o/t 200,000 miles

[TREV]

good morning all,

i am pleased to say on the way to work this morning i hit 200,000 miles on my 1994 grand cherokee.and so far aside from regular maintenance i have had no problems. even with all the road salt around here no real rust either . heres hoping for another 200 grand

anyone else driving theirs till it dies?

trevor

[robk]

Congratulations on 200K. Let me guess it's the I6 motor? Those last forever

I just turned 90K on my car this weekend ('00 E Class Mercedes). This is the most dependable car I have ever owned. It drives like a tank. I bought it used with 30K two years ago, and managed to put almost 60K in a couple of years. It may cost a little more up front, but in the long run it's very well worth every penny

 

Rob

[Brendan P]

Congrats on that!

I don't even have 30,000 on my Dodge Ram Pick up and things are already shaking loose.

[Rekd™]

Sounds like you're just getting it borken in! Jeeps and Toyotas have always been good to me.

 

I've got an '87 Wrangler with 140,000, a '94 Chevy 4x4 long bed with like 130,000, a '02 GMC Ext Cab with like 60,000, a '94 GSXR 750 with 48,000, a '97 TL 1000 with 20,000, and a VW sand-rail with who knows what on it.

 

Yeah, that's a lot of cars, but we've got a big family with lots of drivers.. (there's me, and my wife.. ) Registration is gonna be a b!tch this year.

 

'Rekd teh F%&@ Grey Dufas!!!

 

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[godzillia_dude]

Congrats Trev

 

I have a 93 Toyota pickup with 147k and all I need is a new paint job, with flames of course I'm keeping it "til the wheels fall off"...

[Toolfab]

I have a '92 Ford Exploder w/ 167,000 on it. I have goen thru 2 trani's but the motor runs and runs. I was even one of the fortunate 1,000's of people to have the "death tires"!! Remember a couple of years back, all the Firestone drama.

[Dan Schnars]

I just coasted past 270,000 miles on my ol' 90 chevy pick-up. I had to put a tranny in it at about 200,000 and a clutch after a really cool burn out that ended up being NOT so cool But so far everything under the hood is still doing its job. Hard to kill those 350 small blocks.

[lou]

I have a 97 Dodge Ram 4x4 1500. It now has about 110,000 on it. I have only put one set up plugs in and I did recently drop $700 in front end work. I am looking forward to seeing 200,000 miles on it, then I will be happy.

[Oppiz]

I need to hit the road more often. my '93 Wrangler just hit 60,000 miles. I must be hermite!

[Müřlıń®]

My Ford F-350 dually has 189k....still the same powerstroke, but my tranny laied down at about 170k.

 

 

Murlin

[CNCGUY]

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I need to hit the road more often. my '93 Wrangler just hit 60,000 miles.

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I'm not quite that bad, avg. 12K/Yr. on each vehicle until this job. They never seem to stay around long enough to get that many miles on them. I need to change my ways soon. Currently driving 500 - 600 miles a week for work in a Dodge Durango (nice vehicle, poor mileage). Putting on the miles before the lease is up in Dec. 04. Then we need to find something cheap with 50 mpg.

[mayday]

1978 chevy 3/4ton 4x4.bought in 91 with 180k on it

texas truck. not very rusty. still going stong,with only putting in a new clutch and trany output shaft since I got it. I do a lot of snow plowing with it. and work around the farm. it has a 1 ton drive train in it. tuff truck. they dont make like that any more

[Sandybar]

Just turned 241K on the 89 chevy PU. I bought an 04 PU and gave the 89 to the kids. Hope it last another 200K but the kids are driving it now and you know how hard they can be on vehicles. Had trany and engine rebuilt @ 200k and going strong as ever.

[Karl@CP PISTONS]

Ive got a '64 plymouth valiant with 395,000 miles

on it. This is the second motor tho. First went 290,000. Those slant 6's are bullet-proof.

It is up on e-bay now. It got replaced by my parents toyota camry that has 205,000 miles

Karl

[TREV]

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Let me guess it's the I6 motor?

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it is a 5.2 liter v8. the inline 6 is definitly a nice motor tho,i had one in a 86 cherokee before i got this one.

trevor

[CNCGUY]

Anything around here with that many miles is pretty much a rust bucket and fallin apart.

[Scott Bond]

I drive the 1988 S-10 pick with 293,000 Miles.

It has the manual 4 cyl,no air,no radio,and no

power steering. My dad passed away in it when it was brand new. When I drive it, I feel that it is the equivalent as wearing his watch.

[ScottyB]

I'm glad someone has luck with vehicles...

 

'86 F250, just rebuilt motor at 86k

 

'94 Concorde, ran it til it died last week w/135k

 

Wife's '01 Intrepid, 42k and crossing my fingers

 

'95 Deville, My new baby, 64k, I've got faith in this one (is 33 too young for a Deville?)

 

No wonder I like my horse, 30+ miles last weekend on 1 litre of JD and still going strong.

[P_Scott]

I bought a '78 Chevy Malibu with a 267 V8 from a salvage lot in '93. It had 150,000 when I bought it. tuned it up, drove halfway across the country, replaced the Holley 2 barrel with an Edlebrock 4 bar. and intake, drove halfway back across the country and kept going until I gave it away at 240,000 mi. Thing was still ticking like a timex too. I wish I still had it. My Dad inherited his father's '83 Malibu when Grandpa got a Cutlass. That thing had over 300,000 on the stock V6. It burned oil like crazy but still drove well. I gave him the Celebrity with 150k on it, that I bought before giving up my Malibu, and drove for a couple of years. My '98 S-10 Blazer just turned over 100k and starts up like it's 5 days old. I'm sticking with Chevy's from now on.

[dan m]

I bought a 1994 Ford Ranger from the scrap yard in 96. I was stolen and recovered with 18,000 miles on it. Every body part on it is scratched or dented. This thing looks like s&*t but starts every time. I just turned 157,000 and am still getting 27mpg. My wife told me I was nuts when I bought it and she' s on her second vehicle since then. Guess it wasn't such a bad buy

[MACHINEMASTERG]

1981 300d benz diesel 289000 and still strong ...with lots of black smoke

[Scot]

I have a 2001 Chevy Astro van with 34,000 miles, which has been nothing but a headache since the day I drove it off the lot. Too many "factory adjustments". I bought a Honda Accord with 220,00 miles for a backup with the Chevy being in the shop over 12 times, and the Honda blew a head gasket after I put 100 miles on it. What Luck!! Needless to say, I took up biking this past summer.

 

Scot

[MetalMarvels]

I have 312K on my '88 Jeep Cherokee, rebuilt the engine about 80K back because it was burning a little oil and the emissions were creeping up. It is now the kids car and I graduated to a Ford pickup.

 

[CAM-mando]

Had an '86 Ford ranger 4cyl 4 spd + OD with 125K when I sold it to a friend Lastime I saw it it had 'bout 215K on it and was limping a bit. Good little truck though just couldnt keep the paint on it.

[Elmer Fudd]

Had a 86 ranger 4x4. 221,000 miles. Would still be driving it if I hadn't crashed it. Ranger Dan