I follow HG2004's logic - when I start pouring money into a vehicle or when I no longer trust it, it's time to get rid of it.

The last vehicle I drove before the Insight was a '98 Dakota pickup with 105,000 miles on it. Transmission failed at 56,000. Rebuilt the tranny and kept going. It had started shifting funny when I got rid of it.

Had a '90 Chevy 454SS pickup before that. It was hard on rear tires and pinion gear bearings. 9-10 MPG...at best. Didn't matter how you drove it.

Had two RX-7's, a '87 and a '90, they both went past 130,000 miles. Fun cars.

The wife's Acura TL is a '99 with close to 85,000 miles and it's still going strong. She wants a Prius, but the TL is a keeper.

Regards,