1 million mile Honda Accord

[bjl584]

The most I've driven a car was about 141,000 miles. This guy has me beat.

Maine Man’s Car Logs One Million Miles, Equivalent to Driving Around Earth 40 Times - TIME NewsFeed

[disneysteve]

Originally Posted by bjl584

The most I've driven a car was about 141,000 miles.

My current car is the most I've ever driven a car. I think I'm at 146,000 roughly.

[bjl584]

Originally Posted by disneysteve

My current car is the most I've ever driven a car. I think I'm at 146,000 roughly.

Any plans to replace it?

I'm assuming that you will keep driving it until you feel that it is either unsafe or starts to cost too much to keep it going.

[disneysteve]

Originally Posted by bjl584

I'm assuming that you will keep driving it until you feel that it is either unsafe or starts to cost too much to keep it going.

Exactly. So far, so good.

I hate car shopping so I'm keeping it as long as I can. I don't know what I'll be getting to replace it. I always thought I'd get another Camry but I don't like the newer ones. They redesigned them and they are not at all enjoyable to drive - I've had loaners when mine was in for service. Very poor design changes IMO. I may look at the Hyundai Sonatas.

[GREENBACK]

Originally Posted by disneysteve

They redesigned them and they are not at all enjoyable to drive

I've experienced this as well. They are putting so many bells and whistles on some of the newer vehicles that the driving experience has almost become clinical. I don't want a reminder or a special warning light every time a vehicle senses something potentially wrong.

DS, I'll bet if your old Camry had all this new stuff hooked up to it you'd go crazy trying to get it to shut up.

[disneysteve]

Originally Posted by GREENBACK

I've experienced this as well. They are putting so many bells and whistles on some of the newer vehicles that the driving experience has almost become clinical.

It isn't really the bells and whistles that bother me. It is the actual physical design - handles, seats, steering wheel, etc. In the new models, you can't rest your left arm on the door due to design changes. The steering wheel is shaped such that I can't hold the wheel in a comfortable position. Stuff like that. Honestly, I think part of the problem is they are designing with obese people in mind and those of us who choose not to be obese get left out of the designer's mind. I've read a few articles that mentioned that very issue.

[MonkeyMama]

"the diligent owner said he has tried to sell it to car dealers but had no takers." LOL.

It would probably take me 100 years to rack up that many miles.

Actually, the farthest I've hit is 200,000 miles on a 1980s Toyota. I'd expect 200k miles minimum from just about any car, these days. 1,000,000 - that's in a league of its own. I'm curious how much it has cost to maintain the car for that many miles.

[GREENBACK]

Originally Posted by disneysteve

I think part of the problem is they are designing with obese people in mind and those of us who choose not to be obese get left out of the designer's mind.

It would be laughable except that you're probably right. Obesity statitics back that up and they're just marketing to their customer base.

[disneysteve]

Originally Posted by GREENBACK

It would be laughable except that you're probably right. Obesity statitics back that up and they're just marketing to their customer base.

As I said, I've read a number of articles in recent years talking about how various product designers have been forced to account for the growing percentage of obese Americans when designing their products. It applies to car makers, furniture companies and various other things. My wife and I were shopping for a chair for our sitting room a few years back and we had trouble finding a "normal" sized chair. Most of the ones we were finding were so wide that when either of us sat in it, we couldn't have both arms on the arm rests at the same time. The catalogs we get at work for office furniture reflect the same trend. Waiting room furniture has changed and there are now many listings for chairs with wider seats, no arms and 500 pound weight limits. I've been in practice for 20 years and that was just unheard of years ago. Those of us in what is now the non-obese minority are finding it harder to get products that appeal to us.

[krantcents]

I have two Hondas (17 & 15 years old) with 165,000 and 105,000 miles respectively. They could last another 15 years. I probably will replace them in the next couple years.