Those who have been around for a few years will remember my post from when I turned over 300,000 miles in my 1994 Acura Legend LS coupe.
http://www.autopia.org/forum/click-brag/99349-300-000-miles-showroom-clean.html
Someone resurrected the thread and asked for an update. Well, here you go!
Last month I turned over 400,000 miles. I drive a lot. I have hit the following milestones in this car:
100,000 miles: 5/20/2003
200,000 miles: 12/3/2005
300,000 miles: 7/29/2007
400,000 miles: 10/30/2009
Here is a video of when/where the 400,000 took place.
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Current mileage:
So that this qualifies as a Click and Brag with before/after pics, here are some photos of how the car looked this afternoon. I spent the weekend in Greer, Arizona at a cabin in the White Mountains. We got snowed on last night, and the roads coming back to Phoenix this morning were a salty mess. See for yourself.
My “twin” 1994 Legend is in the garage. That one is a 4-door, though.
It was a mess!
I promptly went to the car wash and high-pressure cleaned everything in the undercarriage. Then at home I washed with Meguiar’s, dressed the rubber & vinyl with Aero 303, and called it a day. This car is maintained regularly with the Meguiar’s 3-step system. Paint is 60% original. Hood, fenders, front bumper, and roof have been painted about 100,000 miles ago (the front end is showing some wear again). The rest is 15 years old. The clear coat on the trunk is starting to go but all in all the old girl still cleans up pretty well. Leather was replaced in 2004 with Katzkins. The rest of the interior is original.
I grabbed these pics tonight @ sunset in an empty office parking garage not far from my house. Since I last posted, I have added 2002 TL Type-S 17” wheels.
Maintenance records.
Taking OCD to the next level, I have every receipt for maintenance on this car, from new to current. It is on the original engine, transmission, clutch, axles, rotors, starter, suspension, exhaust… the list goes on. The original alternator and fuel pump went out just recently at around 400,000. The car does not smoke, leak, or burn oil. A couple of weeks ago it passed Phoenix emissions/smog testing with flying colors.
In case you were wondering, the maintenance receipts total up to $23,300 over the course of 15 years and 400,000 miles. That doesn’t include MOST sets of tires, registration, insurance, and other operating expenses.
See you at half a million!!
http://www.autopia.org/forum/click-brag/99349-300-000-miles-showroom-clean.html
Someone resurrected the thread and asked for an update. Well, here you go!
Last month I turned over 400,000 miles. I drive a lot. I have hit the following milestones in this car:
100,000 miles: 5/20/2003
200,000 miles: 12/3/2005
300,000 miles: 7/29/2007
400,000 miles: 10/30/2009
Here is a video of when/where the 400,000 took place.
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Current mileage:
So that this qualifies as a Click and Brag with before/after pics, here are some photos of how the car looked this afternoon. I spent the weekend in Greer, Arizona at a cabin in the White Mountains. We got snowed on last night, and the roads coming back to Phoenix this morning were a salty mess. See for yourself.
My “twin” 1994 Legend is in the garage. That one is a 4-door, though.
It was a mess!
I promptly went to the car wash and high-pressure cleaned everything in the undercarriage. Then at home I washed with Meguiar’s, dressed the rubber & vinyl with Aero 303, and called it a day. This car is maintained regularly with the Meguiar’s 3-step system. Paint is 60% original. Hood, fenders, front bumper, and roof have been painted about 100,000 miles ago (the front end is showing some wear again). The rest is 15 years old. The clear coat on the trunk is starting to go but all in all the old girl still cleans up pretty well. Leather was replaced in 2004 with Katzkins. The rest of the interior is original.
I grabbed these pics tonight @ sunset in an empty office parking garage not far from my house. Since I last posted, I have added 2002 TL Type-S 17” wheels.
Maintenance records.
Taking OCD to the next level, I have every receipt for maintenance on this car, from new to current. It is on the original engine, transmission, clutch, axles, rotors, starter, suspension, exhaust… the list goes on. The original alternator and fuel pump went out just recently at around 400,000. The car does not smoke, leak, or burn oil. A couple of weeks ago it passed Phoenix emissions/smog testing with flying colors.
In case you were wondering, the maintenance receipts total up to $23,300 over the course of 15 years and 400,000 miles. That doesn’t include MOST sets of tires, registration, insurance, and other operating expenses.
See you at half a million!!
