I'm considering purchasing my brother-in-law's 1997 STS. It's got 85,000 miles on it, and is in great condition. The Kelley Blue Book private party price for it is approx. $10.5K - $11K, but he's willing to sell it to me for $9K so it's a very tempting offer.
Anyway, I really want a car that is easily going to take me to 150-200K miles, and I'm just wondering what kind of experience you STS owners have had with high mileage vehicles. One of the problems I've read about on the internet has been oil consumption; however, he's never had to add oil at any time (he has oil changes at regular 3,000 intervals), so I don't expect this problem to be an issue with this car/engine. Again, is it reasonable to expect this car will easily make it to 150-200K miles (provided regular maintenance, of course)?
Thanks in advance for your responses!
Anyway, I really want a car that is easily going to take me to 150-200K miles, and I'm just wondering what kind of experience you STS owners have had with high mileage vehicles. One of the problems I've read about on the internet has been oil consumption; however, he's never had to add oil at any time (he has oil changes at regular 3,000 intervals), so I don't expect this problem to be an issue with this car/engine. Again, is it reasonable to expect this car will easily make it to 150-200K miles (provided regular maintenance, of course)?
Thanks in advance for your responses!