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in terms of this specific question, I wouldn't care about mileage, make, or model: just condition and how well it was maintained. Besides some random mishap that could happen to ANY car or engine, you should be able to have a decent idea of whether or not a motor can make a measly 360 mile trip based on its condition and record of upkeep.
Cars have just been broken in when they hit 100K miles. I would be more concerned with the age of the car since the hoses and plastic parts can fail with age.
I just returned from Ct to Fl with my 99 Tacoma and will go to Biloxi MS in August and another trip to CT in Oct,this with 186,000,gas mileage 10-11 gallons for 290-310 miles,auto with O.D.
7 or 8 years ago, I drove my '98 Acura from NJ to Houston and back (months later) but now that it has over 285,000 miles I wouldn't take the chance. There were too many areas where it was nothing but pitch black nothingness and woods for miles and miles and miles (like when going through Mississippi). I had a friend with me, but I'd have been terrified if I had a breakdown in an area like that. I don't even know if there was cell reception in some of the wooded areas we drove through. Now that it has so many miles on it, I wouldn't go more than 100-150 miles from home in it.
I have one car now that has 160,000 miles and wouldn't hesitate to take it on a road trip, but it's a stick shift. I have yet to make more than 140,000 on an automatic without the transmission going out, in several cases they only between 90-110,000. That's been on a Ford, Chevy, Jeep, and Toyota. All were well maintained but maybe I just have bad luck with automatics.
Sounds like bad luck, or I've had good luck. I've had problems with 1 automatic transmission that was on a 1978 Caprice and that was slipping it didn't actually go out before I put in a new TH350. No transmission problems at all with over 170,000 miles on 2 Tahoes, 1 Silverado, 1 Suburban and a S10 Blazer with 190,000. Had a 2005 Kia go over 105k (sold it then) with no problems. Manuals are tough though, I put about 250,000 on a Mazda pickup and both the clutch and trans were in great shape, definitely bulletproof.
As for the original question, I just got back from a 600+ mile (one way), 10 hour straight highway, with 174,000 on my Tahoe - got 17.5mpg @ 75mph too - and wouldn't hesitate to turn around and do it again. If just bought a car or truck with that kind of mileage I'd be a cautious about taking it out on a long trip until I'd put a one or two thousand miles on it to find any quirks I didn't know about.
I have one car now that has 160,000 miles and wouldn't hesitate to take it on a road trip, but it's a stick shift. I have yet to make more than 140,000 on an automatic without the transmission going out, in several cases they only between 90-110,000. That's been on a Ford, Chevy, Jeep, and Toyota. All were well maintained but maybe I just have bad luck with automatics.
seems like bad luck. I have 160,000 on my current pontiac and my wife has 150,000 on her grand am both on original transmissions. my previous car back in HS (before someone totaled it) had 190,000 on it and the transmission had never been replaced. maybe i've just had good luck :P
300,000 miles on a maintained Japanese make is nothing. I wouldn't take a trip in a well maintained Detroit 3 car after 50,000 miles.
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