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Originally Posted by Jammer
You all really think cars with that kind of miles on it don't start having problems?
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You really think new cars don't occasionally have problems? But my experience has been otherwise. The three most recent vehicles:
'88 Toyota pickup. 208K when I bought it three years ago, 213K now. (I basically just use it for hauling or when the snow's deep.) Changed the oil & filters last week, and put new windshield wiper blades on it.
'00 Honda Insight. Bought 6 years ago with 50K, has about 140K now. Mechanical repairs: replaced the EGR valve, and had the dealer put in an updated ECM under a factory recall. Also replaced the hybrid battery pack, cost $400. (I live in the Sierra Nevada, so frequently make long climbs up 6% grades or steeper, which really stresses the battery.)
'85 Honda CRX. Owned it for about 10 years. IIRC it had about 250K when I had a little encounter with standing water on the freeway (on a clear day!) and wound up going backwards at 60 mph or so. I admit that it never ran right afterwards, but before that the only repair I can remember was replacing a CV joint.