Hello All.
I ask this question because my Saturn ('95 SW2) is getting a little long in the tooth. It has almost 150,000 miles on the car. I've treated it well, regular services and have had a few problems over the years but nothing so serious that I thought my car way on it's last wheeles. By the way, I'll note the most serious problem I had, the engine cutting out on me as I turned the wheeles or slowed down was diagnosed by the folks in HERE and not at the Saturn dealerships, 3 of them (nice work all!).
Now I'm trying to project about when I will likely be needing a new vechile and budgeting for that possiblity. I'm hoping I can expect the car to REALISTIC survive beyond 250,000 miles but I have an engineering friend of mine who told me that this type of car rarely lasts up to 175,000 without serious repair. Yes, I know that there are people who have these cars for well over 300,000 miles, but it would be nice to know what the *likely* life expectancy of this type of car is. Not of any surprise but the dealership never gave me any answer. Most of my milage is freeway or putting around a small town so it's not like this car is leading a rough life. I generally drive 'a little too fast' but am not the type to really push the car much beyond 75mph.
Thanks again.