Why don't manufactures have a maintenance schedules that go beyond 150k

Maintenance/Repairs
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Why don’t manufactures have a maintenance schedules that go beyond 150k

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IMO, maintenance does not change, you essentially start over or ‘do the math’, brake fluid change is still every three years, AT fluid change is still every 30,000 miles, oil is still every XXXX miles.

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are you saying you have read manual it does not allow you to do that?

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Thank you all for your replies. Beyond the recurring maintenance. Things like a speed sensor. Temperature sensor. Gauge cluster. Piston rings. Fuel injectors. I realize some components are expected to last the “life” of the car and what is the “life” of a car? I understand you reach a point were the cost to fix just about anything on a car begs the questions: “Is it worth it?” And or is it more marketing, sales or legality. As telling customer that at say 186000 expensive parts will fail catastrophically or parts will last that long and they don’t. Or maybe they truly don’t know.

Thanks

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The things you listed fall into the category of “repair” rather than maintenance. Repairs are “as needed” because no one can anticipate failure of those parts so far down the road. Much like brake pads; how you drive and where you drive drastically affect the life.

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+1
While repairs are essentially unpredictable, the better that a vehicle is maintained and the more sanely that it is driven will both have a positive effect on the need for repairs.

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Most people don’t keep their vehicles past 150k miles. But it’s not difficult to extrapolate what the schedule would be based on the previous 150k miles.

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Basically when you hit 180K you are starting back over at 30K services again…