Cracked 200k today
07-28-2014, 11:39 PM
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Cracked 200k today
Cracked 200k today. Car still runs perfect. The dealership loves my car because its in better condition than most newer cars. Its been such a reliable car for me. On to 300k!
07-29-2014, 12:17 AM
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Now that's what I'm talking about! GJ.
I too plan to take her to 10 year or 200k miles (which ever comes first) before trading in.
I too plan to take her to 10 year or 200k miles (which ever comes first) before trading in.
07-29-2014, 12:39 AM
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We'll I don't do A and B service. I change the oil every 7500 miles. I changed the trans fluid at around 80k as well as differential fluid.
Steering wheel lock and ket issue around 110k. Cost me $1400
At 150k I Replaced the manifold because some butterfly valve uses a plastic arm that breaks. $800 and the dealer comped the $1400 manifold.
Sunroof stuttered but one of the techs relearned it for me. The manual reset did not work.
I had the oil plug leaks at the back of the motor. I fixed those myself. Took every bit of 2 minutes.
The worse thing is the peeling buttons. Ahhh!
I of course had the taillight issues but I replaced and
grounded everything myself.
That's it.
Steering wheel lock and ket issue around 110k. Cost me $1400
At 150k I Replaced the manifold because some butterfly valve uses a plastic arm that breaks. $800 and the dealer comped the $1400 manifold.
Sunroof stuttered but one of the techs relearned it for me. The manual reset did not work.
I had the oil plug leaks at the back of the motor. I fixed those myself. Took every bit of 2 minutes.
The worse thing is the peeling buttons. Ahhh!
I of course had the taillight issues but I replaced and
grounded everything myself.
That's it.
07-29-2014, 01:59 AM
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Wow. How long is your commute? Or do you drive as part of your job? My '08 just hit 51,000 - it's my daily driver 365 despite being a convert.
It's funny how people still say they don't make cars like they used to. That's true, but not the way people mean it. I was a car nut as kid growing up in the 60s. A car with 100,000 miles on it was pretty rare, and was almost always falling apart and nothing worked. We took care of our cars but every car my family owned was just about melting into the earth by 65,000 miles. Today there are lots of 100,000 mile cars you can barely tell from new and I'd drive from coast to coast at 100 mph.
It's funny how people still say they don't make cars like they used to. That's true, but not the way people mean it. I was a car nut as kid growing up in the 60s. A car with 100,000 miles on it was pretty rare, and was almost always falling apart and nothing worked. We took care of our cars but every car my family owned was just about melting into the earth by 65,000 miles. Today there are lots of 100,000 mile cars you can barely tell from new and I'd drive from coast to coast at 100 mph.
