Thus spake Jim Yanik <jyanik@abuse.gov> :

>ChrisB <ChrisB@somewhere.someplace.com> wrote in
>news:u9Kdnbi3mol1jHPVnZ2dnUVZ_rjinZ2d@giganews.co m:
>
>> Dillon Pyron wrote:
>
>>>> WRT your Civic,you will find rubber seals drying out/becoming
>>>> brittle from lack of use. Rust will form on steel parts not kept
>>>> lubricated by use and then their abrasiveness will grind on other
>>>> seals,making them fail sooner.
>>>>
>>>> short trips don't "bake off" moisture that builds up in your
>>>> oil,then you get "mayonnaise" forming;a sort of white goop/sludge
>>>> made of water and oil.So,you need to change oil more frequently/use
>>>> a synthetic oil,and drive the car long enough to fully heat up the
>>>> motor periodically.
>>>>
>>>> brake fluid also absorbs water and then corrodes the cylinders and
>>>> pistons,making them more abrasive and wearing seals faster.
>>>
>>> My sister had to replace the muffler in her 90 CRX at about 40K
>>> because it was 15 years old and her average commute is about 15
>>> minutes. Which agrees with you comments. She did do the oil every
>>> 4-5 months, but she did that herself, so it wasn't too pricey. But
>>> the muffler rusted through.
>>
>> Two years ago, I had to have the tail pipe on the 1997 Civic going to
>> the muffler replaced because it rusted through where it bent right
>> before the muffler. A local muffler shop just cut the rusted section,
>> fabricated a new section, and welded it in.
>>
>> The funny thing, even with a hole in the pipe the size of a quarter,
>> my car still didn't make as much noise as those Civics with the fart
>> cannon exhausts.
>>
>
>the exhaust system on my 94 Integra GS-R lasted right up to when it was
>stolen last year.(Florida...)

How many miles did it have on it? If you drive it, you don't have
those sorts of problems. But when the driving consists of start it
up, drive 3 miles and park it, then condensation becomes an issue.