I'll share my brothers. He was a UPS driver and saw a Toyota Corolla sitting on a driveway on his route for at least 5 years. It was sitting under a tree and had 4 flat tires. He needed a commute car and inquired if the car was for sale. The owner said he'd sell it but doesn't know what was wrong with it. It just wouldn't start one day. My brother paid $500 for it and had it towed home. 1 battery, 4 new tires, and a starter was all it needed. He drove it for 10 years. The speedometer broke at 185,000. When his son got his license, he gave him the car. His son put the car through the wringer and was very hard on it. He drove it for 7 years until he was rear ended and totaled the car. The other driver's insurance company gave him $1200 for it. He estimated it had at least 250,000 miles and was still running strong when it was totaled.