My Car Reached 200k miles yesterday!!! (car loan, gasket, coupe, hybrid suv)

[GnomadAK]

200K is the new 100K.

We had enough confidence in the durability of newer vehicles to buy a 2003 Suburban with 205K on it, and have put on another 10K since July. Total cost, one alternator, two oil changes, one headlight bulb. To replace it with a comparable new vehicle would cost 50K+ . I can buy a couple crate motors and get the trans redone a couple times and still look good compared to the cost of a new one.

[ntwrkguy1]

Originally Posted by KeraKera

I am now praying that it gives me 50k more. I hope that's not too much to ask of it.

Stats:
Honda Accord, V6 engine
Re-manufactured transmission
No other major problems.

Are you all still driving a car with 200k+ miles? How many more miles do you think it can go before it clunks out?

Another 50K??? I think you'll get another 100k easily, if you do consistent maintenance.

I've got two cars that are approaching 195k, and I count on getting at least another 100k from them (one Acura, one Lexus)

[wordsmith680]

All cars purchased by me in this family went over 200k. The only one that didn't was a '90 Tauras gifted to the kids by the in-laws. That POS didn't make it home to the UP from Ohio. Cost me big time and now the MIL has a 97 that has already cost me too much keeping it running for the dear 89 year old lady! (Not up to 100k yet. Probably won't make it)

[zugor]

I've got a 96 Suburban 1500 with 185,000 miles on it. bought it in March of 06 with 113,000. the first couple of years that I had it I did a lot of dog rescue transports and driving for the humane society but the hs got a nice van a couple of years ago and that's help cut my driving way down. Being a retired homebody means I don't put many miles on it, just 3,000 in the last ten months. The biggest expense on it is keeping good tires, the roads around here, especially the rutted dirt and gravel ones seem to be rather hard on them.

I did have to have the driver's seat recovered but did it before all the foam was damaged and needed replacement. The interior has been "customized" by an assortment of dogs, mostly fosters, who were not crated.

[Listener2307]

Originally Posted by MoNative34

That's a nice truck, Listener. Do you park it in your garage? The exterior is in such good shape for its age.

No, I leave it outside. But lately I've taken to covering it with its tarp during bad weather. Regardless, I always keep it clean. I think the stuff like pollen that collects and is left on cars is fairly caustic and eats up the paint. I've had it partially painted a couple of times; hit a deer and got the front painted; went through a hailstorm and got the top done. Next time, it goes in for the full Monty.

Can't see in the picture, but its got bucket seats and a sun roof. I got the seats out of a Suburban and they look great.

[chrisb19]

Originally Posted by Listener2307

Yup.
'90 model GMC pickup has 400,000 miles.
I have recently decided to keep it since it runs well. I bought it new, in 1990.
If the engine goes out I am going to put an engine in it. Transmission is original.
For $8,000 I could get an engine, a transmission, and a paint job. And that is far, far, less than I would spend on something to replace it.

Love your truck.

My favorite trucks have always been the 88-98 Chevy/GMC.

I have owned a couple, currently own a 97 Tahoe.

One of these days, I will find one just like yours. Short Bed, Single Cab, 4x4.

Great looking trucks.

[Clark Park]

Originally Posted by City Guy997S

Timing belt done?

Just had the timing belt for a second time on my '03 Hyundai Sonata with 121,000 miles ... and a lot of other stuff like new water pump. I'll be had to get 160-170 K miles out of it.

[slowdog101]

Originally Posted by GnomadAK

200K is the new 100K.

We had enough confidence in the durability of newer vehicles to buy a 2003 Suburban with 205K on it, and have put on another 10K since July. Total cost, one alternator, two oil changes, one headlight bulb. To replace it with a comparable new vehicle would cost 50K+ . I can buy a couple crate motors and get the trans redone a couple times and still look good compared to the cost of a new one.

My 2004 Suburban is still going strong with 242,000 miles. Looking to take it to at least 260,000. I bought it in 2005 with about 36,000 miles. Best car purchase I've ever made.

[ramkobe]

Recently sold a Honda with over 200,000 miles.... no major problems. Owned several with 200k miles. So not a big deal to me.

Now if a Ford makes it that far then I'd be surprised. All our Fords broke down at 10,000 to 30,000 miles. Major problem after problem.

[waltchan]

Any new car can last up to 1 million miles max nowadays from all makes given proper maintenance and oil changes. 200,000 or 300,000 mile is starting to be old news.

From what I've learned, the redesigned 1986 Honda Accord was the world's-first mass production car capable for 1 million miles max (Toyota came out with that in Camry in 1988). During the 1980s before, Toyota cars were rated less-reliable than Honda cars by Consumer Reports. For domestics, General Motors was the first to come out, in 1988, for Buick LeSabre, Oldsmobile 88/98, and Pontiac Bonneville with the 3800 engine, capable for 500,000 miles max. Any American car before 1988 can only last up to 200,000 miles max. In old history, the Mercedes-Benz diesel is the oldest-known 1 million mile car, as well as Chrysler's 1960s Slant Six engines, along with the 3 million mile Volvo.

If a car was produced and manufactured in Japan by any Japanese automaker (doesn't matter if it's well-known Toyota or small-volume Mitsubishi), you can get 500,000 miles incredibly easy with minimal maintenance work. Subtract 200,000 miles if the car is American-made, or it was assembled in North America, including all Japanese makes with plants in North America.