Longest lasting vehicles on the road

[Groover]

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/5704783/

The biggest surprise to me was no Rams. The next surprise was that Chevrolets either outlast or simply get driven more that the GMC counterparts.

Here is a summary of the data:

1. Ford F-250 Super Duty, 4.3%

2. Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD, 3.6%

3. Chevrolet Suburban, 3.6%

4. Toyota 4Runner, 3.5%

5. Ford Expedition, 3%

6. GMC Sierra 2500HD, 2.7%

7. Chevrolet Tahoe, 2.1%

8. GMC Yukon XL, 1.9%

9. Toyota Sequoia. 1.7%

10. GMC Sierra 1500, 1.6%

11. GMC Yukon, 1.6%

[RamTC]

[45Ricochet]

I was just curious as to who is Iseecar.com as I had never heard of them.
LINK

[Cummins12V98]

Me Again wrote:
https://www.facebook.com/highmilageduramaxdiesel

and

http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/24208-how-many-miles-is-a-powerstroke-good-for.html

FYI, I could not find a site for GM and Ford similar to the Cummins one!

Chris

Cummins gave me a 300K badge and in less than 20K I will have a 400K!

[transamz9]

jake2250 wrote:
DUTCMANSPORT Wrote: It would be more interesting to see the current age of these owners. I'll bet you find an older population are the one's keeping the older trucks and maintaining them with more attention for longevity than some of the younger owners. I don't know about you, but I've seen too many "old timers" hanging on to their "older" trucks. There's a pride principle there I think. Younger folks just want the newest and flashiest! (I may be stereotyping age here, but there really is a different mind-set between someone who is 22 years old and someone who is 52 years old.

I might be the exception to that,,@22 I had a 1973 GMC 2500 4x4 with over 100K, @54 I own a 2012 Silverado 2500 4x4 with under 20K......Hmm

Some people just never grow up!:R:p:W

[jake2250]

DUTCMANSPORT Wrote: It would be more interesting to see the current age of these owners. I'll bet you find an older population are the one's keeping the older trucks and maintaining them with more attention for longevity than some of the younger owners. I don't know about you, but I've seen too many "old timers" hanging on to their "older" trucks. There's a pride principle there I think. Younger folks just want the newest and flashiest! (I may be stereotyping age here, but there really is a different mind-set between someone who is 22 years old and someone who is 52 years old.

I might be the exception to that,,@22 I had a 1973 GMC 2500 4x4 with over 100K, @54 I own a 2012 Silverado 2500 4x4 with under 20K......Hmm

[goducks10]

Figuring the average person drives 12-15,000 a year, that means it would take 13 years to accumulate 200,000 miles at 15,000 miles a year. Even at 20,000 a year it would take 10 years. So the report is saying that vehicles 10 years old and older are the most reliable.
A 2004 6.0 Ford with the worst diesel put in a truck is included in the most reliable? Even figuring someone driving 25,000 a year it would take 8 years to reach 200,000 miles and that means a 2006 6.0 Ford. Really? I guess the millions they sold were not enough to sway the results from the V10 and 5.4's that were in SD's.

So this report is based on 8-12 year old cars and trucks?
I will say we bought our 2003 Accord knowing it would go 200,000 miles. It's now got 117,000 on it. 8 more years to go.

[jspence1]

I love these threads. We might as well start measuring D**ks.

ANY car truck will last if you maintain it and don't abuse it.

If I had a nickle for every time someone told me what a piece of******my windstar was I'd be a rich man, but in the 12 years 278k I had it I the only repairs I did to it were 2 coil packs, a flex shaft and a front passenger side wheel bearing. I gave it to my inlaws and in the 2 years since it's got new struts up front and a new starter.

[larry_barnhart]

I think after 6 pages we really know it was a stupid report.

chevman

[hoopers]

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.

[Ron3rd]

Tundras must be really bad, they didn't make the list.

[Santa_Fe]

Groover wrote:
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/5704783/

The biggest surprise to me was no Rams. The next surprise was that Chevrolets either outlast or simply get driven more that the GMC counterparts.

Here is a summary of the data:

1. Ford F-250 Super Duty, 4.3%

2. Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD, 3.6%

3. Chevrolet Suburban, 3.6%

4. Toyota 4Runner, 3.5%

5. Ford Expedition, 3%

6. GMC Sierra 2500HD, 2.7%

7. Chevrolet Tahoe, 2.1%

8. GMC Yukon XL, 1.9%

9. Toyota Sequoia. 1.7%

10. GMC Sierra 1500, 1.6%

11. GMC Yukon, 1.6%

#4...loud and proud!!!!

[mtofell1]

I think there should be a mandatory statistics class required along with registering for any internet forum. Just because you own vehicle brand Z and ran it into the ground for 30 years w/o changing the oil doesn't mean brand Z is better than the others. It means you were lucky.

You could walk into a casino and pull the handle once and win $250 on a $5 bet but that doesn't mean you should do it regularly.

The same thing works in the other direction, too. You buy brand Y, do all the maintenance and the engine blows a rod at 101K miles (just out of warranty). You can stomp around and swear up and down brand Y sucks but it's just statistics. Brand Y still may be the most reliable brand on a list. Just because you didn't have the normal experience doesn't change reality.

In the end it's largely just the inability of many people to see things from any view other than their own.

It's like my grandfather told me.... All Indians walk in single file. The only one I ever saw did 🙂

[Lessmore]

Water-Bug wrote:

fordsooperdooty wrote:
Who cares!

Somewhere in Long Island right now Irv Gordon is reading this and laughing to himself.

Mr. Gordon has a phenomenal achievement and has driven 3,000,000 (Yes, 3 Million!) miles in the same car - a shiny, red 1966 Volvo P1800. Gordon, a 74-year-old retired science teacher from Patchogue, N.Y., holds the Guinness Book of World Records recognition for most miles driven by a single owner in a non-commercial vehicle, and has driven over 3 million miles in his shiny red Volvo.

So take that Ford! 😉

As a matter of fact Ford did. They bought the Volvo automotive devision in 1999.

Ford only owned Volvo for about a decade. Another company, Geely Holding Group in 2010, bought Volvo Cars from Ford.

[Water-Bug]

fordsooperdooty wrote:
Who cares!

Somewhere in Long Island right now Irv Gordon is reading this and laughing to himself.

Mr. Gordon has a phenomenal achievement and has driven 3,000,000 (Yes, 3 Million!) miles in the same car - a shiny, red 1966 Volvo P1800. Gordon, a 74-year-old retired science teacher from Patchogue, N.Y., holds the Guinness Book of World Records recognition for most miles driven by a single owner in a non-commercial vehicle, and has driven over 3 million miles in his shiny red Volvo.

So take that Ford! 😉

As a matter of fact Ford did. They bought the Volvo automotive devision in 1999.