 My Hyundai has approximately 243xxx miles on it.  All we've done is change the timing and drive belts every 100K miles, changed the oil every 3-4K miles, tune ups, brakes and tires.  The only problems we've had was a leak in the driver door (covered by warranty), repeated replacement of windshield (some design flaw with the mirror embedded in the glass), and now, with it's age, it's leaking (not burning) about a quart of oil every 2-3 weeks. Overall I am exceptionally pleased with our purchase.  Oh, the 5 speed manual is getting between 33 and 38 mpg driven mostly highway.