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<blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 3589102" data-attributes="member: 15054"><p>I am not trying to put down others here.</p><p>My parents thought they had reliable cars and would trade up to a new vehicle every 2 years and never put over 100,000</p><p>miles on a vehicle.</p><p>Not a good test in my mind.</p><p>2 years worth of testing is not any testing.</p><p>They lived in debt also.</p><p></p><p>I have seen many vehicles with over 400,000 miles on them without any major repairs.</p><p>One 1998 Corolla with 850,000 miles and still going.</p><p>But that car was used for a driving instruction car ..always going.</p><p>Ford Truck 300" six that ran from Texas to OKC daily had 450,000 on the odometer.</p><p>That is old technology and I would think today you can trump it.</p><p></p><p>My 78 Nova had over 400,000 on it and it was a 305 2 barrel.</p><p>But it did have 2 transmissions built for it TH 350. Reverse kept going out.</p><p>This was an in the family car and I did not build the transmission.</p><p>Today I know most shops would not change the lower drum seals because it was hard to get to and that was the issue with NO reverse.</p><p>I turned it into a mid 11 second vehicle and first year I put 70,000 miles on it and only repairs were broken torque converters.</p><p>I got a custom one built by Wilson and never broke it.</p><p>Most of those miles were from Spencer to FAA center.</p><p></p><p></p><p>You do not need to be a great mechanic to get the miles from a vehicle.</p><p>The 850,000 mile Corolla the guy was not a mechanic and neither was the driver of the F150.</p><p>But they did know you need to change oils and filters.</p><p></p><p>I have seen the older LS GM engines with 3 bolt cams with 350,000 miles on the odometers.</p><p>No major repairs.</p><p>That newer style single bolt cam with small dowel pin is a failure waiting to happen.</p><p></p><p>That is what i hope todays technology fixes so you do not have failures.</p><p>But I would think the big 3 are not in it to build vehicles to last you forever. </p><p></p><p>I read an article something like top 5 or 10 vehicles that will last forever and they spoke of 200,000 miles.</p><p>That is a joke in my mind.</p><p>The wife and I both used to drive 70,000 miles a year. So you get to see what is really reliable or not.</p><p></p><p>Neighbor has an older 5.3 LS Tahoe with 275,000 miles on it and he just pulled the heads and ported them and stuck a big cam in it. Still going.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swampratt, post: 3589102, member: 15054"] I am not trying to put down others here. My parents thought they had reliable cars and would trade up to a new vehicle every 2 years and never put over 100,000 miles on a vehicle. Not a good test in my mind. 2 years worth of testing is not any testing. They lived in debt also. I have seen many vehicles with over 400,000 miles on them without any major repairs. One 1998 Corolla with 850,000 miles and still going. But that car was used for a driving instruction car ..always going. Ford Truck 300" six that ran from Texas to OKC daily had 450,000 on the odometer. That is old technology and I would think today you can trump it. My 78 Nova had over 400,000 on it and it was a 305 2 barrel. But it did have 2 transmissions built for it TH 350. Reverse kept going out. This was an in the family car and I did not build the transmission. Today I know most shops would not change the lower drum seals because it was hard to get to and that was the issue with NO reverse. I turned it into a mid 11 second vehicle and first year I put 70,000 miles on it and only repairs were broken torque converters. I got a custom one built by Wilson and never broke it. Most of those miles were from Spencer to FAA center. You do not need to be a great mechanic to get the miles from a vehicle. The 850,000 mile Corolla the guy was not a mechanic and neither was the driver of the F150. But they did know you need to change oils and filters. I have seen the older LS GM engines with 3 bolt cams with 350,000 miles on the odometers. No major repairs. That newer style single bolt cam with small dowel pin is a failure waiting to happen. That is what i hope todays technology fixes so you do not have failures. But I would think the big 3 are not in it to build vehicles to last you forever. I read an article something like top 5 or 10 vehicles that will last forever and they spoke of 200,000 miles. That is a joke in my mind. The wife and I both used to drive 70,000 miles a year. So you get to see what is really reliable or not. Neighbor has an older 5.3 LS Tahoe with 275,000 miles on it and he just pulled the heads and ported them and stuck a big cam in it. Still going. [/QUOTE]
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