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185K on a 2000 Dodge Caravan, bought used with 60K miles. Knew about the weak transmission so did a lot of ATF drain/filter changes. Was still running fine but needed a lot of repairs after 100K miles. At the end all the seals and gaskets were seeping oil and the interior smelled like burnt oil. Sold it like that.
185K miles on a 2005 Camry, bought as a CPO with 36K miles. Did regular maintenance, brake lamps, brakes and suspension work. Got bored and sold it.
89 Corolla that had the 3 spd transmission and the electronically controlled carb, rusted in the NE weather and sold with 148K miles.
Currently have a 2013 Sonata with 160+K miles. New engine at 140K miles due to the great Hyundai engine design. Has needed quite a few other parts, some under warranty, some DIY. Hope to get 200K miles out of it.
311,000 miles on a 1978 VW Rabbit diesel, still going strong when it got totalled by an 18-wheel logging truck. And it saved our lives. Original engine and transmission too.
Those diesel Rabbits were fantastic.
I had a '77 gas Rabbit that was approaching 150k when I got rid of it. Bought it in '84 at 65k and drove it hard for five years. Simply could not get that thing stuck in snow/ice (despite my efforts). Just a fun car and so reliable.
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86 GTI has shown 320,000 ever since I bought it in 1999. So.... It has 320k! Even though it's been cross country, and spent 4 yrs at college 6 hrs one way drive away from home.
Many diesel Rabbits over 300k with broken odometers.
Some of my GLX Passat Wagons that I converted from vr6 to TDI show between 98k and 230k, but their donor TDIs all have over 250k before the TDI engine got stuck into a VR6 engine compartment. I love the 1250+ mile range between fills.
In August 2003 I bought a new VW Golf TDI, red with the manual gearbox. I was working as a courier in San Diego, making good money, but I needed a more fuel-efficient car than the one I had, so this Golf was perfect.
It took me about 12 months to hit 50k miles, and about 14 months before the 4-year/60k mile warranty expired. Eventually I moved to the Midwest, and eventually went back to making courier deliveries, for what seemed an incredible amount of money for the actual work involved.
So, by driving about 50k miles a year on average, after 20 years the Golf hit the magic one-million mile number. The odometer couldn't handle anything over 999,999 kilometers (about 621k miles) so the odometer was rolled back. But the actual distance continued to be stored in the engine computer. Here's a screen shot of the ECM reading on the day I retired the Golf.
Back in the day, and in ads for older cars you'll see wording like "84,000 original miles" or "odometer not rolled over". That's what that refers to.
Not to start a firestorm, but are the newer EVs based on mileage or hours usage, with regard to the batteries?
Charge cycles and charge speeds hurt EVs more than anything else. Also, EV batteries have a lifespan regardless of usage, it's going to be rare seeing 20 year old EVs on the road.
I have a 1993 Nissan Hardbody Pickup I bought new. It has only 212,000 miles. The first 100,000 miles came in the first three years. I not only used it for transportation but for work, too. Since then it's just been used picking up things and trips around town. It is BY FAR the most reliable vehicle I have ever owned.
Got over 250K on two different Tauruses (1995, 2002), over 250K on a 2003 F150. Currently 200K 0n a 2005 Sable, 180K on a 2001 Frontier, 200K on a 2010 Forester. Formerly 205K on a 2006 Civic, 160K on a 1995 Taurus.
My 2001 ML 320 is just coming up on 155k. So far nothing of any note at all! No oil leaks or oil consumption, the engine sounds as sweet as a nut, it starts the first time, every time and the 4WD works fine. The power steering rack drips a very small amount of PS fluid, but not enough to do anything other than add a small amount of PS fluid every 6 months or so. The AC is ice cold, the leather seats still look good and the main thing is it's all paid for.... The early ML's are dirt simple, meaning anyone can wrench on them with just basic tools and knowledge. The 3.2 V6 is about as bullet-proof as you can get with an ICE and the transmission is even more reliable! Luckily this one has been in Oregon its whole life, so not even a hint of rust...
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