I plan on keeping my cruiser till i die. Mine is using oil at a rate of 1 quart every 3 or 4 tanks of gas. I am going to go ahead and do a top end rebuild that should last me the rest of my life. I have 225k on my truck and don't see putting another 200k on it.
Mine burns about the same but still runs perfect. Just took it to Moab and back ~13 hour drive each way.
I don't mind just adding oil now but it is annoying lol
I'll do a valve job/head gasket eventually