Mazda 3

[cbriden]

I have a 2005 Mazda 3 with 200K miles on it. The car has always received timely maintenance by yours truly. It’s been gas, oil, tires and a set of brakes (plus a few thermostats) and that’s it. I am beginning to wonder how many miles a car like this is capable of before extensive service may be required. I would be very happy if she had another 100K in her.

Anybody else own one of these cars with high mileage ? What is a reasonable expectation for the durability of a car like this that has been well maintained ? These are all difficult questions to answer but the bottom line is – I don’t have any idea how many miles these cars are capable of. Maybe I’ll try to find out…

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[dreamer2355]

As long as you stay on top of all your maintenance, I’m sure you will get allot more miles out of the vehicle.

One test you can do is a compression test to see how well the engine is holding up. Compression loss usually occurs in high mileage engines as the mileage start to wear them out.

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