Quest for 200k, It's been a hard road, but I'm almost there and it's getti Options

[sandusky1977]

Today was another fun day, I installed a new alternator before heading off to work thankfully it was still under warranty so I didn't have to pony up the cash.

I've been inching closer and closer to 200k miles on the odometer, and it seems like my car is trying to bankrupt me to get there.

2,000 Miles to Go,.

Repairs in the last 5,000 miles
New Radiator
New Steering Knuckle
New Brakes (pads/rotors all 4)
New Timing Belt
New Water Pump, Tensioners, Timing Belt

Still Needed:
New Tires
New Tie Rod End
New Ball Joint
New Clutch Plate

How many of you are approaching 200k miles or 321,869 km? Obviously the repairs I'm doing now are the maintenance items I've neglected the past 50k miles, but hay, that happens. Did you experience the same flood of repairs?

[zfjohnson07]

Today was another fun day, I installed a new alternator before heading off to work thankfully it was still under warranty so I didn't have to pony up the cash.

I've been inching closer and closer to 200k miles on the odometer, and it seems like my car is trying to bankrupt me to get there.

2,000 Miles to Go,.

Repairs in the last 5,000 miles
New Radiator
New Steering Knuckle
New Brakes (pads/rotors all 4)
New Timing Belt
New Water Pump, Tensioners, Timing Belt

Still Needed:
New Tires
New Tie Rod End
New Ball Joint
New Clutch Plate

How many of you are approaching 200k miles or 321,869 km? Obviously the repairs I'm doing now are the maintenance items I've neglected the past 50k miles, but hay, that happens. Did you experience the same flood of repairs?

i took my car to 206k, wrecked it, then had to fix the whole front end and only had to replace the radiator and timing belt.... the steering knuckle, ive replaced it before, and that was only because i didnt tighten the bolt in the middle which resulted in some play. Radiator is something you hopefully replace once every 200k thats if your thermostat goes out. If i were you i would replace yor thermostat if you already havent.

[bloodMoney]

Radiator is something you hopefully replace once every 200k thats if your thermostat goes out. If i were you i would replace yor thermostat if you already havent.

You're lucky. Mine has 186xxx and I'm on my third radiator, third heater core, third engine, 4th clutch, second suspension setup and a partridge in a pear tree.

Maybe its just my driving though.... I tend to beat the snot out of these crappy little 5s engines.

[dudeofchaos]

Radiator is something you hopefully replace once every 200k thats if your thermostat goes out. If i were you i would replace yor thermostat if you already havent.

You're lucky. Mine has 186xxx and I'm on my third radiator, third heater core, third engine, 4th clutch, second suspension setup and a partridge in a pear tree.

Maybe its just my driving though.... I tend to beat the snot out of these crappy little 5s engines.

Always depends on how you treat the car and what parts you buy. If you go with OEM parts you probably won't need to change them again for a while as when you go for jobber, you'll end up with a broken part maybe 2-3years later.
Luck sometimes plays it's role though haha.