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We have a 2001 Corolla S bought new... spent a day at the Toyota Factory as guests watching our Corolla being made... we special ordered it... Toyota gave us the VIP treatment and all from a letter I wrote to Toyota Corp to let them know at age 65 Mom was buying her first new car and they invited us to the factory.
16 years later no oil issues... actually no issues... even the original AC Battery went 12 years before I thought to be safe and change it.
Nothing special oil wise... just an annual change since new... currently, Mom has 80k on the odometer.
Also have a 2011 Corolla that I recent put 2500 miles driving to Seattle and back... no oil used... it also has annual oil change.
Owned several used Toyota Pickups and all sold for more than paid after years of driving... all bought 10 years used.
We live in the SF Bay Area... so no issues with extreme weather, snow, etc.
I do have friends that had Toyota trucks with rust and Toyota stepped up with generous buy backs.
My Dad had an early 80's Chevy Pickup with a diesel. He was representing a seed corn company along with running his farm in those days and put a lot of miles on. He went to trade it in at about 80,000 miles. The dealership really low balled him because diesels had such a bad resale in those days. He wasn't happy, told them off and kept the truck. He put over 300,000 miles in it with very few problems.
I have never bought a car with 200,000 miles but I've owned one than went past that mark. A '66 Dodge Dart V-8 I owned passed the 235,000 mile mark.
I also know someone who owned a '66 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham. 220,000 miles, but had much less when he bought it. Incidentally, it had the original automatic transmission, never rebuilt. Possibly the fluid may not have even been changed! The G.M. Turbo-Hydramatic and the Mopar Torqueflite automatic transmission were well-built and had great longevity. The Ford C-6 auto trans was also very good.
I have a 88 CRX Si, a 95 Del Sol Vtec, and a 98 Integra GSR all have over 170,000 miles. I have sort of restored all of them and have put money into repairs but I bought these cars because I want them. I drive them daily.
I once had an '88 CRX Si ... fun, fun, fun car to drive.
I have never bought a car with 200,000 miles but I've owned one than went past that mark. A '66 Dodge Dart V-8 I owned passed the 235,000 mile mark.
I also know someone who owned a '66 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham. 220,000 miles, but had much less when he bought it. Incidentally, it had the original automatic transmission, never rebuilt. Possibly the fluid may not have even been changed! The G.M. Turbo-Hydramatic and the Mopar Torqueflite automatic transmission were well-built and had great longevity. The Ford C-6 auto trans was also very good.
Are we related???
My 67 Fleetwood Brougham was a gift from my former boss when he could no longer drive... it has well over 250,000 miles and has been to all 48 contiguous states...
What a lot of people don't realize is the enormous improvements in engine construction from the early years, to now. Engines built today, even from basement bargain brands, are built with very tight tolerances. The engine block, pistons, rings, etc. have very low failure rates today, as long as you use good oil and change the oil and filter regularly. Today, it is the electrical components that cause the most failures. If you are talented enough to chase down the electrical gremlins, and replace the sensors when needed you can get a ton of miles out of a vehicle.
that and your transmission are likely to go bad before the engine.
I actually bought a 1993 Mazda MX6 LS V6 in 1997 with 160,000 miles... I ascertained that while I was looking at this car, that it was a Salesman's car, hence a lot of travel! Anyway, I had this car until 205,000 miles or so and then I sold it around 2010. Total repair costs from 1997 to 2010 - about $2800!
But lately, I want to buy a Collector Edition of the 4th Gen Chrysler minivans [2005 to 2007 years]. I saw a nice one but it had 207,000 miles... Didn't buy it yet but I'm tempted...
What about you? Have you ever bought a high mileage vehicle and how do it fare for you?
Here's the math on that-Chrysler minivans have 70k mile transmissions, which puts that one at about 5k miles away from a $2k tranny rebuild. The rest of that van is good for as long as it doesn't rust out.
I bought a 88 Escort GT with 70k on it and sold it at 215k to the first person who test drove it. I saw that carvdriving around for years afterwards, when last seen it was a hot mess but still rolled right out.
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