miles. In Florida until next Sunday, kitty-sitting.

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[KsiPhone]

168K tomorrow.

 

[lmacmil]

I only have 73,000 on my 2013 EX-L V6. I would like a 10th or 11th gen but I'm bothered by the lack of satellite radio on blind spot warning on the 11th gen. I really would like Apple Carplay and radar cruise control but I'm having a hard time justifying the expense when I've got a fully paid off car with no maintenance issues.

 

[stiller fan]

I only have 73,000 on my 2013 EX-L V6. I would like a 10th or 11th gen but I'm bothered by the lack of satellite radio on blind spot warning on the 11th gen. I really would like Apple Carplay and radar cruise control but I'm having a hard time justifying the expense when I've got a fully paid off car with no maintenance issues.

I had a 10th gen accord. Frankly, in some regards, it was a downgrade from the 9th gens I've owned.

The better MPGs only get you so far with daily driving. Doesn't mean much if the lack of bottom cushioning on the drivers seat decides to make its presence (or lack thereof) known. Furthermore, the storage for your items is lessened versus the 9th gen.

I'll stop here before I'm up all night whining about it.

I can give you more detailed thoughts and opinions if requested.

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[lmacmil]

I had a 10th gen accord. Frankly, in some regards, it was a downgrade from the 9th gens I've owned.

The better MPGs only get you so far with daily driving. Doesn't mean much if the lack of bottom cushioning on the drivers seat decides to make its presence (or lack thereof) known. Furthermore, the storage for your items is lessened versus the 9th gen.

I'll stop here before I'm up all night whining about it.

I can give you more detailed thoughts and opinions if requested.

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Interesting. Since the pandemic and my wife saying she's done with the 900 mile drive to New England to visit my family (we fly now), I'm only putting on about 5000 miles a year. I don't really need a new(er) car. But when I rent something will Apple Carplay, I think "I really want that." And driving my wife's Rav4 with radar cruise control I say "I want that too."

 

[stiller fan]

Interesting. Since the pandemic and my wife saying she's done with the 900 mile drive to New England to visit my family (we fly now), I'm only putting on about 5000 miles a year. I don't really need a new(er) car. But when I rent something will Apple Carplay, I think "I really want that." And driving my wife's Rav4 with radar cruise control I say "I want that too."

i've had the accord with it, along with other rentals over the past couple of years. that would also include lane keep assist, emergency braking mitigation, etc.

the features are nice, granted. but, with how people drive these days, if you set the adaptive cruise, many times it'll apply the brakes for no reason. i have seen it time and time again with honda, toyota, and even the american brands. i go back and forth with having the features engaged/disengaged.

they work well when others are driving safely, and not like idiots (a big ask these days, i know).

 

[stiller fan]

258k miles sometime tonight.

Hopefully many more to follow before my next trip...

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[Kreymis]

@stillerfan
You are a courier for a company or do you run your own show?


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[stiller fan]

@stillerfan
You are a courier for a company or do you run your own show?


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i'm signed on with a company, but i'm independent. so, i get jobs through the contracts that the company holds.

the flexibility is nice...

 

[Kreymis]

Very interesting. I’m curious if those types of jobs are available in the lower NY region. Everything I see requires vans or trucks. It must be very enjoyable driving an accord all over and getting paid to do it.


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[stiller fan]

Very interesting. I’m curious if those types of jobs are available in the lower NY region. Everything I see requires vans or trucks. It must be very enjoyable driving an accord all over and getting paid to do it.


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are you talking NYC region, if i my ask?

if you are not willing to disclose publicly, PM me so that we can discuss more...

 

[stiller fan]

260k miles.

What crazy is the fact that if I didn't have plans this weekend, I could have had another 2500 miles added onto the odometer.

Work offered me a trip to almost fort worth texas....

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[sequoiasoon]

260k miles.

What crazy is the fact that if I didn't have plans this weekend, I could have had another 2500 miles added onto the odometer.

Work offered me a trip to almost fort worth texas....

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On a serious note as I get older and more tired of working overnights and overtimes (17 years straight currently). With all these miles and road time, how much time to you get at home to spend with family or doing stuff you want or need around the house?

Most of the people I know, probably because of how I started are working for companies with that. I don't know many that are self employed or own their own business. The ones that I do know that way are in constant conversations of their healthcare costs and how trying to put some $$ away into IRA's for future.

With the company you work for do you get paid time off as vacation or sick days? What about health benefits or retirement plans like 401k/403b. I think you said your income is almost totally based on the mileage. I hope that it at least gives a good compensation to cover the sleeping the Accord so often. I think of you and others as compared to OTR truck drivers but they are now limited with all the electronic logs and regulations to what they can do or lose their CDL. NY DOT is this: A commercial motor vehicle driver:

• May drive a maximum of 11 hours after 10 consecutive hours off duty.
• May not drive beyond the 14th hour after coming on duty, following 10 consecutive hours off duty.
• May not drive after 60/70 hours on duty in 7/8 consecutive days. A driver may restart a 7/8 consecutive day period after taking 34 or more consecutive hours off duty.

Drivers using the sleeper berth provision must take at least 8 consecutive hours in the sleeper berth, plus 2 consecutive hours either in the sleeper berth, off duty, or any combination of the two.

For me and maybe a lot more self reflection after my dad passed. I see all the younger workers at my job not staying in the off shift or even in position for more than 18-24 months before bidding for more. There is not much financial reward to stay and have that experience, commitment, pride to stay a good or better job and teaching others. They will often just move along shortly anyway.

As I lay down to nap/sleep at 3pm every Sunday afternoon for 5-6 hours so I can stay awake all night, I think about the 17 years / 640+ weekends I did not have a 2 day weekend or travel to parents or have dinner with the family. I was either sleeping or too exhausted to drive.

Sorry for the depressing post/rant. But the questions are serious as wonder about future.

 

[stiller fan]

On a serious note as I get older and more tired of working overnights and overtimes (17 years straight currently). With all these miles and road time, how much time to you get at home to spend with family or doing stuff you want or need around the house?

Most of the people I know, probably because of how I started are working for companies with that. I don't know many that are self employed or own their own business. The ones that I do know that way are in constant conversations of their healthcare costs and how trying to put some $$ away into IRA's for future.

With the company you work for do you get paid time off as vacation or sick days? What about health benefits or retirement plans like 401k/403b. I think you said your income is almost totally based on the mileage. I hope that it at least gives a good compensation to cover the sleeping the Accord so often. I think of you and others as compared to OTR truck drivers but they are now limited with all the electronic logs and regulations to what they can do or lose their CDL. NY DOT is this: A commercial motor vehicle driver:

• May drive a maximum of 11 hours after 10 consecutive hours off duty.
• May not drive beyond the 14th hour after coming on duty, following 10 consecutive hours off duty.
• May not drive after 60/70 hours on duty in 7/8 consecutive days. A driver may restart a 7/8 consecutive day period after taking 34 or more consecutive hours off duty.

Drivers using the sleeper berth provision must take at least 8 consecutive hours in the sleeper berth, plus 2 consecutive hours either in the sleeper berth, off duty, or any combination of the two.

For me and maybe a lot more self reflection after my dad passed. I see all the younger workers at my job not staying in the off shift or even in position for more than 18-24 months before bidding for more. There is not much financial reward to stay and have that experience, commitment, pride to stay a good or better job and teaching others. They will often just move along shortly anyway.

As I lay down to nap/sleep at 3pm every Sunday afternoon for 5-6 hours so I can stay awake all night, I think about the 17 years / 640+ weekends I did not have a 2 day weekend or travel to parents or have dinner with the family. I was either sleeping or too exhausted to drive.

Sorry for the depressing post/rant. But the questions are serious as wonder about future.

to answer your questions...

i don't get as much time as i would like to do things i want or need to around the house. all of my family (that i talk to) lives out of state. my friends, like everyone, work as well (most out of state too). i do keep in contact with them, some more often than others. texting about current events is how we tell each other that we're still alive and kicking, lol.

regarding your DOT comment: that's a federal requirement for CDL holders, not just NY. but, in my line of work, as with most things in this industry, you enter a grey area for yourself when you drive your own personal vehicle. case in point: if i had been available last friday (was already in TN at that point, due to work trip to VA the evening prior), i would have demanded to have been paid for 2 drivers on the job to texas. i would have been paid miles from start to finish (1255 miles roughly), and my second driver would have been paid $15/hour, roundtrip, with a little leeway thrown in for stops (fuel/bathroom/food/etc). what's crazy is that after i said no to the job, they found another driver to complete it, SOLO! absolutely unsafe regarding physical heath/alertness and it's quite frankly insane to me, and that's coming from someone who can drive 16-18 hours under the right circumstances before resting.

as a contractor, i do not get any benefits from the company. if i was a W-2 worker, then those benefits (medical/others etc) would be extended to me. however, this is my choice to work in this manner; i do appreciate and desire the flexibility to work my own hours, and be able to take time off as i see fit, whether it be for a cross-country roadtrip back in january, or something as simple as house-sitting for the family cats. one of them is getting very much up in age (18 years old this year), and has never liked to be without other humans. she has been like this since the day we took her in as a stray.

and finally, the compensation is good enough, until i find something better (more $$$ for miles driven). inflation has definitely hindered my plans to save money over the past several months, but i'm still doing ok...