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Originally Posted by welfare
there was a civic on showcase at the honda dealership on fraser hwy some years back. surpassed the 1 million k mark. that's without ever having the heads removed.
that was late 70's technology. imagine the marks cars can hit now with the advancements we've made. though the longevity of any vehicle is only as great as its owner
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There's a guy on 3geez.com whose family has an '86 Accord with over 1 million KM - they've made a couple trips to South America. My first '87 Accord was at 478,000 when I wrote it off.
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Originally Posted by Si
there were a few american trucks made in the nineties taht are truly indestructible... now it seems like products are made to break, so consumers keep purchasing.
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The old Dodge Slant 6 motor was nearly indestructible. My dad bought a Dodge pickup brand new in '81 and put it out to pasture in '87 with over 450,000km on it. My sister had run it dry of oil once and it kept on going - was drinking a 4l jug just to get from Vancouver to our place near 100 Mile House, but it kept on going.
Only once ever saw a Slant 6 die, and that was in a '69 Valiant - guy threw a rod flying down the East-West Connector.