Ride along as our 2003 Honda Accord 6-6 hits one million miles!

[@accordmods]

Man deserves a new accord free

[@TysonHugie]

So cool. And a scenic place to have it happen… among great people, too. 🎉

[@txaccord]

Amen! Had to do something special besides going down a rural south TX hwy.

[@handyhermit8659]

Amazed by how good theses Hondas are. I think this is Honda #5 or #6 documented that has 1 million miles. Great stuff man. We’ll call Honda or email Honda of USA and Honda in Japan that one of their units has reached 1Million miles. You should make another sitting down showing us all the things you’ve done to the car. Again congratulations and cheers 🍻.

[@txaccord]

Thank you! I've seen stories of around 5 other Accords. Ours is the newest Accord and the only 7th gen to do it. There's also a red CRX and also a CR-V that I've seen stories about. I've given Honda USA different updates over the last few years. I'll do another now that it accomplished it.

[@pilotvanquish3886]

My man👏👏. That accord is a champ and Cudos to you for being so fastidious on the maintenance and care. Honda Corp ought to give you a brand new accord for this historical milestone!!

[@txaccord]

Thanks! I like the way you think. I've always felt like the car was in too good of shape to give up on it - so I keep fixing and driving it.

[@averyalexander2303]

Congratulations, I just found your channel recently and it's cool to finally see you reach a million miles! Not something you see every day, that's for sure. I would have guessed the main odometer would reset to 0 once it maxes out like the old mechanical ones do, it's interesting to see that it doesn't.

[@txaccord]

Thanks! There's a video of someone in a Civic hitting a million km. It did the same thing and just stuck at 9s. Glad you found the channel. Thanks for watching.

[@gorangjorsovski21]

I have 2007 accord, 450,000 miles. The best cars ever made. Honda for life. Congrats brother

[@txaccord]

Wow! Thanks, keep rolling.

[@sawcon7889]

3:31 A moment we can all come back and appreciate with you. As an achievement very few ever achieve in a vehicle! Well done Sir!

[@txaccord]

Thank you! Definitely very special. I was really glad to show the final moments on video. Everyone gets to experience it with me.

[@BigRLH]

And it will go for a million more....Honda are so underrated

[@welmoepics]

Absolute tank! Take care of your Hondas and they'll take care of you. Congrats!

[@txaccord]

It's amazing. So proud of what this car accomplished.

[@theopenroadahead]

Well, THAT was a great way to start my day! It was also nice being able to enjoy the ride without worrying about losing focus during filming! 😂 It was an honor to have been part of the ride along, and to have witnessed this journey. In the words of a talented blogger (ahem)… “Onward!!!”

[@txaccord]

I'm glad you were riding along and filming it. Thanks for your friendship, the picture, and being part of this experience. Let's see where it goes from here.

[@makan1568]

I never was so excited to watch numbers change 😃 congrats! That 7th gen Coupe looks amazing.

[@rodroller3328]

Congrats! Have been following since the 850s I think. I just hit 222,222 on my 07 Accord K24 MT EX-L sedan.

[@txaccord]

Awesome. Thank you! Congrats! I hope you're getting pictures of those special odometer readings. My phone is full of them from this car.

[@jv6miata]

Congrats man, what a huge accomplishment

[@txaccord]

Thanks!

[@rudyr3550]

🎉🎊 CONGRATULATION .

[@txaccord]

Thank you!

[@victorblock3421]

Congratulations. Such an epic achievement.

[@txaccord]

Thank you!

[@randomrebuilds]

Congrats on this epic milestone! Saw some negative comments on Jalopnik saying its a "meh" car or that its nothing to a Volvo, but forget the haters. This is a 6 speed V6 Accord coupe which is now sadly extinct for a Sedan paired with a CVT.

[@txaccord]

I'm thankful to own the first and last years of the 6-6 Accord. These are such great cars. Thank you!

[@milepost4846]

Supposedly the Accord Coupe will be coming back in 2025.

[@txaccord]

Nice. The new Prelude shape looks similar to my 9th gen coupe. Not everyone wants to drive a crossover.

[@arnoldomoreno2450]

This makes me feel better about my 03 accord :)

[@milepost4846]

You are a inspiration! I have a 2007 Accord Sedan V6 with only a mear 240,000 miles on it. Congrats!!!

[@txaccord]

Thank you! Yours is getting broken in. Good luck with it! J series 💪

[@RAD-RC]

Congrats man! Coming over from driveaccord, so glad you got a video of it, what an achievement! Now for the engine teardown...

[@txaccord]

Yeah, looking forward to it. I hope to get the new engine in shortly after HDay. Then teardown video after that.

[@RAD-RC]

@TX Accord I wish I could make it down there, unfortunately I don't think I can justify the 13 hour round trip lol.

[@lamontjohnson5810]

This is going to make me cry... congrats!!!!

[@txaccord]

Thank you My wife got emotional on that ride. Then I did too because of her.

[@joeycampione9926]

Congrats man!

[@txaccord]

Thanks bro!

[@daviderhahon]

Alas.... Been a long time coming. Congratulations

[@ambitionz5625]

I've put 35k miles on my 2004 Honda Accord and it has been great. Only thing I've replaced that hasn't been regular maintenance is my power steering pump and the steering rack. Makes me happy seeing this because my engine is only at 185k and still feels so smooth

[@txaccord]

Congrats! I recently had to replace my PS rack. That's a bit of a job. These are great. Mostly easy to work on.

[@wcovey25]

Congrats! Big achievement for any vehicle!

[@TheGamingSenpaiYT]

What a way to give the Accord a beautiful view to celebrate its 1 mil mile mark! They did and you did and excellent job. I love how at the end it casually pulls up the the exact same 9th gen Accord that I have, i just wish they hadnt use a cvt.

[@txaccord]

Thank you! My family and friends made it a very memorable weekend. We had a great time. Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge are a blast. Very few places in the country with so much to do for tourists. My friend Josh has the 6spd MT in his. He has an identical 2015 Accord that hit a deer at 634k miles. His current 2014 has 262k. He's gonna try to run it to a million. He's a courier too.

[@musclee-mac8768]

SO HAPPY for you bro!! I've been following you through my brother for a couple of years now. I've been hoping that your cylinder in your engine would hold up, looks like it did! You got a new car now! Lol, here's to a million more! -an ecstatic Civic brother

[@txaccord]

Thanks so much! Nothing is guaranteed so I was really hoping it would hold up. One of my friends saw someone posted my story on the 11th gen Civic forum. I remember reading a long thread a few years ago about a Civic. I think it was the 8th gen Civic forum. I think he had to do a new engine around 800k. Not sure if he made a million.

[@jameswhite1319]

Thank for sharing hope Honda will get the car from you and give you a new one ! Thanks for sharing!

[@ManCaveStudio]

What a good puppy! Congrats!

[@txaccord]

🐶

[@VirtualGuth]

Congratulations! This is a great testament to both Honda and yourself as an owner dedicated to keeping up with the necessary maintenance over the long haul. Good stuff!

[@txaccord]

Thank you!

[@remakk1174]

Congratulations!!! You did it dude!!

[@vistastructions]

Congratulations on hitting 1 million miles!!

[@txaccord]

Thank you

[@shootr04]

Congratulations, man!! I ran across your channel a couple of years back when this had around 750k or so miles. I have an ‘05 6-6 coupe and an ‘06 6-6 sedan (both silver, both with around 160k), and it makes me happy to see one going this far. I was really curious about what the odometer would do, I was hoping it would roll back to zeroes!! Congratulations again on a rare feat!!

[@txaccord]

Thank you! You've got the really rare one in that sedan. That's been the most common question as I got close - what will the odometer do? I'm so happy this one made it and gets a j series in the million mile club.

[@gregelpanameno7378]

Congratulation what an accomplishment. MY 2007 Accord is sitting on 440K and running strong.

[@txaccord]

Thank you! Congrats on yours too. That's awesome! Thanks for sharing.

[@I_QUIT25667]

Congrats!! From the looks of it this couldn’t of happened to a better person as yourself. Celebrate the man and what he’s done with the car!!! Awesomeness!! I would like to ask which engine came in your coupe… K or J engine? And what is the check engine light blinking for lol?

[@txaccord]

Thanks for the kind words. This is the j series 3.0. This is the first year of the 6spd manual transmission in these cars. Around 920k, cylinder 1 exhaust valve developed a problem so it's been running on 5 cyls ever since. I wanted to get this engine to a million miles so I kept driving it. We'll change out the engine soon. I bought another engine and have it in the garage.

[@james_schneiderwind]

Congrats on the biggest milestone yet! Your videos have inspired me to not give up on my 301k mile TL just yet🤘

[@txaccord]

Thanks! Just gotta be willing to put some money and work into them along the way. Love your videos too and shared them with my friends who plays too.

[@broganhogan3469]

Fantastic!! What a feat. A testament to the golden age of Honda

[@txaccord]

And now for my next trick, I'll attempt to become the highest mileage Honda ever.

[@RonEvans2011]

Awesome! I've owned several Hondas and they are great cars. That means my wife can keep her Accord for 84 years?!

[@txaccord]

We love ours. We currently have three Accords with manual transmissions. 84 years - I've heard that before somewhere.

[@maxnguyen22]

Congratulations. Amazing

[@megatop412]

Congratulations from another Honda high mile fan. Well done

[@txaccord]

Thank you!

[@rookietoprobuildz]

Road & Track Magazine brought me here 🤯 you would never know the mileage was that high. Looks in great shape

[@timhornswaggle1243]

This is pretty awesome. Sending my congratulations to you! Now you just gotta hit 2 million! 😂

[@txaccord]

Ha. I've done almost 2k miles this week. Long way to go. Most of the time, you only hear a story once a car or truck hits it and then really nothing else. I plan to keep blogging about it on DA and doing YT and IG as I can.

[@codyspear1263]

I think it's really funny that this video starts with the motor misfiring. But regardless it's awesome seeing one of these hit 1000000 miles. I got a 2003 6-6 accord too. Coupe aswell, but it's blue with black interior. Slapped in a TL j32 and it's a really fun car. Burnt out the oem clutch though. It was slipping before I got the car and putting the j32 plus too many burnouts finished it off. Got a luk kit in hand, gonna put it in soon so I can drive it again. I'm third owner of the vehicle and it's in great shape. I believe mine is only around 230k, but I know it will go much much further.

[@txaccord]

That engine was really tired. Probably opening it up this weekend to see the damage. First Honda v6 to a million. I love the blue color on these too.

[@streetchrisg]

That's Awesome! Wow!

[@txaccord]

Thanks 👍

[@Iriscal]

I just bought my 2015 Accord V6 Coupe (San Marino Red with 45,000 miles) last year, and I love it almost as much as my 2016 Honda Shadow Aero 750. I can only hope my engine sounds as good as yours does at 300,000, let alone 500,000. I don't think 1,000,000 will happen in my lifetime.

[@txaccord]

My 2017 6-6 coupe has 44k on it. I used to ride, but stopped a few yrs ago because of the stupid drivers here. I had a 1999 Suzuki Intruder 800 that I loved.

[@craigphillips495]

Might want to get that check engine light looked over. :p I kid.....I kid......that's awesome!

[@txaccord]

Ha, thanks!

[@TheBanwait8]

Amaaaaaaazing...i have a 2007 Coupe bought new, only has 100k so far hahah...use it as my 2nd car now

[@qwerty6801]

I have a v6 05 Accord with 305k miles i tried to sell a few months and people were telling me i might as well scrap it even though it runs very well. Glad i decided to hold onto it because clearly these motors are very strong. Worst case i have to replace the transmission and ill likely get another 300k out of it

[@txaccord]

I admittedly kinda babied mine by not revving it much, but I drove it for nearly 100k with #1 cyl dead. Pretty durable engines. Good luck with yours!

[@ElvisCarReviews]

Congratulations When the check engine light is flashing like that, you know the engine has had it

[@txaccord]

Thanks! Stupid light flashed like that for nearly 100k miles. Dang thing never would burn out... Engine wouldn't give up.

[@jimmysway3240]

These makes me feel better about my 236k mile one. It’s definitely got more life left then I thought

[@comercole1940]

wooooo congrats my guy i might buy a version like that.

[@eazybuildz7274]

Dope

[@Makaveli85]

Congratulations!! makes me wanna keep mine now, not a Honda but I got a Chevy with over 300k and BMW with over 200k

[@txaccord]

Thanks! I'm a life long GM fan. For BMW, we had a 530i that we got up to 191k before selling it.

[@ubuntulinuxrules]

Fantastic achievement!

[@txaccord]

Thanks. Appreciate you following the journey.

[@kaibaumgartner7721]

Congrats man! I’ve got an 05 Silver 6-6 coupe that just rolled 187k and love it, it’s my daily

[@txaccord]

Congrats! I plan to keep driving this one most days. Going to start enjoying my 2017 6-6 a little more often now too.

[@AndrewM83]

Got an 04 coupe with over a quarter million miles. Good to know I've got time lol. Congrats! Love my Hondas

[@txaccord]

Thanks. Congrats on yours too. You're doing well.

[@vivinvarughese8207]

Congratulations!! Super excited to see you continue its life with an upgraded motor!!

[@txaccord]

Thanks! For the few cars that make a million, you usually only hear about it with an article or news story at that point. I plan to keep driving and documenting repairs and milestones.

[@96t5wagon]

Now that is cool!

[@idgafa]

Congrats. Honda Accord V6s are the best.

[@txaccord]

This engine has been a champ.

[@YouCanCallMeMia]

one motor? one engine too?!

[@needforshift5963]

Congrats on achievement man

[@rustyshackleford2185]

Its crazy i had this same car in automatic, many of the things you replaced I had too as well however while you only did 1 transmission in 1 million miles I went thru 3 in under 170k miles smh i really liked the car but the automatic v6 3.0 transmissions were absolute junk

[@txaccord]

Yeah, I've heard bad things about the autos with the V6. Especially the early 7th gens. We got lucky with the MT. Pretty much everything people say is common to mess up in these cars, I've had to replace.

[@whatdadogdoin7531]

Congratulations man a HUGE congratulations 👏🎉 I have the same generation Accord (05 V6 sedan). Bought the car used at 288k kms now 300 kms away from 300k kms. You are giving me hope that I can do the same thing. What maintenance did you do?? Regular oil changes and timing belt, water pump replacements?? Also by any chance are you on the drive Accord forum?? I remember I saw a thread about a guy writing a journal on his journey to a million miles.

[@txaccord]

That's me on DA. I started writing about it in the fall of 2019. Have documented all of the good and bad since then. I run Mobil 1 5w-20. I now only use the Aisin TKH002 timing belt kit and replace around every 100k. I replaced the fluid in my MT every 100k with Redline MTL (we'll at least in the second transmission...). Otherwise fixing stuff as it needs it. I have a whole ton of posts on there about how long parts lasted, which parts I used, etc.

[@catoilsalesman9158]

Ive got a 2006 6-6 4 door with 79k miles.

[@txaccord]

That's cool. I knew one other guy on driveaccord.net who had a low mileage one too. Rare car

[@marajevomanash]

How frequently did you change transmission fluid? Brake fluid? Power steering fluid? Engine Oil?

[@txaccord]

Manual transmission - I changed the fluid about every 100k. Brake fluid - I would just bleed some fluid when I changed the brakes. Never completely changed it. PS fluid would get replaced when I changed PS pumps and occasionally I'd drain the reservoir and replace the fluid if it looked dirty. Engine oil - I mostly did 15k mile intervals on Mobil 1 5w-20. On my new engine, I'm running Mobil 1 5w-20 around 6-7k intervals.

[@Ricky07070909]

So many questions! :D Did you have to change the catalyst often? Which part did you have to change more often? Did you put any modifications? What part that you'v changed was the most expensive (Aside Catalysts) ? And, congratulations!! :D

[@txaccord]

Stock cats lasted around 500k. Then I used Dorman cats. They didn't last long. I then installed Walker cats. Those were much better but my engine was so sick by then that it messed up the cats. I installed another set of Walker cats after installing the new engine. Cold air intake and aftermarket exhaust were the only mods to the old engine. I have a throttle body spacer and intake spacer on the new engine. Seems like I've changed all of the suspension pieces a few times. Most expensive part besides cats is probably the clutch/flywheel. Thanks for the questions and kind words.

[@viperrr6886]

Wowwwwww it made ittt

[@txaccord]

Yes! Was really happy when it finally did it. Was worried a deer or something may ruin it just short of the goal.

[@heidiesterholm2938]

❤

[@txaccord]

😉

[@PatrickAllen]

Heck yah! proud of you bro! you should get a brand new accord free from Honda! haha ....... ps your check engine light is on XP

[@txaccord]

Thanks! Honda, are you hearing this guy? Yep. The engine is tired. Swapping it out soon.

[@GameOver321]

Thats crazy, even homda didnt plan on these running that long lol. Im starting nursing school in January. Im looking for a reliable stick shift car. I came across a 2003 accord v6 manual like yours with 130k. Seems to be stock but somewhat neglected. Do you recommend these?

[@txaccord]

Big things to do/consider: Timing belt should be replaced every 7yrs or 105k miles. If it's been neglected, this probably needs done. I'd also change the manual transmission fluid. I run Redline MTL in mine. Otherwise, I'd check over the usual stuff like suspension and brakes. These are great cars. Enjoyable to drive and generally affordable to fix (the timing belt job is an expensive maintenance item at a shop - usually around $1k). Check out some of my other videos like where I talk about I only use OEM for certain parts on this car. Mine has been very reliable and enjoyable to drive.

[@JSeriesDame]

Hope to do the same bro 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@ENIGMA111-c2w]

what are some maintenance tips to keep my Honda for a long time?

[@txaccord]

Oil and transmission fluid changes. Timing belt changes on the V6 with Aisin timing kit. Use quality parts. Address issues as they come up so they don't cause other problems.

[@BrothaDavid]

what if you purchased a new cluster and put this one up on a shelf with 12v so it lights up, that way you can keep track of miles still!

[@txaccord]

I did put a brand new cluster in it so I also still have the one with all 9s. It would be cool to be able to display the old cluster.

[@shadowman1992]

Did you ever get a valve adjustment on your honda ?

[@txaccord]

Never did. Hard to say if that would've made much difference with the miles on that engine. That valve may have chipped no matter what with all of that heat exposure.

[@brandonlutz338]

much better work than Al Bundy did trying to roll his vehicle over on miles! Good job!

[@timhornswaggle1243]

If Al hadn’t fallen asleep, he woulda had a free dodge viper! 😂

[@txaccord]

I never scored four touchdowns, but I got him on the mileage thing.

[@lf725n]

My motor and transmission blew up at 80,000 miles 79 Honda

[@sonidoexperiencia]

Scotty Kilmer approved 💯💯

[@txaccord]

Guess he may see it if he searches our name.

[@ThePerevozcik]

Congratulations! What oil are you using?

[@txaccord]

I use Mobil 1 5w-20

[@sopheakhean3981]

At least now you can't go beyond 999999miles on the odometer.

[@zfunk9]

Your check engine light looks to be on.

[@txaccord]

Oh crap! Thanks

[@PoetesssB]

Do you still have it?

[@txaccord]

I do. I still drive it daily. It has 1,038,000 on it now.

[@PoetesssB]

@@txaccord that’s amazing 🤩! I’ll be next…. To share my journey real soon 😊 congrats to you and yours 🎉 you’ve kept it in perfect condition!

[@richevans7171]

Why is the check engine light flashing

[@txaccord]

#1 cyl has zero compression. I'm putting in another engine soon. This one is tired and using oil too. I'm really proud it made it though.

[@bradterry9207]

@@txaccordGreat job on making million miles!

[@96t5wagon]

@@txaccord I was wondering why it sounded that way. Nice job though!

[@richevans7171]

Yours lasted a lot longer than my 06 did. I had to have the heads ripped off mine at 90k to replace a leaky exhaust valve. Interesting that yours has a constant misfire while mine only misfired at idle.

[@JimmyDean404]

@@txaccord bummer, it'd be cool to fix cyl 1 or give the original engine a refresh. But I understand the whole time is money portion.

[@Edward-jx7pl]

The real question is. Would you buy the car again going back ? 😅

[@txaccord]

💯

[@bishopworks3203]

It's a shame the new accords only have tiny over-stressed 4 cylinders paired with garbage CVTs

[@txaccord]

I'm interested to see how the hybrids do long term. Of course I really miss the V6 manual transmission coupes and wish they were still around. But we still have the Acura TLX Type S with a V6. If only we could get a 6spd in that too.

[@bishopworks3203]

@@txaccord I am as well. Even the 2019 Accord 2.0t with the 6 speed felt like an afterthought. Not super impressed with it's build quality. Nothing will beat the old J series V6s

[@txaccord]

I just wish I could get production numbers on the 6-6. I know in 2003 a couple of dealers said they may only be able to get one of these cars for their dealership that year. Underrated cars

[@bishopworks3203]

@@txaccord It's unfortunate america is plagued with people too lazy to shift their own cars 😭

[@txaccord]

I saw an article recently about how there's a resurgence in interest in MT among younger drivers. The numbers for new Integra orders are promising for MT. My wife says she'll drive a MT until she physically can't.

[@thelagmeister]

Hit that subscribe button if you love Hondas !!!!!!!!!!!

[@txaccord]

Yes ❤️

[@Alien-Earth1]

bruh, why it not flip to all zeros

[@txaccord]

Shortsighted of Honda to not build a seven digit odometer

[@mcgrath274]

Crazy. Congratulations

[@txaccord]

Thanks!

[@needforshift5963]

You will see this comment when this video gets many views😂😂

[@txaccord]

Hopefully it gets around. I make a channel for a high mileage Accord and my most popular video is about a powered subwoofer. 🤣

[@LA_Commander]

Should have bought a Toyota lol

[@accordinglyryan]

Congrats! Been following you on instagram for a while, nice to see it finally happen!

[@txaccord]

Thanks! I was focused on maintaining my thread on driveaccord.net and then doing YT. I didn't start IG early like the other sites, but IG is getting some good traction.

[@accordinglyryan]

@@txaccord Just looked at the thread on DriveAccord. How'd you get a brand new cluster with 0 miles?

[@txaccord]

It's OEM direct from Honda. Plug it in and it's all zeroes.

[@accordinglyryan]

@@txaccord Damn, I had no idea they still sold them

[@Honesty69]

Congrats bro,big up

[@txaccord]

Thank you!