trade in value WTF moment

[Brett!]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

If I knew how to do a lot of my own work (as Trini, yaris9876, and Mazilla do among 400k+ owners) I might think about keeping my 'nookandcrannycar' as an only car to 400k or maybe even 500k. I don't know how to a lot of my own work, so that scenario doesn't make much sense for me. Which new Yaris I get (5-speed 2014 L or 5-speed 2014 SE) will probably depend on what is available later this summer and where those cars are located. If I get an SE, I might keep my current Yaris.

Of course you have a car with over 200k miles, you live in Houston!

I thought I was hot stuff because I have a 96 tacoma with 335k...

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by Brett!

Of course you have a car with over 200k miles, you live in Houston!

I thought I was hot stuff because I have a 96 tacoma with 335k...

Yep. People who don't live here might scratch their heads re how fast miles can accumulate here, but we understand. My next door neighbor has a 96 Civic with almost 290k on it. His grown son bought it new (while living in Sugar Land....and he still lives there...my neighbor lived in northern New Jersey at the time). When the mileage hit 100k, my neighbor bought the car from his son (my neighbor was living in Sugar Land or Richmond at the time). My neighbor's son owns an auction house (mainly for construction equipment (IIRC) and is a workaholic). My neighbor retired before he moved to Houston. Yarisworld member trini_per4mance, IIRC, has put on all of the over 500k miles on his Yaris within the state of Florida. I think all of the nearly 290k miles my neighbor and his son have put on that Civic have been within the Houston Metro.