Another one in the 300 club

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   Coming home from Bismarck tonight in the wife's Toyota four runner, and it turned over the 300,000 mile mark. Fourth vehicle I've turned  over that milestone, and sad part of it is, I still own and drive 3 of them! 
First one was a 93 chevy burb. It was on its second engine, but all other major components were original. At 310,000, the transmission went out, and I knocked it in the head.
Second one was my 01 chevy burb. It turned over a couple years ago when I was coming home from visiting Shameless. Transmission and transfer case both have been replaced on it, but the engine is still un-touched. It has the 8.1 liter in it. Has just shy of 330,000 on it now. Gets used almost daily yet.
Next came the 02 chevy Silverado four door 2500 pickup. Just like the burb; replaced tranny and transfer case, but engine is still original. 310,000 on it now. It's pretty much a "farm truck", but still gets used a lot, just not too many long trips. 6.0 gas engine in it.
Then came the Toyota today. Only thing done to it was a timing belt at 200,000. Been beat to hell going through two hailstorms and doesn't look too pretty, but still is reliable. (Knocks on wood). That's my "drive to work" vehicle, so it's racking on about 90 miles a day, five days a week. 
Getting to be time to take a serious look at something different, maybe with a few less miles. LOL! Sure has been lots of gas, oil changes, and tires throughout the years, but I guess that's part of the cost of getting from point A to point B. 
Darrel

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darrel in ND Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 22 Nov 2009 Location: Hebron, ND Points: 8585	Post Options Post Reply Quote darrel in ND Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Another one in the 300 club Posted: 26 Oct 2018 at 7:33pm
	Coming home from Bismarck tonight in the wife's Toyota four runner, and it turned over the 300,000 mile mark. Fourth vehicle I've turned over that milestone, and sad part of it is, I still own and drive 3 of them! First one was a 93 chevy burb. It was on its second engine, but all other major components were original. At 310,000, the transmission went out, and I knocked it in the head. Second one was my 01 chevy burb. It turned over a couple years ago when I was coming home from visiting Shameless. Transmission and transfer case both have been replaced on it, but the engine is still un-touched. It has the 8.1 liter in it. Has just shy of 330,000 on it now. Gets used almost daily yet. Next came the 02 chevy Silverado four door 2500 pickup. Just like the burb; replaced tranny and transfer case, but engine is still original. 310,000 on it now. It's pretty much a "farm truck", but still gets used a lot, just not too many long trips. 6.0 gas engine in it. Then came the Toyota today. Only thing done to it was a timing belt at 200,000. Been beat to hell going through two hailstorms and doesn't look too pretty, but still is reliable. (Knocks on wood). That's my "drive to work" vehicle, so it's racking on about 90 miles a day, five days a week. Getting to be time to take a serious look at something different, maybe with a few less miles. LOL! Sure has been lots of gas, oil changes, and tires throughout the years, but I guess that's part of the cost of getting from point A to point B. Darrel

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shameless dude Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Location: east NE Points: 13611	Post Options Post Reply Quote shameless dude Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Oct 2018 at 3:06am
	them good ole Chevy's!

Dave H Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Central IL Points: 3481	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dave H Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Oct 2018 at 6:33am
	My wife is Toyota girl, so toyo it is. We think we will keep the Highlander for a while since we like it so much. So it has 65K on the clock and counting.

desertjoe Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 23 Sep 2013 Location: New mexico Points: 13358	Post Options Post Reply Quote desertjoe Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Oct 2018 at 8:46am
	Well,,contrary to what ole Shameless thinks bout ole Joe,,,,,,I got one of them good old Chevys too,,!! I have my 2006 HHR,somebody once told me what HHR stood for but it slips my mind at the moment,,,, That little car has been a great one at 31 MPG and Ya'll know how much I likes to "save",,,,,,It gots 245,000 and does not use any oil and all I've done is brake pads and a new alternator just last week,,,Dang,,was that a BFJ,,,you gots to have little bitty hands or you ain't gettin nowhere in thet tight engine compartment,,,can't hardly flat rate this car,,,,,,,,

desertjoe Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 23 Sep 2013 Location: New mexico Points: 13358	Post Options Post Reply Quote desertjoe Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Oct 2018 at 8:54am
	AND,,,if I could just talk the old lady,,,er,,,the wife,,,to let me sell her Toyota Sequoia,,I would have a great vehicle for sale. We bought it brand new in 2003 and it only gots 125,000 very gently used miles. We parked it after the wife had her stroke and it been parked in the boat shed bout 5 years,,,,,sigh,,,,,,,

PaulB Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Rocky Ridge Md Points: 4423	Post Options Post Reply Quote PaulB Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Oct 2018 at 5:09pm
	Last week the 2004 Freightliner I Drive at work rolled over 1,100,000. It has only had an inframe done a some point a couple years before I got into it at about 750,00 back in the late fall of 2016. It will still out pull anything at 80,000 I’ve seen on the highway and do it all day long. I get a kick out of the fancy chomed up fellows that I pass when they chide me for being empty. I’m a bulk hauler, I rarly run empty and never light.
	If it was fun to pull in LOW gear, I could have a John Deere. If you can't make it GO... make it SHINY

DMiller Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 14 Sep 2009 Location: Hermann, Mo Points: 29567	Post Options Post Reply Quote DMiller Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Oct 2018 at 6:14pm
	I hear ya, the old 97 Pete I ran would run circles around most newer machines out there while loaded a Little over Max Gross allowed at a Million 120,000. My own 99 7.3 Ford is a 300 clubber just crossed 340,000 this summer. Only one here with less than 100,000 is the 2012 Harley and the wife's 2017 Explorer. Edited by DMiller - 27 Oct 2018 at 6:14pm