[wayner]

I'm with many of you on this. Maintenance and peace of mind.

Many of my repairs are measured against the cost of a tow truck.
Stranded, tow truck =$300.00?

Just do the maintenance in advance.

Missed business meeting, a night in a hotel, sketchy area?
All the more reason to do the maintenance.

I "life" my cars the same way we used to life components on my race team.
The way I figure it, if I plan to keep it to 200, and the water pump made it the 1st 100 but not likely to make the second 100, I'll do it sooner rather than later.

Same with a 5 year old battery. You might get 7 or ten years, but at 5 years and 100k, it owes you nothing and for $100 bucks it passes the tow truck test for return on investment.

Everything mentioned in the first post of this thread was predictable at that mileage. If you took a "life-ing" approach to you vehicle and its components, you would have seen it coming and either sold it first, or decided that you were in for the long haul and there would be no question.

You also want to keep in mind the service interval or lifespan of the vehicle and components.

Some cars are done at 100, no matter how many parts you throw at them. Better ones are good for much more and at 100 you are just looking at consumables and a component refresh.