I will admit..
 

The reason why I really don't do too much on my car is because it has so many miles on it lol..

I've got 181k miles... I still mod.

Ion is over 200k with a turbo..

I've got 245k (on the body)

ya it's no biggie

ion... i hate you.. just kidding. i can has your car?

Mileage is just a number. What really matters is how the car is driven and taken care of. I put 30,000 miles on my Grand Am the first year I got it, but most of it is Capital Beltway miles. The car spends most of it's time doing 55-70, and in the 1500-2500 band.

I use synthetic oil, change it every 10,000 miles (well I did pay double the price of conventional, it usually lasts double the time as conventional.), make sure everything is in tip top shape. Basically, my point is take care of the car, and it will take care of you. The only things I had to fix on my car is the fuel pump and the brakes, which have been sort of a drama story with me.

Well when I got my car, nothing really has changed. I had to do the tune up, oil, brakes, rotors, replace radiator, thermostat, ac comp bearing which i still haven't done lol. But pretty much the person before me didn't really take care of it.

mine is at 160k and fairly quickly climbing but I still have plans for it, albeit not as big as I might have had because I think I am going to keep it as my DD and get a 3400 to make the toy, however if I can get the stuff for the right price supercharged isn't out of the question...Mine hasn't been treated good throughout the entirety of its life, poor oil change record, and it has been run hard its entire life...i bet a good 60-70% of its life has been spent above 90...you start taking care of it, it can still take care of you...Through all that my car has been through the only repairs besides regular maintenance has been replacing my timing and balance chain assemblies, fuel pump, and I have replaced a few sensors...still original suspension (does need replaced), original hubs, original brake calipers and rotors, alternator, etc.

my newest edition has 384000 km on it and I have cleaned it up and started modding it as well... I cannot handle a stock alero anymore!!! im addicted to them :)

WOW that's a lot of miles. When that car has 400,000km then you're gonna have about 300,000 miles.

your a little off on your conversion...400000km is just below 250k mi

Lol yupp it's a lot but still not an excuse... worst case i sell my parts to another enthusiasts... i bought everything used so I'm not out a bunch of money... look for the deals... most aftermarket parts hold their used value if you keep the condition... eg : i bought front and rear strutbars for $40... I'll easily sell them for that when i decide to part with them...

Unless your car is a rust bucket then it doesn't matter how many miles you have. I had 160k on my other alero. 140k when i swapped the 3500 in.

Lol even if it's a rust bucket!! My black coupe looked like swiss cheese when i got it... patched it up modded it and drove it for 2+ years...
Bottom line it boils down to passion for these cars and being frugal with the modifying ... don't buy stuff brand new if you are worried about the car dying... buy used to resell for the same cost... all you will be out is shipping and installation charges if you can't do it yourself!

My truck had 415k and I was still modding, it had 380k when I dropped the 427 in and started killing tires.:posi:...and transmissions, and the rear end..

Even if you bought new, you can always buy another same car and swap it to that.

^^ this is true as I'm on alero #3... but i still buy used cuz I'm a bargain hunter and parts whore! In my Alero's i have less than $5000 combined... if you know my cars... you know that's a bargain!!!

if we're confessing, the reason why i haven't done a lot of mods is because i don't have insurance and i'm scared of being pulled over lol

Get insurance. If I was to get in a wreck with you I would be effing pissed, you choosing to drive without insurance is irresponsible and selfish. If anything I would get thrown in jail for beating the eff out of you.

Think of it this way, you hit some widow with 3 kids working two jobs just to put food on the table, and now she's out of a car and her only means of transportation, could you sleep at night knowing you just effed someone's life up?

get insurance...that isn't cool, I know it can be expensive and seem a little unnecessary however what happens if you hit somebody