Thread: Goodbye to a friend.

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Originally Posted by NTFDAY

I thought 170,000 was just getting broken in for a Honda. I have nearly 190,000 on the 318 in my Dakota and except for a little smoke on start up it purrs like a kitten.

Yeah, Hondas do go further sometimes, but this one has been ridden hard and put away wet most days. It spent most of it's life with lowered suspension, mags, and ribbon tires, when my Son Dan owned it. It also towed a boat and utility trailer a lot, like two trips to Atlanta, bringing home a Model A and a 39 Dodge pickup. We also made a trip to Shreveport La and the Panhandle of Florida, bringing back a empty trailer one trip and a Model A sedan body the next time.

The worst thing though is that I didn't do anything to it other than put gas in it. No scheduled maintenance, and the timing belt was the original, at 170,000 miles. So for it to hold up that long being abused is quite a testiment to Honda.

On another subject, the new owner of my 23 picked it up today. Strangely enough, I really am fine with it. He owns 8 cars already, and it is a compliment that he wants mine for his collection. I guess the fact I had a week to adjust to it being sold helped too.

Here are a couple of pictures of the new owner getting ready to leave for Sarasota. He was heading right for a car show being held there tonight. The last picture is of Dan before it was picked up. As you can see by his expression, he is not very happy about the T leaving us.

Don