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Route 9 : 4/16/2019 7:50 pm
My '97 Honda Accord (was my dad's first) had 261k miles before it finally reached the afterlife in November of 2012.

What's your record?
146K on  
section125 : 4/16/2019 7:53 pm : link
Buick Terraza that we traded in....
2003 Toyota Sequioa  
Rob in Rockaway : 4/16/2019 7:53 pm : link
with 162K and still going
2005 escape  
BigBlueDownTheShore : 4/16/2019 7:55 pm : link
closing in on 120k
126. First car  
LauderdaleMatty : 4/16/2019 7:55 pm : link
Chevy Impala. Still he best engine I had. 350 double barrel carb. Ran better than my 76 Camaro
Right now  
SuperRonJohnson : 4/16/2019 7:55 pm : link
I have a 2006 Chevy Uplander with 245k, a 2003 Honda Civic with 165k, and a 2003 Ford F150 with 250k on it. Lots of miles -no car payment. Yea I'm cheap.
My dad had a diesel Rabbit L  
BillT : 4/16/2019 7:56 pm : link
50 mpg.
Got a Chevy Silverado work truck (1500)...  
Dan in the Springs : 4/16/2019 7:56 pm : link
about 267,000 miles on it right now. I think a u-joint is going bad on it and the windshield has cracks and needs replaced, but otherwise it's going pretty strong. I want it to last at least another year for me and I'll consider replacing it.
Sorry thought highest mpg!!  
BillT : 4/16/2019 7:57 pm : link
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Not my record  
Motley Two : 4/16/2019 7:57 pm : link
But a client of mine had a Tacoma just shy of 700,000 miles when somebody hit him and totaled it. His current Tacoma is sitting over 400,000
212K  
Mark from Jersey : 4/16/2019 8:03 pm : link
Ford Ranger. Bought it with 176K for almost nothing. That 2.9 V6 didnt want to die. Everything else just started to go and I donated it.
2006 Honda CRV currently with 230,000 in Vermont  
Bold Ruler : Mod : 4/16/2019 8:09 pm : link
Still going.
Had a 1998 Toyota Rav 4 with 200K.  
Diver_Down : 4/16/2019 8:28 pm : link
I just gave it to my nephew in January. I have too many cars and I'm the only driver. Just wasn't worth paying the insurance for it. It was my main beach vehicle. Now, my 2003 Jeep Liberty has taken over that role.
2005 Prius  
fireitup77 : 4/16/2019 8:34 pm : link
Currently has 255k and still going strong. Gets 50mpg too.
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Mdgiantsfan : 4/16/2019 8:47 pm : link
Sitting at 191K on my 07 Infiniti M35x, but looking to get rid of her this week. Wifey went to 210K on her 04 Accord.
2002 CLK 320  
rnargi : 4/16/2019 8:47 pm : link
Had 240+ when I sold it in 2014. Best car I've ever owned (not my favorite tho). Only did routine maintenance on it except for two sensors that I replaced myself. Sold it for a Honda Crosstour and immediately regretsed it lol.
My Tacoma had 165K and a new frame last  
oghwga : 4/16/2019 8:51 pm : link
Year thanks to Toyota and I planned on having it forever. Knock sensor went and it was a $3500 repair plus the AC was shot for another $1500 so I said screw it and bought a new one. Hopefully this one will go 400k.

Had it 11 years and got 9K for the trade in so it did ok by me
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arcarsenal : 4/16/2019 8:57 pm : link
2002 Cherokee Sport.. I had about 190k on that thing before I upgraded. It was my first truck. Got it when I was 20 and ran that fucker into the ground. Only had about 50k on it when I got it.

Good thing that truck couldn't talk...
RE: My Tacoma had 165K and a new frame last  
rnargi : 4/16/2019 8:59 pm : link
In comment 14389343 oghwga said:
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Year thanks to Toyota and I planned on having it forever. Knock sensor went and it was a $3500 repair plus the AC was shot for another $1500 so I said screw it and bought a new one. Hopefully this one will go 400k.

Had it 11 years and got 9K for the trade in so it did ok by me


My boss just got the new frame...it's essentially a brand new truck!
Had a 1991 Honda civic (my wife's car) we bought new and sold  
carpoon : 4/16/2019 9:02 pm : link
in 2014 with 440,000. The girl that bought it, just recently had it up to 560,000 and strangely enough, it still has the original clutch. Have another 2001 Honda with 245,000 on it.Here in AZ you can drive cars forever as there is no rust and mostly highway driving.
2004 Lexus GX  
jcp56 : 4/16/2019 9:07 pm : link
167K and still going.
2006 Honda CRV  
tangled up in blue : 4/16/2019 9:10 pm : link
191,000 and still running good
1985 Chrysler Lebaron  
Bill in Del : 4/16/2019 9:18 pm : link
With a 2.2 litre turbo. Bought it almost new, had it for 10 years and 165k miles. Besides the usual wear items and a couple head gaskets, was a good car. A pothole on I95 did her in. Engine / trans still ran strong.

1996 Olds Cutlass again bought new sold in 2012 with 120k

1995 GMC Jimmy bought new sold in 2004 115k

2003 Ford Explorer limited V8, bought new, 125k and still have it and will keep for quite a few more years. She has been very good to me.
What’s a 91 Toyota with half a million miles go for?  
bhill410 : 4/16/2019 9:33 pm : link
Craziest part of that post is that you said sold and not give.
262K  
DonQuixote : 4/16/2019 9:37 pm : link
1977 Chevy Monte Carlo
my dad got 270k  
BigBlue2112 : 4/16/2019 9:37 pm : link
out of his 1995 Toyota Camry. Just basic maintenance throughout it's life.
I'll check mine in the AM. It's gotta be 400k  
idiotsavant : 4/16/2019 9:41 pm : link
. Have had mostly those. Never had new
198k, 1985 Oldsmobile Calais  
eric2425ny : 4/16/2019 10:28 pm : link
Indy 500 edition, my first car, my Dad (God rest his soul) helped me buy it back in 1997.

RE: Not my record  
mattlawson : 4/16/2019 10:45 pm : link
In comment 14389256 Motley Two said:
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But a client of mine had a Tacoma just shy of 700,000 miles when somebody hit him and totaled it. His current Tacoma is sitting over 400,000


wow
RE: 1985 Chrysler Lebaron  
eric2425ny : 4/16/2019 10:52 pm : link
In comment 14389382 Bill in Del said:
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With a 2.2 litre turbo. Bought it almost new, had it for 10 years and 165k miles. Besides the usual wear items and a couple head gaskets, was a good car. A pothole on I95 did her in. Engine / trans still ran strong.

1996 Olds Cutlass again bought new sold in 2012 with 120k

1995 GMC Jimmy bought new sold in 2004 115k

2003 Ford Explorer limited V8, bought new, 125k and still have it and will keep for quite a few more years. She has been very good to me.


Was it Jon Voight’s Lebaron?

Rich Corinthian leather..  
Jim in Fairfax : 4/16/2019 11:00 pm : link
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87 Tercel 213k  
x meadowlander : 4/17/2019 6:48 am : link
...though my 05 Tundra is running very well with 190k - likely to surpass the Tercel record.

Toyota rules.
186,000 - 2008 Altima  
GiantsUA : 4/17/2019 8:16 am : link
My kid's drove it into the ground, transmission went, still ran like a top
223,000  
Chef : 4/17/2019 8:30 am : link
Ford Ranger 4.0 V6 5spd still have it and it runs like a champ.
2004 4runner  
BronxBombers : 4/17/2019 8:38 am : link
with 181K, got 4k for trade in value after it needed an ABS sensor that costs about 4k....solid value.
2003 Toyota Corolla  
Scott in Montreal : 4/17/2019 8:42 am : link
My ex-wife put 850000 km's (530000 miles) on that car.
Thing was a tank. She put 70K++ km's a year on that bad boy.
Traded it in for a new Mazda 3 in 2015
Seems like Toyota in general seems to hold  
Diver_Down : 4/17/2019 8:49 am : link
up for longevity just based on the responses so far.

Here is another testament for Toyota. It was never mine, but was in the family. A Toyota Starlet. It had incredible gas mileage. The car was a small hatchback and the one feature that I remember is that it had a choke on the dash. The only car that I remember having one. But it was passed around the family as people needed a ride. It last ended with my grandfather who still ran it as daily driver until 1994 when he passed away. It was originally purchased back in 1981.
2001  
pjcas18 : 4/17/2019 8:51 am : link
Acura TL had 215,000 miles lasted until 2013.

I was going to sell it to a family friend for $1000 or something so they could give it to their 16 year old (in 2013) and I brought it to a car wash to shine it up before selling it and as the conveyor belt on the car wash ended and I put the car in drive to get out of the car wash, it died and blocked the whole car wash.

great, reliable car, until then.
231,000  
Gman11 : 4/17/2019 8:59 am : link
On a 1987 Corvette. I loved that car, but it became too expensive to keep up.
RE: RE: 1985 Chrysler Lebaron  
Bill in Del : 4/17/2019 9:17 am : link
In comment 14389454 eric2425ny said:
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In comment 14389382 Bill in Del said:


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With a 2.2 litre turbo. Bought it almost new, had it for 10 years and 165k miles. Besides the usual wear items and a couple head gaskets, was a good car. A pothole on I95 did her in. Engine / trans still ran strong.

1996 Olds Cutlass again bought new sold in 2012 with 120k

1995 GMC Jimmy bought new sold in 2004 115k

2003 Ford Explorer limited V8, bought new, 125k and still have it and will keep for quite a few more years. She has been very good to me.



Was it Jon Voight’s Lebaron?



No, but if it was it would of been worth more.
RE: 2006 Honda CRV currently with 230,000 in Vermont  
VTChuck : 4/17/2019 10:33 am : link
In comment 14389271 Bold Ruler said:
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Still going.



Good to hear. My 2015 is almost 4 years old & has 38K. My experience in Northern New England is that the body rot kills the vehicle before the mechanicals.

Most of mine are done somewhere around 120K

Now that I'm on a paved road and garage my car, I \hope for better results.
1982 Plymouth Champ, 241,000 +  
Ron from Ninerland : 4/17/2019 10:41 am : link
The Plymouth Champ was actually a Mitsubishi Colt. You didn't think a Chrysler could get that mileage, did you ?
RE: 1982 Plymouth Champ, 241,000 +  
rnargi : 4/17/2019 12:29 pm : link
In comment 14389857 Ron from Ninerland said:
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The Plymouth Champ was actually a Mitsubishi Colt. You didn't think a Chrysler could get that mileage, did you ?


I had the Dodge version...82 Ddge Colt. I loved that car
1988 Ford Bronco II - 282,000 traded it for Tile Flooring and Kitchen  
Frank from CA : 4/17/2019 12:56 pm : link
2002 Ford Expedition - 278,000 Traded it in 2014 for down payment on a new car. The Bronco II had a manual Mitsubishi engine and needed the transmission rebuilt around 150k. When I traded the Expedition in it needed a new transmission. I found a guy to do it or a reasonable cost, but, the AC had become a unfix-able problem, and an alarm would come on when I went over 75mph. Dated electronics, etc.
BMW  
Oskie : 4/17/2019 1:48 pm : link
2008, 525xi, 247k. finally became a money pit, had to get rid of it. great car, very good in the snow.
RE: RE: Not my record  
Motley Two : 4/17/2019 2:08 pm : link
In comment 14389449 mattlawson said:
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In comment 14389256 Motley Two said:


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But a client of mine had a Tacoma just shy of 700,000 miles when somebody hit him and totaled it. His current Tacoma is sitting over 400,000



wow



Lot's of highway miles. Guy grew up about 600 miles north of Anchorage Alaska. Works all over the country as a munitions disposal expert and has a bunch of equipment that can't or won't go on airplanes.

Guy's in his late 60's and he's still digging up ordnance from WWI. He said his grandson could go into his line of work in 20 years, go an entire career and still be digging up shit from WWI at the end of it.

That's how much shit is buried out there.
'92 Plymouth Sundance RS  
zxasqw12 : 4/17/2019 5:23 pm : link
K-car variant. Good, comfortable, reliable little car. Drove it to 230+k . Gave it away to a friend who drove it for awhile and then cleaned it up and sold it to someone else. I'm pretty sure it ended with over 250k. A quarter-million miles is a pretty good run.

The Sundance and Dodge Shadow (it's corporate cousin) were everywhere around here in the late 1990's-2000's. The last one I saw in the wild was 2018, almost 25 years after the last one rolled off the assembly line.

Current one is only  
idiotsavant : 4/17/2019 8:04 pm : link
133,447

But I think it's gone around 2x
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