Kathy in MD Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 :confused: Why then the warning to not let children ride in the front seat with airbags until they weigh 100 lbs? I thought airbags killed or seriously injured children. :confused: The front air bags were desiged to stop a 150 lb male not wearing a seat belt from crashing through the windshield. Supposedly the 2nd generation dashboard air bags adjust for weight, if they're available yet. I don't know what the side airbags are designed for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciyates Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Our Hyundia Elantra is 6 years old with 170,000 and we have only had to replace the brake pads and tires. My Nissan pickup is an 87 with well over 300,000 (The speedometer quite working 6 years ago). We haven't done anything major on it a new starter and a fly wheel. We believe in driving them until the tires fall off. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 (edited) We have four vehicles. We're retiring one as it does need fixing but since it's over 235,000 miles on it we're not sure it's worth bothering. Two cars each have about 150,000 miles on them and are fine. These first three cars are from 1997, 1995 and 1994. And then we have the new car which has about 50,000 miles on it. We LIKE our new car, but I sure can't see writing off a car just because it has 100,000 miles on it. It still has another lifetime ahead of it! BTW, I did grow up in a house where we got new vehicles every 9-12 months. I just live another lifestyle now and can't imagine.... Edited June 30, 2009 by 2J5M9K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHGrandma Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 My 1991 Dodge Dakota has 350,000 miles and still runs. It does not idle correctly, so it's been sitting for 2 years while we search for a computer for it. But it still starts when we need it for an emergency vehicle. It ran well until the idle problem the last couple months before we parked it. It's had one rebuilt transmission(manual 4 sp +overdrive) at 200,000 and a warranty repair on that at 220,000. Catalytic converter every 100,000 - 125,000 miles. Replaced fuel pump once, water pump once, assorted minor stuff. I stripped it, primed it, & had Maaco put their top of the line paint coat on it at 200,000; it's still good except for minor rust around the fenders now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clane Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 My 2001 Windstar has over 160,000 miles on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquirrellyMama Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Our 2000 Dodge Caravan has 124,000 miles and the 99 Saturn has around 100,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 My 2002 Lincoln Navigator has 95,000 miles on it. I am hoping it reaches 200,000 miles before I have to get a new car. I like the idea of using up a car before I buy a new one. DH's 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis has about the same mileage. In the past, he always bought a new car every 3 years, but now we just hope this one holds together for a few more years. (At least, I do.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 (edited) 1999 Chrysler Town and Country mini-van has 81,000. We got it used when it was six years old and had 31,000. Since hubby takes the train to work, it is just me running local errands pretty much. Lets see - repair-wise, I just put in a new muffler and exhaust pipe, and had a sensor fixed so we would pass out emission test. Last year we did brakes and shocks, and had a strut replaced. The year before that - new tires. A few years ago the van had a nervous breakdown while on vacation south of Norfolk, VA and ended up towed - after a quickly fix we made it home and the dealer had to have Chrysler send out a new "computer brain" for the van - this was under warranty thank goodness. Without the new "brain" the alarm would spontaneously go off (lights and horn), also the air conditioner would stop, and the van wold also decide to stop running (which is alarming when you are on a 55-mph road). I get the oil changed every few months/3,000 miles. Edited June 30, 2009 by JFSinIL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 1996 Saturn SL2 with about 140,000K. We won't do any major repairs on it at this point but we're not buying a new car until it dies. We just got a new timing belt for about $350 but haven't had anything other than oil changes in the past 2 years. 2006 Kia Sedona minivan with about 45,000 on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJB Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 '96 Chevy Suburban with 192,000 miles When we move back to the US, I'm getting a new car! This old girl (my first car bought *almost* new with only 15,000 miles on it) has served us well. :auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepymommy Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 1995 Mitsubishi Mirage 115,000 2006 Toyota Sienna 50,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 2000 Toyota Sienna - 88,000 miles. Except for a bad back bumper (minor fender bender last winter,) and some family dirt on the inside, it is like new. 2004 Pontiac Vibe (same as toyota Matrix) - don't know the mileage. this care is like new as well. Both run great. We just do regular maintenance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 it's a 2007 Sienna. My last van had almost 150,000 miles on it. It was a Pontiac Montana. We did have to fix the air condition on the last van, and that was expensive, but we had no other major repairs, just maintenance work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutmeg Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Our 1994 Mitsubishi Galant and our 2000 Honda Odyssey each have around 70,000 miles on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 (edited) . Edited July 6, 2009 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyBC Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Well that stands to reason. I watched one of those evening news programs once that claimed the airbag technology had been around for a long time, but was only implemented because people weren't buckling up. The side airbags make sense to me, since getting T-boned at intersections can be fatal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 My 2003 CTS has 30k on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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