You know what? I still think there is a conspiracy and that they CAN make a car that is pretty much free of breakdowns, but they CHOOSE not to because it would put people and car companies out of business or at least cut down on their profit margin a lot. Imagine if you had a car that lasted for 50 years?
Did you know that is exactly what happened with the original light bulb. Originally, light bulbs lasted a really LONG time, but it was hurting businesses, so the business owners got together and made it so that light bulbs had to replaced every 1000 hours or so. One such original light bulb is STILL burning bright after 150 years!
The wife's 2000 Toyota 4Runner that she refuses to get rid of has 293'000 miles and we've spent less than $4'000 on unscheduled maintenance in it's life time.
Let that sink in.
We buy nothing but Toyotas.
Meh. I sold my F-350 with 366,000 miles. Only major work was a front end job (kingpins, mostly) at ~200K and two clutches. Original A/C compressor, PS pump, turbocharger, transmission, alternator, master cylinder, booster, vacuum pump, and U-joints when sold.
My friend has an F-250 that has about 300K on it...his father's E350 has over 500K. It got wrecked (hit by a Tundra, in fact), but his wife sadly retired her well-worn (ex-police, ex-livery) Crown Victoria with 416,000 miles.
