I am really hard on cars, and I have been more than impressed with honda. I have owned a CR-V for 7 years (bought 3 years used). I have 180k miles, and I have not done anything but fluids and brakes. Sure the transmission is not what it used to be. But it has been the cheapest car…ever. I have now had a honda accord for 2 years (bought 5 years used) and it has 80k. It has yet to have any problems.
Hell I am still on original shocks, and it has only seen 3 sets of tires. So even usual maintenance items seem to go longer than my friends toyotas. Maybe I have just been lucky, but I am all about honda.
I can not stress enough. As long as you change the fluids, get a tune up now and again, and are not rally racing them. A honda should last you for 150k miles without thinking, likely to 200k, and if you baby it, I would not be surprised with 230k.
