82k and 103k is tip of iceberg... just wait another 70k miles brah... oh ur in FL where cars dont rust... what are you complaining about?
This all day. Using stock replacement parts it's even easier. A complete spring & strut from Rockauto is under $100. I think end links are like $40 for Moog, so you don't have to deal with allen keys? I'm hopeful to keep our cars well into the 200k mile range, the other thing is that knowing most of the history on a car is worth it's weight in gold to me. I considered selling the Mazda (2010 bought at ~46k, had ~120k at the time) to buy a beater to toy around with, but realized that my goals -- a little ugly but mechanically sound, not awful to buy parts for, and somewhat fun to drive -- were already sitting in my driveway. I now have 144k on it and no complaints, it really doesn't ask for a whole lot. And 2.5s are available for daaaaaaaaaays, IIRC when my buddy bought one a couple years back it was $600 used and we swapped it in over a weekend. Parts are fairly plentiful, and honestly the only concern I have is rust, but otherwise it's been a solid car.
He's been active in discord
