Comments on: 5 Tips to Help Keep Your Car on the Road for 10 Years

By: Hal

Hal — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:29:38 +0000

I drive the AC Expressway, average four times a month.I drive in the right hand lane. I set my cruise control at 67 or 68.Speed limit is 65.It is on very rare occasions that I ever have to pass anyone.My destination from home is 104 miles.It takes me approximately two and one half hours, the way I go.It is a very pleasant experience.

By: monica.vespe@sbcglobal.et

monica.vespe@sbcglobal.et — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:08:06 +0000

Actually Suke, you are mistaken about BMW repairs costing more. Probably have more miles on my beemer (255,000) than your honda and have spent half in repairs. Going on 13+ years. The trick is to have a good mechanic and not take it to the dealership.

By: Kingjohn

Kingjohn — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:43:33 +0000

1999 Ford Ranger Pick up….I change oil every 4,500 miles. I’d rather pay for oil than engines. Outside of doing my own maintenance, I have replaced the timing belt & 1 set of plug wires.(technically, that is also maintenance) 266,000 miles. Will be driving it on 500 mile trip next weekend.

By: Gregory Fritz

Gregory Fritz — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:28:08 +0000

I have a Honda that is over 6 years old, just changing the oil keeps it running just fine. My Ford van just passed the 10 year mark and is running with only doing oil changes as well. This article is probably written to get people to buy extended warranties. If you do your homework, you buy a reliable car. A reliable car does not need an extended warranty, its an oxymoron. Buy a piece of garbage and then get a warranty – that would be cost effective. Extended warranties are money makers to those who sell them. It’s marketing catering to the uninformed.

By: kinglet749 (@kinglet749)

kinglet749 (@kinglet749) — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 05:56:55 +0000

10 years is easy if you’re not a total moron. Who reads these things? My VW is 11 years old and still drives like the day I bought it. Regular maintenance is a stupid human trick. As others have said, give me a 30 year car, THEN I will be impressed.

By: 1999 Accord, 140k, runs fine

1999 Accord, 140k, runs fine — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 05:39:40 +0000

OK , this was a waste of space. But at least now I know to assume anything associated with “CARCHEX” is, if not an outright scam, close enough it doesn’t make much difference. For most of us, buying an extended warranty is no different than tossing cash into the fireplace. Hard to think of a more worthless insurance.

By: Patrick (Sewell, NJ)

Patrick (Sewell, NJ) — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:07:37 +0000

I have nothing but applause and respect for you. I had to deal with this last night coming home from work, and my commute went from enjoyable to pissy in about 10 seconds.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 19:48:36 +0000

I have a 1985 Toyota Corolla, 5-speed. Gets 40 mpg and I drive it 50K miles/year as a field technician. Had it for 11 years and put 600K miles on it. Had 100K miles when I bought it. Replaced engine at 498K. You can keep a car almost as long as you want. Had tough electrical problem lately and will not put another engine in it. The parts that wear out at 200, 300 or 400K miles are the same that wear out at 100K. If you can’t afford the newer car, buy an older car cheap and keep up the maintenance! But, do your homework and buy a good car. Look for what is still on the road (in quantity) long after it was made. Those are probably good vehicles for the long haul.

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:55:26 +0000

I drive a 1996 Honda Accord with 630,000 on the original engine and drive 200-300 miles per day. I faithfully change oil every 5,000 miles and do all other maintenance myself, as needed. I drive the speed limit or 5 MPH over. Changing the oil is the most important!

By: pbinCA

pbinCA — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 02:01:25 +0000

After 10 years, a great preventative is to replace all rubber vacuum hoses and tubes. They develop tiny cracks, and next thing you know, you’re engine is throwing a code, or the cruise control is toast.