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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are people keeping thee really old cars, they are very dangerous, cars get outdated every 5-7 years and should be replaced [/quote]

So untrue!!  I drove a MDX for 14 years, got rid of it at 130K.  Acura basically rebuilt the engine when it was 5 years old/60K (the oil leak issue) for free. Only got rid of it when it had 2 electrical issues (alarm system and Bluetooth not working)---figured I wanted a car alarm that actually worked and handsfree for calls, So I sold it.  Mainly because A) once you start with electrical issues, it's never 1 or 2 things, more starts to go and those can get expensive, as it's labor intensive and difficult to find the exact issues at times and B) because I got 25% of what I had paid for it 14 years before when I sold.  But if the issues had not happened, I'd still be driving it 3 years later.  It was a great, safe vehicle.  [/quote]

That car was a lemon from the start. [/quote]

Google is your friend.  Honda/Acura had tons of vehicles in a range around that with Major Oil issue.  I was aware of that and got my engine rebuilt for free as soon as the first sign of issues---told the manager, "I know the issues, what do I need to document so Acura fixes this sooner rather than later." 3 weeks later, I had a rental car for 3 weeks while they waited for parts to fix it.  Had there been engine damage, I would have gotten an entirely new engine.

Other than that, the car was 14+ years old before I had any issues. Electrical issues at 14+ years is not unusual---shit happens with older cars.  Hardly a lemon. 
I'll take an Acura/honda anyday over a Kia/Ford/etc.  Honda actually recalls/fixes problems much sooner than most manufacturers.  [/quote]

You keep harping on the 14-yr thing, but your car was a lemon from the start, needed a completely new engine at the 5-yr mark and only had 130k when you finally made the terrific decision to get rid of it. LEMON [/quote]

And sold it for 25% of what I paid for it at the 14 year mark.  CarMax sold it about 10 days later for even more than that---so someone will be driving it for years to come, A$$hole!   Just not me, because I replaced it with a $100K vehicle, paid for with cash

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