Arun Ghosh, from Ontario, Canada, has definitely pushed the boundaries of “journey testimonials” by crossing the 1,000,000 kilometer mark on his 2014 Honda Accord! What does that mean? It's equivalent to circling the earth 25 times, or even going back and forth to the moon several times. It's a mileage that even automobile designers have never imagined.
However, while Arun Ghosh was driving his car to achieve this amazing feat, he encountered an unexpected hiccup: his odometer stopped at 999,999 kilometers and stopped moving forward! Perhaps Honda's designers didn't expect anyone to drive the car this far when they first designed it. In order to continue his “million kilometer journey”, Ghosh had to make a special request to Honda: get me a seven-digit dashboard! After all, it's a once-in-a-lifetime achievement, and there's no reason why I can't continue to record it due to the limitations of the dashboard!
How did Arun Ghosh achieve this feat? His story goes back a few years. At that time, he had already clocked 500,000 kilometers on this Honda Accord and a friend jokingly said to him at that time, “Why don't you hit a million kilometers?” Such a light-hearted joke turned out to be Arun Ghosh's motivation. After that, he started his “million kilometer journey”.
In fact, Arun Ghosh's story isn't just about the pursuit of a number - he was born in Cherthala, Kerala, India, and immigrated to Canada as an international student in 2017. He bought the Honda Accord while studying at Niagara College, where the car already had 90,000 kilometers on it. However, he had already decided that it was his “dream car” and did not hesitate to buy it. The car has accompanied him through every important moment of his study abroad career and finally reached the one million kilometer milestone.
The Honda Accord is more than just an ordinary car; for Arun Ghosh, it has been a part of his journey in Canada. Running around the highways of Ontario every day, the Honda never let him down with its exceptional quality. Ghosh's maintenance of it is also extremely meticulous: regular maintenance, oil change on time, every detail is not ambiguous. It is this bonding and careful maintenance that has enabled the car to run at such impressive numbers.
Arun Ghosh now awaits Honda's response with great anticipation. He jokingly said that he has almost become the “unofficial spokesman” of Honda, such a large amount of “free advertising”, Honda should not consider giving him some special treatment? For example, a specially designed seven-digit dashboard to continue his journey to the next million kilometers? You don't see accomplishments like this every day.
Whether or not Honda will design a new dashboard especially for him, Arun Ghosh has already earned the admiration of countless enthusiasts. His story is not just a testament to the quality of Honda's cars, but also one of perseverance, patience and love of driving.
Source: Ignite your mind
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