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MargertitaMan t1_jc0cljr wrote

135k mi? Not been run hardly at all. Why wouldn’t it be running?

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SnapesDrapes t1_jc1o622 wrote

Ya my 2016 Golf has 136k miles. Either way tho I’m glad OP is happy with it.

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boldFrontier OP t1_jc0cv15 wrote

You make a fair point, expecting to get 300K minimum!

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JK9one9 t1_jc1y2n8 wrote

It's only going to take us another 25 years to find out if it makes 300k.

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ChalupaCabre t1_jc11l2e wrote

I swear I have underwear older than 2002… they would also have more than 135k miles on them.

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IBeTanken t1_jc0czig wrote

That car and those wheels don’t make the car seem that old. I would be perfectly happy driving that vehicle.

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boldFrontier OP t1_jc0dkin wrote

I appreciate the compliment! I wax it every other month and a few years back I swapped out the stock rims.

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BuzzCave t1_jc3pmrl wrote

If I was going to upgrade my wheels I’d go for a different offset to make them flush with the fenders. Also bigger tires for sure.

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SnarkSnarkington t1_jc0ffj4 wrote

More people should take this approach.Excessively research their next car purchase. Put time, money and effort into it's maintenance - and drive it way, way beyond after it is paid for.

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pglggrg t1_jc19gvl wrote

Thank you for taking care of her! Looking great and glossy! Plenty of mileage left as well. You guys probably don’t use it too often I reckon

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juicysweatsuitz t1_jc2auh1 wrote

At 135k it better still be running smh hahahah

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Two_Turntables_Micro t1_jc0ysbt wrote

We just sold our 2001 MDX with 245,000 miles on it! Put in a new transmission a few years back but other than that…very reliable.

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FlannelandDenim t1_jc3myso wrote

I had an 03 MDX and I adored it…until the transmission went out of nowhere around 2013 and approx 100k miles. Other than that it was amazing!

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vacuous_comment t1_jc280nn wrote

The Pilot platform is pretty good. Not sure about the MDX but Pilots seat 8 people, assuming a few of them are child sized.

They have a key weakness on the trans-cooler. If you do not use genuine Honda coolant and make sure to keep it fresh you will end up with coolant in the transmission.

The 2003 may have another transmission issue, I cannot recall. I know that 2004 and before have a more complex timing belt arrangement. Given the choice I would go 2005 or later, though obviously OP is not in that position, already having the vehicle.

I once found an abandoned Pilot, gave the owner 500 USD and put it back on the road. It had snow-drift style accumulations of pretzel pieces and M&Ms in it. It had been badly neglected and had the trans-cooler line connection issue but I caught it in time and put in a new radiator and all was fine. I did brakes and shocks and such and it was a great car. Later I did the timing belt and it needed a new alternator. I put 60k miles on it and sold it for book value when I found another abandoned car I was forced to rescue.

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boldFrontier OP t1_jc3xvin wrote

Solid copy on the timing belt. I had to change it at 100K, which is a known weakness of the model…

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runliftgrappleshoot t1_jc39g2r wrote

Do y’all drive 2 miles a day? Lol

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BuzzCave t1_jc3jwj6 wrote

According to basic math, just under 20 miles per day.

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boldFrontier OP t1_jc3xpgi wrote

I worked about five miles from my house and now it’s just one so that math checks out with road trips!

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