hey whts up, new to car owning and forums, gotta few questions about my car..i have 200000miles on it..how long do i have before shes no good thx for any help i get

 

Cars, don't expire on a set interval. 200K or even 300K miles is not off the charts for a properly maintained car. The way to look at owning a high mileage car is that you need to be ready to fix components that will inevitably break and keeping up with the ongoing maintenance. If you are capable of doing the work yourself you can save $. I'd look at this as a financial decision: Assume the cost to operate a car is $300 a month including payments, insurance, maintenance. If you own a high mileage car, you don't have payments, you have lower insurance but higher maintenance. The risk you are taking is when the cost of a repair become higher than the value of the car. Say your car suddenly breaks a timing belt or needs a new transmission. Cost to repair could be $2000+ for a car that's only worth $2000. So to assess your situation, I'd look at what is the likely need for maintenance in the near future: When is the timing belt due? is the AC running properly? any oil or coolant leaks? when was the full ignition tune up done (including a full set of coil packs)? Any suspension or clunking noises or strut leaks? Any odd engine noises? Typical maintenance areas for these cars are the electronic throttle, timing belt/water pump, AC compressor (typically the clutch gap), suspension parts (struts, bushings), ignition coil packs come to mind. Vacuum leaks and similar air intake issues also crop up but generally are more tedious than expensive to repair.