Well, the thinking was that the last one was solid with 178k miles, and I think would have gone another 100k had she not wrecked it.

OTH, I bought that one CPO, with about 40k miles on it, and I had maintained it since then.

The hope was that we could find one with some minor needs in the price range, that fit the other criteria, and not have to do too much to it.

We'll see how it plays out. The kid is already saving for a potential engine or transmission replacement. In her mind, if the engine or transmission goes real bad, she'll replace it with one with half the miles, and drive it all through college, and even beyond.

She really loves this car, and wants to keep it a long time.

I hope not to deal with that, but we'll keep our fingers crossed.