'89 Accord - 195k bought used @ 145k
'96 Astro - 135k bought new
'97 Maxima - 143k bought new
Rest of vehicles below 50k
'96 Astro - 135k bought new
'97 Maxima - 143k bought new
Rest of vehicles below 50k
First hand high mileage experience
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1984 Ford Escort, no air, manual fuel saver transmission (4 speed, but 4th was an overdrive ratio). Bought new, sold at 238,000 miles. Engine never opened up. Used Mobil 1, exclusively, changed every 5,000 miles or so. Motorcraft, but ocassionally a Fram filter.
1980 Suzuki GS550L motorcycle. Bought with 15,000 miles on the clock (for $500), still own and ride this great bike with 93,000 miles on the odo. Head never off, cases never split. Oil is changed every 1,000 to 1,500 miles with whatever automotive or HDEO is on sale in a 10W40 or 15W50 grade. Mostly dino but synthetic has been used too. Bike shifts better with the dino oil. Fram oil filters used because I can get them at the auto parts store. (They are not made by Fram just distributed by them. They have suppliers in Canada, Korea, Taiwan and elsewhere.)
1980 Suzuki GS550L motorcycle. Bought with 15,000 miles on the clock (for $500), still own and ride this great bike with 93,000 miles on the odo. Head never off, cases never split. Oil is changed every 1,000 to 1,500 miles with whatever automotive or HDEO is on sale in a 10W40 or 15W50 grade. Mostly dino but synthetic has been used too. Bike shifts better with the dino oil. Fram oil filters used because I can get them at the auto parts store. (They are not made by Fram just distributed by them. They have suppliers in Canada, Korea, Taiwan and elsewhere.)
282K on a Volvo 740 with a I4 Turbo. The engine would have been able to go farther had I known about Auto-Rx. The Turbo seized at 247K due to carbon build up. The motor lost a rod bearing causing it's early demise. The engine was modified and I beat the snot out of it. It had a Saab APC boost controller on it and I was regularly pushing 14-15 psi through the intake. The normal factory boost is 7.5 psi. It was fed dealer bulk 10W30 dino oil from day one. The OCI's were a religious 3K other than the factory break in oil change at 1K miles. It was only using about 1/2 quart of oil before the rod bearing went.
New re manufactured motor has 59K on it and being fed with M1 and a maintenance of Auto-Rx. The car has just passed 341K miles on it's way to 500K.
New re manufactured motor has 59K on it and being fed with M1 and a maintenance of Auto-Rx. The car has just passed 341K miles on it's way to 500K.
90 Mustang GT: 145,000 miles, oci 3 to 4k, just about every brand name of oil at Walmart, owned for 13 years and about every brand of oil filter
94 Ford Ranger: 165,000 miles (bought new)same scenario as above
94 Ford Ranger: 165,000 miles (bought new)same scenario as above
Kestas
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98 Escort ZX2 - 173,000 miles - bought new. 3K OCI on dino. This car is a "sleeper" as far as quality goes. It runs and looks better than many cars on the road. Lots of people are asking to buy it should I ever put it up for sale.
1983 Nissan Pkp (bought new) - 176,000 - blew a head gasket and was traded in (non-running) on a
1993 Toyota Corolla 1.8l - 176,000 (and change when I sold it. It is still on the street as a neighbor's daughter is still driving it.) Ihad an OCI of 3k and used Syntec starting at 40,000.
The Nissan had a spotty OCI record and I do know it went about 50k between a change one time. It leaked a lot of oil and I just added a qt every week or so. Young and dumb. But I took this truck (after an oil change and belt change and tune up) on a trip from SC to New York one summer and had no issues. The AC compressor seized in NY but I just cut the belt and left it alone.
1993 Toyota Corolla 1.8l - 176,000 (and change when I sold it. It is still on the street as a neighbor's daughter is still driving it.) Ihad an OCI of 3k and used Syntec starting at 40,000.
The Nissan had a spotty OCI record and I do know it went about 50k between a change one time. It leaked a lot of oil and I just added a qt every week or so. Young and dumb. But I took this truck (after an oil change and belt change and tune up) on a trip from SC to New York one summer and had no issues. The AC compressor seized in NY but I just cut the belt and left it alone.
135,000 miles on a 1967 Rambler American station wagon with the 199 cu. In. inline six.
154,500 miles on a 1970 Plymouth Fury sedan with the 318 cu. In V-8.
112,000 miles on a 1980 AMC Concord station wagon with the 258 cu. in. inline six.
146,500 miles on a 1985 Dodge 600 sedan with the 2.2 liter engine. (Early demise! Hit a deer!)
209,000 miles on a 1986 Plymouth Voyager minivan with the infamous 2.6 liter 4 cyl engine.
189,600 miles, still drive and counting, on a 1992 Plymouth Voyager with the 2.5 liter engine.
In addition to the above cars, the present family fleet includes a 2002 Chevrolet Malibu, with no intake gasket leak, with 54,000 miles and a 2005 Chrysler T&C Touring with 13,000 miles. They don’t count!! They’re not even broken-in yet!!
All cars were purchased new. Except for changing leaking valve cover gaskets, filters, fuel pumps and water pumps, none of the engines needed any internal work performed on them. None consumed any appreciable amount of oil when we sold them. (Significant body rust was the reason for selling all cars except the 1985 Dodge 600.)
The 1967, 1970 and 1980 were serviced with Wolf’s Head Multi Duty 10W-30. The 1985 and 1986 were serviced with Mobil 1 10W-30. I continue to service the 1992 with Mobil 1 10W-30. The 2002 Malibu receives Mobil 1 5W-30 and the 2005 Chrysler T&C receives Mobil 1 5W-20. I have used nearly every brand of oil filter available and changed the filters each time the oil was changed.
154,500 miles on a 1970 Plymouth Fury sedan with the 318 cu. In V-8.
112,000 miles on a 1980 AMC Concord station wagon with the 258 cu. in. inline six.
146,500 miles on a 1985 Dodge 600 sedan with the 2.2 liter engine. (Early demise! Hit a deer!)
209,000 miles on a 1986 Plymouth Voyager minivan with the infamous 2.6 liter 4 cyl engine.
189,600 miles, still drive and counting, on a 1992 Plymouth Voyager with the 2.5 liter engine.
In addition to the above cars, the present family fleet includes a 2002 Chevrolet Malibu, with no intake gasket leak, with 54,000 miles and a 2005 Chrysler T&C Touring with 13,000 miles. They don’t count!! They’re not even broken-in yet!!
All cars were purchased new. Except for changing leaking valve cover gaskets, filters, fuel pumps and water pumps, none of the engines needed any internal work performed on them. None consumed any appreciable amount of oil when we sold them. (Significant body rust was the reason for selling all cars except the 1985 Dodge 600.)
The 1967, 1970 and 1980 were serviced with Wolf’s Head Multi Duty 10W-30. The 1985 and 1986 were serviced with Mobil 1 10W-30. I continue to service the 1992 with Mobil 1 10W-30. The 2002 Malibu receives Mobil 1 5W-30 and the 2005 Chrysler T&C receives Mobil 1 5W-20. I have used nearly every brand of oil filter available and changed the filters each time the oil was changed.
1999 Silverado 2500,6.0L LS/with 198,000 miles.Have changed oil at about 6,000 miles avg.Always made for sure not to use same brand back to back.Allways conventional oil,various viscocites.Filters were wix 51522,st 3675,and a few delco's.
gary
gary
I wrecked my last Saab at 191k miles. It was in excellant shape when I bought it at 100k so I would surmise it had synth changes. I ran nothing but M1 mostly 5 or 10 W30 but once ran 5W20 and once ran 15W50....I changed at 4-5k miles.
Unlike my current Saab, the engine internals were spotless.
Unlike my current Saab, the engine internals were spotless.
I recently put to rest a 1990 Mazda 929S (3.0L V6)that had 228k + on it. My grandfather bought it new, then sold it to my dad, then my dad gave it to me.
My dad drove it back and forth to work every day for a long time... (Years) Of course timing belts, electrical work, etc. but to my knowledge no engine work was done. Of course the interior was falling apart, but the thing sure ran well..I could almost redline the darn thing!
All dino oil changes, at probably 3-4k miles by him... I used havoline 10/30 and tropartic 10/30 (it used oil a little) at 2-3k changes.
My dad drove it back and forth to work every day for a long time... (Years) Of course timing belts, electrical work, etc. but to my knowledge no engine work was done. Of course the interior was falling apart, but the thing sure ran well..I could almost redline the darn thing!
All dino oil changes, at probably 3-4k miles by him... I used havoline 10/30 and tropartic 10/30 (it used oil a little) at 2-3k changes.
285,000+ on a 1987 SAAB 9000 Turbo. (Sold)
198,000+ on a 1990 SAAB 900 Sedan. (Sold)
130,000+ on a 2000 Dodge Durango. (Sold)
The SAAB's got Castrol GTX for thier lives. The Dodge got Mobil1 TriSynth her whole life. Ran like a top when i sold her. Now I am a little older, I am keeping my present vehicles until they reach 500,000 miles.
Current rides:
2003 Dodge Durango with 74,500+ miles.
2001 Audi TT 225 QR with 50,000+ miles.
198,000+ on a 1990 SAAB 900 Sedan. (Sold)
130,000+ on a 2000 Dodge Durango. (Sold)
The SAAB's got Castrol GTX for thier lives. The Dodge got Mobil1 TriSynth her whole life. Ran like a top when i sold her. Now I am a little older, I am keeping my present vehicles until they reach 500,000 miles.
Current rides:
2003 Dodge Durango with 74,500+ miles.
2001 Audi TT 225 QR with 50,000+ miles.
175K miles on a 1995 Mazda B3000 Pkp. Bought it last year at 130k miles, did 2 AutoRx treatments for Engine and 1 for Auto transmission. The truck drives & shifts very smooth. Been using Valvoline Hi-Mileage 10W30 in summer and 5W30 in winters at 4K miles OCI.
1989 Cavalier coupe, 2.0L 4cyl 5spd. 81k to 209k miles
Never cracked the engine open for anything. Well, maybe a thermostat.
3k OCIs, mostly Castrol GTX, mostly Fram filters, Slick 50 about every 30k miles. (pre-BITOG. Can you tell?)
Used about 1qt/3k miles
Original clutch.
Driven spiritedly.
30mpg around town.
Rust and damage was catching up to it.
Paid $1500 for the car!
Never cracked the engine open for anything. Well, maybe a thermostat.
3k OCIs, mostly Castrol GTX, mostly Fram filters, Slick 50 about every 30k miles. (pre-BITOG. Can you tell?)
Used about 1qt/3k miles
Original clutch.
Driven spiritedly.
30mpg around town.
Rust and damage was catching up to it.
Paid $1500 for the car!
If over 100K miles is high mileage then I've had a few.
1972 Datsun PL 510. Bought used with about 60K. Totaled by a guy who turned left into me around 100K.
Late 70's Mercury Comet. A freebee that I drove to work for 2 years, then to the junkyard with about 140K.
1980 Corolla. Bought new and sold to a friend at 160K+.
Early 80's Ford Faimont. Bought with 114K and sold to my ex-father in law at 160K+.
1987 Pathfinder. Bought at about 65K. The engine trashed itself when the timing belt broke at 230K+
1993 Pathfinder. Bought with about 125K. Still have this one. It runs fine but the frame rusted though in the rear at 145K and we're trying to decide if we can fix it.
1994 Ford Taurus. Bought cheap with 135K miles. My son still drives it and it's coming up on 145K.
My current 2 "good" vehicles have 95K+
1972 Datsun PL 510. Bought used with about 60K. Totaled by a guy who turned left into me around 100K.
Late 70's Mercury Comet. A freebee that I drove to work for 2 years, then to the junkyard with about 140K.
1980 Corolla. Bought new and sold to a friend at 160K+.
Early 80's Ford Faimont. Bought with 114K and sold to my ex-father in law at 160K+.
1987 Pathfinder. Bought at about 65K. The engine trashed itself when the timing belt broke at 230K+
1993 Pathfinder. Bought with about 125K. Still have this one. It runs fine but the frame rusted though in the rear at 145K and we're trying to decide if we can fix it.
1994 Ford Taurus. Bought cheap with 135K miles. My son still drives it and it's coming up on 145K.
My current 2 "good" vehicles have 95K+
Let's see,
1979 Ford Fairmont, 130K
1975 Buick Century, about 125K, it's been 20 years since I owned that car.
1987 Buick LeSabre 130,327 when I sold it
1995 Ford Thunderbird 142,149 when I sold it
1994 Geo Prizm 190,228 and counting
The only ones that had mechanical problems were the Buicks, both had timing chain issues. I junked the Century and repaired the LeSabre as it happened when the LeSabre had 116,850 miles on the clock.
The LeSabre also needed a tranny rebuild at 90,806 miles.
Still, with all of that, it was only about $0.143/mile to drive.
1979 Ford Fairmont, 130K
1975 Buick Century, about 125K, it's been 20 years since I owned that car.
1987 Buick LeSabre 130,327 when I sold it
1995 Ford Thunderbird 142,149 when I sold it
1994 Geo Prizm 190,228 and counting
The only ones that had mechanical problems were the Buicks, both had timing chain issues. I junked the Century and repaired the LeSabre as it happened when the LeSabre had 116,850 miles on the clock.
The LeSabre also needed a tranny rebuild at 90,806 miles.
Still, with all of that, it was only about $0.143/mile to drive.
155K miles (250K km) on my current 2001 Intrepid w/2.7L V6.
Oil changes every 3K miles w/dino and Wix filters. 4K oil changes with grpIII synthetics. No other engine maintenance done
Oil changes every 3K miles w/dino and Wix filters. 4K oil changes with grpIII synthetics. No other engine maintenance done
164k on a 1989 Mazda MX-6 LX. I bought it from the original owner with 102k on the clock. The only real non-wear part that had to be replaced was the distributor. Luckily it failed at home. No leaks, original clutch still in it when I sold it. Didn't really use any oil between 3k changes of Meijer 10w30 oil and Deutsch/Fram 'black-grip end' filters.
It was a Ford Probe essentially and those cars lasted forever if you took care of them.
It was a Ford Probe essentially and those cars lasted forever if you took care of them.
1998 Chevy Blazer 4.3L It's my Dad's truck. He had 3,000 mile Pennzoil 5w-30 changes from the local garage until I took over at about 100,000 miles. From then on, I've done 3,000 to 4,000 changes with whatever's on sale; Chevron Supreme and Trop Artic mostly. Now has 193,000 miles. Bought it with about 30,000 on the odo. This one's goin till it's dead, so I'll check back in a few years!
The only mechanical issue with the engine has been intake manifold gaskets at about 150K. If I had to list everything else that's been replaced, I'd probably have to start a new thread!!!
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