Car just hit 141,000 Miles

[benersen]

Even after 9 years I still love my Daytona

 

[Dennis H]

100 thou behind you. 44k on this one.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Back in the old days, you traded a car in every 3 years before it started falling apart and if it car had 80K miles on it, it was ready for the junkyard. Now, 125-200K miles is the norm even for the lowliest POS.

 

[conv67bdere]

300,000 on my daily driver truck . . .

 

[Kern Dog]

I'm at 252,000 in my 2007 Ram 1500.

 

[omoskito]

Funny thing to me is that people in the US think about the magic of the 6 digit figure as well as people in Germany do. The only difference is that 100.000 miles are 160.000 kilometres or 100.000 kilometres are 62.500 mls. So who is right....?:confused2:

 

[Dreamcatcher]

Our poor ole beater we use around town is a 96 concord 214000 miles runs great still getting 28-30 MPG. Has never had an issue and just a little 3.1 V6. I would trust it anywhere.

 

[wahya]

Back in the old days, you traded a car in every 3 years before it started falling apart and if it car had 80K miles on it, it was ready for the junkyard. Now, 125-200K miles is the norm even for the lowliest POS.

My 71,318, satellite only had about 50,000 miles showing. Only I knew it was on it's third time around.

 

[69clone]

135k on my one ton. Cummins ain't even broke in yet.

 

[GetX'd]

Help me out. I have a Honda CR-V we bought with 9000 on it. It's a 2006, now has 123k on it. Runs and looks as good as when it had 9k. My wife wants to sell it and buy an Audi or Range Rover suv. I want to keep the Honda for at least another 100k. I bring up all the stories about cost of ownership and depreciation and all the rest - she's got it in her head the others look more "cool". No practical logic at all to her thinking. What do I do.........?

 

[Dennis H]

Hang on to your wallet. I'm done with new cars. An Audi will cost a fortune. The Rover has the worst reliability reputation of any vehicle. Linda talks about a new car, no way. The tags and insurance here in California will kill ya. A guy I work with is lookin at trucks. 50 Grand. Nuts. I'll die with what I own now.

 

[Hemi Rebel]

Help me out. I have a Honda CR-V we bought with 9000 on it. It's a 2006, now has 123k on it. Runs and looks as good as when it had 9k. My wife wants to sell it and buy an Audi or Range Rover suv. I want to keep the Honda for at least another 100k. I bring up all the stories about cost of ownership and depreciation and all the rest - she's got it in her head the others look more "cool". No practical logic at all to her thinking. What do I do.........?

That would be a monumental mistake.

 

[MarPar]

Help me out. I have a Honda CR-V we bought with 9000 on it. It's a 2006, now has 123k on it. Runs and looks as good as when it had 9k. My wife wants to sell it and buy an Audi or Range Rover suv. I want to keep the Honda for at least another 100k. I bring up all the stories about cost of ownership and depreciation and all the rest - she's got it in her head the others look more "cool". No practical logic at all to her thinking. What do I do.........?

That Honda is barely broken in!

When properly maintained, any Honda will last 300000+ miles without blinking an eye....

 

[Hemirunner]

Help me out. I have a Honda CR-V we bought with 9000 on it. It's a 2006, now has 123k on it. Runs and looks as good as when it had 9k. My wife wants to sell it and buy an Audi or Range Rover suv. I want to keep the Honda for at least another 100k. I bring up all the stories about cost of ownership and depreciation and all the rest - she's got it in her head the others look more "cool". No practical logic at all to her thinking. What do I do.........?

Get quotes on servicing one of those vehicles. You can't even do oil changes easily. They cost a fortune to maintain and are still just depreciating assetts. Foolish. Of course, no more foolish than building hemi superbirds....

 

[Sixpactogo]

When that Honda hits 300,000, it will still need to go another 45K to keep up with my 99 Chrysler LHS. 3.5 engine has had a timing belt and water pump replacement at around 130K, (probably needs another now) and the transmission has never been apart except for a oil & filter change. It has gone through a few sets of brake pads and one front wheel bearing though along with both velocity joints.

 

[barnfind]

We've had 3 CR-V's first was an 02 we had 325000 on it if memory serves. It still ran like a top, the cat was worn out, but no smog around here to pass. 2nd had 90k and we got our buck tag filled with it. now we have a 13. We looked at new but all of em have the the dreaded cvt trans and complaints are all over on the 15-16s

 

[Riverdawg]

We have 98 olds intrigue that my son has at school here in MI. 3800 gm motor is one of the best they made purrs like a kitten with 150,000 on it. unfortunately the body and underside about to rust away. It just needs to last 5 or 6 months until my son Graduates and we can figure out a new used car for him.
My 02 exploder also has 150K but a bad trans that I've had rebuilt twice and may now have a bad converter. But the 4.6 ltr is running great and the body is in great shape. I'll get the tranny fixed or see if it can be swapped for a newer one that been redesigned. I can't swing $40-50k for something new.
When I get my Coronet on the road next spring, it'll help extent the miles on the Ford and I can drive it into the ground like the Olds.