200,000 Miles down more to come

On Thursday Jan 14,2010 my car turn 200,000. Yes that is 200,000 miles on my 1999 Toyota Solara. I purchased the car in May of 1999 and it has run great! (knock on wood) There has only been a couple of issues. I broke my vanity mirror early on and it cost $200 to replace it so I told then that I was not that vain and never replaced it. I have replaced the brakes twice and the tires 3 to 4 times. The most major problem is that the check engine light has been on for the last 5 years. I took it to five different dealerships and all they could tell me was that it was an emissions problem. No one could ever fix it. After spending over $1000 for the dealership not to fix the issue I gave up. It has never been an issue other than the light is always on and I can live with that. I am very proud that I have driven my car over 200,000miles. It was a big mile stone for me. I am so exceited that I got my money out of the car. Everyone keeps asking when I will get a new car but I say why? My car run greats and I don't have a car payment. Why would I want to get a car payment. As long as it continues to be safe and inexpensive to drive I will continue with my great Toyota Solara. Now for another 100,000 miles!!!!