Just broke 204k miles on my 1995 S.
Front axles were replaced right before I bought it (at around 180k miles).
I've replaced a wheel bearing, brakes, vacuum lines, thermostat and a starter.
It's on it's last legs now...stutters on startup due to the amount of oil making it's way into the intake from the supercharger combined with a bad oxygen sensor and a bad coil/plug. The radiator is held together with stop leak. The sunroof is broken (bracket snapped in half), a third of the clearcoat has peeled off, and it needs new tires. The starter gear doesn't always slide forward and engage, so trying to start often leads to a loud whining sound. The transmission was even dropping out of overdrive on the highway when cold until I dropped some Seafoam into it.
Despite all the issues I've had it's treated me pretty well. Despite losing nearly all of my coolant driving to a friend's wedding (failed thermostat led to boiling coolant and a ruptured heater line) I still managed to make it the 15 miles (in 100 degree weather!) to the next town by coasting in neutral with the engine off down hills and turning the engine back on to drive up the next. I haven't had to tow it yet, and hasn't left me stranded besides this one incident last summer.
It's nearly time for it to be replaced, but it's served me well.
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