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Old Mar 10, 2012 | 03:44 PM
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Purchased in Sept. of '10 w/ 34,102 and currently has 42,9xx. I drive the car once every few weeks or so....hopefully more when the weather gets nicer.
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Old Mar 10, 2012 | 04:06 PM
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I am pretty bad.

I bought my late 2002 S four years ago (as of 4/4 anyway) with 11.9k miles. I have a touch over 22k now. Car's in storage, so I can't just run down to the garage to confirm, however.

Up to now, it's been stored from November to April each year. In warm weather, it is driven only if the weather forecast calls for 10% or less likelihood of rain. During my ownership, the car has seen rain only three times: Once on the way to my home from the previous owner's home, second the next year when I had new tires and wheels installed, and once last year when it saw sprinkles unexpectedly (e.g. the "10%" turned to "100%".

Oh yeah, I am pretty bad. This year, I am going to try to drive it more, and that means possibly getting it wet. The horror!

Please spare me the "it's only a Honda" comments. When it's in Concours shape in 20 years, you will all be jealous. J/K

Edit: Even though I have modded the wheels and exhaust, I still have the originals.....and the original wheels have the original SO2s from the factory on them.
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Old Mar 10, 2012 | 04:31 PM
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'07 with 2300 miles sitting in my garage. Just checked the air in the tires today in anticipation of getting it out and driving it this week ( supposed to be in the 60's). This is my second one-- sold my '05 with 9900 miles when I bought this one.
I drive it for fun but don't take it out if there is a chance of rain.
I do the fluids by time--- oil/filter once a year in the fall and trans, diff, clutch and brake every couple of years.
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Old Mar 10, 2012 | 04:54 PM
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^^^^I follow similar maint. schedule only I change the oil/filter 1st thing in the spring.
Levi
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Old Mar 10, 2012 | 05:28 PM
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Follow about the same schedule. 08 CR. bought it last July with 2400 miles. Drove it home, 700 miles, presently has 4976 miles. Stored from Nov to March. Now out, changing oil, warmed up and getting ready for WTD


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^^^^I follow similar maint. schedule only I change the oil/filter 1st thing in the spring.
Levi
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 05:20 AM
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My 04 has never been in the rain either.Is always in the garage, with the cover on it. I put about 2000km a year on the car. I change the oil twice a year.
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 05:24 AM
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Bought mine new 03' and just broke 20k miles last year. It doesn't get driven much due to having kids (drive to daycare before work) and being handicapped has put a damper on my driving a manual. It's also garaged for almost 7 months of the year due to winter.
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 07:43 AM
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You folks make me feel a bit better about "my condition". In a "true confessions" mode, in the winter I will occasionally take the cover off her and just look.I did the same thing with my sportbikes when I used to ride. This car has become my 4 wheel sportbike.
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 09:26 AM
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Bought my 2002 last Oct., she hasn't seen rain since I brought her home. Been covered up in the garage since last Nov. She presently has 49K miles on her.
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 09:29 AM
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I'm definitely in this group. My '02 just broke 8,900 last week -- I bought it about three years ago from the original owner who had only put 4,700 miles on it in ~7 years. I still remember when I saw the listing on Autotrader I figured the person forgot the last zero when entering the mileage. Nope!

Anyway, the original owner always had it in her garage and never drove it in rain or snow, so I've kept that tradition going. I never take it out unless it's a rain-free forecast, and I store it over the winter. I'm probably nuts, but I want to keep in pristine shape and take my daughters to school in it when they reach the required age/height/weight (which is gonna be a little while since they're only ~4 years and ~1 year old at the moment).
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