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I may be a bit out of touch...So no offense toward anyone, but here goes...
I always viewed gasoline engines as being good for 100K miles...If you got more than that without major repair, it was a good thing. 150K miles? Trade-in time. 200K miles? Headed to a high school kid for his first junker or the boneyard.
So, when I see posts from guys with 150K miles complaining about wasted lifters/camshafts, etc., I just have to ask...Do you guys REALLY expect these things to run forever unabated? That's not insulting you, I'm asking you....How did we get to that point that we now believe this stuff is good for so many miles, especially if it's all local miles and not state-to-state highway miles?
LS motors routinely run into the 200k+ range with no serious issue. I fully expect a modern NA V8 to last at least to 150k-200k without major issue.
From what I saw of fleet management data, transmission failure takes out a lot more (admittedly severe use) vehicles than engine failure. There were a lot of vehicles with the original motor but second or third transmission in our fleet at one time.