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Hello everyone !!
I was just wondering, how many miles can you put on a car, ok i know everyone will have a different point of veiw, so i just want a round about figure.. the car I'm referring to is a 04 LS..
 
Hmm LS eh? How many miles before what? I would think 150,000 is a solid figure... after that who knows.
 
before you really to put alot of work into it, or even trade it in.. engine, tranny, ect ect.. those type of things
 
Most newer cars (last 8 to 10 years) if well taken care of should give you a minimum of 200k. That's my opinion at least, with a 12 year old daily driver with 220k on it.
 
MindyMark said:
Most newer cars (last 8 to 10 years) if well taken care of should give you a minimum of 200k. That's my opinion at least, with a 12 year old daily driver with 220k on it.
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I agree. I have run several Mustangs and F-150s over the 200K mark. Much of it depends on how well they have been maintained. I change oil every 3K miles, and run Mobil 1 full synthetic in every car except my BULLITT which gets AMSOIL full synthetic. I change my tranny fluid every may so that I start the hot AZ summer with fresh fluid. I run MOBIL 1 full synthetic tranny fluid in all my cars except my BULLITT which gets Royal Purple full synthetic tranny fluid. (yep the 5 speed manual in my BULLITT runs on ATF)

I also change my coolant every may.

I look at it this way... I can buy a LOT of oil and coolant for the price of an engine, and I can buy a lot of ATF for the price of a transmission.

If you keep clean fluid in things and stay on top of tune ups etc... you should be able to get a reasonably trouble free 200K from just about any car these days.
 
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