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Hey guys this is my first post, excited to be here. Just wanted to pick some brains about my ride and try to estimate it's longevity. So I've had this 2009 FX50S for almost 5 years. I really only drive it short distances and the occasional road trip so it's pretty low mileage (40K). People have been encouraging me to trade it in and get something newer. Thing is I love this car and it still runs great. I had to replace the brakes a couple years ago but besides that it has had no major issues. I tried doing a carfax report on the VIN but there was some random mechanical issue attached to its record so the trade in is way lower than bluebook.
Basically because of COVID my wife and I are planning on driving cross country with it potentially this summer (NY to California and back) and I just have no sense for whether that's a terrible idea given that I've never put the car through that kind of drive. Also thinking about getting a small trailer for the car. Anyway, lots of variables. Curious if anyone has a similar model with high mileage and any thoughts on what kind of maintenance I could do in the near term to make sure the car holds up into the future.
Thanks
Basically because of COVID my wife and I are planning on driving cross country with it potentially this summer (NY to California and back) and I just have no sense for whether that's a terrible idea given that I've never put the car through that kind of drive. Also thinking about getting a small trailer for the car. Anyway, lots of variables. Curious if anyone has a similar model with high mileage and any thoughts on what kind of maintenance I could do in the near term to make sure the car holds up into the future.
Thanks