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I've driven the family truck, a '96 Dodge RAM 2500, to Seattle and back twice. It has north of 300k on it. It's still pretty darn reliable. Fuel pump went out a few years back. It was worst when it was new before we finally just ripped the immobilizer out of it because it malfunctioned so many times. I would NOT have taken it then. The immobilizer must have conked out a half dozen times in the first eight months we had the truck, each time it had to be towed to the nearest dealer to have it reflashed. Of course, it got stolen twice in the following years. Back then it was basically what the Escalade was a few years ago in terms of being the joy ride of choice for ghetto crackheads. Now it's beat up and ugly and you could probably leave it unlocked in front of a crackhouse and they'd steal a Civic since the gas mileage is so bad.
I drove my car from CT to CA in 3 days when it had 155k on it. Made it back to CT in less. I drove straight to CO from LA and San Francisco and stayed in Georgetown for a night to catch rest.
From Georgetown, Colorado, I drove non stop all the way home, 28 hours. I only stopped for gas and once for food. Thats almost 2000 miles only turning the car off to refuel.
About 2 weeks ago, I drove 8 hours straight to Norfolk, VA. Thats around 450 miles. I took a differnet way back that added about 100 miles to the trip.... Kings Dominion.
By the time I went down to VA, my car had over 192k on it and ran fine. Still getting 35 mpg.. As soon as I got to where I was staying in VA, my gas light turned on.
Mileage shouldn't be a factor if you know your car. I have a DD that has 250k miles. I would stick it in an Cessna and fly it cross country non stop and only stop for refueling and be relaxed the whole time. Toyota in the 90s made some of the most reliable engines ever.
There was a time when we started looking for another car when our mileage got to 60,000 miles. Times have changed. We drove our Buick LeSabre 1000 miles from North Carolina to Vermont and over into Maine about a year or so ago. It had over 125,000 miles on it; actually closer to 150,000. It has also been the full length of I-40 and then to Ventura, California. Sometimes I think I trust this car better than I do our new Chevy Impala that has less than 7,000 miles on it. I know it gets better gas mileage and is so much more comfortable to ride in but when we went to Panama City Beach we ended up having to come home without checking the oil because the hood opener broke. It is getting old.
When a car gets to a certain age you think about not riding it too hard. It is like an old horse that can go a few miles O. K. but it gets tired quickly. We like to keep it near our repairman in its old age but still love the car.
We would be driving another Buick if the head rest had not been so uncomfortable on the one we tried out.
Mileage shouldn't be a factor if you know your car. I have a DD that has 250k miles. I would stick it in an Cessna and fly it cross country non stop and only stop for refueling and be relaxed the whole time. Toyota in the 90s made some of the most reliable engines ever.
Agreed. The fact is that I know how my car works and what it needs. I can tell what is going on as soon as it happens and pretty much have a diagnosis right away. But my car needs to be driven in order to stay in top condition. I do maintain it very well and just went over my whole suspension, brakes, and steering before taking my most recent trip. Timing belt is next.
Depends on the car, but 150k is a good rule of thumb.
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Do you think only older Volvos could get that high, or can new ones, too?
