Yea... random shit started breaking in and around the 250k mark that just doesn't break if you're in a normal operating timeframe.
Some fun examples were.... a pin backed out of the steering shaft/shifer causing the car to be stranded in park... it was a "free" fix but it required a solid 2 hrs of research and almost a tow...
Anddddd the rear right axle seal went bad, taking out the wheel bearing... and then the axle because it ate into it... all in a span of a few 100 miles...
and my fav... the solder on the dash after 100s of thousands of miles went bad and the digital portion was displaying random #s so you couldn't see the speed... i had to pull the dash and then re-solder the back pins... and i actually fixed it... again "free" fix... but imagine explaining that to someone who doesn't have the car disease.