Originally Posted by FMB42

I agree Mike. Imo, a properly maintained car (made during the last 20 years) with 100k miles is at least as reliable as some brand-new cars of the '70s and '80s. A case in point is the '95 Chevy truck that I bought in '02 for $3k. This truck had ~190K miles on it at the time and my wife and I drove it for more than 10 years while putting another 75k on it. During that time I did little more than than 1 full tune-up, 2 minor tunes, a new radiator and hoses, 1 minor brake job, an alternator and serpentine belt, 1 steering idler arm, and a total of 6 tires (a worn idler arm prematurely worn out the 2 front tires that it came with). Sold it it to my wife's coworker/friend last year for $2K (probably could have got at least $2.5 for it otherwise).