Longest lasting vehicles on the road
Here is a link to survey data from USA Today for the percentage of vehicle types with over 200,000 miles on them. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2014/02/23/long-lasting-200000-miles/57047...
Forum Discussion
This list is flawed, IMO. I think it is a quick snapshot, but underneath the data, it seems wrong to me.
I know several people with trucks, like on the list, that have lasted a long time, but that was with major repair work, like new short blocks, tranny's etc.
I think a better list would be what vehicles last without major repair. But how would you define major work? For me, it would be the engine and tranny need to last past 200k. If those components fail, than they shouldn't be on this list.
I guess what makes me think this list is flawed is Subaru isn't on the list. Most Subarus, without major engine work, will last easily past 200k miles. Many of the Hondas can do the same thing. I would bet that #10 on the list didn't need any major engine work, whereas many of the top 10 samples did.
JMHO.
I know several people with trucks, like on the list, that have lasted a long time, but that was with major repair work, like new short blocks, tranny's etc.
I think a better list would be what vehicles last without major repair. But how would you define major work? For me, it would be the engine and tranny need to last past 200k. If those components fail, than they shouldn't be on this list.
I guess what makes me think this list is flawed is Subaru isn't on the list. Most Subarus, without major engine work, will last easily past 200k miles. Many of the Hondas can do the same thing. I would bet that #10 on the list didn't need any major engine work, whereas many of the top 10 samples did.
JMHO.
