carySE406 Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 Check it out: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080212/ap_on_fe_st/odd_million_mile_truck Quote
GitRDoneIke23 Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 I had heard about that..............I also heard that he offerd to sell it to GM but they weren't interested. Just what I heard..........Anybody know anything about it? Pretty neat!! Quote
maxke01 Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 GM and Shell offered to buy it from him Now that it's made history, the truck could be headed back to the automaker or Shell Oil. Oresnik said there's been some interested in GM or Shell Oil buying it Quote
Super User 5bass Posted February 12, 2008 Super User Posted February 12, 2008 I knew it had to be a Chevrolet. Quote
Guest avid Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 Change that oil every 3k miles boys and girls.... Quote
tipptruck1 Posted February 13, 2008 Posted February 13, 2008 I heard about that also. I didn't know that he lived like a hour from me. He must not drive it durning the winter. Becasue if he did the truck would have never made it. Also Iam sure its never pulled a trailer. Quote
Super User Micro Posted February 13, 2008 Super User Posted February 13, 2008 Change that oil every 3k miles boys and girls.... Bah! I don't even have any oil in my Chevy and it loves it that way! Quote
Troutfisher Posted February 13, 2008 Posted February 13, 2008 BREAKING NEWS: A Ford just broke the 120,000 mile marker! A new record! Quote
Super User 5bass Posted February 13, 2008 Super User Posted February 13, 2008 BREAKING NEWS: A Ford just broke the 120,000 mile marker! A new record! WOW! That is big news Quote
Super User South FLA Posted February 13, 2008 Super User Posted February 13, 2008 I had a 89 Ford Thunderbird that I got 230K miles out, my buddies called it the thunder chicken. Should have sold it way earlier, I replaced just about every major mechanical part other than the engine. Replaced the tranny twice. The million mile guy must have babied it. Quote
tipptruck1 Posted February 13, 2008 Posted February 13, 2008 I use to have a ford with almost 180,000 on it. It ran better then a lot of newer trucks. As munch as iam a ford guy it looks like my next truck will be a dodge. There the only ones that offer a true regular cab. The only ones that offer a 5 speed in a truck other then a sd or hd. There also the only ones that offer a 8 ft bed. Plus there like 3-5 grand less then ford and chevy with every thing I want. Quote
Tpayneful Posted February 13, 2008 Posted February 13, 2008 Wow. Where are all the Toyota guys? I guess they all fainted over the fact that an American vehicle could last that long! Quote
preach4bass Posted February 13, 2008 Posted February 13, 2008 Tip, I heard a radio interview with the guy this morning and he said he drives the truck every day, even in cold weather. He also pointed out that the miles aren't all highway, but a lot of bumpy backroad miles. As far as pulling a trailor, I don't know, but he does use it as his work truck. SE FL, In the same radio interview he said he changed the oil every 3000 miles, and "flushed" his systems every third oil change (9000 miles). I don't know what he meany by "flushed," but that's the word he used. Just thought I'd share what I heard on the interview. If it's a lie, he told it. Quote
Super User burleytog Posted February 13, 2008 Super User Posted February 13, 2008 Change that oil every 3k miles boys and girls.... And dump money right down the drain. Quote
Super User cart7t Posted February 13, 2008 Super User Posted February 13, 2008 My first truck was a '74 Chevy 3/4 ton work truck I got 28 years ago. I guess they called it a work truck because I was always working on it. My second was a new '85 Ford 1/2 ton. 180k miles, reliable. Traded it in on a 94 Ford Supercab. I didn't care for the ride on that one and traded that in on a '97. Ran that one to 180k and traded in for my current truck, a '99 Supercab. I've had it nearly 3 years now. No problems. 106k miles on it. General maintenance and it's good to go. There's a junk man that frequents my work pulling metal out of our dumpster. He drives this old, beat up early eighties Ford supercab PU pulling a flatbed trailer. I'll have to ask him if he knows how many miles he's got on it. It's easily got to be 500,000. He drives that thing everyday. Quote
Super User FishTank Posted February 13, 2008 Super User Posted February 13, 2008 This is not a joke, my brothers 1996 Ford F150 has over 600,000 miles on it. My niece would perform in plays all over the country, she lived in New York and attended school their. My brother and his wife would travel all over the place with her and when she lived in New York they would travel there about two or three times a month. If I am not mistaken, their was a guy with a beat up 1986 white F-150 that turned a million on his truck about 3 years ago and is still driving it. I think he has a 200+ mile round trip to work everyday. Quote
GitRDoneIke23 Posted February 13, 2008 Posted February 13, 2008 Change that oil every 3k miles boys and girls.... I do it every 4 or 5K............. Quote
GitRDoneIke23 Posted February 13, 2008 Posted February 13, 2008 Wow. Where are all the Toyota guys? I guess they all fainted over the fact that an American vehicle could last that long! YEP!!! ;D ;D Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.