On Sat, 17 May 2008 00:27:06 -0400, Polfus wrote:
> And I have *no* plans on keeping my '08 Accord for more than 10 years
> *MAX*.
>
> I'm not a kid and will most certainly purchase another car before I have
> to worry about getting 200,000 miles on mine.
I used to get a new car every two-three years, not entirely by choice!
In 1980 I bought a Corolla SR5 Coupe. I liked it and kept it 6 years and
244,000 miles. It's replacement was the 'hachiroku' (1985 Corolla GTS
hatch) Magnificent car. Still in my backyard with 259,000 waiting for the
rust work to get done. I have an '05 Scion tC coupe I bought in '06, and
I like that car too.
Add to that an '88 Supra with ~200,000 miles I picked up for $600 4 years
ago, an '89 Mazda 626 in mint condition for $150, and an '89 Subaru Coupe
for winter driving. And I change the oil on all of them at 3,000 miles!
The Scion gets ~7,000 miles a year, the Supra ~10,000, the Mazda ~12,000
and the Subaru ~6,000. I change the oil on the Supra and the Subaru when
they get parked for the season, then I drain that and put in fresh oil
when they come back into service. The Scion gets synthetic every 4,500.
All in all, cheap insurance. I wish I knew what moonbeam has against
changing oil.
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