Do you remember about 25 years ago..

Davey Jones

Davey Jones

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If you owned vehicler and it had over 50,000 miles on it ,IT WAS DONE,GONE,DEAD and it was time to get another one.

Todays cars with 100,000 is good enough for another 100,000 miles BUT Im somehow Im a little nervous getting onto a vehicle with that many miles on it.
Am I the only one that thinks like that?
 
yeah it happens

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Saw one of these the other day on way up to NY. See was realing cooking.
i will no doubt keep my present car forever. Really can't afford the payments and this one is nearly paid for. I have 40,000 miles on her and only drive about 10-12 thousand a year.
 
Pappy said:
Saw one of these the other day on way up to NY. See was realing cooking.
i will no doubt keep my present car forever. Really can't afford the payments and this one is nearly paid for. I have 40,000 miles on her and only drive about 10-12 thousand a year.
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I bought a new Jeep Compass in 2012. have abour 4800 on it. so I drive very little to
 
My old Ford wagon has almost 200,000 miles on it, and it still keeps on putting along. I try to keep the oil changes up to date, and get the regular maintenance done that it needs. My daughter is actually a pretty good mechanic, and she changed out the spark plugs, and some of that kind of stuff for me last winter.

My favorite vehicle was my 91 Mazda B-2200 pickup. It was an extra-cab, got over 30mpg, would go anywhere, and haul everything. In the winter (I lived in Idaho) I put on on 4 studded snow tires, and a couple heavy bags of alfalfa pellets over the back axle, and it would go most places that the 4x4's went. I had it for well over 10 years, and had close to 300,000 on it when it quit. I am not even sure why it quit. I had gone on a trip, and left it with my ex-husband, and when I came back, it would not run.
I used to haul water in the back in 55 gallon drums when I was living in the country and didn't have a well, I hauled lumber, hay for the horses, and just about anything else I needed to get home. Plus, it was great for camping in when I put the air mattress in the back.
(picture was myself and my son, Mike)
Over all, it was just a great little truck, and I wish that I still had it....
 
My "car" is an 05 GMC ENVOY, bought new and has only 28,000 miles on the odometer.

Drive it only (most of the time) to the stores and back. I've always had good luck with GMC products despite their
recent recalls. BTW....I've read about recent recalls among other brands too; NOT only GM !
 
Most of my minivans died around the 185,000 mile mark. We usually have two at a time and it must be close to 20 different minivans over the years.

Dan
 
I don`t remember cars only lasting 50,000 miles-more like 100,000 but that was about it. Why did that change? Because the Japanese cars came along that easily got over 200,000+ and the American carmakers had to compete. When we first had our body shop in 1977,the insurance companies considered a motor at the end of it`s life at 100,000 miles. This was used if a car sustained engine damage in a collision and the insurance company would prorate the amount paid to have it repaired. Then,sometime in the early to mid 80`s,we had a vehicle (a Honda) in the shopthat had engine damage. When the adjustor checked into it,he found that,because it was a Honda,he could only consider it "used up" at 200,00 miles. I remember him being so shocked about that.

As for me,I drive a 2004 Chevy Tahoe with 204,000 miles on it. I have had many,many new cars since 1977 and I used to "chew `em up and spit `em out". I would put 100,000 miles on them,then sell them and get a new one. I always did long commutes-this last one was 130 miles each way,and I did it for 18 years. That`s where most of the miles on my Tahoe came from,now I don`t drive that much.
 
According to my caculations twenty five years ago was 1989. I owned a 1969 Chevy Nova with over 100,000 miles it did not burn any oil was wrecked in 1976. I have known several vehicles to get well over 100,000 and some 200,000 mile or better that were built in the seventies.
Sure I think some things about todays cars are better but I have known of several "worn out" vehicles that simply needed a tune up. A buddy of mine was given a car that was about ten years (built around '78) old had about 80,000 miles. Was told "come get this piece of junk and I'll sign the title over to you." He put new battry in it and it started. Spent a few bucks for a tune up and new tires. He finally sold it with around 200,000 mile on it.
I don't know if I am the exception to the rule but around here they gotta last a long time. Present car is a 2001 Buick with 185,000 miles on it. I just had a tune up and new brakes, it better last awhile longer.
 
Justme said:
I buy a new car every year or so these days.
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For some reasons I have NEVER brought a brand new vehicle,I might someday but for now I still believe in letting the new owner break it in and then Ill buy that one,that way I dont have to keep going back to the dealer to fix,repair this and that on a brand new car.
 
Davey Jones said:
If you owned vehicler and it had over 50,000 miles on it ,IT WAS DONE,GONE,DEAD and it was time to get another one.

Todays cars with 100,000 is good enough for another 100,000 miles BUT Im somehow Im a little nervous getting onto a vehicle with that many miles on it.
Am I the only one that thinks like that?
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My Mazda B3000, that I bought new in 94, has 160,000 on it. I believe if I keep it up, it will cost me less then investing in a new rig, which I can't at this time anyway. I have to keep mine, so I hope it will go another 100k. The mechanics I know personally, say it will. I think it really depends on the owner, as well as how the truck is put together. Like I said, I'm hoping;)
 
I've still got my now 28 year old car. Got less than 150,000 kilometers on it. I only drive it to go into town, do my shopping and come back home. I have it serviced regularly, and I've had offers to buy it from the mechanic who services it. I reckon he thinks it's just about a "classic" Hopefully it will see me out.
 
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