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I saw a Diesel 1983 Maxima with 864k miles and a 1982 200 SX with 564k miles, both original engines, neither one had a timing belt to replace. The Maxima had covered enough miles a year to be driven at 60 MPH for 1600 hours a year. Plenty of examples of cars going over 1 million miles, including a Honda Accord.
Driven carefully most cars made in the last 30 years will last a very long time, especially with one careful and meticulous owner.
In cases of extreme mileage, the death of those cars is usually rust, collisions, or failures of electrical accessories and rust and collisions are avoidable if you are meticulous enough.
The mistake is where you apply that understanding to the purchase of a used car of which very few are ever cared for to that level of expertise and thoroughness.
I think board member Ford Man got close to half a million out of his Fiesta. Seen many cars with over 400k lots of Fords and Chevys, not unusual with superb maintenance and a good ear and careful observation.
regards
mech
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