Just curious, how long will you keep your cav? Miles? year?
I got a 92 with 115K. Would like to get 200K. is this blasphemy?

If you maintain it well it should make it 200k. I am going to sell my Cavy just because I want a new car and my brother is going to need to get his first car soon. If I were to keep it until a certain milage, I would get rid of it at 100k. Then its still got plenty of life left for the next person. I probably wouldnt keep a car past 150k, but thats just me.

If you maintain it well it should make it 200k. I am going to sell my Cavy just because I want a new car and my brother is going to need to get his first car soon. If I were to keep it until a certain milage, I would get rid of it at 100k. Then its still got plenty of life left for the next person. I probably wouldnt keep a car past 150k, but thats just me.

i did an oil change on a 98 cavy with 275,000KM.. she ran rough but fine and had the similier clunks, knocks, tin can noise sounds as my 98 with 175KM

the HG's are suspected to go around 200KM... my buddies went at 170KM

just mantain it and hope you dont got a lemon.. some cavy's are tough. but I seen some pretty junky ones.

but, you should get 200K out of it if it wasnt abused and oil changes done regularly.

Mines at 215k km's or 135k miles, it still runs actually pretty well, keep oil changed etc, but normal clunks and annoyances.

I still have my 89 with 300k on it. I use it as a spare car now and the car is dying around the motor/tranny. I always go close to 10k on an oil change(abuse?). The original fuel pump just died. And I did have the Headgasket go bad at 200k like everybody else. I think I just keep fixing it to see how far it will go before it needs a major overhaul. I figure it sure isn't worth much now (300k=maybe50$)???

Ill run mine til it dies. Then Ill buy a new motor and run it til it dies. And so on...

I had 2 J-body cars before my 2002 Cavalier base model and I got rid of both of them at 150,000 miles. Both ran well with no major problems at all. Mostly just maintenance. I saw no reason why either car couldn't make it to 200K. Just do your regular maintenance like oil changes, trans oil and filter changes, and personally I drain and refill antifreeze with 50/50 mix every year. That's pretty much all I do.

im with kustm, my cav is at 310k km's and im coming into an engine with just over 200k km on it so ill switch it to that and run it till it dies (for 50$ i figure might as well)

i am at 182,000 on my 2000 cavalier. Still runs. Is it as strong though No

Ill run mine til it dies. Then Ill buy a new motor and run it til it dies. And so on...

That's exactly what I did! Spun a rod bearing at 187,000mi, got a junkyard 2.2OHV with around 90,000mi for $600 installed. Car now has 214,000mi and I don't see any reason why it wouldn't make it to 300,000mi. And when this one blows, there will be a beautiful Twin Cam 2.4 finding a new home.

My 94 RS has 165k with no major problems. You have to remember if you take care of your car up front and continue it can last forever. Maintenance being the key word. And yea i have had to replace ignition module,struts, shocks, tires, rotors, brakes, wheel bearings, cat etc, all maint parts and all go bad at some point in time. I change my oil at 3000 miles religiously, already took care of major tune up, and trans tune up, cooling system etc. I bought this car 2 years ago for $400. the cars body will rot before anything else!( central NY winters are a bitch) all in all i love this car!!!

i have 272,000 km on my '92 cavalier. Original engine, doesnt burn any oil. Second tranny though...

i am at 182,000 on my 2000 cavalier. Still runs. Is it as strong though No

Holy cow, do you travel across the states or something? haha

Holy cow, do you travel across the states or something? haha

Thats what I was thinking. I have an 01 Cavalier and it only has 52K miles on it.

My cavalier is an 01 and it has 87k. But I bought it used with like 79k.

i got mine in 01 with like 30 on it. I just drive alot.

I got my 01 in 03 with 14k miles, now has 31k miles.

99 2.2 and it has 259K miles on it (mostly highway) and theres no noises, radles, etc... ill keep it untill it blows and then ill get a new car i wont be able to sell it for shit but still

Ill run mine til it dies. Then Ill buy a new motor and run it til it dies. And so on... <<<< QuOtE


JUST LIKE IM GOING TO DO SWEET.. im not the only person that has thought of doin that..

Friend of mine had a 91 Z24 with 246,000 miles on it and he ran the shit out of it everyday by racing any and everything that would race him. Only reason he got a new car was because someone totalled his Cavy

I bought my car used and it has 196 thousand on it and it runs great!

I have a 1999 with 173,000 on it. I bought it at 100,000 with a used engine that had 11,000 miles on it. I put on 3,000 miles a month just commuting. I change the oil every month. I do like the car but now have to look for another motor in case. How long should the trans last....
And just where is a good place to get an engine and trans. Then installed...
Also, when changing the trans fluid, is the suck out and refill as done at the lube/oil places good enough or recommended have dealer service it?
Thanks

wow this is back from the dead. but since it is i bought mine with 200,000 on it and lasted me until 205,000.:banghead:

lol thats about were mine is and it's about dead. let's put it this way, the starter is going through ALOT of work to turn the motor over, and the start is almost new. what does that tell you lol

lol thats about were mine is and it's about dead. let's put it this way, the starter is going through ALOT of work to turn the motor over, and the start is almost new. what does that tell you lolit tells me your engine is a giant paper weight :lol:

that sounds like a good idea, why do you put it on my desk for me and i'll stick those important papers my boos always gives me under the motor

alright sounds good but i might need your help lifting that bitch up onto it. lol

yea since my desk is one of those big high ones, you know were you have the tall chair and my feet don't touch the ground lol

147,000 miles....


only feels fast when i'm by myself....

My brothers has like 104k and it's well....as close to dead as it can get. We soaked his front tires today in chain lube for my bike and he made a pretty good smoke show haha.

My family's 2001 Cav still runs pretty well. I even think of upgrading it. 2.2 L 4 in-line engine is not enougn for me I think.

i can't even get my tires to bark even with the shift kit lol

My brothers has like 104k and it's well....as close to dead as it can get. We soaked his front tires today in chain lube for my bike and he made a pretty good smoke show haha.haha very cool. :lol: you should have video taped it though. im always down for seeing a good vid.

We'll video it next time, and some with my 'Maro.

We'll video it next time, and some with my 'Maro.sounds good bro.