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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
Ford Focus, moved to Nashville but from Chicago land area. Drove back and forth probably 6 times a year plus commuting to work. I put 100,000 on a brand new 2014 focus in 3.5-4 years. Sitting at 110,000 right now (been working from home For the past two years mostly and back in Illinois.) not one single issue. Recently did brakes and of course regular oil and tire changes.
 
Went over 184,000 on my 2001 BMW 740IL on Wednesday. Bought her at 94,000 9 years ago, expensive to maintain but still has a great ride and the engine has it when needed. Tires due in 5000 miles, not sure I want to buy a $1000 set of Michelins for a car worth $2000.
My Jeep Cherokee from 2004 only has 94,000 on it, has it’s work cut out for it.
 
i have a 5 speed 92 Corolla wagon which just turned over 268K miles lol but ive only put around 1.5K on it since i bought it
My daily driver, 2012 Chrysler 200 was bought with 32K on it and right now is sitting on 47K. It will probably pass 100K by the time i get my dream 200S 3.6L Hardtop
 
Bought a '92 Lumina Euro 3.4 with 5,800 miles on it. It had been a six-month, 6K miles lease to the Minnesota Twins before I got it. Now has somewhere above 150K.

Bought a '93 just like the '92, for use as a "parts car" when the '92 got hit. Had about 90K on it then. Figured out that it was too nice to strip and discard, so I grabbed what I needed to fix up the '92, then bought "treasure yard" parts to get the '93 back on the road. Now has somewhere over 160K.

Bought an '03 Trailblazer with 35,000 on it. Should hit 250K in the next couple of months or so.

Bought an '88 K1500 with 178K miles. Now has somewhere above 310K, but the odometer didn't work consistently for about two years. Might be closer to 320K for all I know. Currently at the transmission shop, it'll get a trans rebuild next week.

Never bought a "new" car in my life. Hate to give up the old ones, though.
 
I bought a new Chevrolet Silverado in '84, proceeded to put 280K on it in 22 years. There was a '99 Silverado bought new that I still have, drive daily and has 275+K on it. There is also a '13 Silverado in the drive with 95K on the odometer. 3 Vehicles, all bought new, almost 7000,000 miles in 36 years, no real major issues.Copyoftrucks.jpg DSCF0001-crop_zpsizovk7ng.jpg

The '99 when she hit a quarter million.
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I bought a new Chevrolet Silverado in '84, proceeded to put 280K on it in 22 years. There was a '99 Silverado bought new that I still have, drive daily and has 275+K on it. There is also a '13 Silverado in the drive with 95K on the odometer. 3 Vehicles, all bought new, almost 7000,000 miles in 36 years, no real major issues.View attachment 1934771 View attachment 1934772

The '99 when she hit a quarter million.
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I just bought it less than a year ago, but my '04 is ready to hit 240k. I can't believe how tight and solid it still is mechanically. It only needed a tune up and tires. Nothing else. Chevy made good full size trucks. Their smaller ones, not as much.
 
Just under 485,000 miles on my Hyundai SantaFe. If I wanted to put a little money in it, it would go well over 500,000. It’s at the point of diminishing returns now.
 
many times.

The first was a 1976 Toyota Celica GT I purchased new, sold with 120,000 on the odo.

My Jeep Cherokee currently has 275,000, the Ranger had 175,000, Volvo 240GL 325,000, Mercedes 300SEL 225,000, Chevy Z71 4X4 had 189,000.

There were others, but the king was my 1984 Toyota 4X4 pickup with 475,000 lol.

Ya, I like to drive. My first car was a Mustang ordered from the factory, picked it up at the dealership at 5:00 PM, picked up my buddy and put 400 miles on the odo that night without ever leaving the county. Traded it in 8 months later with 54,000 on the odo lol, yes I like to drive.
 
Yes, 2010 Subaru Outback. Still running, with the occasional maintenance/repair. Replaced the engine at about 70K. Will be giving to daughter in a few months, and will buy something new then.
 
I hope I'm not repeating on this thread...As a kid in the mid-1970s, I can remember people sadly saying "That car has 100,000 miles on it" as if it were a terminal [pun!] diagnosis. I asked my father why, and he said that everything would start breaking after so many miles. At least we humans have improved our toys to last longer now.
 
I’ve never retired a car with LESS than 100,000 miles on it. Most end up with around 180k. By then it’s not the mechanical things, but the rubber, trim and plastic things that rot away and make it unpleasant to drive.
 
Semanon said:
By then it’s not the mechanical things, but the rubber, trim and plastic things that rot away and make it unpleasant to drive.
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Be thankful you don't live in the Notheast. Those things will mostly be OK, but the body will be rotting out from underneath you.:no:
 
Between the wife and I, we've had 5 cars go beyond 100k

1984 Subaru Wagon
1985 Dodge Lancer
1996 Honda Accord
2005 Honda Accord
2005 Mazda 6 Wagon
 
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