Latest CROWNING achievement

7283-F250 · #1 (**permalink**) 03-23-2009, 06:13 PM

Picture is worth a thousand words

1993 Geo Prizm
Bought 9/20/08 with 186800 miles
Six months later 200000 miles and still going.

Not bad for a $500 commuter.

donjamer · #2 (**permalink**) 03-23-2009, 09:12 PM

Congratulations on the milestone Dan..

Even if it's not a Ford..

BIGKEN · #3 (**permalink**) 03-24-2009, 06:52 AM

SOOOOOOO...Dan...is that an unsolicited testimonial for the quality of Japanese cars???

7283-F250 · #4 (**permalink**) 03-24-2009, 03:12 PM

Well.....
I was hoping to get the Toyota 4x4 to 200K but I think it won't make it. It's sitting at 183K now and probably won't be street legal after this summer. I did buy the toyota at 155K.

Ken it's not really a testimonial of quality just that I finaly got a car to bring over 200K miles. Porbably won't happen again for a while. But this Geo/Toyota seems to run better than other cars its age (or newer) I see on the road. This car also has no cruse control or power options.

I also hear of people with Rangers having over 200K so it's not just Japanese cars. Wait.... Ok maybe just Japanese motors.

glruff · #5 (**permalink**) 03-28-2009, 09:03 PM

Saweet Dan!

7.3 Rocket · #6 (**permalink**) 03-28-2009, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 7283-F250

Ok maybe just Japanese motors.

There's a guy on here that has a 7.3 PowerStroke with 810k miles on it. Made by NaviStar (International) and not made in Japan.

Just popped in and decided to make an observation and leave a comment.

sglaine · #7 (**permalink**) 04-21-2009, 08:23 PM

If i can do that with the explorer I will be doing something....LOL

I am going 400k with my diesel

downhillpat · #8 (**permalink**) 04-21-2009, 11:32 PM

I 've gone repossessing with a friend before and just about every time we got an 06 f450 w/ a 6.0 with 450,000 miles plus, and it still runs mint.

hell my two gas job trucks ran 250k plus only one had a motor put in. Both have their original transmissions...for now....

7283-F250 · #9 (**permalink**) 09-12-2009, 02:57 PM

Ok.
So march 23 I rolled 200K

9/11/09 I rolled 211K

see

7283-F250 · #10 (**permalink**) 09-12-2009, 02:59 PM

This is how the car looks now

7283-F250 · #11 (**permalink**) 09-12-2009, 03:01 PM

Everyone is fine. A little banged up and bruised but fine.

A car lost control on a corner and slid into the front of my car.

donjamer · #12 (**permalink**) 09-12-2009, 09:01 PM

Dan that looks pretty bad, but glad you came out of it OK..

A little further back and you might not have been so lucky..

Cars are replaceable humans are not...

BIGKEN · #13 (**permalink**) 09-14-2009, 06:08 AM

Dan...glad everyone was OK!!!

I think that scratch can be buffed out!!!

sglaine · #14 (**permalink**) 09-14-2009, 08:52 AM

Thank god your okay....That looks pretty bad

glruff · #15 (**permalink**) 09-17-2009, 01:26 PM

WOW Dan, glad to see everyone is ok.