Does Anyone Else Put a LOT of miles on their vehicle? (Ford, '02)

[Opin_Yunated]

Not unless the company is paying for it. My car gets less than average personal use (<10,000 miles per year), and some business use (5,000-10,000 miles per year)

$0.575 / mile is expensive coming out of your own pocket.

[NaleyRocks]

Last three vehicles I had we traded in at over 250k miles. We drive them til it costs too much to fix them then get a new one.

[gmdealerguy]

Originally Posted by lkmax

I have a 2014 Kia Forte that I bought in May of 2013. It already has 73,000 miles on it.

My husband and I have taken two cross-country trips from NC to Nevada (the second was to get married in Vegas, yayy!), the first of which was taken the long way to visit Denver and certain parts of Utah. We also travel regularly to Virginia and South Carolina, plus my MIL lives an hour away, and we visit her several times a week.

Everyone who sees my car -- from the company that fixed the fender-bender I was in (NOT my fault, at all!!) to the people who change my oil to my parents to just anyone in general -- act as if they have NEVER seen a new car with so many miles on it.

Surely it isn't that uncommon?

I have a 2013 Hyundai Elantra that now has 82,200 miles on it. I commute 108 miles a day, 5 days a week. I hate that I put so many miles on a newer car but that's life right now. You are not alone. Everyone has different reasons for high mileage.

[Army_Guy]

My wife had a 2011 Forte Koup that had about 66k on it before we traded it in December. She had long commutes to work and drove family around a lot.

Before the Army, I used to put some serious mileage on cars. Now they can go periods where they sit for months or even a whole year.

[RAM2500YO]

I do. I have 3 vehicles: 1987 with 300,000 miles, 2002 with 220K, And 2014 with 20K. I drive the keck out of them! And i keep them forever!

[galaxyhi]

Gee, my spouse will have racked up about 22,000 in a year on our '14 hyundai elantra while using it in work. "All around town", in fact never been out of town, let alone out of state. I thought that was high {seeing as how I drive the minivan <6000/year both around town and on our sojourns out of state.}

So, you are a little high on the mileage, just be sure to maintain and change your fluids often and I wish you great mileage out of your car!

[Creature of the Wheel]

Originally Posted by lkmax

I have a 2014 Kia Forte that I bought in May of 2013. It already has 73,000 miles on it.

My husband and I have taken two cross-country trips from NC to Nevada (the second was to get married in Vegas, yayy!), the first of which was taken the long way to visit Denver and certain parts of Utah. We also travel regularly to Virginia and South Carolina, plus my MIL lives an hour away, and we visit her several times a week.

Everyone who sees my car -- from the company that fixed the fender-bender I was in (NOT my fault, at all!!) to the people who change my oil to my parents to just anyone in general -- act as if they have NEVER seen a new car with so many miles on it.

Surely it isn't that uncommon?

Kias are made well these days. I have a 2013 Optima. I left the dealership's lot with 25 miles on the odometer. It's currently sitting at around 10,330. I haven't put very many miles on it as my previous vehicles because I really, really, really love this car and want it to last for quite some time.

The first vehicle I had was a Toyota Tercel. I used it as a long distance car, pizza delivery, and daily stuff. On a kick ass money making week, I would average almost 3,000 miles. That's all within a delivery radius of 10 miles. I eventually drove that car into the ground. The next car I had was a 2007 Chevy Cobalt. I drove that thing all over the SW United States and up to the Pacific Northwest. It lasted until I sold it over a year ago.

[Mandalorian]

These days I really only do about 11-12k per year, but I know lots of folks who do 30/40k+. It's usually for work and they get paid millage.

[kanhawk]

I bought my car new 4 years ago and it now has 89,000 miles, so that's about 22,000/yr. Family and friends do comment that I put a lot of miles on a car, but I like to drive.

[SD4020]

I put about 22,000 to 25,000 miles a year on my car and 10,000 miles a year on my pickup.