When I was a student, I had a VW rabbit with 230,000 miles on it, and the engine ran great (though the fuel pump would short out when it rained, as the water would leak in through the rusty A-pillar and straight into the fuel pump relay). I changed the oil in that car every 30,000 miles (or only about 7 oil changes over the life of the car). When I graduated, I gave the car away, but it was still running strong.
Randy
Randy