I am an attorney – doing quite well actually. I drive a 1994 Accord with 225K miles. I have had everything changed twice – timing belt, etc. including “unspecified oil leaks”. My mechanic told me that my transmission needed re-sealing, which would cost $800. I said I would think about it – and my mechanic said that I was in no immediate danger, but to check my transmission fluid levels and not wait too long…that was 3,000 miles ago.

I would LOVE to drive your Honda with less than 100K miles. But the thing is, my car still runs just fine – I cannot rationalize buying another one when this one has never failed to start (except when the battery died). There is no reason to trade it in simply because I want a newer Honda.

Anyway – the moral is – as long as you can hold out without buying a newer car, your Honda likely will hold out too, even if you don’t want it to. (I would buy a different car – with cash – the instant mine gives out. But I have been saying that since 2003 and ended up putting the money towards rental properties).

Glad you resisted the temptation.

There are good deals out there on pre-owned cars with leftover manufacturer warranty.

For those 2 years I had problems with the car I seemed to be constantly stressed out about what was wrong with the car, would it leave me stranded, is this mechanic honest, how much will *this* cost me, etc., etc. I wanted to keep the car for at least 10 years, but after a 3 month run of it seeming like everything was going wrong with the car, I just couldn’t take it anymore. I took good care of it but it was a Ford; hence my new Honda!

Of course there are no guarantees with my new car, but the peace of mind was well worth it to me.