1990 Accord Reaches 1 Million miles!

[Toyota Racing]

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/good-news/honda-owner-joe-locicero-logs-over-1-million-172609257.html

[G-ZUS]

That's cleaner than many local ones with 1/4 of the mileage lol

[RickDaTuner]

Originally posted by Toyota
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/good-news/honda-owner-joe-locicero-logs-over-1-million-172609257.html


Joe LoCicero's 1990 Honda Accord just topped 1 million miles, a record for the model. On October 23rd, the Japanese carmaker honoured the 53-year-old car owner from Norway, Maine, with a 2012 Accord — not that he needs it. The old one is still roadworthy, complete with original transmission and engine.
"If you listen carefully, she's getting old," LoCicero told The Portland Press Herald. "But it's been an amazing ride."
"Million Mile Joe" bought his Accord used in 1996. At the time, it had only 74,000 miles recorded on its odometer. Since then, the master auto technician — LoCicero is a stickler for maintenance, strictly followed a schedule that included weekly fluid checks and oil-brand loyalty, logged an average of 62,500 miles a year as he traveled throughout the northeast states for work.
Since last summer, his adventures in the car he named "True Blue" were documented on millionmilejoe.com, set up by Honda's ad agency.
This June, Honda featured him in a video as the million-mile record grew near:

"True Blue" reached the million-mile mark on Thursday, October 20. A million miles is the equivalent of driving around the planet 40 times.
The milestone was celebrated with a float- and costume-filled parade down Norway's Main Street, sponsored by Honda and Darling Auto Group.
"Joe is a testament to what you can do if you maintain your car," said Ron Russell, Darling Auto Group's director of operations in Bangor. "Thankfully, not many people do it or we'd be out of business."
At 1 million miles, the Accord's odometer turned over. It now reads just 75 miles.
"I'm starting over," LoCicero said.
With a new car to get around in, LoCicero is currently trying to sell the famous car.
Also noteworthy: In one million miles, the careful driver received only one speeding ticket. Surely that's another record to be celebrated.



Pretty amazing for an original engine and transmission, especially in a place like Norway as cold weather dramatically reduces engine life. I can imagine he has amazing driving skills.

Go Honda!

[Thaco]

i just bought one (a 91) with 177k on it... damn, that thing will never die :P

[BokCh0y]

That is an awesome story :thumbsup:

Congrats to Joe :)

[Str1der]

Originally posted by RickDaTuner

Pretty amazing for an original engine and transmission, especially in a place like Norway as cold weather dramatically reduces engine life. I can imagine he has amazing driving skills.

Go Honda!

Right, but he's actually from Maine, USA, not Norway. :rofl:

[Deetz]

Those are great cars....they are old now, but sure were a nice ride in their day. I've had a couple of them

[black13]

Love that accord gen. You sit in one today and it still feels better built than most new cars today.

[RickDaTuner]

Originally posted by Str1der


Right, but he's actually from Maine, USA, not Norway. :rofl:

haha :nut: :dunno:

[InRich]

Originally posted by black13
Love that accord gen. You sit in one today and it still feels better built than most new cars today.

I agree. I had one... almost 300km on it when someone T boned me. the car was mint still, was sorry to see it go.

[Graham_A_M]

over 1 million on my bros '95 F250. Only it was beat to the living piss day in and out as an oil patch truck.

No biggie there. Still runs and drives great. :dunno:
go ford:clap: Doesn't burn a drop of oil. not bad for the factory 351 Windsor.
Suspension is a bit loose, but no complaints.

842k on my '84 S10. Ran and drove like a dream still. Too bad I sold it. I ran into the guy who I sold it to years after and he had it up to 917k. Still no problems. I REALLY wanted to turn it over to a million. Like I say too bad I sold it.