I read two very facinating articles this morning on AutoBlog.com . Both articles were talking about two car owners who had driven their cars for decades.

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/08/23/vw-finds-highest-mileage-diesel-in-ohio/

The first story was about a man who has driven his 30-year-old car for over 500,000 miles, getting over 50 miles to the gallon. The car is also on its original drivetrain and exhaust system, which I find amazing. It's amazing because today I took Janice's 2000 Toyota Celica to Muffin Muffler to get a new catalytic convertor installed. Final price: $250. The car is only 7 years old, and I highly doubt it will last 30.

(Here is the second story)

I was also thinking about my own car. I highly doubt it will make it to 30-years-old or 500,000 miles. Actually, the other night, Carolyn and I were at dinner with a few friends, and we were talking about how many teenagers these days are driving brand new luxury cars. I said that I would not buy my teenage kid a brand new BMW or Lexus. In fact, I joked that my kid will have to drive my current car, which at that time will be a very vintage 2002 Acura RSX. I, on the other hand, will be driving the new car: A tricked out 2025 model year Mitsubishi Lancer EVO XXIII with the optional hover conversion mode.
 

Hey, it could happen.