Vehicles with 100,000 miles

My dad's GMC Safari had 371k on it before he wrecked it in an accident. The biggest thing it needed was a new radiator once. It rattled like a box of tools, but it still ran until he crashed it.
 
I have a Volvo 1988 740GL which has just gone over 150,000 - still going strong.
 
1991 Chevy S-10 4.3L that has about 180K miles on it. Needs a tranny rebuilt (stutters going uphill). Burns about a half to 1 quart of oil every 3K miles. Engine runs pretty strong, no leaks. The truck puts about 1000 miles on it a week starting last month.

Friend has a 93 or 97 (i forget) Ford Aerostar that he bought for $750 last November. Has about 320K miles on it and just needs a new exhaust and AC condenser.
 
I have driven most of my vehicles well over 100,000 miles. I am currently driving a 96 Chevrolet Astro with nearly 100K on it and plan to keep it many years more.

Tom
 
94 Pontiac Trans Sport. 150K last month.

Only problems ever, water pump (actually the pulley at 90K), the AGR valve at 115K, and just replaced the air conditioning compressor. (total outlay < $1500 for all 3)

Run full synthetic oil, and Exxon gas in it, get 21 - 27 city/hwy still.

Nice to drive free all these years.
 
As a mechanic, I always shudder when I hear people brag about having X miles on their car and have never fixed anything. Most people are ignorant to the problems their cars have, often because they gradually occur over time. No, your car shouldn't make a rattling noise when you go over railroad tracks. No, the steering wheel shouldn't shake when you're braking. No, the car shouldn't make a whirring or whub-whub noise that increases with vehicle speed. At one point in the past, I thought that state inspections were pointless, but now I know better. I'd rather not have someone driving down the road next to me with a ball joint thats about to fail because the owner doesn't realize that that clunk means that something's wrong.

If your state doesn't do safety inspections, have your car checked annually...

Mark
 
My wife- 86 Corolla, 260,000 miles
My Jeep YJ has 130,000 miles. No major work on either just the usual - brakes, clutches, tune-ups. I do regular oil changes and use full synthetic oils. Of course I have now evoked Muphy's Law and both cars will blow up within the week.
 
K.V. Collucci said:
I'm gonna drive this over to Gadgets & Gear.


PLEASE READ THE STICKY AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT WHERE TO POST SOMETHING! :grumpy:
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Sorry about that Ken, thanks for moving it.
 
1995 Chev Astro - 130K miles before I sold her this year. Hope my new car a 2003 Escape has as good of run.
 
Bought my 1995 GMC Sierra as a rebuild. Odometer read a bit over 33k if that means anything with a rebuilt vehicle.
Now reads over 196k, and even with some transmission woes, a new heater core, water pump, starter, battery, and regular maintenance like belts and oil, I've still got more money in the gas I've put in it than I have in the truck.
Not too bad. I hope I get 250k+ out of it...
 
I'm puttering around in a 1984 Volvo DL (Its a 240, but Volvo only made one model that year and just changed the trims). It runs...acceptably with 139k and change. Its had some work, and it needs an exhaust manifold gasket and some suspension/steering work (wheel shudders on breaking and that whub-whub) but it doesn't get driven alot so its not too pressing. I can't really account for the previous...however many owners its had and I got it for free so I'm not complaining. My biggest complaints have nothing to do with its age: I wish it weren't rear-wheel drive. If I'm going to drive a Thouroughly Impractical car, I at least want it to be a fun one. I'm shopping now for either a new-ish Subaru for practicality or an old-ish RX-7 for fun.
 
I ahve a 94 Saturn with 135K and a 99 windstar with 110K . Both run well. The Windstar check engine always pops on every 10,000 miles...pain in the ass.
 
1990 Subaru Legacy: 174k Changed the origional clutch back in fall. Oil change every 3,000 miles and it's perfect.
-Kevin
 
'88 Ford Crown Victoria - 140+ Thousand miles, I gave it to my younger brother at about 125K. Runs strong but has been wrecked by my brother so many times that it's worth nothing. Excellent "college car"; biggest repair has been about a hundred dollars for a new muffler.

'93 Crown Victoria - 130 thousand miles when I sold it, ran great. Took it on a 3,000 mile round trip to the Florida Keys last summer and it never missed a beat.

'94 Crown Victoria - 118 thousand miles, runs very well except for an automatic climate control system that seems to randomly decide what temperature it wants the cab to be.

'77 Lincoln Continental Coupe - 107 thousand miles and 27 years after being built it still runs, looks, and drives like a brand new car. Not a restoration or a garage queen, either. Very much a daily driver. They just don't build cars like they used to. I plan to drive this thing until they stop making gasoline.
 
I put nearly 200K on my first car, a Camry, and was so sick of driving it by that point that out of my subsequent 4 cars, the most mileage I have put on one before getting another is 14,000 miles, a pricey habit that I really should break :rolleyes:
 
100.000 should not be a problem for any car... had an opel astra and made 240.000 - without problems, my father had a volvo station wagon with over 350.000 - no problems.. now a guy who bought an old mercedes 300D with .... over 1.000.000km (!!) ok got some problems but it's still running - just change the oil sometimes and don't race it - it'll last and last and last.
 
I drive a 93 Ford Mustang 5.0 ragtop, just ticked over 101,000. Has a ticking valve, but otherwise she runs strong.
 
Minjin, agreed. Cousin has a shop, and I get it checked every 20K or so.

Just been blessed by Chief Pontiac.
 
It hasn't been driven in a couple of years, and since we're moving I'm donating it. 1983 Mercedes 300D with 347,000 DOCUMENTED miles. The odometer broke around 1997 when I was still driving it so, I figure it's closer to 390,000. Those of you who are familiar with this Teutonic Mini-Panzer will not doubt those figure :D !

Granted, that is unusual for a passenger car, but not a 300D (turbodiesel). They routinely run for 400K+, before a major overhaul and many have seen over a million mile!
 
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