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jswordy

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1993 Nissan Sentra SE, daily driver, bought new, never garaged, engine never opened - 294,688.
Total cost per mile, ALL expenses and purchase price included: 0.02

2001 Ford F150, bought new, never garaged, 187,534. Former daily driver, chiefly used when something has to be hauled now.

Wish I had pix. How about yours?
 
Meet Blue. Not really a high mileage vehicle. It only shows about 48000 miles. I don't know if it is 148000 or 248000 but I know it is not 48000. It is my Florida truck. No air. I drove it down from Alabama in July about 10 years ago. It was a hot trip.

Automatic, 302 two barrel. I paid $2,000 for it then. It was a good investment but she drinks gas like a lush.

Sweet truck. I wash it every spring whether she needs it or not.

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I bought a 2002 jetta wagon - used for 2800 dollars about 3 years ago - It gets 29-32 miles to the gallon. I travel 50 miles a day - Lets just say I defintley got my money back - because my other vehicle is a gas hog !! Chevey tahoe that will not get above 14 MPG
 
I have a 2006 Toyota Tacoma 4cyl with 229,650 use it every day change the oil ( non syn ) every 3000 miles no issues at all
 
2007 Honda Accord EXL, 200,000 miles. It is the first new car I ever bought. I turned 50 and decided to go for it that year. I just replaced the engine this past summer due to timing belt going bad. The car still runs and looks great.
 
You guys are way ahead of anything I have had. My bests have been:

1. 1975 Chevy Malibu which I sold with 167,000 miles and later saw that the new owner had up to 179,000. Don't know where it ended up but it was still going strong at the time. Great car, had that bullet proof 350 engine.
2. 1984 Buick LeSabre with 134,000 when I traded it in for a '92 Honda Accord.
3. My current car, 2003 Acura RL with 118,000. Runs like a top and I have no plans to get rid of it.
 
I guess I am a bit of a piker. My 1995 Honda Civic Si hatchback only has 171k miles. My problem is that I just don't drive anywhere! I live in a walking neighborhood, and walk almost everywhere. I only put a few thousand miles a year on the old girl.


jswordy said:
1993 Nissan Sentra SE, daily driver, bought new, never garaged, engine never opened - 294,688.
Total cost per mile, ALL expenses and purchase price included: 0.02
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I am sure you have this worked out, but this seems a tad hard to believe. Less than $6k? I cannot recall the purchase price of this vehicle, but my wife bought her Nissan Sentra new a few years before yours (maybe 1991?), and I thought she paid over $5k. Merely including tires, brake pads, exhaust systems, etc., brought us up a few thousand. (Unfortunately, that car met its untimely demise due to the fact that I DID have the timing belt replaced as a preventative measure. Stupid mechanic must have screwed up -- belt slipped a cog, then slipped off in short order and bent the valves. Ouch.)
 
2001 Dodge Grand Caravan - 186,000 miles. Original powertrain. I only use synthetic oil, high capacity filters and transmission fluid in all my vehicles, boat, jetskis, lawnmower, snow blower, etc. If it has an engine, it gets synthetic.

1995 Jeep Cherokee - 230,000 miles. My sons car. Same thing.


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197K on my original owner 2000 F150, shown dragging home a project car.
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Last year I sold my 2006 ram 3500 diesel. Had 266,000 miles on it. Got $18,000 for it. I plan on keeping my 2011 until 300,000 miles minimum.
 
calvin said:
Last year I sold my 2006 ram 3500 diesel. Had 266,000 miles on it. Got $18,000 for it. I plan on keeping my 2011 until 300,000 miles minimum.
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This summer I saw a 2007? Ram 3500 come in the service dept of a store I call on at 873,000 miles. It is not uncommon to see 500,000 mile Ram diesel trucks. Especially those in fleet hauling services. When properly maintained, they last.


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Yep, Paul, should be .12 a mile and that's factoring in gas and oil at prices way higher than it used to be when the car was new. When new, I could fill it for $8.

Car gets 30 mpg, I don't care what you do with it. Load it with people or stuff, 30. Drive it empty all by myself, 30. Cold out, 30. Hot out, 30. Tire fully inflated, 30. Tires low on air, 30.

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Charlesthewino said:
2001 Dodge Grand Caravan - 186,000 miles. Original powertrain. I only use synthetic oil, high capacity filters and transmission fluid in all my vehicles, boat, jetskis, lawnmower, snow blower, etc. If it has an engine, it gets synthetic.

1995 Jeep Cherokee - 230,000 miles. My sons car. Same thing.


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I have to comment on this one. That is excellent mileage out of the original drivetrain on a Caravan. You must have taken very good care of it. Those transmissions were bad to burn up before hitting 90,000. Your experience is awesome.
 
241000 On a 2001 430 S Benz. Got it at 101000. It runs great still averaging 20 mpg. 15mpg city and 25+mpg hwy
I have replaced :
brake disks and pads
heater blower and regulator
suspension system air pump
I'll run it until it goes wheels up, hopefully @ 500000+

Oh yeah 325+ HP and 0-60 in under 5 sec. Plus I can take 35 mph curves at 65 mph or more. But I would never.

Did push it to 145 mph on an airport runway. Not bad for a car that wieghs in at over 6000 lb when all fluids are full.
 
1995 Subaru Legacy Station Wagon - 294,000 miles. Bought it for $300 8 years ago because there was 'something wrong with the transmission.' I figured for $300 I could afford to replace the trans and still be ok financially. All I did was flush out the fluid and I have been driving it every day for 8 years and it's going strong.
 

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