# 1999 chevy prizm how long do these cars last before it's off to the boneyard?

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**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [December 28, 2015, 9:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chevy-prizm-how-long-do-these-cars-last-before-its-off-to-the-boneyard/92068 "2015-12-28T09:30:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 12:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chevy-prizm-how-long-do-these-cars-last-before-its-off-to-the-boneyard/92068/21 "2015-12-29T00:12:57Z")

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mountainbike

Personally, I reall like the “naughty” and “troll face”

By the way, I’ve been active during the weekday(s) lately, because I have to burn some vacation time. Use it or lose it. In other words, I was close to the upper limit. When you hit the upper limit, you can’t accrue anymore, until you use some

A former colleague actually lost several potential VC hours, because it took him several paychecks to notice that he was maxed out

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 9:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chevy-prizm-how-long-do-these-cars-last-before-its-off-to-the-boneyard/92068/22 "2015-12-29T09:17:12Z")

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OP should be aware that even in winter, when the defrost mode is selected, the AC compressor on most cars gets activated. It’s done that way to de-humidify the passenger compartment, making it easier to keep the window insides frost free.

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**Author:** ![cwatkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@cwatkin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cwatkin)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 10:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chevy-prizm-how-long-do-these-cars-last-before-its-off-to-the-boneyard/92068/23 "2015-12-29T10:17:46Z")

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I once dated a girl who had driven like 5000 miles past the suggested oil change interval. She didn’t have the money to pay for an oil change. I guess this means you don’t have the money to buy a new car either. I changed the oil and besides being a little low and the oil being as black as coal, the insides of the valve cover were clean metal and there was no sludge. I was amazed. Anyway this relationship didn’t last long as she was this way with everything and it just got annoying. She didn’t have the money for this or used a payday loan to pay for that.

Basically this car is a Toyota. It will last a LONG time if you treat it well. If you don’t have the money for maintenance, you don’t have the money for a new car. This is where paying credit card interest is a good thing as it is cheaper than a car payment. Use a credit card and have this car gone over.

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