Hi,
Thanks - I need to keep positive! That's exactly what my wife said...ha ha. I actually live in West Virginia, so we do have winter weather, although it's not typically extreme weather.
Most of my driving is highway miles, as I commute an hour to work. This accounts for the high mileage on a 2009 car!
I do my best to take care of the car. I followed the maintenance schedule religiously, and now just continue to get an oil change, tire rotation and the standard maintenance services every 4-5,000 miles, in addition to adding a Lucas Oil fuel system cleaner every time I get the vehicle serviced. Other than tires and oil changes, a new set of wipers and some front brake pads, the only other issue I had with the car was a speed shift sensor going out on me, which was a $200 fix. Oh, and one new battery last year
The car's running great, and still sounds almost as quiet as the day I brought her home.
I'll do my best to post updates on it as I pass milestones (200k will most probably happen before the end of 2013!).