10 Cars that can last to 200k Miles

[bigpow]

toyota corolla?

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
Pretty good list IMO. i think i'd still like my 2005 accord tho. going 30k. running 100% no problems so far. i'm sure it will go past 200k easy. i try not to rev it past 2.5k on daily driving and not over 3k ever.

Surprisingly enough, redlining it occasionally (when the engine is FULLY warmed up) can help to get rid of carbon deposits and other gunk that slowly degrades performance. Called the "Italian Tuneup", and certain models/engines are infamous for developing problems if never driven hard. I don't think the accord is one of them, mind you.

 

[Regs]

Am I the only one who thinks 200k is kind of a low standard?

 

[FDF12389]

2000 Neon that i handed down to younger sibling has 230K on it right now, best friend has a 93 dakota he uses to pull his boat, it has 19*K on it. My dads ford truck has just over 250k, not sure of the year.

I dont think its very hard to hit 200k as long as you take care of the car.

Edit: Not saying ANY car will, obviously some cars are more likly to reach 200K than others.

 

[bigpow]

I just remembered, I once read an article and it was basically saying that the japanese had stopped making efforts to build cars beyond 100K miles since the 90's.
The first major maintenance (timing belt, etc, usually 100-150K miles) is the only consideration of their design.
Go figure!

 

[InflatableBuddha]

Originally posted by: bigpow
I just remembered, I once read an article and it was basically saying that the japanese had stopped making efforts to build cars beyond 100K miles since the 90's.
The first major maintenance (timing belt, etc, usually 100-150K miles) is the only consideration of their design.
Go figure!

Interesting. I guess they want their customers to keep buying new cars every 5-7 years instead of every 10-15. I always thought dealerships made more profit from routine maintenance than from car sales though. Wouldn't it be a better business model to have customers own a car longer and keep bringing it to the dealership for regular maintenance?

My 2 cents.

 

[bigpow]

Yeah, but car manufacturers don't get any money when customers insist on maintaining their 10-15yrs old cars.

It's true that Stealers are very happy when customers keep bringing their cars for maintenance *cough* rip-off *cough*, when a simple $20-30 oil change is all needed for the life of the car (that's until a major maintenance ie: timing belt)

I personally could care less for Stealers; I prefer giving my money to car makers - since without a lot of them, I'll have less choice (albeit at higher price)