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specta
Explorer
Nov 07, 2022

Not bad for 11 years and 240,000 miles.





Still running the factory brakes.
New fuel pump at 180,000.
Miscellaneous items and regular maintenance.

Doesn't use a drop of oil between oil changes
and that's carrying the 4000 lb camper fulltime.

It sure has been and still is a great truck.
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  • bgum's avatar
    bgum
    Explorer
    Nov 07, 2022
    Yes but the spare tire needs air.

    We all should be so fortunate. And it also still looks good. How does one get a quarter million miles out of a set of brakes?
  • Grit_dog's avatar
    Grit_dog
    Navigator
    Nov 07, 2022
    Rock on spectra! Rig is looking sharper than ever!
    Amazing how long good vehicles last in the right conditions with the right care and right owner!
  • ksss's avatar
    ksss
    Explorer
    Nov 07, 2022
    The GM 6.0 may be GM's best motor they ever built. Not the most powerful HD gas, certainly not the most fuel efficient but even with just moderate care, they will last a very long time. Hopefully the 6.6 gas will turn out to be as awesome.
  • ProjectMon's avatar
    ProjectMon
    Explorer
    Nov 07, 2022
    bgum wrote:
    How does one get a quarter million miles out of a set of brakes?


    I bet the Flinstones have him beat on the breaks! :)
  • mkirsch's avatar
    mkirsch
    Nomad II
    Nov 07, 2022
    ProjectMon wrote:
    bgum wrote:
    How does one get a quarter million miles out of a set of brakes?


    I bet the Flinstones have him beat on the breaks! :)


    No salt and lots and lots of Interstate driving, I'd imagine. Just big loops down I-10, up I-5, across I-90, and back down I-75.
  • Grit_dog's avatar
    Grit_dog
    Navigator
    Nov 07, 2022
    ProjectMon wrote:
    bgum wrote:
    How does one get a quarter million miles out of a set of brakes?


    I bet the Flinstones have him beat on the breaks! :)


    Good thing it’s not a EV. Regenerative braking would not help Mr. spectra much!
  • FishOnOne's avatar
    FishOnOne
    Nomad
    Nov 07, 2022
    Congrats... My parents had one of the first 6.0 powered HD Chevy's and it actually had cast iron heads.
  • specta's avatar
    specta
    Explorer
    Nov 07, 2022
    mkirsch wrote:
    ProjectMon wrote:
    bgum wrote:
    How does one get a quarter million miles out of a set of brakes?


    I bet the Flinstones have him beat on the breaks! :)


    No salt and lots and lots of Interstate driving, I'd imagine. Just big loops down I-10, up I-5, across I-90, and back down I-75.


    The majority of those miles are with an empty truck and on the highway.

    Impressive but they are due.

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