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Originally Posted by strat61caster

Because I think that's generally beyond the design life of a modern vehicle and we will start seeing more expensive failures then the typical few hundred dollars worth of consumables. I have no idea what they will be, I don't think anyone does, but a manufacturer who's designing all non-consumable components to last >200k miles flawlessly is giving up profit margin to do so.

I'll cross 100k miles in the coming weeks on my car, like I said before, high confidence in crossing 150k miles without major incident just like many of your vehicles (unless it's an issue related to hpde/tt use). Sold my truck at 210k miles and it was starting to need more then the little maintenance items, things like timing chains and catalytic converters and hvac repairs.

Which reminds me, I need to go shore up my front bumper this weekend, it's flapping in the breeze...

Had a technician talk to different engineers years ago. He told me VW/Range Rover optimally were engineered to 200,000 miles, Toyota and Lexus up to 300,000 miles.