Yahoo article - when your car hits 100k

[bigdawg74]

Originally Posted By: Spyder7

I have put over 10,000 km it since and have debugging the little kinks that her little old lady type usage (all short trips, no highway, no speed, stop and go) and some hit and miss maintenance have led to.
-Spyder


Ahem...not all low mileage vehicles belong to "little old ladies"...my truck sees 6k miles a year due to a 7 mile one way commute to work via back roads. I pass over Interstate 5 every day, and 80% of the time, it is all backed up. I prefer short trips over sitting in bumper to bumper traffic.

 

[Spyder7]

Originally Posted By: bigdawg74
Originally Posted By: Spyder7

I have put over 10,000 km it since and have debugging the little kinks that her little old lady type usage (all short trips, no highway, no speed, stop and go) and some hit and miss maintenance have led to.
-Spyder


Ahem...not all low mileage vehicles belong to "little old ladies"...my truck sees 6k miles a year due to a 7 mile one way commute to work via back roads. I pass over Interstate 5 every day, and 80% of the time, it is all backed up. I prefer short trips over sitting in bumper to bumper traffic.


True, but in my case the seller actually was a little old lady

-Spyder

 

[NJC]

Originally Posted By: The Critic
So for me, 100k is a lot of miles even for today's vehicles.

100K miles used to be a lot of miles ... 35yrs ago. My expectation would be most modern cars can make it to 200K with decent care and attention.

 

[The Critic]

Originally Posted By: NJC
Originally Posted By: The Critic
So for me, 100k is a lot of miles even for today's vehicles.

100K miles used to be a lot of miles ... 35yrs ago. My expectation would be most modern cars can make it to 200K with decent care and attention.

I seriously doubt any modern car, especially ones that are even remotely sporty, will make it to 100k without needing SOME repairs.

The term "Making it" to a certain mileage is meaningless. Any car will be able to reach a certain mileage point if you invest enough money into repairs.

 

[NJC]

Originally Posted By: The Critic
Originally Posted By: NJC
100K miles used to be a lot of miles ... 35yrs ago. My expectation would be most modern cars can make it to 200K with decent care and attention.

I seriously doubt any modern car, especially ones that are even remotely sporty, will make it to 100k without needing SOME repairs.

The term "Making it" to a certain mileage is meaningless. Any car will be able to reach a certain mileage point if you invest enough money into repairs.

I thought the modicum of repairs qualifier would be obvious. I consider belts (including timing), CV boots, tires, brakes, hoses, fixing oil leaks, batteries and lubrication (engine mechanical parts et al) to be "decent care and attention." I expect transmissions and engines to last 200K miles with proper maintenance, and don't see any technical reason why they can't.

 

[M1Accord]

Originally Posted By: NJC
Originally Posted By: The Critic
Originally Posted By: NJC
100K miles used to be a lot of miles ... 35yrs ago. My expectation would be most modern cars can make it to 200K with decent care and attention.

I seriously doubt any modern car, especially ones that are even remotely sporty, will make it to 100k without needing SOME repairs.

The term "Making it" to a certain mileage is meaningless. Any car will be able to reach a certain mileage point if you invest enough money into repairs.

I thought the modicum of repairs qualifier would be obvious. I consider belts (including timing), CV boots, tires, brakes, hoses, fixing oil leaks, batteries and lubrication (engine mechanical parts et al) to be "decent care and attention." I expect transmissions and engines to last 200K miles with proper maintenance, and don't see any technical reason why they can't.


As long as the engine and transmission hold and the car is in good condition overall when it reaches 200k miles, I consider that reliable. Things like TB, WP, spark plugs, and minor stuffs are wear and replace items. CV Boots is in the gray area because the axle should last 200k miles easily but the boots themselves may split or leak because of driving condition. If the split or leak is caught in time, Gorilla glue, simple green, duct tape, zip ties can fix the problem easily. My Corolla went 18 years until the boots slit and I repacked the grease and duct tape it together. I only replaced the entire 2 axles because people don't rebuilt boots anymore and I don't want to roll the dices on any of my long trip from home.

 

[4WD]

Have to agree with those who did not need to anything at 100K. My position has always been to do the extras like trans fluid early - follow the higest level OEM maintenance schedule even if you do not drive in a severe environment.

As for the "Press" - I bought a vehicle in the last two years that the "Press" (who leans in one direction) does not like. I found the same biased report in several publications. It would not even rate as 'half truth' - but it stills holds power.

I have read BITOG for years, just finally decided to join - this is a better way to share in reality !

 

[The Critic]

Originally Posted By: NJC
I thought the modicum of repairs qualifier would be obvious. I consider belts (including timing), CV boots, tires, brakes, hoses, fixing oil leaks, batteries and lubrication (engine mechanical parts et al) to be "decent care and attention." I expect transmissions and engines to last 200K miles with proper maintenance, and don't see any technical reason why they can't.

Fixing oil leaks is definitely a repair item and is a negative. The others I agree, are considered normal wear and tear items. When a vehicle requires you to correct oil leaks and replace worn-out components on a regular basis, it is difficult to consider it to be a reliable, long lasting car.

 

[NJC]

Originally Posted By: The Critic
Fixing oil leaks is definitely a repair item and is a negative. The others I agree, are considered normal wear and tear items. When a vehicle requires you to correct oil leaks and replace worn-out components on a regular basis, it is difficult to consider it to be a reliable, long lasting car.

Usually repairing oil leaks is a one-time effort, assuming crankcase pressure is not artificially high. But a few of the leaks I've fixed - pinion seal rear wh drive Corolla, valve covers, oil filter base oring (honda), oil cooler and turbo oil return line on Volvo - were not overly-complicated. Replacing rear main seals is going to be much more drama, and I haven't had to tackle yet.

 

[morris]

its amazing what people will say when they dont know what they are talking, i mean the press. sometimes me

 

[Spyder7]

Originally Posted By: The Critic

Fixing oil leaks is definitely a repair item and is a negative.


Not necessarily. This car needed its serpentine belt tensioner replaced just before I bought it, and it was leaking there. The tensioner is an inexpensive repair and a known potential issue on this generation of model, and not an indicator of anything in and of itself. It may never need to be replaced again. It will likely needed to be adjusted at some point in the distant future. When it does, I'll inspect and replace the serpentine belt as well, if its showing too much wear, as this is just a normal wear item and also not expensive, only a routine repair.

-Spyder

 

[Tornado Red]

Originally Posted By: The Critic
The term "Making it" to a certain mileage is meaningless. Any car will be able to reach a certain mileage point if you invest enough money into repairs.


That is generally correct. If you want your car to last until 100k miles, it will. If you want it to last 200k miles, it will. If you want it to last 500k miles, it will.

Also, if you tell your mechanic you want your car to last forever, he will treat it differently than if you say you'd just like to get another 10k or 20k miles out of it.