a milestone for my car

[Jay!]

Today, on my way to work, my Accord rolled past 200,000 miles on the odometer. Too bad I didn't have the camera...

[Damien]

What exactly does that mean? Good or bad???

Oh! Trade in time!!!

[Jay!]

Originally posted by Damien
What exactly does that mean? Good or bad???

It means I saw a lot of zeroes today.

Originally posted by Damien
Oh! Trade in time!!!

You made me look this up...

Blue Book Trade-In Report
California • September 17, 2002

1989 Honda Accord LXi Sedan 4D

Engine: 4-Cyl. 2.0 Liter
Trans: 5 Speed Manual
Drive: Front Wheel Drive
Mileage: 200,000

Equipment
Power Steering
Power Windows
Power Door Locks
Tilt Wheel
Cruise Control
AM/FM Stereo
Cassette
Sliding Sun Roof
Alloy Wheels

Consumer Rated Condition: Fair
"Fair" condition means that the vehicle probably has some mechanical or cosmetic defects, but is still in safe running condition. The paint, body and/or interior need work to be performed by a professional in order to be sold. The tires need to be replaced. There may be some repairable rust damage. The value of cars in this category may vary widely. A clean title history is assumed. Even after significant reconditioning this vehicle may not qualify for the Blue Book Suggested Retail value.

Trade-In Value $800
Trade-in value represents what you might expect to receive from a dealer for this consumer owned vehicle. Keep in mind that the dealer must then absorb the cost of making the vehicle ready for sale, advertising, sales commissions, arranging financing and insurance and standing behind the vehicle for any mechanical or safety problems.

Private Party Value $2,020
Private Party value represents what you might expect to pay for a used car when purchasing from a private party. It may also represent the value you might expect to receive when selling your own used car to another private party.

[YogsVR4]

Nice to hear - gives me a good feeling that I have about 190,000 to go on my accord

[Spec2 Girl]

That's pretty good going! Hope you get a lot more out of it!

[Heep]

My friend has a Sentra absolutely identical to mine (except his is purple) that rolled past 500,000 kms not long ago...

[Oz]

There is a VW Kombi Van thathas done 1,030,000 and looks like just 30,000. Sold for heaps! Bahahahahaha.
Congrats Jay.

[JD@af]

Congrats, Jay

My cars are getting "old" too. Both my bitches have over 140K miles now!! I know the Marquis is worth squat, and it would depress me too much to see how little my GS-R is worth now So I won't look it up.

[gang$tarr]

I remember reading about a chevy pick up that had around 1,000,000, the guy did oil changes every 3,000 and i think he drove that much in only 5 years or something like that, because his job required alot of driving

I wouldnt be surprised if i read it on AF a long time ago

[replicant_008]

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[ci5ic]

Originally posted by jay@af
It means I saw a lot of zeroes today.

I see alot of zeroes everywhere I go in this town...

[Ssom]

My Jetta= 215,000 k's how many miles is that

[replicant_008]

There are about 0.625 miles to a kilometre. So take your kilometres travelled, multiply by 5 and divide the product by 8 and you'll have roughly the equivalent in miles which is around 134,375 miles.

[ragt20]

Originally posted by gang$tarr
I remember reading about a chevy pick up that had around 1,000,000, the guy did oil changes every 3,000 and i think he drove that much in only 5 years or something like that, because his job required alot of driving

I wouldnt be surprised if i read it on AF a long time ago

yep read the same thing...it was here on AF, quite a while ago now

[Ssom]

Originally posted by replicant_008
There are about 0.625 miles to a kilometre. So take your kilometres travelled, multiply by 5 and divide the product by 8 and you'll have roughly the equivalent in miles which is around 134,375 miles.

Cheers