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Ever turned 100,000 miles over on a Car

Have you ever turned over 100,000 miles on a car

  • Yes, and I put all 100,000 miles on myself

    Votes: 375 72.3%

  • Yes, but it was purchased used and already had miles on it

    Votes: 199 38.3%

  • No, never turned a car over 100,000

    Votes: 9 1.7%

  • No, always sell or trade prior to 100,000

    Votes: 8 1.5%
  • Total voters
    519
Was about to turn over to 200,000. Had the camera ready. The odometer broke at 199,999.9. I guess it couldn’t handle moving all the wheels at the same time.
 
Nope, never have.
I've always had a work vehicle provided from my employer.
As a result my daily driver is a '93 Mazda with 75k miles on it.
 
the only reason for me getting rid of a car is if it finally reaches the equivalent of a small car payment to keep running. so they die or someone took it out.
maaan, i had a 2003 taurus, nearly loaded, that i loooved. reliable. great gas mileage for its size, 28-30 hwy. road nice with some premo rubber and brakes. some stupid #$%& totaled it literally an hour after i made the last payment. literally.
it had about 130k then. never needed anything more than oil changes, tires and brakes.
my boss is pushing a 2006 toyota sequioa with...over 350k. not one major repair.
 
Started this post back in 2020. Still own the 2005 Pontiac Vibe (my wife's work car now). It finally hit 100,000 miles a couple of months ago. 1st time for us, we have never put 100,000 miles on a car ever. We bought this car new back in May 2005. We had a dealer offer us $3700 initially .. then $6000 (trade in price) back in 2012 and we declined and walked out .. turned out to be the right move in hind sight .. no major repairs in all this time since then.
 
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preacherJohn said:
Hmm, maybe the questions should be, "have you ever turned over 200,000 miles on a car?" My answer is yes, and yes.
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I raise you to 300,000... My 1986 VW GTI made 330,000 (and I sold it 2002 for $1K). My 2002 Chrylser 300M made it to 310,000 - I gave that one to "Cars for Kids" in 2017 when I bought a Dodge Charger. I still see the 300M driving around ABQ occasionally (I can tell by the dent in the drivers fender that my son put there !).

I don't drive much at all anymore, my Charger is sitting at only 39,000.
 
I had a '99 Jeep Cherokee Limited that had 241K on it when I traded it in, on a 2006 Toyota 4Runner Sport. Which now has 212K on it...
:)
 
Currently, all of our vehicles are over 200K. Lowest is an '03 Legacy Outback L.L. Bean edition with almost 207K. Next lowest is our other '03 Legacy (identical model, just beige instead of two-tone white/beige), at 217K. My sister's 2010 Lincoln Navigator has about 240K on it now. My 242 has 406,000 miles on it at this time.
 
106,000 on a 62 Galaxie 500. 130,000 miles on a 78 LTD with a 460 engine. 120,000 miles on a 89 Mercury Grand Margius, but 40,000 miles was being towed by a motor home with a drive shaft disconnect so those ,miles didn't show on the odometer. I had two Odessey that I flat towed over 10,000 miles and the miles didn't register. The Cr-v ended up with jst over 100,000, but showed only 32,000 miles. The two Acuras and the Two Dodge Rams have never come close to 50,000 miles and were never towed. The current 2018 ram has 21000+ and the Current 2023 MDX has 13,000+.
 
My new 2001 Lincoln Navigator only made it to 90006. Pitiful for the price. REALLY BAD.

Did all the maintenance too. Just sayin. Highly Upset.
 
Normally, I get sick and bored with cars after I've driven them about 25,000 miles. Rarely do I ever get the odometer into six figures. Once, I drove a 2001 Forester to 105,000. I like to buy 4 year old cars with really low miles on them. Drive them for a couple years.
 
Condorsat said:
Have you ever turned the odometer over 100,000 miles on car?

I never have. Came close once. Owned a Suzuki Esteem (Better Call Saul car) and traded in at 98,000. The car was purchased new back in 1998. It wasn't the approaching 100,000 miles that made my decision to sell. It was just time to part ways after 13 years.

Esteem was a good car .. it once got me through the New Mexico desert riding on fumes when I forgot to make a stop for gas.

Our work car (Pontiac Vibe) is at 87,000 and still gong strong. Owned for 15 years .. it may be the first car I ever turn over .. or my wife will .. she's the one who drives it now.
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Had a Mercedes 1989 E320 4WD that I bought used with 12k miles and which had 250,000 miles when I gave it to my son in college. Figured it was big, safe, not worth anything to anyone else, and he would probably destroy it anyway. Turns out he didn't dent it, and after a couple of years, he sold it to a college bud for about 3gs - I told him he made a good deal!

Before I gave him the Merc, I had started looking for a new one and read about this company making an electric sports car. Didn't want a sports car, but decided to drive 40 minutes to go test drive it just for fun - was the Tesla Roadster. I said to myself, if these guys ever make a sedan, maybe I'll get one. Ended up being reservation #92 for the Tesla Model S, which took two years from the time I put down a deposit to the time it was delivered. Ended up being the 506th car off the line (Roadster owners and some others got preference) and it's still on the road almost 14 years later. Have worked out of my home for a long time, so no commute and only about 65k miles in that time.
 
I bought my Mom's 1984 Olds Cutlass when I was 18. It had 95K at that time. I watched the odo roll over three times. It had roughly 325K when it was rear ended (totalled) by an idiot. I had done some cosmetic work on it, but the major mechanical parts were all original. It still ran really well. I miss that car.

I currently own a 1992 GMC Sierra that is very close to rolling over 500K (468K plus). Not original drivetrain, but I have put over 200K on the drivetrain that is in it.

I believe in making things last.
 
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Literally every car I've ever owned except for an E150 cargo van (sold at 60k because it only had the two front seats and we had our first child). Most of the vehicles hit 200k, with a Volvo 240 topping out over 300k.

Current vehicles, all running wonderfully, looking great, owned by us for 10 years or more, and hopefully carrying us around for many more years to come ...

1988 MB 560 SL - 150k
2005 Lexus LX470 - 190k
2013 Scion FRS - 140k
 
DesertRatt said:
I just don't know how anyone can stand driving the same car over and over and over?
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For me, it is about just being happy with the style and performance of the vehicle, mostly. Also familiarity with how it will handle in all types of driving conditions, because I have learned from long experience with that specific vehicle.

And, maybe I'm just not that picky LOL.
 
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