The Top Vehicles That Make It Over 200,000 Miles

carringb wrote:

dodge guy wrote:
I can tell you that to keep an import on the street for 200k miles will cost quite a bit more than a domestic car!

It all depends though. Toyota and Honda cars are very "repairable". Stuff is generally serviceable. Timing belts can be done in under 8 hours usually, and many of their 4-cylinders can take as little as 3-4 hours.

OTOH - Some domestics (especially Daimler era Chyslers) builds cars that can't be easily serviced, and jobs like timing belts can exceed the value of the car when it comes due, so many owners opt instead to "drive it 'till it dies". Then there's the European makes, who combine complex jobs with expensive parts, so its not wonder you can buy a 10 your old luxury sedan for way less than a 10 year old Camry.

Very true. I know when the European cars hit 70k they start puking almost every fluid in them! Domestic cats seem to need less upkeep in the last 7-10 years. I'm seeing more failures in the imports than I used to see. Lots of oil leaks, Honda and Toyota trannies giving out at 100k miles, etc. these are the things I used to see on domestics, not anymore though!