Monday, March 21, 2016

How many YEARS will my 2006 Honda Civic LX last?


I have a 2006 Honda Civic LX sedan, with 73,300 miles. I am now down to driving only about 4000 miles/year (I run a home-based business), so clearly miles not going to determine when my car dies.

I would like to own it for a total of 16 years (until 2022), by which time the car might still be no higher than 100,000 miles.

Clearly, miles are not what will make this car old, but rather calendar time.

So my question is, what sort of maintenence based on calendar time should I be doing? I am in California, so no salt, ice, or exteme heat working against my car.

1) Waxing - I want the car to look good even when it is old, of course. How often should waxing be done? I am parked in outside covered parking, so it is shielded from the sun and rain, but not from horizontal forces like blowing dust…

2) Tires - I am not wearing my tires down in miles, but how about years? How often should they be changed if the rubber is getting old?

3) What other sort of maintenance should be done on a time schedule rather than a miles schedule?

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