# Milestone . . . 500,000 miles! **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [August 23, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/milestone-500-000-miles/35486 "2009-08-23T21:30:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![rocketman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@rocketman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocketman)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2009, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/milestone-500-000-miles/35486/21 "2009-08-24T15:40:06Z")
Yep. ---
**Author:** ![rocketman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@rocketman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocketman)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2009, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/milestone-500-000-miles/35486/22 "2009-08-24T15:44:04Z")
My commute is about 25% stop and go and 75% highway, which I consider OK as it warms stuff up enough to boil off any condensation. The severe aspect of my driving is the soccer dad . . . go to the bank & post office, "daddy drop me off at \_\_\_ and pick me back up at \_\_\_\_\_ , but so what. I’ll keep doing what I do and fixing stuff as it comes up. Rocketman ---
**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2009, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/milestone-500-000-miles/35486/23 "2009-08-24T15:52:00Z")
Great going! Those Accords are simple and tough cars. My brother bought a new one in 1987, stick shift with air. He only has 350,000 miles on it and it’s still running great. He has spent a total of just over $5000 on maintenance and repair since new, including replacing the A/C compressor. Since he lives in a salty area, it may not go to 500,000 miles, since it’s developing some rust. He does regular maintenance as called for in the manual. ---
**Author:** ![rocketman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@rocketman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocketman)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2009, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/milestone-500-000-miles/35486/24 "2009-08-24T16:36:07Z")
The A/C on my '89 is so cold you have to turn it OFF after using it for a while. Never touched, never recharged. I did replace the blower motor once . . . it was an all-day job due to the location. Rocketman ---
**Author:** ![rocketman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@rocketman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocketman)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2009, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/milestone-500-000-miles/35486/25 "2009-08-24T17:12:05Z")
Every 3000 miles. It is a 4 cylinder 2.0 . Rocketman ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/milestone-500-000-miles/35486/26 "2009-08-25T18:47:31Z")
A four banger made it to 500,000 miles? Oh no! Nobody tell EllyEllis! This might make his head explode! Congratulations, Rocketman! ---
**Author:** ![researcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/edb3f5/32.png) [@researcher](https://community.cartalk.com/u/researcher)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/milestone-500-000-miles/35486/27 "2009-08-26T20:23:02Z")
Congratulations rocketman. I am really amazed that you have not had to replace a half shaft, CV boot, wheel bearing(s), suspension component(s), rack and pinion, alternator, starter, radiator, windshield, struts, springs, or engine component. How many timing belts and water pumps have been replaced? Do you change the idlers everytime you change the timing belt? Are you on the original accessory belt(s)? How many batteries? This 20 year old Accord has made it to the moon and back. Keep up the good work. ---
**Author:** ![rocketman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@rocketman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocketman)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/milestone-500-000-miles/35486/28 "2009-08-27T15:18:52Z")
Researcher . . . I have changed CVs, one alternator, boots, suspension bushings and other stuff . . . just maintenance as it breaks or wears out, I fix it. Timing belts with tensioner every 60k, water pump every other timing belt, a battery now and again, a radiator . . . just stuff as it comes up. Never into the engine or transmission, but other stuff, of course. Rocketman ---
**Author:** ![orangevega](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9fc29f/32.png) [@orangevega](https://community.cartalk.com/u/orangevega)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/milestone-500-000-miles/35486/29 "2009-08-27T18:30:43Z")
Whitey, you beat me to it! ---
**Author:** ![love-car-talk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@love-car-talk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/love-car-talk)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2009, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/milestone-500-000-miles/35486/30 "2009-08-29T22:46:19Z")
Did you have to take out the dash to get the fastener in the back off? ---
**Author:** ![wrenchjockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/51bf81/32.png) [@wrenchjockey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wrenchjockey)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 1:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/milestone-500-000-miles/35486/31 "2009-08-30T01:39:37Z")
Great! Now give up the secret on your maintenance schedule and the types of fluid you used. ---
**Author:** ![rocketman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@rocketman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocketman)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/milestone-500-000-miles/35486/32 "2009-08-30T14:32:46Z")
Which fastener? I didn’t take the whole dash apart, but a lot of the underneath had to come out, took me a whole day. Rocketman ---
**Author:** ![love-car-talk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@love-car-talk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/love-car-talk)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/milestone-500-000-miles/35486/33 "2009-08-30T20:04:42Z")
The clips that hold the bottom of the blower motor to the top. The one in back is hard to get to and some say to take the dash out to get it. ---
**Author:** ![love-car-talk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@love-car-talk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/love-car-talk)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/milestone-500-000-miles/35486/34 "2009-08-30T20:50:33Z")
not changing the clutch is more shocking to me than the 500k miles. i think a lot of hondas could get to 500k if the owners did not get tired of looking at the car interior for all those miles ---
**Author:** ![rocketman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@rocketman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocketman)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2009, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/milestone-500-000-miles/35486/35 "2009-09-01T15:38:45Z")
I just follow the owners manual, do all the fluids regularly, sometimes a bit early (if I’ve driven “severe”) and I use whatever is on sale at Wal-Mart or Advance Auto, so long as it is up to specifications . . . I’ll use Pennziol or Quaker State or Castrol or whatever, stay away from Wal-Mart brand (guess I’m a product of listening to too mucj advertising). Follow the maintenance schedule in the book and use decent fluids and parts. Rocketman ---
**Author:** ![Ron-man](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ron-man/32/739_2.png) [@Ron-man](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ron-man)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/milestone-500-000-miles/35486/36 "2009-09-01T16:10:45Z")
Darn it! He beat me to it too! [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/milestone-500-000-miles/35486.md?page=1)