Posted by jdemaris on December 17, 2010 at 05:47:20 from (67.142.130.11):
In Reply to: High milage? posted by Spook on December 17, 2010 at 03:43:10:
I know of many very high miles cars and trucks.
Seems it doesn't mean much unless the vehicle is still basically original.
A friend of mine moves boats with a Dodge-Cummins diesel truck with near 1,000,000 miles. He's replaced the engine twice, trans many times, axle work, differential work, etc. Seems you could do that with anything if you're willing to do the work and spend the money. At least if you're someone it doesn't rust out first.
I got 520,000 miles out of my 1987 6.2 diesel 3/4 ton Chevy Suburban with no major repairs on the. I resealed the injection pump, changed a few water-pumps, new injector nozzles, etc. But, by the time I had those miles, I had the trans out several times, and even the splines on the rear axles wore out.
By the way, my 1981 Chevy Chevette 1.8 diesel has 240,000 miles and the engine has never been touched. Runs perfect and gets 46-48 MPG on the highway. Manual trans has been apart twice.
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