Comments on: Two Hundred Thousand

By: Sigun

Sigun — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:55:30 +0000

“I attribute that longevity to the car’s extreme simplicity. No power steering, power brakes, power seats, power windows, or power doors. Unless the engine blows up, there’s really not much that can go wrong with it”

Just minor correction – eclipse has power brakes
Every car younger than 30 or maybe 40 years has it

By: Glenn

Glenn — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:40:50 +0000

My 1997 Mercury mountaineer 5.0 v-8 with 248,733 miles is still running strong. It burns maybe a quart of oil every 4000 miles so I just change the oil then. The only major repair has been a radiator at 180,000 miles. Still has origanal motor, trans etc, even ball joints which are getting to there limits. But I still get around 80,000 to 110,00 on a set of michelins tires. All equipment still in good working order. No plans of letting this truck go. Go USA

By: Rae

Rae — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:17:35 +0000

Go Eclipse!
I recently hit 202,000 miles on my 2000 RS Eclipse. I have to keep a close eye on the fluid levels (oil/transmission) and replace a door handle every once in a while…but she’s a gem otherwise, truly truly amazing!!

By: adam

adam — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:40:52 +0000

I have a 94 eclipse myself with about 255,000 on the body (engine in it now only has about 60,00 but its still been through hell and back.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 06:40:09 +0000

I traded in my ‘94 Toyota Corolla 2 years ago after putting on 224,000 miles. That car had a tree fall on it (through the carport–it was a very large tree) I backed it into a pole one night, and it was the victim of a hit and run. But it just kept on going! I would probably still be driving it and be around 255,000 if we didn’t want a larger vehicle because we now need to lug around our 2 year old and all of his stuff. Of course we bought an Odyssey which I plan on my son driving when he gets his liscence.

By: Ron

Ron — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:12:52 +0000

No, I cracked open the speedometer glass and manually moved the needle so that it wasn’t blocking the odometer.

Just kidding. I actually took the car to a repair shop, put it on a dyno, and ran the wheels up to 42 mph so I could get the picture.

Or, the most outrageous version yet: I took a photo while driving.

By: Krisitna

Krisitna — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:40:42 +0000

Hey, I wanna join the 200,000 mile (high) club . My ‘98 saturn is currently at 140,000 and going strong. Here’s to no car payments! Those folks who buy a new car every two years are chooches!

BTW – Did you take the picture of your odometer while you were driving?! The speedometer reads 42mph??

By: Ron

Ron — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 02:44:39 +0000

You are my hero, Jason. Long live the Cherokee!

I think they might be starting to wise up. I’ve heard good things about some American cars lately. The Saturn Aura, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Corvette, Ford Fusion, Mazda RX-8 (Mazda is a Ford company), and others have been getting good press.

Regardless, it will take years for American manufacturers to shed the poor reputation they cultivated in the 80s and 90s. Remember when we were kids? “Made in Japan” meant it was a cheap piece of junk. How times have changed… I test drove a Nissan Altima today, and even the base model was pretty darn nice! They have an Altima coupe which looks like an Infiniti G35.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:02:27 +0000

I’m driving ‘96 Jeep Cherokee to 300k and beyond. It’s at 250k right now. I agree with your point on forcing the market with your purchase. If we all gave the “american” makers the finger for making crap cars, they might (and I mean MIGHT) wise up.