How many YEARS will my 2006 Honda Civic LX last?

I have a 2006 Honda Civic LX sedan, with 73,300 miles. I'm 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'm 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'm 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'm 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?

No reason to think it won't, but you have to assume you are going to have to do some repairs and maintenance over that time.

Tires, check them for cracking on the side walls. That's a sign you need to change them even if the tread isn't worn.

Waxing? Keeps it shiny but doesn't do a lot really. You can always get the car resprayed to freshen the paint up and get rid of stone chips and scratches. If the paint underneath is still in good condition it doesn't cost a fortune.

Its depend on person to person. If you take care of your car properly like repair and proper service. You can use that car till your old age.

My wifes car is a beemer 528i 1998.88000 miles. She won't let me get rid of it… Its metallic silver. I wash it every week… Check tyres once a month along with oil levels and washers… And once a year it serviced… That's it.outside all the time… Never polished… No need to with metallic… And its still like new inside and out.so 18 years and counting… Honda are a good car so no reason yours won't last… Just check tyre sidewalls. On the inside

YOUR NUTS, JUST DRIVE IT, AND ENJOY IT.

Hi sorry designed to last 8 years which is well passed. So time to thinking about a new one now.

Follow the severe service maintenance schedule but do not go overboard. Enjoy the car and get it fixed when it is broken.

The tires need to not be on there any longer than 8 years and they will likely harden long before that. Tires get replaced when they harden and start to crack.

your car will last until 2022.

the problem with your low mileage is that suggests short trips which would allow for moisture to remain in the oil because you don't drive it long enough to burn it off. Keep an eye on oil and if it starts to look cloudy, change it. Moisture in the oil makes these microspheres of water suspended in the oil and believe it or not they scratch the cylinder walls. Your car sits a lot and makes short trips, use synthetic. Its better for that motor and for managing contaminants and doesn't need to be changed every 3 months. Synthetic version of lucas oil stabilizer would be suitable to prevent dry starts… Not the regular one, the one specified for synthetic oil. This is the type of application the product is designed for, cars that aren't driven much.

best thing to keep a car assaulted by blowing dust, looking new, is a car cover. Invest in a good one as a cheap one won't fit as good against the body and as it blows in the wind and keeps kitting and rubbing on the body, it will take the paint off. Depending on what you're doing, a full detail with wax too often is actually bad. Clay bar and cleaner waxes are very mildly abrasive and will thin the paint or take off the clear coat if done very often. Claybar like once a year. Wax car when water stops beading off it.

1) Wax your Honda at least annually, if not a couple times a year.

2) Major tire manufacturers, such as Michelin, recommended tire replacement every 10 years regardless of remaining tread depth.

3) As will tires, any rubber component will degrade over tire regardless of use or mileage. Belts, hoses, and motor mounts should be closely examined after 5 years of use. Oil changes should be performed annually or every 4 to 5k miles, under normal driving conditions.