Re: Fear of 100,000 mile vehicles

Posted by dhermesc on March 16, 2007 at 05:39:18 from (24.248.193.103):

In Reply to: Fear of 100,000 mile vehicles posted by landlord7012 on March 15, 2007 at 15:53:31:

I have no problem OWNING a vehicle with a 100k, but I wouldn't BUY a vehicle with a 100k without heavily discounting its value - unless I was very sure of the maintenace.

A lot can happen to a vehicle in 100k, missed oil changes, missed transmission maintenance, neglected coolant systems, tires left unbalanced for thousands of miles is hard on the suspension and electronics and so on. If a person knows they won't keep the car past a certain point that's what they aim for in their care of the vehicle. Or as in many cases the person owning the car has a hard time just making the payments, let alone keeping up on properly scheduled maintenance.

I've got a 99 Taurus that's just getting broke in at 110K, I fully plan on driving it to 220K then trading it for $500. If I traded it today I might get $1500 so the next 100K will cost me $1000 in depreciation.

Its had the transmission flushed 3 times, the coolant once, plugs and plug wires once, the brake fluid flushed with Midas life time warranty brakes put on at 80K. It has the AX4N transmission and the 3.0 Vulcan engine so its power train is rock solid if maintained. It gets waxed a couple times a year and gets wiped down after washing every week. Other then a few door dings and the crazed headlights it looks like it did when we bought it back in 2000 for $8900 with 14K on it.

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