How long?

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I have a 98 2.5L boxster, and I primarily use it for normal commute. I don't race on the streets, I rarely exceed 5000RPM, and I barely ever take advantage of the great handling. In summary, I don't drive my car hard.

I'm always on time to do normal maintenance on it (e.g. oil change, sparks, air filter); recently, I fixed the oil separator problem.

But how long do you guys think this car can normally last? I was thinking of getting my clutch replaced, but that would cost about $1400. I don't know if I should just trade it in for something else now because for the next 3 years or so, I will need something realiable since I will not be working anymore (full time schooling).


OOPs forgot to mention. I am at aroud 89,000 miles.