Is 80,000 miles on a 2004 honda accord coupe too much?

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• I dunno. The body on my old '90 Civic was half bondo after 15 years due to the salt, but the mechanicals were just fine at 220K

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  by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on December 6th, 2009

• Here some look new @ 220K.
  I grew up on the east coast and ran my 1st two cars there. When I was done with the 1st (a '65 Pontiac), the whole trunk had rusted away (@~75K mi)!
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  by philosopher-saint on December 6th, 2009

• But I knew a guy with an early Civic who lived right on the coast. The *whole thing* seemed to disintegrate!
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  by philosopher-saint on December 6th, 2009

• It was a well known fact that older VW Golfs would not have their original floorboards. My '85, '89, and '94 all had holes at least fist-sized.
  My second Honda (a '91 Wagon) had minimal rust as did my '87 Corolla, but they were both from >1000 miles out-of-state and barely spent any time in New England before I got them.
  Mufflers were replaced more often than tires due to rust. The longest I ever saw a muffler last in NH was about 2 years; it was the original muffler on a '98 Saturn and by the time the car hit 50K miles in 2000, the muffler was Swiss cheese.
  And you almost never see a Toyota pickup older than about ten years that hasn't had the bed replaced with something made of wood.

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  by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on December 6th, 2009

• I grew up in Massachusetts and clearly remember dad bitchin' about his car repairs secondary to winter issues. He had a penchant for huge Chryslers and the '61 Imperial needed mufflers every other year!
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  I've been a "certified car nut" (that New England TV show) since I can remember and have subscribed to numerous magazines the entire time. When I 1st moved here I bore everyone to tears with my excitement seeing decades-old classics driven daily! [I bought a 22-year-old Fiat immediately!]
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  You dudes always have a "winter beater", no?

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  by philosopher-saint on December 7th, 2009

• Personally, every car I drive is a beater. The newest car I have ever owned was 12 years old with only 98K on the clock; most have been 13-15 years old with 147-220K.
  My current car is an '85 Corolla with 204K and less rust than the '87 Corolla I had ten years ago, and that '87 was a Florida car until 2 years before I got it in '99.
   
  Those that can afford the luxury of multiple vehicles sometimes do, but many just buy a car that is good year-round, rarely use snow tires, and almost never use chains. Hell, I saw more tire chains the first 30 minutes I was in Seattle than I did in >30 years in New England, and for little enough snow that I wouldn't even bother breaking out a shovel!

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  by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on December 7th, 2009

• Too funny, jerv! One thing that was *glaring* here is/was folks spinnin' out all the time just 'cause of a little rain! You'd be amazed!
  Also, 80-year-old women in 180mph Benzes hoggin' the passing lanes doin' 55!
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  One thing is certain = you must be a mechanic?!
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  by philosopher-saint on December 7th, 2009

• Not professionally, but I've kept my cars on the road longer than they had a right to be roadworthy. I've replaced head gaskets and shocks, made a thermostat gasket out of a SCUBA fin, and otherwise made sure I was able to get to/from work, so I've accumulated a bit of knowledge.

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  by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on December 7th, 2009

• I've always admired an innovative mind, like that thermostat solution!
  A friend of mine's dad gave him a trashed '54 Chevy for his 16th birthday (in '70) and he hadda learn auto mechanics to keep it on the road. Soon he was fixin' everyone's car!
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  by philosopher-saint on December 7th, 2009