Check out this article:
http://autos.aol.com/article/green-cars/million-mile-cars/200905010001
Can your car last 1,000,000 miles..
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That J.D. Power survey is ridiculously flawed. It says "According to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Vehicle Dependability Study, Buick and Jaguar rank highest"
Jaguar? Come on. Give me a break.
Apparently, it gives any type of failure, such as wind noise, equal weight to engine failure. Ridiculous:
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubb...rue#Post1210370
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What kind of mileage does the average motorist put on in a year? 20 to 25 thousand miles?
At that rate the car will be 40 years old before it has a million miles.
As a trucker I used to put on ~100,000 in a year, so reaching a million miles was doable in 10 years.
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I'm aiming for 500K. Good enough for me... 
I put just 12K approx on my daily driver in a year. So it would take me something like 84 years to put a Million miles on a vehicle. 
Most mileage I ever put on a vehicle was a little over 56K in 42 months = approx 16K a year. That would only take me 62.5 years to reach a Million miles. 
Most mileage I ever put on a vehicle was a little over 56K in 42 months = approx 16K a year. That would only take me 62.5 years to reach a Million miles.
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I trade them in at 150k...which by then the engine runs like new with 5k synthetic OCI's but the rest of the car from 3 female drivers and 1 extra female occupant is usually destroyed.
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Originally Posted By: StevieC
I'm aiming for 500K. Good enough for me...
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I wish my van could go for another 100,000 miles (160,000 km)! I think the engine & tranny can outlast the body. The van is nearly 12 years old, and it's barely over 108,000 miles (172,000 km)
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Originally Posted By: PT1
Originally Posted By: StevieC
I'm aiming for 500K. Good enough for me...
See this link: http://www.thehyway.com/highmile.htm- Messages
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You're kidding right? Today's Hyundais will easily reach 500k. The build quality is on par with Toyota and Honda. So, no luck is needed, just regular maintenance.
500k in a Hyundai???.....good luck.
Originally Posted By: PT1
Originally Posted By: StevieC
I'm aiming for 500K. Good enough for me...
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I was trying to get him to place a bet, because I knew I would win... hahaha
Originally Posted By: crinkles
I would be happy with my car getting getting 200,000 miles or 300,000 km (reliably) . after that I would like a new car thanks! there is nothing wrong with replacing after 200k.
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Originally Posted By: toyotaguy
If I were a bettin man, I would lay my money on an import going that distance then any Gm, Ford or Dodge
Originally Posted By: toyotaguy
If I were a bettin man, I would lay my money on an import going that distance then any Gm, Ford or Dodge
