Re: Mileage expectancy??

"Beartooth" <Beartooth@swva.net> wrote in message
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>I have a 1988 Corolla FX with 123 000 + miles; bought new, kept in good
> repair, preventive maintenance done, no major repairs ever. I want to get
> some estimate of how much longer I can expect it, or count on it, to last
> -- defining "last" in either of two ways.
>
> How long till it requires some major repair that will cost more than the
> vehicle is worth? How long till it ceases to be reparable and has to go to
> the scrap iron dealer?
>
> (I'm no mechanic, btw; I just always try to find a good reliable
> non-dealer mechanic near where I live, and take it there.)
>
> --
> Beartooth Implacable, PhD, Neo-Redneck Linux Convert
> What do they know of country, who only country know?[/color]


158,643 more miles That was a hard number to pull out my ass.