Who has the highest mileage without major repairs?

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A friends GC just turned over 300k miles. The engine, and drive train have never had anything done but regular service. Not bad for Jeep :D

[creepycrawler]

Has it been towed behind an RV for 250,000 of those miles? :flipoff2:

[JR4X]

My friend has 94 f-150 with the only major repair being a water pump and radiator. It has 280,000 miles on it as a daily driver and he is one of the most negligent vehicle owners I know of. It uses oil so some one told him to run 50 wieght. After that worked out for him he thought to himself if 50 wt is good 90 wt would be better. :eek: I havent told him its wrong because I think if he were aware of it, it would break down tomorrow. He has been running 80/90 wt valvoline in the engine a year and a half!

[OlBlueCJ7]

It's all relative.

I've got a 1996 Ford Taurus with 150,000 miles on it, no major repairs. In normal car miles, that's like 500,000 miles.

[CapnCrunch]

My '89 2WD Toyota V6 Xcab SR5 5-speed has 409,000 miles on it. I'm the original/sole owner. Engine and tranny are both unrebuilt and original and it still has the original clutch (yes really). I never had problems with the heads - still has the original head gaskets - although I know the heads on the 3.0 V6 have been problematic for some folks. Only weird problem I've had is that I've gone through 4 coils in the last 7 years, all of them due to the coil wire contact corroding away to nothing. Other than that, it's been an extremely reliable vehicle. I've gone through one alternator, two water pumps (first one wasn't leaking but had a separate problem that was a known issue from the factory), and a starter (which, in retrospect, turned out not needing to be changed). The rear main seal was changed in '93 due to a leak. At that time (about 120,000 miles) I had them look at the clutch so see if it needed changing. They said it looked brand new, so I didn't have them change it (I made sure I wasn't invoiced for a new clutch). That was the last time the engine and tranny had been separated. This was all before I got into wrenching on my own vehicles.

I don't drive it as much as I used to since I've mostly driven a gas-sipper Geo Metro to work over the last couple of years, but I drive it every so often to keep it exercised. I hang on to it because it serves as a spare vehicle, is occasionally handy for carrying loads in the bed or to tow my trail rig (the Montero), and one day I plan to chop the IFS out, replace the rear axle, and put a solid axle up front and a 4x tranny and t-case under it.

[creepycrawler]

It's all relative.

I've got a 1996 Ford Taurus with 150,000 miles on it, no major repairs. In normal car miles, that's like 500,000 miles.



Your car racks up miles in dog years?

[Jeepster-Matt]

My dad bought a new Dodge Intrepid in 1996 that he drove until 2003, he them gave it to my sister with 200k on it.
She drove it for another 3 years and we sold it with 290k on it.
Only things ever replaced were the water pump, thermostat, and 2 injectors. My dad took really good care of it, but my sister beat the hell out of it, when the water pump went bad she drove it from University + I-25 all the way back to parker never stopping with the "H C gauge on H", yes she is a blond.

[Haire Ball]

I just hit .34 million miles on the E-250 I drive at work. It's all stop-and-go miles too.

[Dotcom]

Has it been towed behind an RV for 250,000 of those miles? :flipoff2:

when you flat tow the odomiter doesn't turn on most jeeps. I have 210000 miles on my toyota pickup did a short block under recall a few miles ago but the old motor was still going, when toyota said they were going to replace it who was I to argue :)

[Ric]

woow some great mileage there,, I only got about 210,000 on the yota, normal stuff, brakes, O2 sensor, timing belt, etc.

[Clint]

I recently sold a 95 F250 PSD to a friend that has 287k on it and runs like a champ. Just the little nickel dime repair stuff...

[creepycrawler]

when you flat tow the odomiter doesn't turn on most jeeps.


Thanks for the info but it was a joke.

[Tom N]

Not me I guess. My old 84 ex cop car Impala has 203,000. I parked it for several years and started driving it again this year without a hitch. I've replaced the starter once, brake shoes and pads twice, Alternator 3 times, Battery twice, 3 windshields. And I thrash it pretty hard. Got it in a trade for work done back around 1994.

[gumcrew2]

Had an '87 XJ make 290K, all original, stock, 4.0L never needed anything other than brakes and fluild changes.

pulled the motor on my current one at 168 but it ran great even though it had only 10psi of oil pressure from 110K on

[TheCopperCowboy]

'99 Powerstroke has 240K
'94 Mini Ram Van has 148K
'97 Jeep TJ Sport has 141K

The Powerstroke needs glowplugs, ball joints and shocks. Otherwise, runs as strong as ever. Since I only use it once a week, it can wait for now. I may trade it in on a new diesel pick-up truck, (Dodge?) if I can swing a contract with a fuel card. :cool:

[Big Kev]

My father in law had a Toyota Camry with close to 300,000 when he got rid of it. No problems at all, just normal maintenance.

My XJ has around 175,000 on the odo and no problems. My 88 XJ crapped the bed at 120,000 though.

[Jim B]

My '89 2WD Toyota V6 Xcab SR5 5-speed has 409,000 miles on it. I'm the original/sole owner. Engine and tranny are both unrebuilt and original and it still has the original clutch (yes really).
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Holy crap! I don't think I've driven 400,000 miles in my entire life. I'm 40 years old and average probably 15,000 miles a year. Been driving since I was 16, or about 24 years. 24x15,000=360,000 miles.

That's some pretty impressive mileage and reliability from that Toyota. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[CapnCrunch]

Between that pickup, my other two current vehicles, and others, I've probably put on over 600K-650K miles in 28 years of driving. I've put on over 40K on my trail rig since I bought it and over 60K on my little car since I got it. I've had a lot of very long commutes. :(

Yeah, that Yota's been a real work-horse. The most impressive thing about it has been the longevity of the clutch. But then again, that's indicative of how easy I am (mostly) on vehicles.

[CLYDE]

Had a 65 dodge dart GT with a 273 that made it to 340000 miles before it finally spun a main bearing, still drove it 40 miles home. only the valve covers had ever been off, and that to adjust the valves and replace the gaskets.

Dropped in a fresh 318, and that car may still be running around St Louis somewhere.

[CLYDE]

Ive seen many 300000+ 318 dodge motors, probably one of the most dependable gas engines ever built by anyone.

[4.0Cherokee]

i got almost 420000 on my 4.0 in my xj still running strong its a 88

[Leon Phelps]

Ive seen many 300000+ 318 dodge motors, probably one of the most dependable gas engines ever built by anyone.

X2.

'71 W100 pickup truck, engine made it to 379k before the 727 shit the bed on me. I do mean the 727 shit its self. Literally shot the TC, in pieces, out of the bellhousing. Last I knew the truck is still on the road.

Only other one I know is the good ol '95 Corolla that I drove, it made it to 320k on the 2.0 liter engine. Sold it to a bunch of "non-english" speaking folk. Still is putting in So. Cal somewhere.

[CannonBall]

I had an '81 mercedes 240d, I swapped out the 4 cylinder diesel engine somewhere around 400k, it died because I was a bad owner.
-Nate