300,000 miles and still going strong.

We have driven several past 200k and sold them.My wife's 08 Avalon has 168k on it and she is adding approximately 30k a year to it.That car will be a candidate for 300k.
Chief I am surprised the transmission has lasted that long.The motors are solid as a rock.
 
Im a believer in buying a vehicle new or barely used....i maintain them and drive them till they die.

So for you high mileage owners, how many miles did the car have when you got it?
 
BowWow said:
Im a believer in buying a vehicle new or barely used....i maintain them and drive them till they die.

So for you high mileage owners, how many miles did the car have when you got it?
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These aren’t super high, but…

‘03 Dodge Ram bought in ‘07 w/ ~45K. Now 182K.
‘05 Honda Pilot bought in ‘06 w/ 14K. Now 213K.
 
BowWow said:
Im a believer in buying a vehicle new or barely used....i maintain them and drive them till they die.

So for you high mileage owners, how many miles did the car have when you got it?
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I bought my truck with 260k or there abouts. I had $15k to spend on a truck and I didn’t want to finance anything. I needed a diesel for work and trying to find a diesel in the 15k range is very tough. I ended up paying less than 10 for the truck I bought and used the rest of the money to keep it on the road the past two years. I’ve done one injector, transfer case, drive shaft, hydro boost and some other wear parts that past two years.
 
Almost there, '99 Taurus wagon 3.0 ohv U engine 297K Penziol 10-40 every 7-8K, our '99 Sable same engine with 288K. Both Hertz cars, I got two cars for what folks pay for just one, each was 10 months young. Agree quality oil and filters, I use Wix.
 
Schattenreiter said:
2013 Ford 550 service truck I drove when I was still working blew up in my yard with 386,000 on the clock. Changed the oil in the 6.0 (yes I said 6.0) every 5000 miles.
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Atleast you didn't say 6.4. God bless awful powerstrokes for giving me a job
 
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BowWow said:
Im a believer in buying a vehicle new or barely used....i maintain them and drive them till they die.

So for you high mileage owners, how many miles did the car have when you got it?
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I like to buy pure garbage and go from there. Picked up an 04 accent with warped head, drinking coolant and needed a clutch at 140k. Sitting at about 170k now
 
CZfool68 said:
I’ve got about 6,500 on my Jeep! 🤡
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Damn....ya keepin' it ferever????? Time to get a New One!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Howland said:
343k on my '05 Ranger and still limping along.
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I got a '99 I bought new..23 years old...125,000....it will be The Last to go from here!
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i change the oil every 3000 and the filter every 9000
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Pard...that's backwards!!!!!


A man that works for me has had 3 Ford Explorers in the 38 years he's worked for me, along with other vehicles in between. He drives A Long way to work. He ended up totaling all three Explorers in the years he's been using them.....Each was bought new....Each had over 500,000 miles on them when they were lost in wrecks.....Each! He is now driving a 2021 Toyota truck.....bought New.....Lotsa problems...Lots.
 
BowWow said:
Im a believer in buying a vehicle new or barely used....i maintain them and drive them till they die.

So for you high mileage owners, how many miles did the car have when you got it?
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I tend to buy cars in the 7 to 10 year old range with relatively low mileage. I bought this 2005 LeSabre in 2012 with 70,000 miles on it.

I also tend to buy makes of cars that appeal to older people, on the operating theory that they tend not to drive them into the ground and take better care of them. It's worked out for me.

My wife calls my car the "granny car". But you can't argue with a car that size that gets that kind of mileage and lasts that long.
 
Jerzsubbie said:
It’s a Toyota, that’s like rolling over 150k in most other cars 😉
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A couple of months ago, for grins and giggles I checked one of those “what’s the trade in in your car” websites, put the details in and got an offer to buy it for $200.

It’s worth more than that to me, even as a mobile ham radio.
 
RetiredUSNChief said:
I tend to buy cars in the 7 to 10 year old range with relatively low mileage. I bought this 2005 LeSabre in 2012 with 70,000 miles on it.

I also tend to buy makes of cars that appeal to older people, on the operating theory that they tend not to drive them into the ground and take better care of them. It's worked out for me.

My wife calls my car the "granny car". But you can't argue with a car that size that gets that kind of mileage and lasts that long.
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and that 3.8 is pretty peppy.
 
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and that 3.8 is pretty peppy.
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Yeah...I think that year it was up to 205 HP. The '95 LeSabre I had before it was 170 HP and it was peppy, too.

In all, that 3800 engine is an excellent balance of weight, power, and economy in that car. And it's historically a very solid engine.
 
RetiredUSNChief said:
I tend to buy cars in the 7 to 10 year old range with relatively low mileage. I bought this 2005 LeSabre in 2012 with 70,000 miles on it.

I also tend to buy makes of cars that appeal to older people, on the operating theory that they tend not to drive them into the ground and take better care of them. It's worked out for me.

My wife calls my car the "granny car". But you can't argue with a car that size that gets that kind of mileage and lasts that long.
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I used to be a mechanic, plenty of grannies killing off cars when they drive. Some of the most hardcover abuse i ever saw was geriatric. Rip your oil pan off on the curb and keep on going till the engine no work.
 
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I used to be a mechanic, plenty of grannies killing off cars when they drive. Some of the most hardcover abuse i ever saw was geriatric. Rip your oil pan off on the curb and keep on going till the engine no work.
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Well...gross negligence may often times be caught if people would only check the vehicles out for common sense things, or better yet take the vehicle to a mechanic. If I'm seriously interested in a vehicle enough to consider buying it, I'll ask if I can have it inspected by a mechanic (at my expense). I've never had an issue with this (since I'm not costing them for this).

All the vehicles we bought for the kids my wife found while I was out of town and I couldn't check them myself. "If you like the vehicle and it drives good, take it to Danny (our mechanic just down the street) and have him check it out."

Vehicle inspections are not that expensive. They're no guarantee, of course, that the engine won't blow up a week after you buy the vehicle, but that's the smartest way to go.

As a mechanic yourself, you know that there are plenty of obvious indicators to look for, if a person is even moderately mechanically inclined. Any kind of fluid leaks, general cleanliness around the engine/transmission, driving the vehicle to feel shifting, engine operation, checking EVERY feature to be sure they all work, checking for undercarriage damage/marks, checking for previous body work by panel alignment, paint overspray in various areas, checking fluid appearances, brake wear, battery age/terminal conditions, etc.

Yeah, you can miss something. And yeah, there are some things that can be covered up. But at least if it's been checked out, you're less likely to be taken by surprise.

One of my favorites was the 1995 LeSabre I bought...single owner, little old lady car...and she had EVERY MAINTENANCE RECEIPT from the time she bought the car new! I got a laugh at some of the descriptions! "Customer complains of squeak in dash. Fixed by blah, blah, blah." "Customer complains of brake noise. Performed...." It was 10 years old when I bought it, just a smidge over 70,000 miles, clean as a whistle inside and out!
 
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