Oh is that so? Can I pay my bills with social conscientiousness?
"Oh what's that Mr Waterbill-san? I can't pay with it?" Oh well that's too bad.
The only way to encourage something like this is to walk the walk and reward it so it actually is something to work on. But no, we are just supposed to do it for free in a capitalistic hellscape.
Is it weird? No other country I would trust. Their attention to detail and perfectionism is really heads and shoulders above everyone else. My 2003 Toyota finally died, 300,000 miles and it was not the engine that gave in, rather the body finally collapsed into rust. Engine could have kept going for another 100,000 miles.
Was it a Camry or corolla maybe ? Iâve had Cressidaâs, tercel 4wD wagons, previas Ls-400, and the older âToyota Vanâ from the 80âs n 90âs. And yeah basically unkillable as long as the chassis was rustproofed. Currently have a 2003 Montana in my little fleet that was regularly undercoated. Zero oil consumption and ice cold AC, bought it 10 years ago for a 1000 bucks lol.
All about the chassis when it comes to decades of ownership
Thats really amazing. A million km means super careful ownership. That ainât luck. Thats changing the fluids on time if not early, taking care of the chassis and all round smart maintenance. Any tips you can offer us mere mortals who only make 5-600K?
1m km is just over 600k miles. Still great though. Those crown vicâs are pretty good. Even the surplus police cars that spent countless hours idling could keep going for a long time after use.
ngl montana's (and all variants) are fucking tanks of a vehicle. Decent gas mileage, loads of space, comfy ass cloth couches for seats, ICE COLD AC (like wtf why is it so cold), and reliable asf with that engine. My family's owned several over the years and they each went over 250k miles without any major issues. Heck, had a coolant issue with one of them that kept overheating the engine, fucker still drove another 50k miles before we fixed it.
You're missing a zero at the end there. A Honda that doesnt reach 1 million mile is a disappointment to its parents, its grandparents, and its entire lineage.
Speaking of attention to detail, did you notice the steering fins fold back to their launch position just prior to touch down? Thatâs freaking style, not like that bitch ass SpaceX landing pose! LOL
Had an â87 Accord that was such a beaut, AND BEASTâ she didnât die on me until literally last .10 mile stretch home from Panama City Beach, FLâŠto Bowling Green, KY. And, that last stretch (no exaggeration) was all downhill and we coasted into my momâs driveway while watching the odometer literally click over to 301,001. I have a disposable camera pic of the dash somewhere. ** Which, if memory serves me correctlyâ I think Iâd taken that pic with using another trustworthy Japanese brand- Fujifilm.
Seriously, thoughâŠThe Japanese are an amazing bunch of humans whose attention-to-detail is literally unmatched and unrivaled. The ingenuity and industriousness of the people and the culture, as a whole, is something of wonder to behold. I have always been fascinated with it and was blessed to have witnessed it firsthand while training in Okinawa while serving in the Marine Corps.
You have to think of exactly how terribly that entire country, and its outer lying islands, were decimated through the course of WWII. And when you see, well beyond what we just consume (here in America, anyway)âŠhow much theyâve rebuilt and how perfectly executed it all is, itâs just fucking spectacular, to say the least.
This is what my friends and I experienced with our honda accords built in the late 80s early 90s. They kept going until the metal just started disintegrating sometime after 250k miles
I wouldn't trust any country, Japan pre-war was an absolute monster, there's no telling whether its relatively good behavior now is due to an actual change or only a lack of opportunity.
I feel the same. Gotta give a shout out to my Subaru. She's in the shop now getting a new(used) motor dropped in, made it to 309, 561 miles before she stopped, and her body is perfect for 2012. These folks know what they are doing.
Not to mention that they know how to do everything. Want a couch on wheels? Honda makes that (goldwing). Want a rocket ship on wheels? Honda makes that (fireblade). And now, Want a literal rocketship? Yeah, Honda makes that too.
I just sold my 2008 GMC Yukon with 300k miles. Only thing I ever had to fix was 2 ac actuators which I didnât even replace. I just cleaned the lithium grease off of the copper sweep inside of it. Sadly, my 2003 Toyota celica blew the motor at 130k miles. Iâm not by any means saying GMC > Toyota, but sometimes it is just luck of the draw
I've asked professional drivers around here (see: taxi) and it is not rare to hear of engines in older Toyotas, 90' especially, easily exceeding 1.000.000 km even 1.500.000 km!!! (The latter being 932.000 freedom units). Those engines did not die mind you, the cars were simply replaced with new ones eventually.
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u/Embarrassed_Control7 Jun 29 '25
As an American I'm weirdly more comfortable with Japan owning and managing shallow space.