99999 and counting…
Well, my adorable little Honda civic (picture is not mine, but it looks exactly like that) finally rolled over 99,999 miles a couple weeks ago – I guess it’s officially getting old now 
After my trip home for Easter, I’m now over 100,200 – I guess I need to take it in for a check-up? I’m fully anticipating keeping this car for several more years, and given Honda’s reputation for good long lives of their cars, I hope that won’t be too difficult 
Oh, and here’s a picture of my odometer as it was getting ready to pass 99,999 (and yes, I did pull off the road to take this picture with my cell phone ):
100,000 is nothing.
I’m past 180k on my truck, and will roll up on 200k before the end of 2007.
It’s nice to own a reliable vehicle that you can drive into the ground, though. Makes that depreciation thing easier to stomach…
show-off
weren’t you going to be buying a new car/truck sometime soon? are you going to keep the old truck for hauling stuff if you do?
Me, show-off? Guilty as charged.
I’m going to buy something near-term and eventually give my truck to my uncle for his step-daughter to drive when she hits 16. The truck has little value at this point, so if she wrecks it, there’s no loss [as long as she's okay, of course].
I can always rent a truck when I need to haul something. I’m getting myself used to this concept, because I essentially have an unoptimized situation: I need to haul something maybe three times a year, but I drive a vehicle optimized for hauling every day. Dumb.
Okay, so I’m making sure that everything’s fixed around here, and … I’m amused that I posted what I did. I almost made it to 200k on the truck—I got to 195,800+ before it broke down in October and I sold it. I would’ve almost assuredly put the final 4000 miles on it by the end of 2006, given the driving I was doing last year.