| sski |
Just for fun on a Friday...
What's the most miles you have ever put on a vehicle, before you got rid of it or it simply finally died?
Both current and/or something you owned in the past. To be fair lets agree replacing or rebuilding the major components (engine, tranny, rear end) kinda disqualifies the vehicle for this discussion. (You can keep anything on the road if you dump enough $$$ into it). Maintainance items (water pump, brakes etc) are OK.
For my, it's actually my current vehicle.
- 2000 Nissan Altima - 201,000 miles and still doing OK.
btw. for my fellow Canucks, to be consistant, multiply kms by .6214 to get miles. |
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| Roger |
98K on a '91 Honda Civic DX 5 speed manual (sold in '98 to get the CRV). Replaced the front rotors/brakes twice, one set of rear pads, CV axles (torn boots), couple sets of tires and a new muffler. The igniter was replaced on TSB (out of warranty), after it quit leaving my wife stranded in a busy intersection. Honda paid to have the car towed and fixed.
We keep our cars for a pretty long time, just don't drive all that much, usually get the bug for something new around the seven year point.
Currently have 98K on the '98 CRV, two sets of front brake pads, couple sets of tires and a new motor mount. Original rear pads, NO other repairs. We did put in a new timing belt and water pump. Paint is getting pretty faded but it's been turned over to daughter number one (and is therefore no longer my "problem") and she loves it (other than the paint). |
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| N_Jay |
91' Range Rover 165,000
'83 Civic 4 door 108,00 and sold to a friend who drove it for years
'71 Celica 110,000 and sold to a friend who drove it for years
'76 Porsche 924, 94,000 miles when the odo broke and drove as a daily driver for about 3 more years (Guessing 15k a year) |
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| djstorm |
198,000 on my 1990 Ford Taurus LX.
Replaced the front tie rods, brakes, air conditioning compressor and the tires (oh, and the entire front end from my showdown with a deer in central Wisconsin. Both the Taurus and the deer lost) during my time with it.
Definitely was a great and reliable car for me... |
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| jay |
'89 Toyota Tercel - 170,000 miles in 4 years, gave it to my niece.
'85 Volvo 740 - 160,000 miles in 4 years, traded in for the Tercel. |
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| a2Pilot |
Our '03 Pilot had around 64K miles on it when we traded it in. This is slighly lower than our '89 Civic we sold with about 67K miles.
We're wimps compared to all you six-digit odometer drivers! :D |
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| Aggie Pilot |
| 286,000 miles on my '89 Honda Accord and still running strong. |
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| San_Carlos_Jeff |
| Most was 235k miles on an 83' Saab 900T. That was a great car. Roomy, good mileage, and pretty fun to drive. The engine/turbo was all still original and running strong when the front suspension fell apart and I didn't want to put the money into fixing it. |
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| Shindig78 |
155,000 miles on my 1985 Volvo 740 GLE, no major work needed.
My 1988 Mercedes has 129,300 miles on it now, and it's still running strong and in great condition (but that mileage is nothing considering the car is 20 years old). |
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| rockman19762001 |
1981 Honda Accord- totaled in 1992 with 125,000 miles on it.
1976 Toyota 1/2 ton Hi-lux pickup sold in 1991 with 135,000 miles.
1991 Honda Accord Wagon gave it to the daughter and son-in-law who, traded it in 2000 with 135,000 miles.
1985 Chevy Suburban traded it in 1995 with 136,000 miles.
2003 Honda Pilot 95,000 miles and still going strong. I am going for 200,000 miles on this one. |
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| rlapid |
| 95 honda accord lx coupe, 5 spd manual, 254,000 miles and it was still running STRONG until my mother totalled it :headshak: one of the saddest days of my life... |
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| rocky |
155k 87 Chevy Nova (Corolla) (traded for Volvo)
149k 95 Land Rover Discovery (still going)
75k 98 Volvo (traded for Pilot)
03 Volvo 58k
05 Pilot 49k |
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| OB3 |
quote:
Originally posted by San_Carlos_Jeff
Most was 235k miles on an 83' Saab 900T. That was a great car. Roomy, good mileage, and pretty fun to drive. The engine/turbo was all still original and running strong when the front suspension fell apart and I didn't want to put the money into fixing it.
loved my 1986 Saab 900s ...
I bought it with 145k miles for 800 dollars
When we donated it in 2003 it had 345k on it
I wish I kept it |
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| tonymitss5 |
We sold our 1994 Dodge Grand Caravan LE at 214K for our Pilot
We have a 1993 Honda Accord SE with 207K on it with ZERO Issues except for rear wheel well rust, the leather is not even torn! |
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| sblvro |
1988 mitsu galant sigma 235000 miles (current!) going and going!
2003 honda pilot, 121000 miles, also going and going! |
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| netman88 |
1996 White Honda Accord EX (V-4) at 160K+
I even paid $100 to the dealer where I purchase to locate it during that time. It was really a very hot color. Purchased at Invoice + $100.
But I did get a check engine like at 130K or so.
Love that car but it was getting old and potential repairs were on the horizon so I sold it. |
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| hondacuraworld |
The most mileage I've ever seen on a car was a 1986 Caprice taxi that I had the opportunity to drive back in college. The car had 878,000 miles on it :eek:
When you get to that mileage, things wear out like you've never seen or imagined. The steering wheel at the 10:00 position was worn away to the metal core, the front seat had been replaced 3 or 4 times, door hinges, and what was most striking was that the metal inner fender liners had nearly disintegrated from rocks and debris hitting them.
I think it went through 4 engines in that mileage......used ones that were changed in an afternoon or less. Everything under the hood was wire tied in place, to facilitate fast changes by mechanics who were lazy and quick. The car saw 24 hour service throughout most of its life up till the point I last saw it on the road some 12-14 years ago. |
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| sblvro |
quote:
Originally posted by hondacuraworld
The most mileage I've ever seen on a car was a 1986 Caprice taxi that I had the opportunity to drive back in college. The car had 878,000 miles on it :eek:
I think it went through 4 engines in that mileage......
I think it should disqualify it since the engine was replaced. We want to know how long can a stock engine last until it needs replacement/repair. cylinder head repairs that entails removal should also disqualify it from the most mileage engine. |
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