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Originally Posted by Peanut
I thought I was maintaining my vehicles!! I guess the car I had that made it to 200,000+ just started needing bigger repairs (clutch, timing belt, etc) and there really was no way I could do it myself. So when the mechanic bills start coming back at $1000, $2000, etc., everytime I brought it in for an oil change, for me it gets to a point of "why am I putting this much $$ into a 10 year old vehicle?".
But again, this could just be coming back to the clueless woman at the mechanic problem.
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I wouldn't blame your gender. From my experience 200K is the ceiling if you want a relatively trouble-free, nice-looking vehicle. There are always going to be exceptions, but as a general rule it works.