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Your Oldest Currently Owned Vehicle
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Wife drives my old F350. 2005 with 520,000 kms on it.
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2006 Tacoma. Also have a 2010 Acadia. I have spent more to that it running than the Tacoma. Yet, I am looking to purchase another GM product. I seem to like its style better.
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I've owned GMC. It ran well and was durable, but was a rattle box. For generations my family had been Ford people. I broke the mold. The last Ford we bought was a frustrating lemon. I've bought Toyota since and haven't been disappointed. Amazingly reliable and long lived.
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Wifes daily driver is a 2009 Australian made Falcon, has 150k on it. It will probably be the last of a long line of falcons we have had going back 40 years given Ford Aus ceased production in 2017,
Cheap and reliable could pick them up second hand at around 5 years old with 60k on them for about 15% of new vehicle cost, Previous daily driver made it to 300k before being retired, the barra motor in them are probably the best 6 cylinder ever made, 4-liter 24 valve double overhead cam with variable valve timing 250hp in base trim and almost indestructible. The last one was retired due to gearbox throwing itself into limp mode, more than likely just a sticking solenoid, reset the error codes would have it driving well again for a day or so before going back into limp mode. Motor was still strong despite the 300k not using oil and would quite happily still bounce off the 6500rpm rev limiter.
Have seen 36mpg on the highway at 75mph with 4 people and luggage but around 30mpg is normal.
Other than the bigger BMW and Mercedes there are no large 4 door rear wheel drive sedans still available in Aus, Ford, GM & Toyota all stops manufacturing in Aus within 2 years of each other as everyone decided they needed SUV's.
Cheap and reliable could pick them up second hand at around 5 years old with 60k on them for about 15% of new vehicle cost, Previous daily driver made it to 300k before being retired, the barra motor in them are probably the best 6 cylinder ever made, 4-liter 24 valve double overhead cam with variable valve timing 250hp in base trim and almost indestructible. The last one was retired due to gearbox throwing itself into limp mode, more than likely just a sticking solenoid, reset the error codes would have it driving well again for a day or so before going back into limp mode. Motor was still strong despite the 300k not using oil and would quite happily still bounce off the 6500rpm rev limiter.
Have seen 36mpg on the highway at 75mph with 4 people and luggage but around 30mpg is normal.
Other than the bigger BMW and Mercedes there are no large 4 door rear wheel drive sedans still available in Aus, Ford, GM & Toyota all stops manufacturing in Aus within 2 years of each other as everyone decided they needed SUV's.
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1996 Chevy Z71..........29 years old.........Had 14 mi. on the odometer when I bought it new........Have had to replace some stuff but I still drive it today
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just got back from taking our '05 Trailblazer mentioned in a post earlier in this thread) in for its yearly NC state inspection .... it now has 174,441 miles on it and passed the inspection with flying colors .... we've added a 6 cylinder can of Engine Restore at every oil change .... engine still runs strong
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My oldest car is the Mach E and it’s 2yrs and 7 months old with 3,942 miles on the odometer…
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1969 Chevy C20. Put the battery back in it yesterday. Need to pick up some lumber next week. Unknown milage. No Bondo.
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I bet it’s the lowest mileage car here.
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My Outback now has 89.3K and the van has 64.5K
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[My oldest vehicle is a 1965 427 AC Cobra (replica) that I've owned for 23 years. It running an all aluminum 482" 427 side oiler with dual QuickFuel 750 4bbls. +/- 700 HP in a 2300lb car = a whole lotta fun...
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2000 Ford Taurus. I bought it about 7 years ago as a stopgap back and forth to work car for me, that the Pup could drive if needed. I've always gotten manuals for myself. A year or so later I picked up the new Camry (first new car we ever purchased). I retired a year later and haven't seen the need to replace the Taurus. It's getting to that point when anything semi major will relegate it to the junkyard, but until that time, I'll keep driving it. Heck, I had to think hard about spending the money on a new set of tires for it last year. I put very little mileage on it now. Heck, the Camry is almost 6 years old and only has 20K on it.
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Nice ride!
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2006 Miata, around 60k miles. 1997 Ford Ranger, around 100k miles. Don't drive the Ranger much, it's my winter rig when the roads are snowy or have wet de-icer on them (haven't needed to drive it much this winter) or need to get something that won't fit in the Miata. With the amount I now drive they will both outlast me, I only average 3 or 4k miles a year on the Miata.
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Unlike my other forums I can't load any pics from my laptop as I don't have a hosting app anymore.
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This forum allows you to upload directly from your computer. I do it all the time.
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My oldest vehicle is a 1981 Ford Bronco. I've owned it for 10 years and I dailyed it for over 2 years after I got it roadworthy. I didn't want to keep piling miles on it and I won't drive it on the salted roads in the winter, so I bought a 2011 Ford Escape, mostly to drive back and forth to our property. It just turned over 145K and runs great. It's a 3.0 V6 4wd.
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