"The truck has 421000 miles, it does run and drive"

[Reprise]

Saw this in a local CL ad today for a 2001 Suburban partout (5.3L).

Warms the heart to see that kind of mileage and still running (maintenance history unknown).
That's diesel longevity, frankly.

If I ever got that kind of mileage out of a vehicle, I think I'd put it on a raised platform in my yard, with a plaque to commemorate it.

I guess the 4L60E (assumed) still operates in some capacity, but I'm betting it's not the original.
At 420K, he'd be about ready for the 3rd one.

 

[Mooseman]

Engine could have been replaced too. Who knows. Body is probably done if it's in the rust belt.

 

[Reprise]

Oh, it does have body cancer. I didn't want to write my usual tome for something like this

You're right - it could be a replacement engine. But, then, I'd think he'd put "odo has 421K, engine has xxx " (because no one in their right mind would expect to put in a motor with that mileage on it and expect to get anything useful out of it.) TBH, I don't know that I'd even re-use the block, for a rebuild.

Oh, well... just thought I'd mention it. Supposedly, < 3% of vehicles make it to 200K. No idea how many survive to over 400K (original driveline or not), but I bet it's a number with some zeroes to the right of the decimal point.

 

[Mounce]

Oh, well... just thought I'd mention it. Supposedly, < 3% of vehicles make it to 200K. No idea how many survive to over 400K (original driveline or not), but I bet it's a number with some zeroes to the right of the decimal point.

Those must be northern salt numbers. I see tons of vehicles (at work) over 200k down here in the south. Now 400k? Think I've seen about a dozen. Got one loyal customer with over 600k on a early 2000's Tacoma with original drive train but this guy is anal on his maintenance. He'll replace a clean air filter because it's due by his personal mileage basis.

 

[TollKeeper]

I've owned one car with over 400k. It was my first car, a 1981 Cadillac coupe deville with a 6.0 big block. Bought it with 127k 3 transmissions later and 486000 miles, cam bearings let go. I miss that car.

 

[Reprise]

Those must be northern salt numbers. I see tons of vehicles (at work) over 200k down here in the south. Now 400k? Think I've seen about a dozen. Got one loyal customer with over 600k on a early 2000's Tacoma with original drive train but this guy is anal on his maintenance. He'll replace a clean air filter because it's due by his personal mileage basis.

Ok... ground rules. Toyota / Honda don't count. Hell, those things would prolly go 200K on factory fill. lol.

 

[wstuckey1]

My buddy got his 7.3 powerstoke over 500k. Recently replaced the engine and found seven cracked pistons when he tore it apart. Still drove like that though. I don't remember what it had when he bought it.