On 4 December 1996, I drove my new Honda Civic home from Lundgren Honda in Auburn.  Fourteen years later, at 8:24 this morning, I watched the odometer click to read 300,000 miles:

Okay, so I didn’t take the photo until this evening, but at least you know that the car didn’t explode after traveling so far.

I’m not a sentimental person, and I’m not into cars either, so I’m not posting any “What we’ve gone through together” type stories.  I am a numbers guy, so here’s what I have for you instead.  These are the mileage numbers from each December when I went for my state inspection:

• 1997 – 16,950
• 1998 – 36,470
• 1999 – 57,000
• 2000 – 79,230
• 2001 – 99,980
• 2002 – 118,450
• 2003 – 138,730
• 2004 – 159,790
• 2005 – 182,070
• 2006 – 205,120
• 2007 – 228,625
• 2008 – 252,700
• 2009 – 275,785
• 2010 – 299,555

And I still get 40 miles to the gallon.  Thank you, Honda!