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I doubt that you will "wear it out" if you maintain it properly. Back "in the day" a vehicle with 100k miles was on its last legs, now days, if they are cared for, they have a lot of life left in them.
I have a rather wealthy friend who runs his vehicles until they drop before buying a new one. He has an old GS that just will not die and he has no plans to replace it. It is approaching 200,000 miles!
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i normally sell/trade cars before it reach 70,000 miles regardless if it's a Toyota or a Lexus, although im pretty confident that it can go past 100,000 without any major repairs.
try to keep the car within the warranty OR you can always buy an extended warranty that can help you sleep at night or up to 125,000 miles.
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Since we moved in March of 2011, I've put 40K miles on the car. I'm now at about 62,000 miles for a car that's not quite 2.75 years old.
Other than the annoying squeak from the rear passenger shock/bushing, no complaints. I figure that at the 10 year mark, the car will be approaching 300K miles, and that's my goal.
So change your oil regularly.
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Since we moved in March of 2011, I've put 40K miles on the car. I'm now at about 62,000 miles for a car that's not quite 2.75 years old.
Other than the annoying squeak from the rear passenger shock/bushing, no complaints. I figure that at the 10 year mark, the car will be approaching 300K miles, and that's my goal.
So change your oil regularly.


Back in the North East ( CT, RI) we average less than 12,000/yr on a car.
Having moved to sunny California, where you need to drive almost everytime..we put about 30,000/yr
The Prius we bought last year (2011 model) already have 40,000 on it

my wife's rationale is that, since there are so many places to go here in CA...it's OK.
I'm just glad we have Lexus and Toyotas, mostly.
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It replaced a 2000 RX (we still have it also) that just rolled over 114,000 and still going strong. The latest thing to repair was a rusting transmission cooler line. Through the years it has needed tires (just put on the 2nd set), battery & brakes which is to be expected, Additionally it has needed an O2 sensor, air flow meter sensor (heater) and a mass air flow sensor. This does not count normal fluid changes (oil, P/S, brakes, coolant, ATF).
When we originally bought the 2000 I took it to Lexus for service right up until the point I needed an alignment (tires were wearing unevenly). I called every Lexus dealer in the DC area and every one of them was $159.00. I talked to a friend who works for Southeast Toyota Distributors (JM Family) and he said to take it to a Toyota store. He further said the technicians go to the same Toyota based training and use the same diagnostic machines (with different labels on them). The alignment at Toyota was $59.00 and while I didn't get a fancy waiting room and drinks, for $100 I can go to Dunkin Donuts a bunch of times

There is no corporate prohibition on Toyota stores working on Lexus. They just can not bill Lexus for warranty work. Now, with that said, some Toyota dealerships have their own restrictions on working on Lexus which may be based on ownership of several different brands or different owners giving a nod & a wink to their friends....

From that point on I went to either a Toyota store, an independent shop or did the work myself. One of the best things I bought was a $39.00 OBDII scan reader (Costco) which I have used a couple of times to figure out where I wanted to take it.










