The Top Vehicles That Make It Over 200,000 Miles

Kevin O. wrote:
200,000 miles is a walk in the park for the Ford 7.3L.. ;)

That is for certain! :B

Me Again wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

mich800 wrote:

Me Again wrote:
http://www.cumminshighmileageclub.com/truck/search

Chris

What's the point? It's already been established in this thread it just takes cash. Mileage is not a barometer for reliability. :B

In addition you would expect the ram mafia to post information relating to the 6.7 cummins. I wonder how much it costs to perform a delete?

Why would one delete the newest generation 6.7?????? Chris

Good question! Perhaps you should ask the owners of model years 07.5-09. A lot of good folks were forced to delete to keep their truck running but voided their warranty in the process.

Why would one want to delete and possibly void some of one's warranty own a brand new truck:h? Guess I'm getting too old..Shouldn't cost anymore to tune or delete a Ram as it does a Ford or GM/Chevy..comparing like MY's.

These trucks, the Big Three now manufacture have crazy amounts of HP & TQ...some owning 05 and earlier were modding their trucks to get HP and TQ numbers that are now Standard in 2016 models.

FishOnOne wrote:

mich800 wrote:

Me Again wrote:
http://www.cumminshighmileageclub.com/truck/search

Chris

What's the point? It's already been established in this thread it just takes cash. Mileage is not a barometer for reliability. :B

In addition you would expect the ram mafia to post information relating to the 6.7 cummins. I wonder how much it costs to perform a delete?

Why would one delete the newest generation 6.7?????? Chris

camp-n-family wrote:

I can tell you that to keep an import on the street for 200k miles will cost quite a bit more than a domestic car!

Can you explain this? That has been far from my experience. Yes, import parts can cost slightly more, but the frequency of repairs is significantly less.

In my experience I haven't owned a GM product that didn't cost me in excess of $1500 in repairs per year to keep on the road. Most were sold before 120k as that number would increase beyond that. My current Ram has had repairs in excess of $4k just to reach 35k.

My last 2 Camry's and 1 Accord have reached over 1 million miles combined and I haven't spent $1k total on all of them combined.

Are you talking about your 2014 RAM? If so, how do you have $4k in repairs on a vehicle that is still under warranty? (And yes, I would ask that of any vehicle that is 2 model years old and under 36,000 miles).

atreis wrote:
I'll stick with Consumer Reports. They actually ask people about repairs, not just whether or not they're happy enough with the car to keep sinking money into it.

Consumer Report is only reporting the figures given to them by this other website, and who knows how they gathered their figures.

Cummins12V98 wrote:
Only 400K on this one, looks like it's ready to fall apart at any time!



This one is a real POS also with only 345K.



Also a 99 Tahoe with 245K.

Odd looking Tahoe.

chevman

When you look at the replacement costs of the trucks and SUV's listed there is a big $$ reason to keep them going with new prices at $50-70,000. Having to put $3000 in a transmission seems a bargain. Not to mention a lot of 3/4t trucks are work trucks with regular maintenance schedules and get 200,000 miles in 5 years. Then there is the market for hunting trucks, weekend work trucks and occasional TV's. Who cares how many miles it has on it when it is only going to get 2-5000 miles a year. Nobody is looking for a commuter car with 200,000 miles that is only going to be driven 2-5000 miles a year.

I sold my 2003 Tahoe, right around 230,000 miles and the last I heard it was still running. Built it Texas and spent its entire time in Michigan. Out side of normal maintenance I had to rebuild the transmission at 147,000, new front wheel hubs (4x4) at 127,000, and new rear brake calibers at 119,000. The bottom door seams were starting to rust.

I'm surprised RAM Cummins didn't make the list, there are many well over the 500,000 mile mark and Cummins has a one million mile cubs for the RAMs.

It would have been useful if the chart showed where these vehicles spent their time. I think often vehicle bodies go before they do mechanically provided scheduled maintenance is followed.

I can tell you that to keep an import on the street for 200k miles will cost quite a bit more than a domestic car!

Can you explain this? That has been far from my experience. Yes, import parts can cost slightly more, but the frequency of repairs is significantly less.

In my experience I haven't owned a GM product that didn't cost me in excess of $1500 in repairs per year to keep on the road. Most were sold before 120k as that number would increase beyond that. My current Ram has had repairs in excess of $4k just to reach 35k.

My last 2 Camry's and 1 Accord have reached over 1 million miles combined and I haven't spent $1k total on all of them combined.