Racking up the miles.

[specta]

I changed the oil, filter and rotated the tires yesterday.
I do this every 5000 miles. I'm guessing that I've changed the oil somewhere around 38 times. :E

It has only been in the shop once and that was at 180,000 miles for a new fuel pump. Other than that only a few light bulbs.




I checked the factory brake pads while I had the tires off and there's still plenty of pad.

This has been an excellent truck.

I was always a Ford man but for a few reasons I bought a Chevy.
I had a hard time finding a regular cab pickup.

I'd call and ask if they had one n the lot and the standard reply was, "why do you want a regular cab?"

My response was, "Well I guess you don't. Have a nice day". click

[monkey44]

Changed oil and lub'd it every 5000 miles, for 214,000 before trading my GMC 2500 in on a 2015 2500 - never needed oil between changes...

No regrets, would have kept it longer, but small things began to wear, and we were heading out on a five-month cross-country. Wife felt uncomfortable with that many miles. Love the 2015 too, and the upgrade to six-speed and 4:10. Changed brakes ONCE in all that time, but they were coming due again. That's a lot of comfortable miles. Changed tires about four times in that many miles and a couple batteries.

Take care of your vehicle, it will take care of your travels :):)

[blofgren]

The GM LS engines are about as bulletproof as they come. I have a 2001 Yukon with the 5.3L engine with 267k kms or just over 160k miles and it runs like new too. :C I think the new 6.6L engine will be pretty bulletproof too.

[ppine]

Modern vehicles last when you take care of them.
Ford 7.3 the same. 175 k miles.
Brakes at 140k. Had the front end rebuilt at 160 k miles.
Just drive it.

[specta]

FishOnOne wrote:
Good truck... I'm at +180k miles and had brake pads replaced at around 125k miles. I do a lot of driving in Houston.

I'm glad that that don't build them like they used to. 😉

[specta]

4x4ord wrote:
The past 180,000 miles for me meant 12 oil changes and I'm just about ready for my 4th truck. It seems to me that unless you're going to keep a truck for more than 10 years you might just as well trade it every 2 or 3. Nice shop!

If I went by the truck's indicator I could go 10,000 between oil changes or 20,000 as per the oil recommendations.

I bought this one when t was two years old with 20,000 miles on it.

I keep my vehicles until there's nothing left of them so I change the oil and filter every 5000.

It still doesn't use any between oil changes.

The shop isn't mine. 😞 I just have access to it when ever I need it.

[specta]

deltabravo wrote:
Does Utah use a lot of salt / road de-icer in the winter? Asking due to the severity of rust on the brake components.

That's all they use. 100% salt.

We have The Great Salt Lake, Bonneville Salt Flats and we are the home of Morton Salt. LOL

[specta]

kw/00 wrote:
Ah the benefits of the GM 6.0.... I spoke to a guy a few weeks ago that has an 08 model. Pulls trailers for his land clearing business all day. Got over 300k so far with nothing but a few batteries, water pump and brakes ... .I hope the new 6.6 last as long.

I don't know why the new 6.6 wont be a great engine, even in its first year out.

GM didn't reinvent a new engine, they just upgraded a already great engine.

[specta]

All I could afford wrote:
Very impressive! My mom got to 98,000 miles on her 1997 Blazer on original brakes and tires before giving it to my sister with still a little life left. Mom cruises down the highway very gently

I do quite a bit of hwy driving however I'm on my 6th set of tires.

[4x4ord]

The past 180,000 miles for me meant 12 oil changes and I'm just about ready for my 4th truck. It seems to me that unless you're going to keep a truck for more than 10 years you might just as well trade it every 2 or 3. Nice shop!

[deltabravo]

Does Utah use a lot of salt / road de-icer in the winter? Asking due to the severity of rust on the brake components.

[Lwiddis]

Another example of good maintenance equaling a long service life.

[kw_00]

Ah the benefits of the GM 6.0.... I spoke to a guy a few weeks ago that has an 08 model. Pulls trailers for his land clearing business all day. Got over 300k so far with nothing but a few batteries, water pump and brakes ... .I hope the new 6.6 last as long.

[All_I_could_aff]

Very impressive! My mom got to 98,000 miles on her 1997 Blazer on original brakes and tires before giving it to my sister with still a little life left. Mom cruises down the highway very gently

[FishOnOne]

Good truck... I'm at +180k miles and had brake pads replaced at around 125k miles. I do a lot of driving in Houston.