My car hit 200,000 miles!!

[tstlkevanilla]

I have nothing else.. just felt like starting a thread saying that...

I hope the car keeps chugging along... Lord knows I canNOT afford another car right now.. :(

[NortonsGravyLeg]

What kind of car is it, and how does it run?

[NoSurviivors]

Honda right?? welcome to the club!

I got 225 or so out of mine before I sold it.

[tstlkevanilla]

What kind of car is it, and how does it run?
It's a '94 Honda Accord and it runs great actually.. you'd never know it has that many miles on it. Granted, I've put money up the ying yang in the car to replace the usual shit, timing belt, muffler, etc.. but it runs great.
Just need to get the breaks done pronto...

[tstlkevanilla]

Honda right?? welcome to the club!

I got 225 or so out of mine before I sold it.
you were able to sell it???

[THE FEZ MAN]

you were able to sell it???

theres a rider for every donkey

[Dopie Opie]

I guess you got that johnson rod fixed from a couple of weeks ago.

God bless

[Ballbuster1]

I have a customer that has 300k on a Town Car. If you do the usual
maintenance you'd be surprised how long a car can actually last.

[spyderman]

If you do the usual maintenance you'd be surprised how long a car can actually last.
yep I have 206k on a '94 ford ranger. You can't kill those 2.3L engines cause Lord knows I've tried.

[chesters_liver]

I have 211, 000 on my mazda 626....its on it 3rd transmission but the engine runs great, had another mazda ( pre ford buy out) that got over 300k before i sold it

[Digital_Trauma]

I have 357,000 on my work van (2002 chevrolet 2500.) A couple of replacement fuel pumps and a new alternator are about the only things replaced. I'm actually still using the original brake rotors, although they need to be replaced soon. The dealer recommended a new distributor about 75,000 miles ago, but I haven't replaced it yet. It still runs well, but uses a little oil and the transmission is nearing its end. I'm going to get a replacement pretty soon.

[BravoSierra]

I'm soooo buying a Jap car next time around. My Ford Focus isn't gonna make it much longer, even though I put some hard miles on it and currently have 120,000 miles on it. I've dumped a lot of fucking money into the thing though. I hear Subaru's last forever too.

[tstlkevanilla]

This is the first car I've had that's lasted over 190k.

[Sprite]

Just hit 185k on an Explorer 4.0 v6...still going!

[Sinn Fein]

Just hit 185k on an Explorer 4.0 v6...still going!

How loud do you have to turn up the stereo so you can hear it over the rocker/lifter noise?

[Sprite]

How loud do you have to turn up the stereo so you can hear it over the rocker/lifter noise?

I know not the problem you speak of, is it common? I have a '96, and the engine is smooth and quiet as ever. I just recharged my A/C too..w00t!

[Rob]

i have over 225,000 on my 96 VW... keep up with the maintenance on any car can last a long fuckin time...

[Sinn Fein]

I know not the problem you speak of, is it common? I have a '96, and the engine is smooth and quiet as ever. I just recharged my A/C too..w00t!


I have a '97 but don't even have 90K miles. I've got a company vehicle, and have had one for the last 2 years. So, I don't put alot of miles on nowdays.

I've used synthetic oil since I got the truck and mine is one of the few 4.0 OHV Ranger/Explorer that doesn't have the rocker/lifter noise with that many miles.

[THE FEZ MAN]

all new fords tap there asses off, especially ones that take the 5-20 oil, we have police cars that sound like the bearings are going to fall out

[DonTheTrucker]

My last car a couple months before I got rid of it:

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/dwcarpenter151/05-11-06_1802.jpg

96 Toyota Tercel

Accords are great cars too....if I were to buy a new one that would be top of my list.

[thegreatgazoo]

I drive cars til they drop. My current car, 1999 Audi A4 - 245,000, car before that 1993 Sable, 339,000 and my first car 1987 Cougar, 650,000. The cougar had one replacement engine and one replacement transmission.

Wife get the new cars. i usually put about 70,000 miles a year on my cars.

[THE FEZ MAN]

i just sold my 92 dodge dakota v8....... 80,000, i wept a little

[sknight]

all new fords tap there asses off, especially ones that take the 5-20 oil, we have police cars that sound like the bearings are going to fall out

You could hear them over the siezed power steering pumps?

245k on my Audi. One of my old ones had 300k on it. I still use parts from it.

[Turfmower]

i just sold my 92 dodge dakota v8....... 80,000, i wept a little

I have 178k on my 93 Dodge Dakota V8

[rahrah]

i got 65k on my 02 accord...loving the hondas

[Beeman99]

my old pickup is a 95 GMC 1500 with a 350, just broke 300 000 km's with it, thank god that it's a spare now though, love the avalanche

[HummerTuesdays]

I have about 118k on my '01 Echo. Anyone in the central jersey area work on 'em? I dumped over $800 for the 115/120k mile maintenance plus brakes. Now they say I need some kind of gasket/seal on the exhaust. I was too pissed off to remember what they told me.

[tstlkevanilla]

i got 65k on my 02 accord...loving the hondas
I hear ya.. I'm a Honda girl.. until of course, I can finally afford the Lexus I want. :icon_wink
I have about 118k on my '01 Echo. Anyone in the central jersey area work on 'em? I dumped over $800 for the 115/120k mile maintenance plus brakes. Now they say I need some kind of gasket/seal on the exhaust. I was too pissed off to remember what they told me.
wow.. I only spend that much money on my car if I have no choice. Maybe BB1 or Fez man could offer some advice.. they seem knowledgeable on the subject of cars.

[HummerTuesdays]

I try to baby my car...the expense of taking care of it is still cheaper than having a car payment plus maintenance.

[tstlkevanilla]

I try to baby my car...the expense of taking care of it is still cheaper than having a car payment plus maintenance.
Well that's why I've always bought used cars. I pay them off on the spot.. no car payments. Only monthly payment I make is insurance.

[gotrox]

310,000 on my '93 toyota PU---all original equipment except regular maint. and a radiator I had to replace @ 260,000---still original clutch,starter,water pump,alternator, and shocks (tho now rides like a low rider) even. Amazing what changing the oil ( castrol syntec since 15,000) on a regular religious basis will do for longetivity. Looses about a quart of oil every 3 to 4 thousand miles, so I know when it's down a quart, it's time for a change.
And people ask why I don't buy amerikan autos---hmmmmpf---- when they start to build one that isn't finished @ 100,000, I will. I never owned an amerikan built that didn't start nickel and diming me around 80k.

[Nimrod]

Sweet. I'm buying a Civic in a month or so and it's only 2-3 yrs old.

[sknight]

Among the best passenger car brands for inexpensively running high miles I've seen are:

Honda
Toyota
Nissan
Volkswagen

One pretty much can't easily kill selected engines from their lines, although I've seen pretty funky stuff in each. The support investment to keep these cars running goes to varying degrees, but I have to rank Honda tops, even above Toyota, though the latter seems to have more bulletproof engines, aside from the mid to late 90's 4 cylinder exhaust manifolds.

[Sprite]

And people ask why I don't buy amerikan autos---hmmmmpf---- when they start to build one that isn't finished @ 100,000, I will. I never owned an amerikan built that didn't start nickel and diming me around 80k.

Ummmm, have you read all the posts in this thread yet? There's A LOT of ameriCan cars with well over 100k and some 200k in here.

[Sinn Fein]

I had a company vehicle at my old job from a few years back. It had like 367K miles on it when I stopped driving it. I understand they still have it and it still runs with well over 400K on it now. It's a mid '90's GMC pickup. Original engine, original transmission that had an un-needed pseudo-rebuild. There was an electronic problem and they replaced a bunch of shit in the tranny and the problem persisted. Then they replaced this electronic controller and the problem was fixed.

[HummerTuesdays]

Well that's why I've always bought used cars. I pay them off on the spot.. no car payments. Only monthly payment I make is insurance.

I would NEVER buy some one else's problem car. That is a disaster waiting to happen. I'd much rather have a new, reliable car than some mystery mobile that might fall apart in a week. I'd take a car payment over having to wait for the tow truck any day. The only reason I've ever had a car payment is because I used my savings for a down payment on a house. Both times I've had a car loan I paid them off well head of schedule. And I'm buying economy cars (first was a '95 Ford Escort, now I have the Echo). It's not like I'm running out & buying the newest luxury vehicle.

[sknight]

I actually buy old problem cars, Audi Turbo Quattros, in particular. I can rebuild most anything and I know off the bat the moment I drive it what the problems are. I buy these cars, bring them home, spend three days undoing the shotty repairwork done by supposedly qualifies mechanics, and drive the cars into the ground, at which point I completely gut the car for parts and buy another.

I've had great success doing this and going over the cars to find out the results of poor work. Nearly 100% of the time, the stuff that is wrong when I buy the car is due to an improper repair job.

I have have a dozen k26 and k24 turbos in my closet, manifolds, engine blocks, sensors, electrical items, etc. Another great thing is the on board diagnostics are really well laid out and no scanner is necessary. Straight through the dash and a few diagnostic codes and I can tell a lot about what's wrong.

Unfortunately, my experience on Audi, VW, and Porsche displays either a lot of ****** rigs perpetraited by poor mechanics only looking to get the car back together and collect the dollars, or owners getting what they pay for by taking their high $$$ German car to the ****** on Straight Path in Wyandanch.

[JAFO in Maine]

I like hondas they usuailly run for a while. try having allmost 800,000 miles on my truck. Give me a month or two and Ill be there

[ol' Cabey leg]

Had 240,000 on my 87 Acura Legend and it was still going. Got rid of it because I bought a new Acura, which i plan on trying to beat my personal best with. Only 30k on it so far though. looong way to go.

[sknight]

It's good to see people actually not being wasteful and getting a new car every 60k miles.

[Vinny631]

The most I have ever seen was 325,xxx on a benz at my old job. My car is currently broken, dam freeze plug in the cylinder head got a hole(RUST)......my fault for having to much water in the coolant. Took off the intake, power steering pulley/pump, bracket. Felt sorta good to turn some wrenches. Im going to have it running by tomorrow, grease monkey skills FTW.

[HummerTuesdays]

Sknight, that's nice that you're mechanically inclined. I'm not, hence the desire to buy new.

[tstlkevanilla]

I would NEVER buy some one else's problem car. That is a disaster waiting to happen. I'd much rather have a new, reliable car than some mystery mobile that might fall apart in a week. I'd take a car payment over having to wait for the tow truck any day. The only reason I've ever had a car payment is because I used my savings for a down payment on a house. Both times I've had a car loan I paid them off well head of schedule. And I'm buying economy cars (first was a '95 Ford Escort, now I have the Echo). It's not like I'm running out & buying the newest luxury vehicle.
Calm down. I was just saying how buying used cars works for ME. I bought that Honda about 3-4 years ago for $3500 cash. Granted over the years, I've probably put that much in repairs, but the car has yet to let me down. And yes, I plan on driving it into the ground.

[Hydrosludge]

P car with 325+ (the odometer breaks every 70,000).
A NEON with 225 (head gasket and water pump every 65,000)

They are both ready to drive at any time
Buying used is OK as long as it is obviously a vehicle that the previous owner had more dollars than sense. My last purchase for the wife was a 2005 Dodge that the previous owner spent $45000. It was never abused and was taken to the dealer every 3,000 miles for oil changes. (Not that dealer mechanics are rocket scientists, but they should know their brand a little better than jiffy lube). Thanks to rapid depreciation I got her reliable transportation she is very happy with for less than $20,000. I expect to get another 225,000 miles out of it.

Repairing them is always cheaper than a car payment especially when the value of the car never catches up to the principal. Regular thorough inspections can head off the headaches of a major problem on the side of the road. Take care of them and they will last until nature reclaims the body.

[d0uche_n0zzle]

New vehicles make sense if you don't mind losing twenty percent of the value as soon as you drive off the lot. To each his own. If you like to burn cash, go for it.

[HummerTuesdays]

Eh. 12 - 20% of $12k isn't too bad. It's definitely better than buying something used and having the engine seize (happened to my brother), or a VW with an oil light that won't go out (happened to my step dad). That $1440 - $2400 (depending on the % used) automatic depreciation is worth the peace of mind for me. I like knowing that I'll actually get home & not have to rely on a tow company and then hassle someone else to pick me up.

[DREW]

Calm down. I was just saying how buying used cars works for ME. I bought that Honda about 3-4 years ago for $3500 cash. Granted over the years, I've probably put that much in repairs, but the car has yet to let me down. And yes, I plan on driving it into the ground.

I'm just glad u still alive, u strike me as a crazy driver:action-sm

[magnus420]

199 and change on my 02 pontiac grand prix.. im too durnk to read the thread.. just thought id comment.. CAMERA BOMBS! (Pg.com reference)

[d0uche_n0zzle]

Eh. 12 - 20% of $12k isn't too bad. It's definitely better than buying something used and having the engine seize (happened to my brother), or a VW with an oil light that won't go out (happened to my step dad). That $1440 - $2400 (depending on the % used) automatic depreciation is worth the peace of mind for me. I like knowing that I'll actually get home & not have to rely on a tow company and then hassle someone else to pick me up.

It also depends on how long you keep them. Buying new is great if you plan on keeping it after the loan is paid off. That is, if you're not all fancy-schmancy.

[tstlkevanilla]

I'm just glad u still alive, u strike me as a crazy driver:action-sm
not at all...
granted... I've been known to race here and there, but it's nothing serious.. :angel:
It also depends on how long you keep them. Buying new is great if you plan on keeping it after the loan is paid off. That is, if you're not all fancy-schmancy.
When I bought my car, you could say it was a single owner. The girl that I bought it from, got the car from her dad, who bought it brand new. When he upgraded his Honda, he gave her the car but always maintained the upkeep on it for her.. you know how it is.. daddy's little girl and whatever the fuck.
So it was in mint condition when I got it...
I just beat the hell out of it, like I do all my cars. I really don't mean to.. it just happens that way. :icon_wink

[tstlkevanilla]

199 and change on my 02 pontiac grand prix.. im too durnk to read the thread.. just thought id comment.. CAMERA BOMBS! (Pg.com reference)
thx for your comment.. come again! :action-sm

[magnus420]

thx for your comment.. come again! :action-sm

tee heee.. you're always so saucy! bwahahahah dude.. im still drinking.. ogtta love the day off.. ung..

maybe i'll see you on paltalk and not say anthing
BYE!

[HummerTuesdays]

It also depends on how long you keep them. Buying new is great if you plan on keeping it after the loan is paid off. That is, if you're not all fancy-schmancy.

I wish I was fancy enough to afford a new car all the time but I have a mortgage so I'm just fancy in other areas of my life. I did keep my escort after I paid it off, but the engine seized on that POS. The echo rules in comparison. It'll take a lot of convincing to get me to buy an American brand again.

[Southern Fried Pest]

my 91 Cutlass Supreme crossed 200k on the way home from work back in March. To celebrate, I actually washed it, looked like a new one other than the faded bumpers for a whole 2 days.. el oh el

[halfacre]

My 89 GMC 3/4 ton Diesel has over 780.000 km on it and the only major work done on it was rebuilt the trans last month. My wifes 89 Chev gas job has over 430.000 km on it with rebuilt 350 put in at 400 k

[d0uche_n0zzle]

My 89 GMC 3/4 ton Diesel has over 780.000 km on it and the only major work done on it was rebuilt the trans last month. My wifes 89 Chev gas job has over 430.000 km on it with rebuilt 350 put in at 400 k

Welcome to the board and please don't use the metric system ever again, or else...:icon_evil

[nevnut]

I have a customer that has 300k on a Town Car. If you do the usual
maintenance you'd be surprised how long a car can actually last.

All vehicles should hit 250,000 - 300,000 if taken care of.

My work truck crapped out at 260,000 and the truck my boss drives has 330,000 on it. Neither truck has any major problems(engine, trans, or rear-ends) Just brakes or alternators or shit like that.

You just need to service every 3000-4000 miles and make sure you fix any squeaks or clanks and they will run forever.

[Jef Leppard]

once the warranty is gone its time to move on

[Rob]

Welcome to the board and please don't use the metric system ever again, or else...:icon_evil

:icon_mrgr

[NotSoFast]

I had a '95 Nissan pickup with the 2.4L engine. The odometer was showing 258k miles when I sold it. The speedometer/odometer didnt work most of the time the last 3 years I had it. Still ran great when I sold it. I just wanted a new car.

[Nothing Sound]

My '97 Camry just hit 316,000.
The last set of platinum plugs were in there for about 200,000 miles.
I just changed the wires and plugs about a month ago and the damn thing runs like new.
I also had to put CV Axles in because they were clicking like crazy when I turned.
Last gas mileage check I was got 32.45 miles per gallon.

Gotta love them Jap cars.

[uncle paul]

I have 357,000 on my work van (2002 chevrolet 2500.) A couple of replacement fuel pumps and a new alternator are about the only things replaced. I'm actually still using the original brake rotors, although they need to be replaced soon. The dealer recommended a new distributor about 75,000 miles ago, but I haven't replaced it yet. It still runs well, but uses a little oil and the transmission is nearing its end. I'm going to get a replacement pretty soon.

don't ever go back to that dealer..... Unless it is a shitty little 4.3L V6 that van doesn't have a distributor. If it does have a 4.3 then that is not nearly enough engine for a 3/4 ton van.

[tstlkevanilla]

Welcome to the board and please don't use the metric system ever again, or else...:icon_evil
hahaha! :haha7: