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Would you drive a 15 year car to another state?

sax1 said: "I am moving from Los Angeles to Houston. I was all set to make the long drive, but it occurred to me that my car is 15 year old. It's a 4 cylinder Honda Accord with 160,000 miles, reliable and good on gas. But still, it's an old car with a beat-up exterior. Would you drive, ship it, or leave it behind and buy a new one in your new location? Thanks."

Rbreb13 said: "If its reliable, why not? I have a1971 Plymouth Satellite and I would drive it anywhere. Its reliable, not so great on gas though. I have about 125,000 [B]less[/B] miles on it than you have on your accord though! LOL Tough call but you could probably sell it in CA for more than you could in TX and then buy something in TX and probably even upgrade some."

cwms said: "Drive it. It's a Honda Accord. With just regular maintainance, should be good for another 150k miles."

cwms said: "One other thing, have you replaced your timing belt? On that car, manual says to change every 60k. I had a 93 Accord. Didn't realize I was supposed to replace that belt until the car hit 150k."

FirefighterB said: "Seriously? You're fine, man. Accords are great rides and can last for another 100k miles. I drove my 92 last December from Austin, Texas, to NYC fully loaded down with every piece of property (and I mean LOADED. I didn't have ANY space) I owned and it did just fine."

sax1 said: "[QUOTE=Rbreb13]If its reliable, why not? I have a1971 Plymouth Satellite and I would drive it anywhere. Its reliable, not so great on gas though. I have about 125,000 [B]less[/B] miles on it than you have on your accord though! LOL Tough call but you could probably sell it in CA for more than you could in TX and then buy something in TX and probably even upgrade some.[/QUOTE] Are you saying cars are cheaper in TX? I have been wanting to get a truck for a while now. That's an option if vehicles are cheaper in TX."

sax1 said: "[QUOTE=cwms]One other thing, have you replaced your timing belt? On that car, manual says to change every 60k. I had a 93 Accord. Didn't realize I was supposed to replace that belt until the car hit 150k.[/QUOTE] I changed the timing belt recently."

Rbreb13 said: "[QUOTE=sax1]Are you saying cars are cheaper in TX? I have been wanting to get a truck for a while now. That's an option if vehicles are cheaper in TX.[/QUOTE]I don't know that for sure but you could check online. I am just assuming that CA prices are higher than TX. Everything else in CA is overpriced (homes, gas, etc.) from what I see."

FirefighterB said: "Vehicles are pretty cheap in TX. When I bought my Ha-ccord, it had 93k miles and it was in pretty decent condition. I paid $1800 for it. Of course, I paid ANOTHER $1800 to keep the thing running, as it really decided to crap itself after I bought it, but it happens. TX is pretty cheap, although sales tax is 8.25%. I dunno what CA is, but it might be less in TX. Registration and insurance isn't bad (depending on your hood, of course), either. If you don't NEED to take it and you could just fly there, maybe that's a better plan. Although, it's probably going to suck to have to try to get around Houston without a car., Plus you'll have to buy a new one, get it insured and inspected, and pay tax and registration fees."

Aligator said: "I drive a 90 model GMC 4X4 shortbed; 5.7 liter engine. It's cherry, I bought it new in 1990, it has 255,000 miles on it and I'd take it anywhere."

JAP said: "[SIZE=3]Sax, as long as the maintenance and vital fluids are kept up, you should not have a problem.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3]I have a 10 year old Honda Civic with 150k miles on it. It's not the type of car that chicks dig, but who cares... I love it! [/SIZE]"

sax1 said: "[QUOTE=FirefighterB]Seriously? You're fine, man. Accords are great rides and can last for another 100k miles. I drove my 92 last December from Austin, Texas, to NYC fully loaded down with every piece of property (and I mean LOADED. I didn't have ANY space) I owned and it did just fine.[/QUOTE] Austin to NYC is roughly 1,500 miles, about the same as from LA to Houston. How long did it take you? If you don't mind me asking, why did you leave Austin? People tell me it's a great city to live in."

FirefighterB said: "[QUOTE=sax1]Austin to NYC is roughly 1,500 miles, about the same as from LA to Houston. How long did it take you? If you don't mind me asking, why did you leave Austin? People tell me it's a great city to live in.[/QUOTE] Well, I didn't drive it all in one fell swoop. I went a little over halfway to my homeland of Dayton, Ohio, for a few days before heading to NYC. I think, overall, it was around 28-30 hours (depending on stops and traffic), all combined. As for leaving Austin, I still question why I did quite a bit. Hahaha. It is an AWESOME city and I really loved it there. But, I am following my childhood dream of being a firefighter (which, I actually was for Travis County, there) with FDNY. Plus, I wasn't ready to really settle down in Austin and spend the rest of my life there. You can't really transfer from one job to the other, or get rehired if you leave a job, with a big city fire department. So, if I stayed in Austin and tried to get on with AFD, it would basically be deciding to spend the rest of my life there in that career. I wasn't ready to do that at 24 years old, so I moved up here at the beginning of this year to take the FDNY test. It takes YEARS to get hired (anywhere from 2-6 from your initial application) with FDNY, though. The pay sucks and the cost of living is a 3 times as much. I miss things like a yard, a dog, a garage, and rent less than 800 (and I'm paying cheap rent) a month just for my half. Plus, AFD pays 20k MORE than FDNY for starting pay. But, I love New York City. There isn't a day that goes by where I don't walk around Manhattan amazed. And, FDNY is the pinnacle of firefighting. Working for them is like working for GS. Not that AFD is a slouch department, but the amount of fires, the amount of buildings, the large number of skyscrapers/high density residential is something you can't really get in Austin. But, the materialistic quality of life things are MUCH better there, as is the weather and outdoor activities available, and I have most of my friends there. So, I'm stickin it out up here and waiting on fate to make the decision for me. I am still waiting to see where I'm at on the FDNY list (they haven't ranked us, yet). I'm also going to take the AFD test in March of 08 and see what happens. Basically, I'm just going to go with whatever job comes first. Hahaha. Wow. That turned into a rant. Anyway, what are you moving to Houston for, man? If you are doing it randomly, I'd HIGHLY recommend checking out Austin if you're set on TX. It is everything you hear and more. No one I've ever talked to has said they hated it. Seriously."

sax1 said: "I am moving because of a job transfer. I will be in Houston for at least two years. Firefighters are very popular, especially with the girls. The pay sucks, but at least you get the women. I know Los Angeles area firefighters make good money because of the overtime."

newinvestor123 said: "Hondas are great - Keep it, and drive that sucker til the wheels fall off."

FirefighterB said: "I agree. The engine and tranny will last forever. It's the little things that get expensive, but it's still a good car."

EWhytsell said: "I drive a 94 corolla at least 150 miles daily for work that is just about to turn 300K on it. It been in the family since 0 miles and I've done almost nothing to it. Evan"

sax1 said: "[QUOTE=EWhytsell]I drive a 94 corolla at least 150 miles daily for work that is just about to turn 300K on it. It been in the family since 0 miles and I've done almost nothing to it. Evan[/QUOTE] Corollas are very good cars -- probably better than Accords."

lil dickie said: "I would because I am an eternal optimist. :th_dblthumb2:"

Harry said: "[QUOTE=sax1]I am moving from Los Angeles to Houston. I was all set to make the long drive, but it occurred to me that my car is 15 year old. It's a 4 cylinder Honda Accord with 160,000 miles, reliable and good on gas. But still, it's an old car with a beat-up exterior. Would you drive, ship it, or leave it behind and buy a new one in your new location? Thanks.[/QUOTE] Check your fluids, blelts, tires, tread and TAKE IT. Beat it up for all it':wave: s worth."

sax1 said: "I made to Houston in my beat-up Accord. I have been busy looking for a house to buy. Compared to Los Angeles, houses in Houston are really cheap. $100k can get you a decent house. Property taxes, however, are outrageous at 3.2%. Because of this, I am reconsidering buying a house or even living here for long time. Thanks for the inputs guys."

FirefighterB said: "[QUOTE=sax1]I made to Houston in my beat-up Accord. I have been busy looking for a house to buy. Compared to Los Angeles, houses in Houston are really cheap. $100k can get you a decent house. Property taxes, however, are outrageous at 3.2%. Because of this, I am reconsidering buying a house or even living here for long time. Thanks for the inputs guys.[/QUOTE] Property taxes are so high because there isn't a state income tax. They'll get you one way or the other. Glad to hear you made it. Good luck in Houston."

Worthydaydream said: "I drove a 96 Ford to CT the other day from western NY. All I did was check the fluid levels and tire pressure to make sure everything looked good. :th_dblthumb2:"

Paq13 said: "i drive a 17 yr old car anywhere and i'm not afraid to drive it anywhere else (toyota mr2 turbo) drive it till the wheels fall off :) heck, an accord at 250K is 'broken in' ..."

FirefighterB said: "He's been there for 2 months...."

Rbreb13 said: "GOOD GOD leads. Try reading before posting all these worthless posts to threads that are so old nobody cares anymore. I'm gonna hafta put you on ignore if you keep this shit up! :lamer::th_thumbsdownsmiley"