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Me vs my Suburban

I love my Suburban - I call it the beast - it is just like me. Thing has almost 200,000 miles on it, dodgy transmission, a door that doesn't lock automatically, speakers that crackle and fuzz when they work, dim headlights and sometimes it is hard to start in the mornings. I make sure the oil is topped up, get it serviced every now and again, change out dead bulbs and have replaced the door handles a couple of times on the driver side. It has given me concerns, cost me a couple of dollars in maintenance but it keeps on going. I don't want to ever replace it. I need to install new shocks, replace the transmission and fix the stereo but there is no need to replace the beast. Sure there area few dings and dents and miles on the beast but we have driven in snow, ice, up mountains, across paddocks and along beaches. We have had fun. So how does that compare to me. Well I have a lot more than 200,000 miles wear and tear on me without question, however in other ways we are very si