As of today, picked up an old commuter which has already had quite a life. It's an '04 EX with over 300k miles.
Few odd electrical bugs, a small whine from the transmission (or something), couple spots where paint chips have led to surface rust, but whoever drove it before took good care of this vehicle overall. Engine revs strong, doors shut crisply, and I swear I could eat off the engine block, that bay is so clean and tidy.
Even if I went out right away and had a shop rebuild the tranny, for what I paid I'd still be ahead of the game with how nice everything else is on the vehicle.
As to "why", given the age and high mileage and whatnot, I've also got an '86 Chevy K10 I am restoring, rebuilt the 700r4 transmission myself, and if the head gaskets are actually blowing out I'll end up building a "new" 353 for it as well. Not afraid to wrench and tinker and ask dumb questions so that I can learn more about servicing vehicles in my "fleet".
All that to say that I'm invested in the platform, the 3.5L Honda V6, and their 5-speed automatics, and will definitely be tapping maintenance and DIY information to keep this fun little SUV going and see if I can get it past a half mil, all while having some fun along the way.
Hope you are all doing well this evening!
Few odd electrical bugs, a small whine from the transmission (or something), couple spots where paint chips have led to surface rust, but whoever drove it before took good care of this vehicle overall. Engine revs strong, doors shut crisply, and I swear I could eat off the engine block, that bay is so clean and tidy.
Even if I went out right away and had a shop rebuild the tranny, for what I paid I'd still be ahead of the game with how nice everything else is on the vehicle.
As to "why", given the age and high mileage and whatnot, I've also got an '86 Chevy K10 I am restoring, rebuilt the 700r4 transmission myself, and if the head gaskets are actually blowing out I'll end up building a "new" 353 for it as well. Not afraid to wrench and tinker and ask dumb questions so that I can learn more about servicing vehicles in my "fleet".
All that to say that I'm invested in the platform, the 3.5L Honda V6, and their 5-speed automatics, and will definitely be tapping maintenance and DIY information to keep this fun little SUV going and see if I can get it past a half mil, all while having some fun along the way.
Hope you are all doing well this evening!