Comments on: 557,000 Miles

By: Gene

Gene — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:57:14 +0000

I’d rather read an article about someone who has kept her marriage for 40+ years. That would have been more impressive.

Maybe if she was that meticulous with the first?

By: Skipweasel

Skipweasel — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:46:52 +0000

supafreake – I once had to dispose of a wheelchair accessible minibus. Poor old thing really was past it and didn’t comply with reasonable safety standards. Turned out the best thing to do was give it to the local fire brigade who enjoyed themselves immensely. Being GRP they didn’t want to burn it, but they invited several neighbouring teams over and spent a happy afternoon turning it over and rescuing “wheelchair users” from it. They were so pleased to have something different for a change – normally they only get cars.

By: Kalel

Kalel — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:25:28 +0000

I drove my Honda to the Moon and left it there.

By: supafreake

supafreake — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:18:12 +0000

By the time we had gotten rid of the family Minivan, we had clocked over 700k miles on it. It died a firey death at the hands of Trainee firefighters.

By: Altima

Altima — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:11:53 +0000

That’s great. I have a 97 Altima that’s around 300k and running smoothly. It’s gone through several long distance relationships though so I doubt it’ll last to 500k. And there have been lots of maintenance updates..just always under enough money for it to be worth it.

By: SenorMysterioso

SenorMysterioso — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:08:24 +0000

Thats really not a lot of miles for a 45 year old car. I admire her for driving it that long though.

My fam drove a 63′ Ford Ranchero regularly for about ten years until ’06 and it’s still being driven by the person that bought it from us. The maintenance was never a burden. Plus old cars are simple enough that you can fix most things on your own. Living in Colorado I never had issues with snow. Just have to make sure you wash the salt & mag chloride off.

By: Geekazoid

Geekazoid — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:03:44 +0000

Wow, 90 years old and still driving. I don’t want to know what her reaction time is like, though since she’s driven all this time she must be a good driver.

By: NoBig

NoBig — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:41:38 +0000

For Heavens sake- I have sold at least 3 Volvos with more miles than that. All still running.

By: Vonskippy

Vonskippy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:09:09 +0000

Not such a big deal, considering the last twenty years or so the car’s never been driven over 20 mph (and probably in the wrong lane).

By: Mulleteer

Mulleteer — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:36:41 +0000

I don’t know.. the maintenance for that thing must be constant burden. There is always something to be fixed, adjusted or tuned in car this old.

By: GailW

GailW — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:25:25 +0000

Re:>>“If everyone did that,” he says, “we’d never sell another one, so don’t spread it around too far.” <
Yeah there’s no better way to keep information to yourself than to let it get posted on the Internet!

By: Ajan

Ajan — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:43:30 +0000

Wish I can do the same with my darling bike!!

By: NicoNicoNico

NicoNicoNico — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:13:05 +0000

Amazingly, she’s apparently driven it consistently. That adds up to an average of 12000 miles a year, which is a fairly decent number if she doesn’t go on too many road trips.

By: Dude Manbrough

Dude Manbrough — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:54:12 +0000

Impressive; however I currently drive an ’04 Ford pickup with 210,000 miles & counting. At this rate I’ll lap her easily.

By: 1 Lucky Texan

1 Lucky Texan — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:51:38 +0000

That climate is also why she’s had 16 batteries. Average life in some parts of the southern US is 30 months.

http://www.jgdarden.com/batteryfaq/lifemap.jpg

By: Skipweasel

Skipweasel — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:21:38 +0000

My old Audi had 275,000 on the clock when I sold it. The current heap, a Xantia hasn’t reached 150,000 yet, but then it’s only 14 years old so it’s barely started.

By: Katey

Katey — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:10:05 +0000

Shows how much climate matters in a car’s life. The cold and snow and salt of New England would have rusted that thing out 20 years ago.

By: quinnnchick

quinnnchick — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:08:00 +0000

truly amazing. and to think I was happy with 130K+ miles on my Escort.