How much miles do you think a honda accord 1996 to 2000 will live to????

Question

How much miles do you think a honda accord 1996 to 2000 will live to????

Answer 1

250,000 MILES

Answer 2

if you change the oil every 5K or less, keep up on the trans and other fluids 3-400K shouldn't be a problem.

Answer 3

depends how you take care of it. Change the oil and maintain the spark plugs clean and you can easily get as far as you want. I have owned fords that reach over 300,000 miles and all they have needed are oil changes, brakes and tires before they go to the scrap. Yet i have herd people complaining about the same vehicle at under 100,000 miles so is all about maintenance that is my personal opinion though.

Answer 4

how long do you want it to last?

Answer 5

I've seen Civic's in that year range live past 300,000 miles going strong with no problems, original engine and transmission with 0 issues, running almost like they did on day 1. I've also seen Civic's in that range only last to 150,000 miles....which brings me to another point.....

Honda's are VERY reliable cars, but are only as reliable as the owner makes them...that being said, many things come into play when your talking about how long a car will live to:

1) Maintenance. This is the #1 cause of car failure, is lack of maintenance. If someone doesn't keep up with the recommended factory schedule and whatever else needs to be done, then you'll end up with a less efficient car which will break down sooner. A car is only as good as the owner's maintenance record. If the car hasn't been maintained, its no good and will probably break down soon, if it has been meticulously maintained and all maintenance was done as scheduled and any issues fixed promptly, the car will live longer.

2) The way you drive. it has a lot to do with the life of the car, those cars that tend to pushed really hard, have less life to them. If your out flooring your car everywhere, you just increase engine wear.... more engine wear = less life. You gotta take it easy a lot of the time, but you don't have to all the time. It's good for the engine to be pushed once in a while.

3) Where you drive. Weather, stop and go traffic, etc. all have a decent effect on the life of a car. Harsh weather can damage cars, and cause parts to prematurely fail. Stop and go traffic is harsh on a car as well, constant stop and go traffic takes a toll on an engine. More so if the car is not maintained well to begin with.

4) Luck - This has something to do with it too! Some cars just turn out to fail no matter what. Although doing all the scheduled maintenance and keeping your car in top shape very highly increases the life of your car, it does not completely eliminate the possibility that your car is going to live long. Some cars just break down suddenly.

In the end, the person that was past 300,000 miles did so because the engine was meticulously maintained, all maintenance was done promptly, with OEM parts, and any issues fixed once realized. The ones that didn't last that long, like the person with only 150,000 miles, didn't really take care of the car. Sure they did the 3,000 mile oil changes, but oil isn't the only thing the car needs to run.  

Answer 6

if you can keep up on the preventative maintenance the car can last you a while.