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I am glad to report that my lowly Expedition is beating the Tundra by 10 spots. Toyotas have garnered this "forever cars" title but the data shows there are others. If 2.9% of the registered Tundras
have 200,000+miles on them, what happened to the other 97.1%?
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Half of the cars on that list are basically on their twice with minor variations. Plus it's one of those "click here for each next page" sites, which I truly despise. I want my two minutes back.
Full size Chevy/GMC body-on-frame pickups with different body style and name
Full size Ford body-on-frame pickups with different body style and name
Full size Toyota body-on-frame pickups with different body style and name
Mid size Toyota body-on-frame pickups with different body style and name
Toyota Avalon
Toyota Highlander
Toyota Land Cruiser
Honda Ridgeline
Honda Odyssey
So, actually, TWO US made vehicle platforms out of 9 platforms, and those are both full size body-on-frame pickups. No small trucks. No vans. No sedans. No sedan based SUVs.
Read the actual link and the conclusions are very different than the thread title.
Any car can last forever, just depends how much money you want to spend to make it happen.
Older simpler cars, its usually rust or owner just wanting something new/different that kills them. Modern cars, stupid small stuff can cost more to repair/replace than buying a different car.
I am glad to report that my lowly Expedition is beating the Tundra by 10 spots. Toyotas have garnered this "forever cars" title but the data shows there are others. If 2.9% of the registered Tundras
have 200,000+miles on them, what happened to the other 97.1%?
Maybe 97.1 % haven’t hit the 200k mile mark yet?
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The most I have ever gotten out of any vehicle was 174,000 miles and that was a lowly little 1997 Ford Escort, still running strong when I sold it in 2014 for $500. I just ran a search for used cars for sale locally with over 200,000 miles on them, and came up with:
1999 Dodge Dakota (3)
2006 Toyota Camry
2001 Toyota Corolla
2006 Chev Impala
2000 Toyota Sienna
2008 Chev Silverado
2003 Toyota Camry
2011 Nissan Frontier
2005 Honda Odyssey
2005 Ford Explorer
2008 Toyota Yaris
1991 Mercedes
2005 Mazda
2001 Toyota 4Runner
2007 Chev Tahoe
2006 Toyota Prius
2012 GMC Sierra
2006 Mazda6
2006 Honda Pilot
2002 Toyota 4Runner
2001 Toyota Tacoma
2008 Subaru Impreza
1999 Toyota Land Cruiser
For the sample of 23, 17 are foreign, 6 domestic, about what one would expect. I wonder who would by any of these with over 200k miles on them.
In another life I worked in auto shop. The vehicles with the most mileage were full size Big 3 cars & trucks, small Toyota & Nissan trucks, small & midsize Toyota cars, and the king of all were Mercedes diesel cars. Honorable mention went to anything Honda but they tend to be higher maintenance that too many people neglected.
A friend of mine just turned past 700,000 miles on his 2000 Honda Insight. The (manual) transmission was replaced at 510k, but otherwise it's the original drivetrain. And that isn't the first Insight I've seen sail well past the half million mile mark. Lifetime average is 55mpg.
EDIT: Interestingly (to me), this is an engine with auto-stop, and one of the earlier engines to use 0w20.
The most I have ever gotten out of any vehicle was 174,000 miles and that was a lowly little 1997 Ford Escort, still running strong when I sold it in 2014 for $500. I just ran a search for used cars for sale locally with over 200,000 miles on them, and came up with:
For the sample of 23, 17 are foreign, 6 domestic, about what one would expect. I wonder who would by any of these with over 200k miles on them.
Lack of $$. How much does a car with 200,000 miles cost?
I only got 190,000 out of my Escort before a valve problem killed the engine. I got 300,000 out of a Honda engine before it quit and 300,000 out of an Elantra engine before I hit a dear and got rid of it.
We had a '96 Toyota Avalon (6 cylinder) that went 300+k needing basic maintenance/tires plus a starter solinoid ($10?, myself), an alternator ($90, myself) and a steering rack ($1200, shop that extended life for another three years). It was a rock until I finally got rid of in in 2016.
I've had VWs go close to 200k before either sold or in one case totaled, along with a Honda Accord ('92, I think ... sold it, too). Even an '06 Hyundai Azera that was in wonderful condition when it was totaled at about 120k (actually probably got more for it from the insurance claim that we could have if we sold it, certainly more than trade).
Currently, a 2012 RAV4 (6 cyl) that just hit 100k and seems fine. Nothing more than regular maintenance and tires, so far.
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