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LUVMBDiesels · #8 05-23-2013, 06:39 AM

I remember my father getting rid of cars after 60K because that is when they start to go bad...

My 1957 Nomad was parked with 67000 miles on it until I resurrected it.

My Corvair and GTO had similar miles on the clock.

New car warranties were for six months or 3000 miles back then.

Cars were designed to rust and have things go bad so you would buy a new one every three years or so.

Now we can keep cars pretty much forever with proper care.

My Jeep GC went well over 300k as did the SDL- in both cases I put most of the miles on them. My Subaru (last new car I bought) and BMW almost made 300K before rusting.

I have no problem buying high mileage cars if they are in good shape.

We are going to have a party for the Suburban when she hits 200k. She will get new rear doors and bumpers...