Maine man's car goes 1 million miles

[Hum]

SACO — Joe LoCicero’s 1990 Honda Accord slipped into a parking spot in front of City Hall with its engine purring, much as it did two decades ago after it rolled off the assembly line in Marysville, Ohio.

The town of Norway resident was honored with a surprise parade and given a 2012 Accord on Sunday afternoon after racking up more than 1 million miles on his trusted older model, nicknamed “True Blue” for its light-blue exterior.

LoCicero, 53, is the first person documented by the car manufacturer to have driven a Honda to the million-mile mark, according to a company spokeswoman.

“If you listen carefully, she’s getting old,” LoCicero said. “But it’s been an amazing ride.”

Known as “Million Mile Joe” through a recent advertising and web campaign, LoCicero is a master auto technician who travels throughout Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont inspecting vehicles for warranty claims and lease terms.

Honda and Darling Auto Group sponsored the parade down Main Street, which featured marching bands from Westbrook High School and Saco Middle School and varsity cheerleaders from Biddeford High School.

“Joe is a testament to what you can do if you maintain your car,” said Ron Russell, Darling’s director of operations in Bangor. “Thankfully, not many people do it or we’d be out of business.”

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[Crisp]

Good old Honda :)

[Miuku.]

http://www.worldcarf...lion-kilometers

1 million miles? Upstart :-)

[Rudy]

They should give him a new Honda for free :D

[_neutrino Veteran]

way to go honda (my father has been an Engineer for Honda since 1998 :D)

[Kerm]

They should give him a new Honda for free :D

Wouldn't that go against the spirit of the occasion somewhat?

:p

[Hum]

I wonder how much he spent over the years, on his Honda, to keep it going ....

Probably more than a new car would cost. :laugh:

[Rudnartim]

He was given a 2012 accord for free.

[TheLegendOfMart]

They should give him a new Honda for free :D

Did you even read the article, they gave him a new 2012 Accord

[Glassed Silver]

They should give him a new Honda for free :D

Wouldn't that go against the spirit of the occasion somewhat?

:p

"“Joe is a testament to what you can do if you maintain your car,” said Ron Russell, Darling’s director of operations in Bangor. “Thankfully, not many people do it or we’d be out of business.”"

DOUBLE KILL. :D

Glassed Silver:mac

[firey]

They should give him a new Honda for free :D

Unless I misread the article.. it looks like they did

"a surprise parade and given a 2012 Accord on Sunday afternoon"

[ccoltmanm]

I have a 2006 Honda Accord. I really like it. I don't want it for 20 years though. However, MPG hasn't changed that much in Accords from 1990 to now.

[Dan~]

A few years ago there was a guy whos VW Passat did 1 million miles, and VW offered him a brand new car and he turned it down saying his current one was running fine etc

However I would of accepted the new one still, then start a new clock! 1m is a good milestone to leave it at

[+Mirumir Subscriber¹]

That's 1,609,344 KM!!!

To put it into a perspective:

- 40 trips around the Earth at equator!

- 2 trips to the Moon and back!

[articuno1au]

Holy mother of god :o

That says a lot of Honda's engineering.. Good on them for giving him the new car and all..

On that note, some of you need shooting >.>

[Wolfbane]

I wonder how much he spent over the years, on his Honda, to keep it going ....

Probably more than a new car would cost. :laugh:

He's an auto-mechanic. Probably cost him almost nothing to keep it going.

[Dotdot]

Did anyone in this thread read the article?

he was given a FREE 2012 Model and hes a flipping Mechanic!

So yes he did get a free car and no it wouldnt have cost the same as the accrued maintenance on the old.

Read, dont scan :p

[Teebor]

I wonder how much of that car is still original? Parts break on cars, they always do but with the right maintenance which this guy could clearly give there is no reason it couldn't keep trucking

[Hum]

He's an auto-mechanic. Probably cost him almost nothing to keep it going.

I didn't know they gave free oil, grease, car parts to mechanics. :laugh:

[Argote]

That car is probably in better shape than a lot of 2008 or so models on the streets. Then again, how many parts are still the original (besides the chassis)?

[Slammers]

Holy mother of god :o

That says a lot of Honda's engineering.. Good on them for giving him the new car and all..

On that note, some of you need shooting >.>

LOL.... wut? Where did that come from?

[perochan]

That's 1,609,344 KM!!!

To put it into a perspective:

- 40 trips around the Earth at equator!

- 2 trips to the Moon and back!

i dont mind having a car trip to the moon and back. :D

[Wolfbane]

I didn't know they gave free oil, grease, car parts to mechanics. :laugh:

It's his job, he has cheap access to whatever he needs, and he doesn't need to pay for labour. That's probably 9/10 of the price gone right there.

[Biotoxic_hazard_835]

Older Honda vehicles are very reliable and if maintained properly they will give you many, many years of service. For a million mile car it looks in amazing condition.

[spedanden]

My first car was a 88' Accord. She died at 265,000 miles after the wheel nuts rusted into dust (Michigan winters) and I neglected to change the oil for 36,000 miles. My new(est) car is a 2008 Civic Hybrid, which has 112,000 miles and has had no issues... Even after getting rear ended last Friday :(