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PuppyLoverBob666 — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 20:06:45 GMT

I just took my Subaru Forestor in for a check up. All it we do is regular maintenance (oil change, checked the brakes and so on) and all it needs now is new tires. You might wonder why it's big deal...it's because that car is 34 years old; we bought in in 1988.

That's one reason why regular maintenance is important. I don't know if any other brand would last so long (I'm sure most manufacturers make 'em like this now) but I'm pretty sure it wouldn't still be running if we hadn't taken care of it.

My previous car was a Japanese brand and it ran for 28 years; I think if I'd taken better care of it we might still have it, so I learned my lesson.

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spiderw — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 20:22:03 GMT

That is amazing!!!!! You must take great care of your Forester for it to have lasted so long. I also own a Forester which is about six years old and agree about keeping up the maintenance. I used to buy Toyotas but a friend recommended the Suburu and I am happy with the car and would definitely buy one again!!!!

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fthunt — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 20:27:58 GMT

What's the mileage read? On this and previous car?

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PuppyLoverBob666 — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 20:28:18 GMT

I suspect American car-makers finally noticed the success of Japanese cars and decided they needed to catch up. Most of my cars have been Japanese--not by design, it just happened to be what I liked.

The only car I didn't take care of, much to my regret, was a VW Beetle. It was a fun car, though; I still laugh over the time I squeezed about 5 passengers AND a German Shepherd in it. Gosh, I wish I'd taken better care of it but I was in my 20's and what did I know?

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ninjawife — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 20:53:39 GMT

I am on my third Subaru. I purchased an Outback in 1997. I traded that one in for another Outback when it reached over 100,000 miles in 2007. I traded that Outback in for a smaller Impreza sport in 2014 as the 2007 Outback had also reached 100,000 miles and I wanted a smaller car that would get a little better mileage since I drove a lot for work and taking my kids back and forth to school. Well I changed jobs and my kids are grown so even though my current Impreza is 8 years old, it only has 65,000 miles and I plan on keeping it until it gets closer to 100.000 which at the rate I now drive should be quite awhile. My next car will definitely be a Subaru as well. Other than regular maintenance and new tires none of my cars ever had any major problems.

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nyc1 — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 20:57:59 GMT

@PuppyLoverBob666 wrote:
I just took my Subaru Forestor in for a check up. All it we do is regular maintenance (oil change, checked the brakes and so on) and all it needs now is new tires. You might wonder why it's big deal...it's because that car is 34 years old; we bought in in 1988.

That's one reason why regular maintenance is important. I don't know if any other brand would last so long (I'm sure most manufacturers make 'em like this now) but I'm pretty sure it wouldn't still be running if we hadn't taken care of it.

My previous car was a Japanese brand and it ran for 28 years; I think if I'd taken better care of it we might still have it, so I learned my lesson.

@PuppyLoverBob666 Did you mean 1998? My Forester was a 1999 and it was the second year of the Forester's release. I LOVED that vehicle, gave it to my SIL, and bought another in 2007. Last year when it needed a lot of work... and I took amazing care of both of them, always going back to the dealer for all work ... it was time for something else, since I'm not as fond of the new styling which I find a lot more generic than the old Forester style. I sold my 2007. Congrats on so many maintenance free years.

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godi — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 20:57:39 GMT

My 1995 Toyota Rav has 58,000 miles on it and still runs amazing. Regular maintenance is definitely key. It still has an ashtray and lighter in it. And a cassette player.

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PuppyLoverBob666 — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 21:07:40 GMT

@nyc1 wrote:
@PuppyLoverBob666 wrote:
I just took my Subaru Forestor in for a check up. All it we do is regular maintenance (oil change, checked the brakes and so on) and all it needs now is new tires. You might wonder why it's big deal...it's because that car is 34 years old; we bought in in 1988.

That's one reason why regular maintenance is important. I don't know if any other brand would last so long (I'm sure most manufacturers make 'em like this now) but I'm pretty sure it wouldn't still be running if we hadn't taken care of it.

My previous car was a Japanese brand and it ran for 28 years; I think if I'd taken better care of it we might still have it, so I learned my lesson.
@PuppyLoverBob666 Did you mean 1998? My Forester was a 1999 and it was the second year of the Forester's release. I LOVED that vehicle, gave it to my SIL, and bought another in 2007. Last year when it needed a lot of work... and I took amazing care of both of them, always going back to the dealer for all work ... it was time for something else, since I'm not as fond of the new styling which I find a lot more generic than the old Forester style. I sold my 2007. Congrats on so many maintenance free years.

My bad; I really thought it was 1998. It doesn't have as many miles on it as you might think; my sister drives it now and I don't think she puts more than about 100 miles a month. Before that, though, my DH and I drove it all over the country and more. I have many fond memories of those days.

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CatsyCline — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 21:38:39 GMT

@PuppyLoverBob666 oh yes Detroit definately tried to figure it out - in the 70 early 80s:

Chevy Chevette

Pontiac Sunbird

Chevy Cavalier

Pontiac Phoenix

They could see the success of the Civic and Toyota!... Subaru jumped in too - the DL model -1978. my Sis in law had a blue one:

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annie315 — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 21:42:01 GMT

Last year I traded in my 2006 Corolla.. it was regularly maintained. The mileage was more than from here to the moon. Needless to say, I bought another Corolla .

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CatsyCline — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 21:46:08 GMT

@PuppyLoverBob666 i have a 2014 Subaru Crosstrek 50k miles. its not near as good as my '03 Forester i ran for 190k until the undercarriage went south... miss that car

hanging onto my vehicle though due to sales tax and excise tax and insurance rates in my state are innnsssaaane!

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CrazyDaisy — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 09:55:00 GMT

Mileage and climate also have a lot to do with the longevity of a car. I drive 25-30,000 miles a year. All my Hondas have only had basic maintenance. After 6 or 7 years and pushing 200,000 miles it is time for a new one.

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ID2 — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 09:59:49 GMT

We have a 1970 classic. My dh does all the maintenance on it himself. It's so easy to. We only buy American made vehicles and they last forever.

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chrystaltree — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 14:42:43 GMT

You must put 500 miles a year on your cars...lol. I think it takes a lot more than regular maintenence to keep an ancient car like that on the road.

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Shawnie — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 17:44:36 GMT

I have a 2000 Toyota Sienna. Chug Chug Chug!

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San Antonio Gal — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 18:36:22 GMT

@PuppyLoverBob666 - How many miles do you have on it? That makes all the difference in the world in longevity.

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Trailrun23 — Sat, 04 Jun 2022 02:21:28 GMT

DH and I each have a 2007 Lexus. We do scheduled maintenance and have never thought about trading either of them for new ones. We have a great auto service place whose owner worked at the dealership when we bought our cars new...so he knows our cars inside and out. Cars are too expensive not to take care of them.

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PuppyLoverBob666 — Sat, 04 Jun 2022 15:34:07 GMT

@chrystaltree wrote:
You must put 500 miles a year on your cars...lol. I think it takes a lot more than regular maintenence to keep an ancient car like that on the road.

Who is this adressed to? If it's me, you're wrong. We DO have regular maintenance on our cars and have been with the same mechanic for years so he knows our cars inside out. If he tells us there's a mechanical problem, we fix it. Do you have the impression we just change the oil every so often? No true; there's a lot more to "regular maintenence" than that.

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sometimesQVCaddict — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 01:41:30 GMT

I'm not impressed unless you tell me it has over 300,000 miles and is still going. Any car that's hardly driven with low miles will last forever. That's common sense.

A family member has a 10 year old car with 35k miles-it's barely driven. Mine is 2 years old and I'm pushing 34k miles. It had less than 10 miles on it when I purchased it. I drive alot!!

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50Mickey — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 10:55:28 GMT

@sometimesQVCaddict I agree with this. I bought my first Honda Accord in 1993. I was still working then and driving all over the state of Georgia. It took a real beating. I had 246,000 miles on it when I traded it in for a 2004 Accord. That car didn't get quite as many miles but I traded that one in at 150,000 for a Honda CRV in 2015. But agree that regular maintenance does pay off.