500,000 miles on my Yaris.

[screenprintr]

Don't mean to be negative. If you add up all the things he did just past 400,000 miles. Those of us who are unable to fix them ourselves, would just buy a new car.

500,000 is a lot. It took me 13 years to get over 300,000 on my Camry. I drive about 100 miles a day now.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by screenprintr

If you add up all the things he did just past 400,000 miles. Those of us who are unable to fix them ourselves, would just buy a new car.

As I will do. I just think that how he chronicled his journey clarifies that 'best to move onto new' point, which I find very helpful for those of us who don't know how to do most potential repairs.

[iA_b4_07HB]

I think if you can DIY it makes a huge difference to buying and ownership patterns. For example, it cost me $500 from a Mini dealer just to replace front pads and surface the rotors - no rear work, no brake fluid flush and replace. That's absurd. Even on a Mini the parts are cheap, the labor is high. So my usual habit is to change cars every 3 years or whenever the basic warranty runs out. I don't feel secure about "surprise repairs" and "repair bill shock" after that. Almost any of the repairs the 500k driver mentions would have been a huge repair expense for me, plus when dealers and repair shops think they can charge $300-$500 for a phantom "30k maintenance package" how much do you think they would charge for REAL work and how well would it be done?

The only ways to control repair and maintenance costs are to get cars with some free maintenance up front (Chevy - 2 years or 24k, Toyota 2 years or 25k, Mini 3/36) or buy from a manufacturers certified program with a "renewed" warranty. Or, DIY.

Originally Posted by screenprintr

Don't mean to be negative. If you add up all the things he did just past 400,000 miles. Those of us who are unable to fix them ourselves, would just buy a new car.

500,000 is a lot. It took me 13 years to get over 300,000 on my Camry. I drive about 100 miles a day now.