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The highest mileage vehicle that I'll ever drive, and its only sad that I won't be the one to roll all the numbers back, but it would be a great honor to help keep the numbers rolling along for a humble hard worker.
Story behind the truck was the WIDOT bought the truck brand new in 1984 and had it garaged for all its life. Nothing but wipers, bulbs, battery, alternator, fuel pump, and spark plugs were replaced and the engine and transmission were never rebuilt once. The reason so is because the truck had been altered to only reach a top speed of 55mph, thus the mechanical components weren't ever pushed beyond that normal operating range. I'm not allowed to floor it, but since I'm only picking stuff up from the side of the road, speed isn't really necessary.
942292 miles is something, I can't compare my 50k air miles to that on land.
It has traveled to the moon and back nearly twice. Gone around the world almost 38 times that could of taken nearly two years if traveling at 60mph, but maybe longer if it only went 55.
If it has lasted this long for anyone, then I shouldn't have much to worry if I'm only working several miles away.
Story behind the truck was the WIDOT bought the truck brand new in 1984 and had it garaged for all its life. Nothing but wipers, bulbs, battery, alternator, fuel pump, and spark plugs were replaced and the engine and transmission were never rebuilt once. The reason so is because the truck had been altered to only reach a top speed of 55mph, thus the mechanical components weren't ever pushed beyond that normal operating range. I'm not allowed to floor it, but since I'm only picking stuff up from the side of the road, speed isn't really necessary.
942292 miles is something, I can't compare my 50k air miles to that on land.
It has traveled to the moon and back nearly twice. Gone around the world almost 38 times that could of taken nearly two years if traveling at 60mph, but maybe longer if it only went 55.
If it has lasted this long for anyone, then I shouldn't have much to worry if I'm only working several miles away.
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An 84 S10, I first thought it was a digital dash cluster, but its still an analog gauge cluster.
I'm sure its common to find trucks with 100-400k miles or more in fleets, but it took me by surprise that this truck still even exists in service.
But it is something exciting for me tho, would never imagine that I'd be driving a vehicle with 60k miles left to reach a million.
I'm sure its common to find trucks with 100-400k miles or more in fleets, but it took me by surprise that this truck still even exists in service.
But it is something exciting for me tho, would never imagine that I'd be driving a vehicle with 60k miles left to reach a million.
Same.
If this truck could talk, it would probably say a lot of things in that 942292 miles before I came along.
My car has 152k on it, but the engine isn't as tight as it used to be and figured it needs to be replaced soon. I had the car at 110k miles, and it took 5 years to get to where I am now.
If this truck could talk, it would probably say a lot of things in that 942292 miles before I came along.
My car has 152k on it, but the engine isn't as tight as it used to be and figured it needs to be replaced soon. I had the car at 110k miles, and it took 5 years to get to where I am now.
You beat my car... About 10 years ago, I had a 1985 Honda Accord with 875-k miles on it before I sold it. Like you said about the S-10, only the little stuff like the brakes, the clutch and a few water pumps and timing belts here and there. The engine and tranny never needed to be worked on.
As for the 2005 Dodge Neon I just got rid of, that's another story all together! Bought it certified pre-owned in California with 38-k miles. Just got rid of it last week with 136-k miles. Never needed anything done until February this year. Timing belt, water pump, head gasket, transmission, front end suspension, both the A/C compressor and the heater core went at the same time as the head gasket. I dumped every bit of $4-thousand into it before throwing in the towel because I thought it could be like the Honda that I had.
Guess what replaced it... I'm now the proud owner of a 1995 Honda Civic (Rust Bucket Edition) with 185-k miles on it. I guess I've got some driving to do, eh?
I really enjoyed reading this journal, as well as reading all the comments... It was something different, thanks!
As for the 2005 Dodge Neon I just got rid of, that's another story all together! Bought it certified pre-owned in California with 38-k miles. Just got rid of it last week with 136-k miles. Never needed anything done until February this year. Timing belt, water pump, head gasket, transmission, front end suspension, both the A/C compressor and the heater core went at the same time as the head gasket. I dumped every bit of $4-thousand into it before throwing in the towel because I thought it could be like the Honda that I had.
Guess what replaced it... I'm now the proud owner of a 1995 Honda Civic (Rust Bucket Edition) with 185-k miles on it. I guess I've got some driving to do, eh?
I really enjoyed reading this journal, as well as reading all the comments... It was something different, thanks!
I don't know how much, but our snow season starts late October and ends in mid April at the very most (happened in 2010). Hell the snow stays longer, one large snow pile lasted till mid June behind my highschool.
But rust is the biggest issue when it comes to cars here. I don't know why we use so much salt, but paint starts bubbling away when a car reaches 4 years of age. Hard to find anything used that isn't rotted up.
But rust is the biggest issue when it comes to cars here. I don't know why we use so much salt, but paint starts bubbling away when a car reaches 4 years of age. Hard to find anything used that isn't rotted up.
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