Life of an Alero

[bigbiz15]

I have a 99 Alero and it has 180,000 miles on and I want to put a lot of different mods on it. Before I do this I wanted to know if anyone had an idea of the life of these cars.

[AndyT3]

3.4L or 2.4L?

[cherrington17]

and it depends on how mechanically inclined you are, and how abused its been

[whiterider00]

and lots of time its luck. ive got a 2000 with the 2.4 and close to 190k and ive never had any sort of drivetrain issue, and very few other mechanical issues. then theres people who have 50k or less and have major mechanical and drivetrain issues, although a lot of those are related to the lower intake manifold gasket (LIMG) going bad on the 3.4.

[Vic28]

On my 99 alero 2.4 i put 214k, its still going with an eco swap.

[Redog]

which engine is helpful

There are guys with over 200K on the 3.4 and 2.4. I don't know if anybody has that on the 2.2 eco

[gerry]

My 2.2 ecotec has 236,000 km on it, (147,000 miles) and it runs great. Never hesitates in winter and doesn't leak at all.

Love this car!

[Blktrax]

Seems most people just decide to trade up or they get wrecked, it's getting a lot harder to find quality used parts without just buying a whole second parts car.

[bigbiz15]

Its a 3.4, I have not had any major issues with it except for replacing my front window regulators fo my coupe. other than that its a reliable car

[Blktrax]

It'll run as long as you fix it up. Neglegance and lack of maintance kills all cars.

[heineck]

my ecos at 185k still runs like a champ,

[XanderWiFi]

111,000 on my 3.4 and still going strong. *Knock on wood.

[Malibu369258]

Really depends on the condition of the car... Mine's an '03 with the 2.2 Ecotec, the first engine died when a valve dropped into the cylinder, replaced at only 46,xxx miles, with a new factory engine that currently only has 65,xxx miles...

[BlackJack]

still going strong at 55k..... oh nevermind, I think the short-block is the only thing I left stock in it.