Who's got the highest mileage vehicle??

[screaming pete]

very interesting that some many of us that like to keep cars and trucks a long time

 

[AzGeo]

1979 Chevy crew cab dually. 221,000 miles on the original long block, (454, T-400) 497,000 total miles. I installed a 'single turbo system' on it back when I first bought it and the turbo has never been touched. Going to 'freshen the heads', and install an EFI system with intercooler. Should be a great work truck again for another 250,000 miles.

 

[Willie B]

My father bought 2 of these in 1979, one for him and one for my mother, moms was an 80. He passed in 2003, we sold it the 1979 in 2007, nearly 400k on original motor and trans. Car was showroom, he paid if memory serves $40K for both, I sold the 1979 for $13500.00. The 1980 I drove for awhile and sold it in 2000 for $10K. Great motors probably MBZ's best of all time.

...I have a '79 also... The '80 was purchased as a parts car for the '79 which is a pretty nice car... ...After screwing with the '80 to get it running somewhat right,(someone had messed with the injection pump?)...I started driving it... ...It was so much fun I just kept on driving it... ...I've only had to have it towed out of the lake once... ...So far I havent robbed one part off of it for the '79... ...I doesn't idle to smoothly and most of the time you have to turn the motor off by opening the hood and pushing a shutoff lever on the intake... ...Surprisingly it will get 28mpg on the hwy... ...The '79 with 180K gets 38 hwy and has gotten 43...
...I also have an '87 300D 6 cyl diesel that gets 28... ...In 220K miles it has gone through 2 sets of hydraulic lifters... ...The 6 cyl may have more power but ill take the old 5 cyl anyday over the 6 cyl... ...Supposedly a New York Taxi 5 cyl ran for a million100k?...

 

[OCMerrill]

...I have a '79 also... The '80 was purchased as a parts car for the '79 which is a pretty nice car... ...After screwing with the '80 to get it running somewhat right,(someone had messed with the injection pump?)...I started driving it... ...It was so much fun I just kept on driving it... ...I've only had to have it towed out of the lake once... ...So far I havent robbed one part off of it for the '79... ...I doesn't idle to smoothly and most of the time you have to turn the motor off by opening the hood and pushing a shutoff lever on the intake... ...Surprisingly it will get 28mpg on the hwy... ...The '79 with 180K gets 38 hwy and has gotten 43...
...I also have an '87 300D 6 cyl diesel that gets 28... ...In 220K miles it has gone through 2 sets of hydraulic lifters... ...The 6 cyl may have more power but ill take the old 5 cyl anyday over the 6 cyl... ...Supposedly a New York Taxi 5 cyl ran for a million100k?...

I had an 87 300D for many years. A nice driving car for sure. I lost window motors, replaced all the stupid ass dash pots for the AC, broken sunroof....that's why I gave up bu the car hauled ass for a diesel. Always got between 25-28 mpg. A 300E car only better. I never had engine issues though but it seems like I had tappet noise when I sold it.

 

[Zaairman]

My daily driver 1998 Ford Crown Vic has 246,4xx miles on it. Fantastic car, I've put 16k miles on it in 8 months (bought it with 230K) and taken it on many road trips. 23-24 MPG on average, 25-26 on road trips. My last car was a 1997 Chevy Cavalier that I sold with 286K miles on it... and it was running great. I'll be keeping the Vic til it dies.

 

[RLJ676]

I'm seeing a trend with these early 2000's Chevy/gmc's.

No kidding haha. A whole lot of high mileage domestics in here, I thought those things all fell apart?

My truck is like brand new, only about to roll over 100k (08 Sierra).

 

[PokerRun388]

430K on the 1995 dodge ram w cummins... heading to havasu next week...lucas in tank, motor and tranny...:thumbsup

Wow, 430K and still running good?. Very nice.:thumbsup

 

[westair]

I have a 2000 F150 4.6 v8 that has 388k on it .... only thing I ever replaced was the alternator, and the trans about a 150k miles ago. the truck refuses to die, I drive it now 3 to 4 days a week while my other one sits, I feel like Im beating the system there not supposed to go this far! I've had since new and pretty attached to it since its been so good to me:thumbsup

 

[coolchange]

93 Jeep Gran Cherokee 4.0 6 298,000. Pushed a head gasket about 20 ago so I just threw a head on it. Didn't want to but I put a trans in it a few months ago.

 

[Cray Paper]

Bought a brand new 98 GMC Z71 heavy 1/2 ton X cab 4x4 in 99, put 155K on it and sold it to my youngest brother in 05. In those 155K it went through 3 sets of tires ( including the stock Wranglers), one set of front brakes, one drivers door hinge pin, one alignment, one battery and a set of intake manifold gaskets. The intake started leaking around 50k, replaced the gaskets when I tuned it up at 110K, gaskets started leaking again at 112K. Still weap today, truck has well over 200K and still runs strong, no smoke, tranny still shifts great etc. Odometer quit at 199K though. It got the same fuel mileage at 155K as the day I drove it off the lot. 15 - 16 around town and 18 - 19 on the highway.

Bought my 03 Dmax in september of 05 with 30K on it. It now has 150K on it, about 30K towing a travel trailer or boat. Out of pocket expenses = replaced the shocks a couple weekends ago, still chasing a seat heater / fuse blowing issue that started last year, replaced the craptastic stock tires with Michelines at around 50K and am ready to put the 3rd set on, umm, instrument cluster replaced under warranty...1st owner had injectors replaced...Man thats about it. Lots of fluid changes, man it holds alot of tranny fluid. Stock breaks still look good.

Been a great truck, interior is showing it's age but drivetrain, body and paint are still strong.

On the flip side, I have a 87 IROC I bought in 1990 with 75K on it. In 1998 ( 100K) it got a new engine, transmission, rear end, radiator etc. Basicaly rebuilt the car with performance in mind. 15 years later it has has traveled 8K miles. Also been through a couple of sets of tires, another set of heads, 2 different cams and has sat in the same spot in the garage for the last couple of years. Needs another cam and lot of tuning. 80's computers dont like 240 degree durations and .600 lift cams.

 

[eddie]

2004 TDI VW Jetta 246 original motor/Trans. Turbo went out last week, tran got new solenoids a month ago. Only did brakes once so far. Timing belt every 100k.

 

[WildHorses24]

2004 TDI VW Jetta 246 original motor/Trans. Turbo went out last week, tran got new solenoids a month ago. Only did brakes once so far. Timing belt every 100k.

I just bought this exact car today...:thumbup:

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[h2o225]

Just got rid of our Acura integra it had 378k on it. The odometer and speedo had been acting up for about a year. So it probably had closer to 400k. Still got 27 mpg. Theives took it and began stripping it when it was recovered. Decided it was done let insurance have it.

 

[woodagain]

2001 must have been a good year for brakes......:thumbup:

I have a 2004.5 GMC Duramax LLY, original brakes on all four corners,
only replaced waterpump @ around 250,000 miles.
I just turned 386,000 miles.
Best vehicle 'I've ever owned.

 

[koenig]

Had a 1989 BMW 325ix that my parents bought new as a spare/ski trip car. My brothers and I took it 4X4ing, basically abused the shit out of it. Never died once. Drove it to Phoenix from Vancouver a few times, took it to Toronto with me. Had 480K kilometers on it, was going to change the timing belt but it broke before I got it into the shop.

 

[77charger]

05 3500 chevy flat bed with a lil not suppose to go as long as a diesel 6.0 gasser hit 300k yesterday after today its got 300,265 on the odo.Just had a heater core fixed last week,trans was done at 158k,front end rebuilt at 265k,flex plate cracked at 290k,water pump at 292k.As of now it doesnt burn much oil i dont add any between changes its prob 1/2 quart low at 7500

truck is a 12ft flatbed that usually has about 2500 pounds in material in it too so it gets worked out.In comparison we had older cummins 94,96,99,and 2001 the longest lasted 245k the 99 and 01 were piles needed new blocks by 50k and trans were good for about 40-50k by 100k they were sold it was take one to the dealer to pick up the other truck.

 

[plaster dave]

I have a 2004.5 GMC Duramax LLY, original brakes on all four corners,
only replaced waterpump @ around 250,000 miles.
I just turned 386,000 miles.
Best vehicle 'I've ever owned.

I had that same truck lifted 11" on 38" tires and only had 2 problems rear main seal on drivers side and fuel injector tube housing. My buddy has it now and did the water jump and tie rods. It was a good truck to me.

 

[PrimeCut]

Sold my 85' Toy P/U awhile back, had 400,000 and still going strong, miss that truck. On the other hand I still have my 78' Trans Am, 66,000, it only had 26,000 miles on it when I bought it 22 years ago

 

[mjc]

2007 F-150 with 307K on it. Original motor, new trans a few months ago. Other than brakes, tires and services nothing else replaced.

I just rolled 1800 miles so far this week! Will probably go 2K miles by the end of the week as I have to drive to San Diego today and tomorrow.

So who has the highest miles in the least amount of time (newest vehicle)?:thumbsup

Ford explorer picked up beginning of September rolled 17k last night on the way to havasu

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[Duffster]

I have a 93 Honda Accord for a commuter car that has 360k on it all original motor and drivetrain and still gets 34mpg.

 

[ChevelleSB406]

My 04 silverado 1500 has 95k on it, original brakes, but the weirdest part is original battery. My dealership took delivery of it Dec '03, pretty good for a 6 year Delphi.

 

[BajaT]

Just bought a 2006 Toyota 4runner V6 w/ 70k miles hoping to get an additional 150k miles out of it...

 

[Mrs.Racer277]

I have a lifted 01 Chevy 4WD extra cab I use to Commute to work. its got 238k miles on the original motor. Truck has been rode hard and put away wet!! Replaced the tranny about 30k miles ago and have replaced nearly everything else. Thing rides a bit rough (feels like the bodies going to fall off the frame (it's a salvaged title) but I jut keep it serviced and it keeps on keepin on!! Pretty impressive actually.

So what you got for high miles??

Hubby has 270 on his 01 Chevy Duramax, original motor and brakes :thumbup:

 

[E4L]

I got a 2001 excursion 7.3L with 282k. 2003 Chevy Tahoe with 134k both run great. My dad has 220k on his 05 duramax original brakes the only thing he's done is a water pump.

 

[milkmoney]

1988 mazda p/u with 150k and the damm thing wont die....b2200 bullet proof.

1966 ford p/u. the odometer stopped working at 140k and that was 15+ years ago, and for you ford guys, this thruck has the 352...yes 352 not 351..

both trucks were bought brand new by my father, with still orginal motor and drivetrain..:thumbsup

i had a 1988 honda civic with 232k original miles on original car, one cylinder let go...ha ha she got that in the divorce..

 

[warpt71]

I bought my '86 Chevy dually from the original owner w/ 240,000 miles on it if I remember right. I just put a fresh motor in it last year at about 275,000, more cause I wanted to than anything else. I have replaced every engine accessory at least once, mainly cause it sits more that it gets driven. Its got almost 280,000 miles on it now and Ill probably never sell it! Needs an overdrive trans real bad but that's about it. Love that old truck.

I also have a '97 S-10 w/ 194,000 on it. No telling how long it will last and I'd be happy to sell it lol

 

[santos4racing]

Service truck-1999 GMC 3500= 374k
River runner/daily driver-2002 F-150=202k

 

[Vmjtc3]

My 99 Silverado 1500 just hit the 200k mark, I was thinking it was close to retirement, but it looks like I may just throw a paint job on it and keep driving it. FOr some reason the darker late 90's early 2000's trucks like to lose the clear coat.....

 

[Tom Brown]

366 on a toyota 22r motor. Best motor ever built imo.

Good motor but junk compared to the Volkswagen ALH series TDI.

My car has low miles. About 180K miles. It has been demonstrated with several engines that compression increases for the first 175K miles. That is the break in period. Most of these motors appear to be good for 1M miles but they will require a couple of turbo chargers to get there and the rest of the car will be pretty used by then.

 

[Tom Brown]

12966 ford p/u. the odometer stopped working at 140k and that was 15+ years ago, and for you ford guys, this thruck has the 352...yes 352 not 351..

How is the fuel economy?

 

[milkmoney]

How is the fuel economy?

It was crappy. But lots of power. Sold the truck last year.

 

[westair]

I have a 2000 F150 4.6 v8 that has 388k on it .... only thing I ever replaced was the alternator, and the trans about a 150k miles ago. the truck refuses to die, I drive it now 3 to 4 days a week while my other one sits, I feel like Im beating the system there not supposed to go this far! I've had since new and pretty attached to it since its been so good to me:thumbsup

Sadly to report it did not make it to 400K

 

[dread Pirate]

Had a little over 500K on my `91 Toyota truck when the odometer stopped working. Drove it for another year or so before I rolled it into a gully. Rebuilt the top end and basic maintenance is all it ever needed. Well that and a new seat and several front end rebuilds.

An old timer lives down the road and still drives his `53 Chevy truck that his dad bought new. He's had it since he got back from Vietnam and has always been his daily driver. I would not want to even guess how many miles he has put on it.

 

[stephenkatsea]

Almost sold my 93' Toyota pick up when we moved from CA to LHC last year. Bought it in 96. It has the 22R engine with only 116k on it. I'm told its barely broken in. Original everything, in good shape. Really glad I held on to it. Use it around town and keep the Suburban in the garage.

 

[hallett21]

2000 Toyota tundra original motor

 

[fmo24]

I have never even put new tires on a car I have owned. I could not imagine keeping a car or truck that long.

 

[LB247XS]

1990 GMC 1500 xcab long bed
467,239 original motor trans.only things have been a water pump radiator rear end gears and alternator.still runs great but now it only goes to work 4 miles round trip and around town

 

[RitcheyRch]

I sold my old 1998 Civic LX with 260K on it a few years ago. I heard its still running strong.

97 Honda Civic 230,000. 33MPG

 

[Richard.E]

My dad has a '93 Geo Metro. 450k
52 MPG.

 

[Tom Brown]

My dad has a '93 Geo Metro. 450k
52 MPG.

Suzuki Swift but with only 3 cylinders. :thumbsup

 

[rivergames]

I'm seeing a trend with these early 2000's Chevy/gmc's.

02 Duramax with 233,7XX

I had to replace the injectors and thermostat housing this past summer. Other than that, she has been running great :thumbup:

 

[Brian]

03 Tahoe with 176K
00 Ford Focus with 118k
92 GMC 165k

 

[Demoman]

04 Ram 3500 Cummins 318,000.
04 Ram 3500 Cummins 226,000
04 Ram 3500 Cummins 166,000

All still pulling heavy trailers daily.Zero engine work. Each has had the trans done once.

 

[cakemoto]

2002 f150 4.6 daily driver...256,000.drives like new,every service done.everything works bitchen,but thinking in the next year or so its time for a new truck!

 

[imirsh1]

I had a friend that had a 1986 Nissan Maxima, real anal about everything he owns. When you would ride in it he would give you the once over and make sure you were clean, would get pissed off if you put your arms on the arm rest because it could make it dirty etc.. Anyhow didn't replace the original clutch until 486k and just did it because it started to get a little spongy.He drove a lot for work as a Private Investigator. I saw him about a year ago and says he still has it and hasn't driven it for 6 mod in the garage and it now has a little over 1000k miles on the odometer. So One million 1000 miles. The car may have a few door dings in it but the interior and drivability of the car would give most people cars a run for their money.

 

[Zaairman]

My Crown Vic was totaled with 266k miles on it Insurance from the guy who hit me isn't gonna pay shiiiiiit, since it was 15 years old and had a ton of miles.

 

[J5Daytona]

1999 ss camaro with ls-1 196000 miles and it is still fast

 

[ChiliPepperGarage]

My last work truck, 2007 F-150 had 335K on it when it got totaled (chick ran a red light and t=boned me).

I may not have the highest mileage but I may have the oldest car...1929. Anybody?

 

[red ant]

90 Honda Accord over 500,000 miles, original engine and trans.

 

[Joker]

06 Dodge with a 5.9. 178k miles.