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I have a 1994 Honda Shadow 1100cc bike with 8,400 miles on it. Need to ride it more or sell it, that is for sure. Just put a new back tire and new battery on it and still don't ride it. Sell time.
Bought it new in May 1998. It had like 94 miles on it at the time. It now has about 64,000 miles. That is not a typo. And that includes 600 miles round trip to college about 10 times per year for 3 years and a 2000 mile road trip. I don't drive a lot. Commute is currently 2 miles, which I sometimes bike.
How many miles does the car you usually drive have? How many were on it when you first bought it?
Mine's (a '00 Chevy Malibu) JUST about at 100,000 miles. I bought it in January 2007 with about 77,000, which means I've driven it quite a bit for one person. For the most part, I have little trouble with it, though it seems to run through brakes fast, occasionally sucks up oil and antifreeze faster than I'd like it to (though at other times is good about it), the suspension is rather hard (but I'm used to it), the engine tends to stall before shifting, and there has been a running problem with the ignition switch not wanting to shut off all the way. However, it's generally reliable and I'm happy with it. My last car, before crashing it in December of '06, had maybe 165,000 miles (sounds a lot more impressive in kilometers - about 265,000 km). That was a '96 Buick Park Avenue, purchased with closer to 150,000.
I have a '00 Malibu too! (I should be frowning..) I bought my car (first car ) used with exactly 84,000 miles on it. It's just about to turn over 90,000 miles which I think is a lot for only having it 1 year and only driving to school (which is 20 minutes away) and work (which is only 3 minutes away). However, the CD player, alarm, brakes and lights have given me some problems. There's probably more, I just haven't uncovered them yet...
My Aunt and Uncle just traded in her car for a new one. 1993 Buick Century, it had 13,500 miles on it. Garage kept its entire life and looked as good as the day they bought it. He changed oil every 3 months or 3000 miles. There were oil changes that she had only put 10 or 15 miles on it from the last one. Talk about NEVER driving anyplace.
I have a 2004 Toyota Corolla. I bought it in June 2006, it had 62,800 miles on it. It now has 126,400 on it. About 30,000 a year at this pace.
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(I should be frowning..) I bought my car (first car 
) used with exactly 84,000 miles on it. It's just about to turn over 90,000 miles which I think is a lot for only having it 1 year and only driving to school (which is 20 minutes away) and work (which is only 3 minutes away). However, the CD player, alarm, brakes and lights have given me some problems. There's probably more, I just haven't uncovered them yet... 
