A Toyota is just starting to get broken in at 100K.
My E-350 has 240,000 and my Chrysler Aspen has 250,000. We will drive them till they can no longer go.
Which will probably be for another couple of years the way they are hanging together.
I had an Acura MDX running fine at 289K When I donated it. If you maintain it with a good team these cars can really last.I bet my VW bug is still going somewhere
It is a poor car indeed that cannot stretch out a lifetime of a quarter million miles or so, with decent maintenance. But that is the pinch - decent maintenance. Back in the days of the Model A Ford, overhauls of the engine were absolutely necessary after about 40,000 miles or so, but then, it was straight mineral oil lubrication, no oil filters, and very little in the way of dust filtration through the carburetor. Grit was part of the fuel system.
With the introduction of fuel filters, air filters and oil filters, most of the grit problem was alleviated, and with the introduction of multi-grade detergent oil, the longevity of the engine was vastly increased. The attention given to tolerances and the wear characteristics of the materials used in cylinder walls, valves, pistons and piston rings were much better matched to the demands of higher temperatures and higher engine speeds. The internal combustion engine of today is a marvel unimaginable in 1935.
In the years 1942 to perhaps the last half of 1946 or so, NO new cars were available for sale, and owners were forced to keep their vehicles running for WAY longer than the normal lifetime of a typical car then. There were enterprises that specialized in reconstructing a ten or fifteen year old car back to its original configuration, for about the price of a brand new car at the time, up until the mid-1950’s, when new car construction finally caught up with the demand. You could by a new Ford or Chevrolet in 1950 for as little as $1,600 or so, just to provide a framework for the pricing structure then.
I drive for Doordash in my 2016 Toyota Camry. The darlin’ just keeps on running and running. I take it in to be maintained frequently...only so far, they say it’s still like a new car and nothing to fix. I had a Prius before the Camry that went to almost 400,000 miles with basic maintenance (oil changes, etc.).
“A Toyota is just starting to get broken in at 100K. “
Seriously. I’ve been looking at older, 90s & early 2000s, Toyota Tacomas and 4Runners. I see 200+ miles on many of them. I also see prices range from $5k to $30k! Obviously, there’s a big market for these older vehicles.
One thing I’ve noticed...that kind of scares me off. Older Tacomas have rusted frame problems. A new frame will set you back $7k (before labor).
Got a chivvy 2009 Cobalt with 338,800 miles. A 1996 Saturn with 313,0000 miles. Eventually, they will be junked.I have spent about 4K bucks keeping them running...that is less than the tax for buying a new car at 45,000 bucks price.
such a throw away society...
like so many consider marriage....
we keep our cars as long as we can....would have kept our rav 2015 but it got totaled by a guy running into us at a stop sign...
so we got another Rav and intend to keep it for many, many yrs..
My last Camry hit 260K and I don’t baby my cars. Oil, tires brakes ….