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Most cars these days can run to 200K+ or more with regular maintenance. Usually it's the transmission that gives out first though
You would think that by now car manufactuers would have found a way to make durable transmission that last on average more than 100k trouble free miles.
IMO, you have to drive them to enjoy them, not just use them as grocery getters.
I do drive and enjoy them. Enough to enjoy them but not so much as to add a lot of miles on them.
But, yes, the friend I mentioned, with the very low mileage cars, should drive his more. Fortunately, he finally drove his '76 Fleetwood last week... the first time he's driven it for about 3 years. I don't let my cars sit that long.
You would think that by now car manufactuers would have found a way to make durable transmission that last on average more than 100k trouble free miles.
Seems like Toyota has had the least problems with automatic transmissions.
You would think that by now car manufactuers would have found a way to make durable transmission that last on average more than 100k trouble free miles.
They did, but they don't have any control over whether the owner maintains it properly or not.
I do drive and enjoy them. Enough to enjoy them but not so much as to add a lot of miles on them.
But, yes, the friend I mentioned, with the very low mileage cars, should drive his more. Fortunately, he finally drove his '76 Fleetwood last week... the first time he's driven it for about 3 years. I don't let my cars sit that long.
Automobiles were meant to be driven... nowhere in any owners manuals does it say to be sure and not put to many miles on your vehicle to quickly and most have maintenance schedules well past 100k.
Adding miles to a vehicle is not a bad thing in and of itself but neglecting scheduled maintenance and driving like a formula 1 driver all the time is.
I couple of years ago I bought an 04 Nissan 350z with 60k on the clock and have driven from coast to coast and everywhere in between... I go for drives anytime I get the chance and on most weekends the wife and I take the Z on 200-300 mile road trips to lots of different places... I/we enjoy the car and enjoy driving it and can't ever imagine it or any vehicle we own becoming a "garage queen". The Z is now at slightly over 120k and I've had zero problems/issues, doesn't burn oil, tranny is perfect (auto trans) I just perform the scheduled maintenance and I don't drive like a race car driver. I wouldn't have a second thought about jumping in it and driving accross the country on a moments notice if I had to.
I just can't imagine buying a car, any car, and then being wary of putting "too many" miles on it. To me it makes about as much sense as buying a house and then not wanting to live in it to much!
I buy cars with around 100k on them for $5,000 or less. I expect to put another 1k in tires and general repairs before the next winter. Then I drive them until the rust demon eats them in another 10 years or so.
A car with a 100k is fine, paying $15k isn't. Unless it was a luxury car or higher end SUV, that's about half the cost of a new car (or more). But you're already halfway through the life of the car, but getting the latter half where the car requires more maintenance and repairs and is generally less desirable.
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