"Reggie Smithers" wrote in message
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JIMinFL wrote:
" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message
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"JIMinFL" wrote in message
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200,000 miles on CamryXLE: No unscheduled maintenance or repairs.
Routine oil changes, timing belts at 75K intervals, 2 sets of tires, 1
set brake pads, 1 air filter, windshield washer fluid as needed, 2 sets
of wiper blades, 1 transmission fluid exchange. Spark plugs never
changed.
If you plan to keep the vehicle for many miles, Toyota wouldn't be a
bad choice.
Jim


One air filter change over those 200,000 miles?

That is correct. And it Wasn't even that dirty.
Jim



Jim,
I can not think of one reason why you would lie about the life of your
tires or how many miles before you change your air filter, but it is
amazing and you can understand why some of us were skeptical. You need to
submit them to the Ripley's Believe it or Not, and the tire manu. and
filter manu.



--
Reggie

"That's my story and I am sticking to it."
1st and 2nd set of tires was Dunlop and 3rd set was Michelin which still had
a lot of tread left when we got rid of the car. I don't skimp on tire
quality. I don't see anything odd about getting that tire mileage.

I admit that air filter replacement interval doesn't fit the norm. Crankcase
breathers and belt chafe are probably the prime contributors to filter
clogging unless you live in a dust bowl like Kansas. PCVs got rid of the
breather problem and serpentine belts got rid of a lot of the belt chafe.
Lawn and garden equipment excluded, don't most air filters last longer than
they used to?