Honda and Toyota built their reputations on simplicity and, more importantly, reliability. They build cars meant to stay in working condition for a couple of decades. This Honda Accord with nearly half a million miles on it is a rolling testament to Japanese automaker’s long-lasting philosophy
This 2006 Honda Accord is currently for sale through JJ Kane Auctions. At first glance, it’s a rather boring looking Accord sedan. It’s white (snore) with a tan interior. It’s in exactly the type of shape you’d expect for a 20-year-old car. There are imperfections on the body, like rust on one of the wheel wells and a bit of paint missing from the lower part of the trunk.
The interior has signs of age and use as well. There’s weird pockmarks on the ceiling and the center armrest is so worn that most of it is black and the interior looks dingy. It’s just an old car. However the most impressive thing about this Accord is that it has 442,800 miles on it. That means in the last 18 years, this thing was driven nearly the same distance as the circumference of the Earth, every year.
The Accord of this generation was powered by Honda’s K24A8 2.3-liter I4 with 166 horsepower. For this engine to be able to run nearly half a million miles is impressive as hell. Sadly, no photos of this Accord’s engine were included in the listing, which for some (myself included) could mean that the engine or engine bay aren’t really easy on the eyes. Either way though it may not matter. This Accord probably has thousands more miles left in it. If this interests you, the auction for this Accord currently has four days left with the price sitting at just $700, an absolute steal.
Hat tip to Mohammad Shah.
