[s-cars] The Magic Age (when and how much?)

[Tom Mullane]

Robert,

For me, the "magic age" began the day I bought the car (mileage not
relevant).  It needed brakes, shocks and springs, new headlight bulbs, new
boost hoses, an exhaust, new injectors, a new turbo and exhaust manifold,
and a few chipsets.

Kidding aside, I have found there is no real magic age.  Cars are cars and
they need maintenance.  Check the list of known issues that has been posted
here in the past.

Tom

Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 22:02:09 -0600
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Hey, all. I may have found my 95.5 avant!  But in case that falls
though, another purchase advice question:

All cars go through what my wife calls "the magic age" where things
start needing replaced- alternators, starters, sounds like with S cars
that may include the cam sensor, ignition switch, and some other stuff.

With my other car, that was around 95k-120k miles.  Get at 120, and
everything's been done and the car's as reliable as new, and won't need
anything (save go-fast parts) for years.  At 95 though, the lower milage
is actually *less* of a deal because those parts are about to need
replacing.

Question is, when was you car's "magic age" and how much did it cost you?

Or, phrased another way- when is less milage worse than more?