How many miles would you consider high milage? I know now and days 100K is considered broken in.
What would you consider high milage?
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Most factory warrantys are for 100k miles and quality is roughly comparable across all cars, so something north of 100k seems right. There may not be a miles specific catagory, but eventually the oil usages either starts or goes up, power and gas mpg's start to go down also. This is the high milage area, engine in now really starting to wear out.
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- passenger car/light truck with gas engine: >200k miles
- passenger car/light truck with Diesel engine: >300k miles
- passenger car/light truck with Diesel engine: >300k miles
I'm re-freshing my original 88 BMW 528e for #2 son. Presently at 350k miles on original drive train. Shooting for 400k. The car was a total surprise for me. I bought it in 96 with 150k miles on it and piled on 200 k more. Mileage is immaterial as long as preventative maintenance is applied.
250k.
Esp with unleaded fuels and improved oils. Following the MFG OCI with what they recommend will get you closer to 250k with no issues more often than not.
Most people (I'd say 80%+ EASY) will NEVER own a vehicle that long.
Bill
Esp with unleaded fuels and improved oils. Following the MFG OCI with what they recommend will get you closer to 250k with no issues more often than not.
Most people (I'd say 80%+ EASY) will NEVER own a vehicle that long.
Bill
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My Corvette has 103,000 miles on it right now and it doesn't feel like an old car at all, it's auto trans still shifts nicely, the engine has lots of smooth power without any hesitation and the suspension still feels nice and tight. So even though a lot of Corvette owners that I hang out with might consider it high mileage, I sure don't.
+2 on how it's maintained-bad maintenance can wear out an engine/drivetrain by 40K easily, if it's been maintained properly & a good design, 300K might be fine.
If its a Honda about 200,000.. If its a Chrylser 50,000
Originally Posted By: rjundi
150k is high mileage to me. Major stuff can break.
Cool, I'm within 24k of 150k with my 2005.
Sadly, I've had major stuff break (Head Gaskets) break @ 61k and then in the same engine @ 108k...
Personally, I'd bet more stuff major breaks at less than 150k than around it. (IE.. If it has been working fine for 150k, the chances of it breaking are less...)
150k is nothing. If I traded or sold stuff @ 150k I'd be Vehicle poor.
Take care, Bill
150k is high mileage to me. Major stuff can break.
Cool, I'm within 24k of 150k with my 2005.
Sadly, I've had major stuff break (Head Gaskets) break @ 61k and then in the same engine @ 108k...
Personally, I'd bet more stuff major breaks at less than 150k than around it. (IE.. If it has been working fine for 150k, the chances of it breaking are less...)
150k is nothing. If I traded or sold stuff @ 150k I'd be Vehicle poor.
Take care, Bill
Patman you drive your baby there are many Vette owners who garage queen theirs. I used to have a neighbor who wore out 3 Vettes in 24 years by using them ,He never beat them they were his cars and loved to drive them.
Define high mileage.To me it is Kelly blue books defination. When the valur drops because of the mileage. How the car was taken care and luck will make the difference on how it ages.
Also what kind of service the engine sees is what would determining factor on how long an engine last. There are certain vehicles that are picked for these uses, for example there are accolades on how the Ford 4.6 engine lasts but there is a current post on a Mercury with a 4.6 that smokes due to most likley its use.
Originally Posted By: Steve S
Define high mileage.To me it is Kelly blue books defination. When the valur drops because of the mileage. How the car was taken care and luck will make the difference on how it ages.
See I disgree.
KBB drops the value of my car $2000 (off of $7500) due to it having 125k miles. Since most of those miles are highway, I'm still on the original tires (with Snows being used 25k) the brakes will go a EASY 200k, the clutch is used maybe 20 times for my whole commute I'd take my car over a 50k abused car that has seen maybe 5 oil changes....
So KBB does not look at the TOTAL unit.
Take care, Bill
Define high mileage.To me it is Kelly blue books defination. When the valur drops because of the mileage. How the car was taken care and luck will make the difference on how it ages.
See I disgree.
KBB drops the value of my car $2000 (off of $7500) due to it having 125k miles. Since most of those miles are highway, I'm still on the original tires (with Snows being used 25k) the brakes will go a EASY 200k, the clutch is used maybe 20 times for my whole commute I'd take my car over a 50k abused car that has seen maybe 5 oil changes....
So KBB does not look at the TOTAL unit.
Take care, Bill
Depends upon car, usage, and maintenance, which is obvious. Our 89 Civic only lasted 125k miles before we donated it as it was low on compression in a cyclinder, blowing blue smoke, etc., evidently because the little 1.5L engine couldn't handle driving our family up and down the hill that we live on. My son's 92 F150 with a 4.9L I6 with 140k mils on it barely uses any oil, just passed smog with excellent results, but it's needed universal joints, ball joints, starter, alternator, and such. I have a Dodge with a Cummins and expect at least 500k miles. Police departments seem to acknowledge that RWD vehicles are more durable than FWD, which is different than overall reliability.
Originally Posted By: moribundman
- passenger car/light truck with gas engine: >200k miles
- passenger car/light truck with Diesel engine: >300k miles
+1
And I can't believe I agree with him on something!
- passenger car/light truck with gas engine: >200k miles
- passenger car/light truck with Diesel engine: >300k miles
+1
Originally Posted By: rszappa1
If its a Honda about 200,000.. If its a Chrylser 50,000
Which particular Chrysler are you talking about?
I have 5 cars/vans on the road. All over 110K miles. 1 over 180K, 3 over 200K, all daily drivers.
If its a Honda about 200,000.. If its a Chrylser 50,000
Which particular Chrysler are you talking about?
I have 5 cars/vans on the road. All over 110K miles. 1 over 180K, 3 over 200K, all daily drivers.
Originally Posted By: Oldmoparguy1
Originally Posted By: rszappa1
If its a Honda about 200,000.. If its a Chrylser 50,000
Which particular Chrysler are you talking about?
I have 5 cars/vans on the road. All over 110K miles. 1 over 180K, 3 over 200K, all daily drivers.
I'd better go tell my Sister who is coming from Montana today to visit to turn around quickly since she is driving her 200k+ 1993 Caravan down here.
Or the Caravans at work with easy 150k plus that are still fine.
Originally Posted By: rszappa1
If its a Honda about 200,000.. If its a Chrylser 50,000
Which particular Chrysler are you talking about?
I have 5 cars/vans on the road. All over 110K miles. 1 over 180K, 3 over 200K, all daily drivers.
I'd better go tell my Sister who is coming from Montana today to visit to turn around quickly since she is driving her 200k+ 1993 Caravan down here.
Or the Caravans at work with easy 150k plus that are still fine.
My dad's 1994 Caravan has 300K KM (180K Miles) on it and runs like a clock and he uses the cheapest oil he can find and runs it 10,000KM (6K Miles).
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