300,000 Miles, and Showroom Clean...

[4cruizn]

Still racking em up. I drove to LA and back on Sunday. I hit up a Legend meet while I was there.







As of right this very minute...







I can almost smell 350k!! This was taken just 5 minutes ago... finished up a quick wash.

I think it`s simply *wonderful* how you`re having so much fun racking up the miles on your car(s).

Haha, thanks, I`m definitely having fun with it!

thanks, for keeping us posted!

awesome dude keep it running and looking awesome

Thanks guys!

hoping my honda too will last that long!

Maintenance is key! Keep it up and your car will pay for itself time and again.

Wow, this is simply inspiring!

very good looking cars indeed.

Thanks!

your Acura makes me want to go out an buy one!

Do it! You can find a nice 94/95 LS coupe these days for relatively cheap. It`s a lot of car for your money.

You continue to be Best of Show in all respects.

Thanks Anthony. Hope to see you soon bud!

had a poster of it in my bedroom.

I`d love to get my hands on that poster! I collect Legend brochures and literature.

This gives me inspiration.

Honda reliability and long-term dependability is the reason I bought my Element!

almost at 100,000 on my 03` civic and it`s been good to me thus far as well... :up

Honda FTW .

Very very impressive.

Thank you.

i can`t believe you`ve got two of those cars!

Haha, it`s fun. Every once in awhile I`ll take the 4-door to work and half the time nobody even notices that I`m driving a different car .

I`m a mere 15k into my seven month old `08 Element and going flawlessly!

I do 15k every 3-4 months! Haha.

[V_Eight]

I do 15k every 3-4 months! Haha.

Difference is my car is much much younger. I don`t want to keep adding miles to it until it`s paid off (in 5 years!) :har:

[imported_shine]

I just had to go through this thread again. It`s great to see daily drivers maintained throughout the years. Has it made it to 400,000?

[Clean Dean]

Spectacular !!! Great job with mild cosmetic restore. Fabulous detailing !!! Testament to both the cars quality and the care of its owner.

[AcuraYYZ]

Wow! The car looks great and like everyone else, I`m stealing the Excel log. :goodjob



It`s amazing how many dealers have serviced this car. You seem to have had the car fixed in most of the southwest states!

[kaval]

This is absolutely AMAZING!

Just WOW!!!!





Have you done a compression test on the motor yet? I`d be curious to see the results. What about an oil analysis?

[4cruizn]

Wow, this got bumped up again! Haha. Here are newer pics.



Drove to New Jersey and back in November.







Northern Utah - dirty.







Cleaned back up in AZ.







With its 4-door "twin" at my new home (moved in ~3 weeks ago). My 4-door only has about 136k on it.

Has it made it to 400,000?

Not yet. This is my most recent milestone - last night.

Spectacular!

Thanks I went to the Infiniti dealership yesterday to look at G37 6MT coupes. The salesperson couldn`t believe it when I told him the Legend had that many miles.

You seem to have had the car fixed in most of the southwest states!

Yes, the car`s been in the southwest for most of its life. Here`s the updated last few services on the spreadsheet.

I`d be curious to see the results. What about an oil analysis?

Never had a compression test done. Oil analysis - yes. Twice by Blackstone Laboratories.



Sample #1 was taken 12/29/06 at mileage 264,658.







Sample #2 was taken 12/20/08 at mileage 358,050.

[Accumulator]

4cruizn- Thanks for the update, I always like to see what`s up with you and that car



Heh heh, it`s service costs over the last year are almost as bad as a certain A8 I can think of (but that car only has ~90K on it- and I bet your four-door would put it to shame too ).



How often do you do the big items like the timing belt?

[backwoods_lex]

Dear God that`s a big bill for a timing belt and water pump! Car looks amazing though.

[4cruizn]

How often do you do the big items like the timing belt?

TB and WP every 90,000 miles or sooner.

Dear God that`s a big bill for a timing belt and water pump!

And a radiator, which alone was a $500 part. All OEM parts and installed by an Acura technician who does work on the side. Timing belt isn`t due again until 418,000 so thankfully the expense doesn`t come around that often.

[Alexia]

Dear God that`s a big bill for a timing belt and water pump! Car looks amazing though.

Absolutely...



The Acura does look good especially for the age. Although, I do dare him to go 10,000 miles with out an oil change though. It really does looks like obsessive/compulsive oil change intervals. The most I have ever spent for an oil change is $20 and an hour of my time. If I am calculating this correctly, you have spent about $3,000 in oil changes. You must make a good salary to afford those prices.



P.S. Hope you enjoyed your trip through Pennsylvania. The State of Rust Welcomes You! Hopefully you are quick to wash the salt away like I am.

[backwoods_lex]

Yep, missed the listing of the radiator. Makes more sense now.

[Jim C]

Over 20k spent on mantenience and repairs? I think with that kind of money you could keep any vehicle running for 300k miles.

[Envious Eric]

^^^ that and why the oil changes back to back every 4 days?

[4cruizn]

Over 20k spent on mantenience and repairs? I think with that kind of money you could keep any vehicle running for 300k miles.

On a cost-per-mile basis, keeping this car on the road doesn`t hurt my pocketbook any more than getting a new car every few years would. Plus this car`s still got more style and class than a lot of what`s on today`s showrooms IMO. Very few of my maintenance items have been non-routine. I`d love to see other examples of people who have achieved this kind of longevity, but it`s just not that common.

^^^ that and why the oil changes back to back every 4 days?

Last I checked, oil changes are due based on mileage OR time. 3,000 miles is 3,000 miles whether you put it on in 3 days or 3 months.