My bit of advice to anyone that wants to go the distance is to use good quality oil and not overheat under any circumstances.
I drive my cars a long time if they are worthy of keeping in the fleet.
I had a nice clean low mileage 1998 Ford Ranger 2WD truck that I couldn't wait to get rid of after a year.
Prior to that was a $1600 1989 Grand Marquis that I loved and drove til 250K miles. I got rid of "The Livingroom" because she was letting me down too often at the end of her life.
This 1995 Corolla appears to be bulletproof after almost 100K miles. Pretty much all I do is change the oil. It's not sexy or exciting but surely the most dependable car I have ever had.
Jay in MA
Hello,I am impressed with the mileage you guys have accumulated on your cars! I personally have never ran a car much over 100,000 miles myself. Either the car starts to need too many big ticket repairs or the harsh winters here in my neck of the woods usually kill them.
High mileage on a used car has always been a deterrent for me. Right now, I have a 2000 Corolla that I bought about a year ago that had only 34,000 miles on it. I don't drive it that much, so, I've only managed to add about another 4,000 miles to it over the past year. But, judging from what I've been reading, I've got a long, long, long way to go............hopefully!!!!
Anyway, best of luck to all of my fellow Corolla owners!!!!!! May they all last for many, many more miles!!!!
Regards,
timkedz