Comments on: How to get 200,000+ miles out of your car http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/how-to-get-200000-miles-out-of-your-car/ Proverbs 13:11 - "...he who gathers money little by little makes it grow." Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:27:42 -0400 hourly 1 By: andrew http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/how-to-get-200000-miles-out-of-your-car/comment-page-1/#comment-2458 andrew Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:51:25 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/03/how-to-get-200000-miles-out-of-your-car/#comment-2458 I have a 2001 ford taurus with just under 105000 miles on it one thing that i never did with it that everyone should remember to do is make sure that at every 30,000 miles you get the oil changed in your transmitions. I bought this car with 10,000 miles on it and never chaged the oil in the transmition now it is in the shop and needs a new transmition ($2000) so i recomend changing your oil to make sure you can max out the miles on your car I have a 2001 ford taurus with just under 105000 miles on it one thing that i never did with it that everyone should remember to do is make sure that at every 30,000 miles you get the oil changed in your transmitions. I bought this car with 10,000 miles on it and never chaged the oil in the transmition now it is in the shop and needs a new transmition ($2000) so i recomend changing your oil to make sure you can max out the miles on your car

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]]> By: glblguy http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/how-to-get-200000-miles-out-of-your-car/comment-page-1/#comment-2456 glblguy Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:07:03 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/03/how-to-get-200000-miles-out-of-your-car/#comment-2456 Hi Kevin. First of, glad to have you as a reader and glad you are enjoying the site. Toyota and and Honda seem to be the two exceptions to the "rule" right now, as they hold their value so well, you can get a new model for just a little more than a used one. I always recommend you get a used car inspected by a good mechanic you trust before buying it. I also personally don't buy used Hondas or Toyotas. I prefer Nissan who has a similar reliability rating, but don't hold their value as well. Allows you to get a great car for a great deal. Hi Kevin. First of, glad to have you as a reader and glad you are enjoying the site. Toyota and and Honda seem to be the two exceptions to the “rule” right now, as they hold their value so well, you can get a new model for just a little more than a used one.

I always recommend you get a used car inspected by a good mechanic you trust before buying it. I also personally don’t buy used Hondas or Toyotas. I prefer Nissan who has a similar reliability rating, but don’t hold their value as well. Allows you to get a great car for a great deal.

]]> By: kevin http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/how-to-get-200000-miles-out-of-your-car/comment-page-1/#comment-2455 kevin Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:46:06 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/03/how-to-get-200000-miles-out-of-your-car/#comment-2455 glbl, i just started reading your blog, and i have enjoyed it thus far. I saw in one of your replies that 'buying new cars is just a comlete waste of money.' i have compared the cost of certified pre-owned cars (toyota, carmax) with the cost of a new car, and the difference is only a few thousand dollars for the car that i really wanted - 2006 toyota corolla. for me, buying a new car was important because i wanted to ensure that my car would run for 200,000+ miles. I don't trust a used car to do that since I do not know exactly how the previous owner took care of the car, and I have been burned in the past with bad deals. The peace of mind is worth the extra few thousand dollars. glbl, i just started reading your blog, and i have enjoyed it thus far. I saw in one of your replies that ‘buying new cars is just a comlete waste of money.’ i have compared the cost of certified pre-owned cars (toyota, carmax) with the cost of a new car, and the difference is only a few thousand dollars for the car that i really wanted – 2006 toyota corolla. for me, buying a new car was important because i wanted to ensure that my car would run for 200,000+ miles. I don’t trust a used car to do that since I do not know exactly how the previous owner took care of the car, and I have been burned in the past with bad deals. The peace of mind is worth the extra few thousand dollars.

]]> By: Lara http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/how-to-get-200000-miles-out-of-your-car/comment-page-1/#comment-2454 Lara Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:00:41 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/03/how-to-get-200000-miles-out-of-your-car/#comment-2454 I own a 1989 ford ranger that I purchased for $500 from a guy in pheonix. I am definately an exa,ple of what keeping good care of your car can do. I have had to replace a few things over the years but it has been going strong and I am still driving to this day! The big secret like Buddy Bridges was saying, just keep it clean. Check your fluids regularly and a $10 tire guage never hurt anyone. My wallet definately thanks me with the gas prices right now :) I own a 1989 ford ranger that I purchased for $500 from a guy in pheonix. I am definately an exa,ple of what keeping good care of your car can do. I have had to replace a few things over the years but it has been going strong and I am still driving to this day! The big secret like Buddy Bridges was saying, just keep it clean. Check your fluids regularly and a $10 tire guage never hurt anyone. My wallet definately thanks me with the gas prices right now :)

]]> By: glblguy http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/how-to-get-200000-miles-out-of-your-car/comment-page-1/#comment-2453 glblguy Sat, 15 Dec 2007 16:25:32 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/03/how-to-get-200000-miles-out-of-your-car/#comment-2453 Hi Buddy! Thanks for dropping by and for leaving a comment. Wow, 363,000 miles, that's awesome. Hope my Nissan runs that long. Let us know how many miles you get out it! Hi Buddy! Thanks for dropping by and for leaving a comment. Wow, 363,000 miles, that’s awesome. Hope my Nissan runs that long. Let us know how many miles you get out it!

]]> By: Buddy Bridges http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/how-to-get-200000-miles-out-of-your-car/comment-page-1/#comment-2452 Buddy Bridges Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:17:45 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/03/how-to-get-200000-miles-out-of-your-car/#comment-2452 I have a 99 Nissan Frontier I bought new to use for a work truck.As of now(12-07) it has 363,000 miles and the closest to a major problem was a new radiator a couple of years ago because the plastic cracked in the original.I use synthetic oil and change it at 5000 miles.Replace the coolant every year and try to keep the entire vehicle including under the hood very clean. I have a 99 Nissan Frontier I bought new to use for a work truck.As of now(12-07) it has 363,000 miles and the closest to a major problem was a new radiator a couple of years ago because the plastic cracked in the original.I use synthetic oil and change it at 5000 miles.Replace the coolant every year and try to keep the entire vehicle including under the hood very clean.

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]]> By: glblguy http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/how-to-get-200000-miles-out-of-your-car/comment-page-1/#comment-2450 glblguy Sun, 07 Oct 2007 16:27:04 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/03/how-to-get-200000-miles-out-of-your-car/#comment-2450 Brooke, good for you! No problem, I love talking about cars and used buying. Buying a used car is one of the key steps to gaining wealth. Buying new cars is just a complete waste of money...more on that tomorrow in my "3 worst financial mistakes" article that will be going up tomorrow along with the rest of the M-Network. Brooke, good for you! No problem, I love talking about cars and used buying. Buying a used car is one of the key steps to gaining wealth. Buying new cars is just a complete waste of money…more on that tomorrow in my “3 worst financial mistakes” article that will be going up tomorrow along with the rest of the M-Network.

]]> By: Brooke http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/how-to-get-200000-miles-out-of-your-car/comment-page-1/#comment-2449 Brooke Sun, 07 Oct 2007 09:44:32 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/03/how-to-get-200000-miles-out-of-your-car/#comment-2449 Yeah, the Corolla is a 2005 (got that two year depreciation out of the way but only has 20,000 miles). We had a really nice experience with Carmax. We also used Kelly Blue Book to compare prices. Another option available to military members is the "lemon lot" on base where private owners sell to other private owners, but they could not give us the guarantees that Carmax could. But now I'm turning this into a used-car buying blog - sorry! Yeah, the Corolla is a 2005 (got that two year depreciation out of the way but only has 20,000 miles). We had a really nice experience with Carmax. We also used Kelly Blue Book to compare prices. Another option available to military members is the “lemon lot” on base where private owners sell to other private owners, but they could not give us the guarantees that Carmax could. But now I’m turning this into a used-car buying blog – sorry!

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