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18 years ago we bought a new GMC full sized van so that our two teenaged sons who were pushing 6 foot would have plenty of leg room on long trips. They have long been gone from home but we have converted our van into our camping vehicle. It has 280,000 miles with all its original parts, meaning transmission and engine. Of course it has used up a starter and alternator and a few belts but other than those things it has been very good to us. It hardly uses oil and my husband changes the oil every 3,000 miles and does other maintenance at that time. The gas mileage isn't great. We are lucky to get 18 mpg on the open highway. We just bought a 2008 Honda Accord, 4 cyl, and hope to have it last as long. We will take the car on long trips that do not include camping to help with our gas consumption.This is the second new vehicle we have bought in the 37 years we have been married and feel that we certainly have gotten our money's worth out of our van. The Honda is replacing a 1994 Buick which had a cylinder go bad in it and not worth fixing. We considered a Hybrid but my husband doesn't trust them yet. I hate to pay at the pump but we are doing our best to drive the car most of the time and to keep our speed down on the highway.
By Wende
