I’ve worked up the bravery to get it into VTEC a few times, and it hasn’t punished me…

…yet.

  • nocturne213@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    My wife and i had a '95 Civic that we got rid of at 237k and i would have kept it if the exhaust had not rusted apart. It also needed transmission work, 2nd and 5th did not work and you had to hold it in reverse. I miss that little car.

    • theangryseal@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      The longest lasting cars I’ve ever had have been a pair of Suzuki Sidekick Sport and Jeep Liberty SUVs.

      I have three of those Jeeps still yet and my son has one of the Sidekicks.

      I drove my 1998 sidekick way over a decade. My son is driving it today, over 300k miles. My 2007 Jeep liberty has over 300k miles and still runs. My 2004 Jeep Liberty (one of two) has over 280k miles. One is for parts.

      I’m terrible for maintenance and those cars have all chugged along with minimal work.

      Blows my mind.

      • nocturne213@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        My ex’s mom had a jeep liberty from around that time frame that was an absolute heap. It had constant issues. Crazy how yours have lasted and she was ready to drive hers into a ditch.

  • TeckFire@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    My current vehicle is a 2002 Honda Accord with… (checks odometer) 267,293 miles on it. On the way to the million mark!

  • sycamore@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I once had a '96. Great car but non VTEC. Blew the head gasket about 16 years ago and that was the end of that.

      • NikkiNikkiNikki@kbin.social
        2·
        1 year ago

        A lot of cars in the 90’s have pretty serviceable head gaskets, I had to change the two of them on my subaru forester, and if you’re experienced in the process it’s a rather quick fix since you dont need to lift the engine

    • f43r05@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I have a 96 as well. VTEC. Has a warped head I think. Never had the money to get it fixed properly. So much heat tape holding the exhaust together… Makes me sad.

    • 𝕾𝖕𝖎𝖈𝖞 𝕿𝖚𝖓𝖆@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I’ve posted a few pics of it on this community since I bought it about a month ago. It’s a bit rough on the outside. Big dent behind the driver’s door that I hope a shop can tap out. The paint is pretty rough. My money is on it having sat out in the California sun for a long time. All upward facing surfaces are down to the base coat, but it has no rust. It lives in my garage and only comes out when the weather is fair. It stopped raining a while ago so I’ve been able to drive it a lot. It has mechanical issues I want to address first. So once I address those and the money is right (and I do some of the house projects I owe the missus), I’m going to have that dent fixed and the car resprayed in its original red.