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Honda Celebraes Owner's 1 Million Mile Accord with Surprise Parade

Getting a million miles, 1.6 million kilometers, out of a car is still a real feat. Cars have gotten a lot more reliable since the 50s and 60s when a car with 100k on the odometer was considered tired, but a million miles is still something to be proud of. Honda even admits this apparently, as it threw a surprise parade for an owner of a 1990 Honda Accord with one million miles.

Joe LoCicero of Saco, Maine, in the US bought a Honda Accord in 1990 and has put one million miles on it since then. To celebrate the milestone Honda threw a parade for Joe and gave him a new 2012 Accord. The parade included an odometer float powered by six people in hamster wheels, an airplane trailing a banner congratulating Joe, floats made by students at the local high school, the middle school marching band and stilt walkers.

Joe put an average of 62,500 miles on his Accord every year and kept detailed records of the distance he covered since the odometer clicked over to 300,000 miles.

Nine Generations of the Honda Accord

Introduced by Honda in 1976, the Accord became in 1982 the first Japanese car to be manufactured in the United States. Over nine generations, the Accord has been very popular, especially in the United States. It has earned its popularity with customers especially by being very reliable.

1. Accord: 1976-1982

The three-door hatchback model, that was launched in 1976, was based oon the platform of the Honda Civic. The compact Accord became popular especially due to its fuel economy and also offered several innovations such as a tachometer, intermittent wipers, and an AM/FM radio.

2. Accord: 1982-1985

With the start of the second generation Honda Accord, for the first time a Japanese model was being produced in the USA. This generation also pushed the Accord to the top of the sales-charts and it remained the bestselling Japanese model in the US for 15 years.

3. Accord: 1985-1989

The third generation Accord premiered in 1985. Designwise it stood apart and the flip-up headlights were a particularity. Also in terms of mechanics it was innovative and was the first Honda with double wishbones at the front and rear axles, which improved handling and ride of the vehicles.

4. Accord: 1990-1993

The fourth generation Honda Accord was unveiled in 1989. It was bigger than the previous model but still showd many styling features of its predecessor. The cars had a new aluminium 2.2-liter engine with electronic fuel-injection.

5. Accord: 1994-1997

For the fifth Accord, Honda developed two different versions for the European market and the North American and Japanese market.

6. Accord: 1998-2002

For the sixth generation, the Accord was produced differently according to the US, European and Japanese markets.

7. Accord: 2003-2007

For the seventh generation, first presented in 2002, Honda returned to producing just to distinct models: one for the US-marked and another for the European and Japanese customers.

8. Accord: 2008-2012

The eighth Honda Accord was again produced differently for the USA and Europe and Japan. The car grew in size and was now classified as a full size car and not, as previouly, a compact vehicle.

9. Accord: 2012-

The ninth generation Accord was first shown in disguised form at the North American International Auto Show in January. Both cars will go on sale in North America in 2013.