highest mileage ever?
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From: Ont. Can.
My daily driver '78 F 150 4X4 that I bought new turned 1,000,000 k last August and now has an additional 34,000 on it .
This is on the third 351M mind you that was dropped in it last Oct . Although the truck has been practically totally replaced in drive line parts I have always kept track of the mileage in a journal in the glove box . Even when the instrument cluster had to be replaced I recorded the milage from one to the other to maintain a constant record .
The original C-6 tranny was only replaced 3 months ago for the first time though . I guess that is why they stopped building the C-6 .
Not many '78 chebbys in my neck of the woods with anything near this kind of milage on them . Actually there are not many around period unless they were parked in a garage for 20 years .
This is on the third 351M mind you that was dropped in it last Oct . Although the truck has been practically totally replaced in drive line parts I have always kept track of the mileage in a journal in the glove box . Even when the instrument cluster had to be replaced I recorded the milage from one to the other to maintain a constant record .
The original C-6 tranny was only replaced 3 months ago for the first time though . I guess that is why they stopped building the C-6 .
Not many '78 chebbys in my neck of the woods with anything near this kind of milage on them . Actually there are not many around period unless they were parked in a garage for 20 years .
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From: peggs,ok
i have a 97 f150 that has aproximatly 188,000 miles on it, the tires are alot bigger than stock so i dont if that is correct or not
ive replaced some joints that wree like 20 bucks, i crakced the transmision on a rock, so that was a case soem bolts and a pump, besides that nothing is wrong
ive replaced some joints that wree like 20 bucks, i crakced the transmision on a rock, so that was a case soem bolts and a pump, besides that nothing is wrong
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I had a 1982 Olds Delta 88. It was my 1st car and I had more fun in that one than any other so it's also my favorite memory. I had almost 500,000 on the original engine/trans (307 5.0 liter V8) before my ex-girlfriend DROVE it to the junk yard.
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From: Franklin, GA
Wife has a '97 Expedition with 250k on it and still going strong. Gets 17 mpg and the only thing other than routine maintenance that I've had to replace is two COP coil packs and an alternator. For what those two coil packs and the alternator cost, I hope I don't have to replace any of the "expensive" stuff! (Knock on wood)
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From: Villa Rica, GA
my stepdads '94 nissan 4 cylinder pickup has right around 600,000 on it and about 450,000 or more of those miles it has pulled an 8' enclosed trailer full of wire and all kinds of tools. he almost never changes the oil in it (i once put 3.5 quarts in it when i drove it one day because the knocking was driving me crazy).
even though he didnt change the oil (or do any other maintnance for that matter) the first engine died with over 500,000. besides putting a new engine in it the ONLY other thing that has been replaced is the clutch a few times from towing that trailer everywhere.
Jason
even though he didnt change the oil (or do any other maintnance for that matter) the first engine died with over 500,000. besides putting a new engine in it the ONLY other thing that has been replaced is the clutch a few times from towing that trailer everywhere.
Jason
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As a young man I drove a truck all over north Texas delivering building materials. As the youngest driver, I got the oldest truck - a '39 REO. It only recorded 99,999 miles and no one knew how many times it had turned over. We were told that if it ever broke it would be replaced so it only had two speeds ... idle and wide open. I spent many 12-hour days driving that truck with my right foot to the floor (top speed was just over 60). That truck was bulletproof and was still running (wide open) when I left. I would not be surprised if that old truck was not still holding up traffic somewhere.
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From: Trenton, NJ
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560k on the odometer. Mid 90's Chevy Caprice. I see cabs in NYC with 3-400k all the time. Unfortunately, the driver no speakee..
I was in a cab that had over 300k when the door flew open. The doors become worn out. .
I was in a cab that had over 300k when the door flew open. The doors become worn out. .
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From: N. Mississippi
I put 196k on an 87 Nissan truck and the guy I sold it to run the mileage up to 224k before he sold it.
I worked with a guy back in the early 90s that had an older Toyota truck that had a shade over 500k on it.
My 97 F-150 has 149k on it now.
I worked with a guy back in the early 90s that had an older Toyota truck that had a shade over 500k on it.
My 97 F-150 has 149k on it now.
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From: SW VA
I have a '91 Aerostar with the 4.0 in it, and she is up to 177,xxx so far. Origional engine has never been touched with the exception of a thermostat, battery, starter, and I think an alternator. Origional auto transmission that has never been touched.
We also have a '99 Windstar thats showing 120K on it already, and its never been touched either.
We also have a '99 Windstar thats showing 120K on it already, and its never been touched either.
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From: Norway
for about 5 years ago (or more) I read about a Volvo 245 in the official norwegian volvo magazine that had 3 000 000 km on the odo ! The Volvo was on it's third engine but the same manual gearbox... The owner was a postal worker with a long daily route 
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From: Lancaster County PA
Had an 88 250 bought used with 79 k on it. Ran it up to 225K and decided it was time to sell before something serious went wrong. Might have kept it a while longer except for the cab corner rust (under the "super cab" back seat area) could no longer be patched with anything other than tape.
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From: Edgerton, WI
My neibor had an '89 F-150 reg cab 4x4 with 280,000 miles on it (302, automatic tranny).
280,000 clicks might not sound that great, but listen to this. The guy who drove it NEVER let the truck warm up. As soon as the engine started he'd throw it into drive and off he would go. Even in the coldest days of the winter, no warm-up.
I dont let my truck idle for a long time, but I at least wait untill the idle drops to about 1200 rpm before I put it into drive and even then I take it easy on the go pedal untill the temp gauge is up to the lower line of the "normal" range.
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280,000 clicks might not sound that great, but listen to this. The guy who drove it NEVER let the truck warm up. As soon as the engine started he'd throw it into drive and off he would go. Even in the coldest days of the winter, no warm-up.
I dont let my truck idle for a long time, but I at least wait untill the idle drops to about 1200 rpm before I put it into drive and even then I take it easy on the go pedal untill the temp gauge is up to the lower line of the "normal" range.
Octane
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From: Edgerton, WI
My brother has a '92 F-150 SuperCab 4x4 (302, automatic) that has almost 230,000 miles on it. The truck is on it's 2nd engine (the first had some serious blow-by) but it still has the original tranny.
The truck runs great and doesnt burn oil, but now the tranny is starting to go. We think the torque converter is start to go because when it shifts into 4th gear it will have a sort of lurch to it. Its OK if you are cruising at a steady speed of 55 mph, but if you take you foot off the gas, slow down to about 45 and then put your foot back on the gas it will sort of lurch or jerk a little bit. Its almost like it wants to downshift by for some reason it cant. If you pull it out of overdrive it works fine but while in overdrive it has that lurch. Its weird too, somedays it jerks like crazy and other days it works just fine.
The truck is my brother's daily driver and he only drives about 5 miles one way, so its good enough for now. He has a '99 F-250 SD and his wife drives a '00 Lincoln LS, so as you can tell, the F-150 is his beater truck.
Octane
The truck runs great and doesnt burn oil, but now the tranny is starting to go. We think the torque converter is start to go because when it shifts into 4th gear it will have a sort of lurch to it. Its OK if you are cruising at a steady speed of 55 mph, but if you take you foot off the gas, slow down to about 45 and then put your foot back on the gas it will sort of lurch or jerk a little bit. Its almost like it wants to downshift by for some reason it cant. If you pull it out of overdrive it works fine but while in overdrive it has that lurch. Its weird too, somedays it jerks like crazy and other days it works just fine.
The truck is my brother's daily driver and he only drives about 5 miles one way, so its good enough for now. He has a '99 F-250 SD and his wife drives a '00 Lincoln LS, so as you can tell, the F-150 is his beater truck.
Octane