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[quote=Anonymous]According to my mechanic husband, a car that has run 200K miles and has been well-serviced (especially belts) and isn't showing signs of problems may actually be more reliable than a brand new car. He said the first 30K miles of a car is when something is likely to "blow up" if there was an issue in the manufacturing process, but if a car is well made, there's no reason to be scared at 200K+ miles if it isn't showing issues. And, that said, I sold my Lexus at 175K miles and bought a new Honda. At that point, I could still get $6K out of my car, and if I got much closer to 200,000 miles, the residual value started dropping like a rock. I felt like it was either sell it then or drive it until it dropped. What's the very worst case scenario if it breaks down far from home? Worst case is probably sell it to a junk yard for $400, get a rental car home, and then be stuck with one car while you shop for a new one. That is a big hassle, but it also isn't the major emergency that you probably feel in your gut about "surprise death." Car breakdowns get really emotional for most of us (me included), but that reaction compounds the angst we feel over it. I think it's really a financial question, in my mind. Can you afford to get the new Pilot? Do you want to? Then I'd do it (I did). But if you'd rather wait until the car dies, just are concerned about it happening on a trip, I'd probably hang onto it. By the way, I don't know how new models compare with a 2007, but going from a 2004 Lexus RX330 to a 2016 Honda CRV (not really much smaller, although lighter) blew me away on the improvement in fuel mileage, safety features, and technology. I don't regret making the change at all. [/quote]
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