100,000 mile club

[mryaris]

I have been informed that my 2010 hatchback just turned 100K miles! I bought it new in November 2009 to replace my 2009 Yaris hatchback that I rolled on my way to Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

The reason I was "informed" of this milestone is I essentially gave it to my dad about 3 years ago and he has been using it as his commuter car ever since.

In 100K miles all I/we have done to it is: keep the gas tank full, change the oil every 5K miles, changed out the trans oil once (about to do it again), changed the tires once and changed the wiper blades a few times. Oh yeah....we just installed a new windshield a couple of months ago.

Without a doubt, it has been the most reliable car I have ever owned. I plan on taking control of it again when dad retires next year....can't wait! :)

See you guys at 200K!!

[mryaris]

Originally Posted by mryaris

I have been informed that my 2010 hatchback just turned 100K miles! I bought it new in November 2009 to replace my 2009 Yaris hatchback that I rolled on my way to Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

The reason I was "informed" of this milestone is I essentially gave it to my dad about 3 years ago and he has been using it as his commuter car ever since.

In 100K miles all I/we have done to it is: keep the gas tank full, change the oil every 5K miles, changed out the trans oil once (about to do it again), changed the tires once and changed the wiper blades a few times. Oh yeah....we just installed a new windshield a couple of months ago.

Without a doubt, it has been the most reliable car I have ever owned. I plan on taking control of it again when dad retires next year....can't wait! :)

See you guys at 200K!!

So here I am checking in at 200K miles! This quote is from July 2014 and I still haven't done much to this car....just basic maintenance. It still has the original brakes! I am about to re-do the pads, rotors, drums & shoes, although I think I can go another 25K miles on the originals. Aside from spark plugs and a coolant flush & fill, the engine is 100% original (including the water pump & alternator!). Runs like a champ!


The worst thing about my car is the clear coat has completely failed on the roof, upper doors, hatch & rear quarter panels. That and a decade worth of door dings, parking lot mishaps and the occasional racoon strike. Mechanically it runs as well as it did when I bought her 10+ years ago.

I went several years without driving it much...about 5 years of to & from the airport (40 miles/week). Now I'm doing 900 miles a week, so 300K miles shouldn't take nearly as long as 100K or 200K did.

See you then.

[mark293]

^^^^This. No excuse for such poor quality paint in an otherwise indestructible car.