High Mileage love

[majl]

2005 Outback XT, 5-spd manual, 172k, original owner. Geared up for a family trip to Tahoe. Pic is from a couple of years ago.

[malcolm]

Originally Posted by Louis

Manual or automatic? Did the clutch really last that long? And the muffler? And the rings? Wow.

Stick. Clutch was replaced a couple of times but that's a wear item. I don't recall if I put on a muffler or not but honestly I don't think so. As to rings the internals including the head/valves were all unmolested. Most of the miles were highway if that matters. I went to school in Louisiana and worked weekends in Houston, Tx.. The car flooded while parked curbside in Galveston, Tx., water to the bottoms of the seats. It still ran fine but the auto windows didn't work or the locks. I had a new car by then and left it sitting for a couple of months and when time can to move I had to jump it off and when I went to drive it the calipers had frozen to the discs. A young guy at a local midas muffler had seen it sitting there and had expressed interest in it, so I contacted him and sold it for $500.

As a human interest story, he only had 250 but said he would mail me the rest when he got it. I was highly skeptical but was about to leave town and anything was better than nothing so I took it. About 6 months later I got a letter with an almost unintelligible address and low and behold $250


Post below reminded me I think the timing belt was replaced once or twice.

[xjahx]

2005 Volvo V50, turbo 5 cylinder, 6 speed, awd, 30mpg on highway, 167,000 miles. Usual repairs like timing belt replacement, ignition switch, and sway bar end links. Runs like a champion.


2005 Toyota Prius, not a single repair that was outside of routine maintenance, 123,000 miles and 52mpg lifetime average. Now serves as the island car.

[azrider]

Originally Posted by shovelhd

2006 Honda Ridgeline RTL-SR, 145K miles. Purchased in April of 2005 as a new 2006 model.

Respect. Well done.

Originally Posted by shovelhd

Damping material on all interior metal surfaces including the outer door panels.

If you don't mind me asking dumb question. The Damping material.....i'm assuming this was done for the sound system but did it obviously make the car a little more quiet on the inside? My Honda is '97 and lets just say it has some road 'feel' that i'd like to eliminate.....for cheap.

[azrider]

Originally Posted by majl

2005 Outback XT, 5-spd manual, 172k, original owner. Geared up for a family trip to Tahoe. Pic is

Very nice setup....

[Jawn P]

Photos to come tomorrow, but you are all amateurs.

1992 Toyota Camry, just ticked over 290k Has a Thule T2 hitch rack worth more than the car.

It's mechanically sound, but the rust is getting to it. Planning on replacing with something even more practical. A '87 Vanagon...

[Louis]

Originally Posted by Jawn P

Has a Thule T2 hitch rack worth more than the car.

One sign you're into cycling is when you buy bike wheels that cost more than your car is worth...

[shovelhd]

Originally Posted by azrider

If you don't mind me asking dumb question. The Damping material.....i'm assuming this was done for the sound system but did it obviously make the car a little more quiet on the inside? My Honda is '97 and lets just say it has some road 'feel' that i'd like to eliminate.....for cheap.

It dropped the interior noise between 3-5dB, more at lower speeds, less at higher speeds. I didn't do it to reduce noise, I did it to stiffen the metal and plastic panels for better sound. I covered everything I could with 1-3 layers. I had to remove the headliner, all plastic panels, seats, console, carpeting, everything but the dash.

[T.J.]

Originally Posted by shovelhd

It dropped the interior noise between 3-5dB, more at lower speeds, less at higher speeds. I didn't do it to reduce noise, I did it to stiffen the metal and plastic panels for better sound. I covered everything I could with 1-3 layers. I had to remove the headliner, all plastic panels, seats, console, carpeting, everything but the dash.

Did you use Dynamat?

[shovelhd]

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[azrider]

Originally Posted by Jawn P

Photos to come tomorrow, but you are all amateurs.

1992 Toyota Camry, just ticked over 290k Has a Thule T2 hitch rack worth more than the car.

It's mechanically sound, but the rust is getting to it. Planning on replacing with something even more practical. A '87 Vanagon...

pics or it didn't happen

[CDRB]

2002 Honda Odyssey - getting ready to roll over 200,000

1995 Acura Legend - 89,000 - just breaking her in - a real sweet ride.

Hoping for a bunch more miles from both.

[azrider]

Originally Posted by CDRB

2002 Honda Odyssey - getting ready to roll over 200,000

1995 Acura Legend - 89,000 - just breaking her in - a real sweet ride.

Hoping for a bunch more miles from both.

Very nice...no reason why the Acura won't reach 200+

[azrider]

Ha. Found this thread while looking for something else.


This old gal just rolled 185,000.........c'mon, who else has some high mileage cars out there !??!

[cderalow]

i've got a 2008 Honda Civic 5MT with 129,000 all original outside of tires, battery & brakes. needs some rear shocks soon, just did the battery (on its 3rd), probably do the clutch in another 30k. Plan on keeping it at least 5 years until my eldest starts driving.

Also a 2011 Honda Odyssey with 169,000, just had timing belt done for first time, pretty much same list of repairs as the civic, except it had the suspension updated around 130,000.

reliable, easy to work on not much else you could want in a car.