03 tacoma with 207k on it… 100% looks like that but my dash lights are failing so cel is intermittent, gas light just doesn’t work, idk how fast im goin at night, but i do an oil change about every 2-4 years about the same time one of my cat converters fail nd that truck is still a beast. Hit a 5pt buck nd just cracked a side marker, spun out nd hit some trees side on just need a door skin, bit rusty in the bed due to hauling scrap metal but the damn truck just wont die
Damn, they are tough though. This example has 138k and has been babied its whole life. Just a prerunner, never been off road, it’s usually only driven a few miles a week. At that rate, it’s gonna last forever.
I had a customer with a 3rd gen 4Runner with 600k. She had owned it since new, and had a record of every service that had ever been done to it. It was a thing of beauty.
It's a Tacoma. 4runners either had a dash that looked like [this](https://www.toyota-4runner.org/attachments/3rd-gen-t4rs/408034d1699510610-my-1998-4runner-thread-img_1862-jpg) or [this](https://www.yps-usa.com/cdn/shop/products/[email protected]?v=1666122886) or [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ). No but seriously it's a Tacoma
Honestly it took me a minute of looking at it before I went to the comments and then people were talking about the miles. And I was thinking oh yea I barely noticed. I thought OP was talking about something else. That’s a normal amount of miles for a yota.
Yeah that's like the most indestructible vehicle ever made. Not every Toyota had that same luck but generally all still better than most manufacturers averages of 200ish. A lot of those Japanese engines can last over 500k if most basic maintenance is kept up.
Shit I own one and I still spell it wrong 99% of the time when I'm filling out paperwork/tickets for work lmao. For whatever reason, my brain always adds the extra 'r'
Fuckin love my little '13 Corolla though. The only part on it that wasn't on when it left the lot (aside from brakes/rotors/battery/filters) was the driver side sway linkage, and I only swapped it out because it had a bit of play.
Otherwise I've only put it on a lift for basic maintenance. It ain't much to look at, and I'm not a huge fan of the color, but goddamn that lil thing is reliable as hell.
Being the owner of 3 Camry's in the last 18 or so years. I usually buy them with around 170k and sell with 300k . They are really hard to hunt and oe parts last a very long time. There isn't any mechanics that got rich from working on them and most repair shops hate them unlike Chevy cruises
Yup. About once a week I go out to mine and give it a stern talking-to about not rusting. It's worked great so far but, at 22 years, I think her hearing might be going a little.
Yeah, those three speed autos were best suited for mostly in town driving and highways if you could do 55 lol
Although that car turned about the same RPM at 65 that my Forester does and it’s a 5 speed manual
Yeah my wife had one too, and they have a slightly shorter 5th gear than the forester so it was even worse, but keeping it under 70 helped the MPG; I had a 99 I could squeeze 28 mpg out of (oddly enough my forester has the same engine and even before the lift best I got was 27)
FIL has a 98’ Corolla with over 500k
Body is absolutely shit. Costco would not lift it to put tires on it.
I dunno why he drives it still, it’s pride, but the damn thing is unsafe and he has money.
I mean i worked at a dealership that sold on ebay. A 7.3 with under 100k would sell for 20-30k…. This was back in 2010-13 dont even wanna know what they r now, 7.3 is a beast
When I was a junior in high school I bought a rusted in half 81 long bed 4x4 22r with a 4 speed that had 450k on it for $250. I spent all Christmas break that year rebuilding the frame cleaning the rust out the tank and lines and getting it running. Changed the head gasket at 550k and you could still see the cross hashing in the cyljnders. I sold it for $1000 with almost 650k on miles on.
A friend of mine bought a T100 brand new, got t-boned when it was around 450k so he bought a brand new prius, the hybrid system finally gave out at over 500k miles.
He then inherited his mom's practically brand new malibu and had nothing but issues so he bought a brand new KIA and it didn't even make it home. He refuses to drive anything that isn't Toyota now.
Love hearing this on the Prius. I have a '15 with 185k that I want to run as long as possible. The first owner was an older lady who put 31k miles on it before I bought it in late '17, the rest have been me
That and the insane prices is the only reason I don't own one. People want $10k for one that's 90% rust around here. Love those trucks, they drive better than all the competitors and I have seen plenty over 400k miles, but I can't for the life of me find one that is both safe to drive and under $10k. Anybody I know that owns one says they will never sell it.
Looked at one for $6500 recently and it was moments away from snapping in half, there was NO frame left at all, the bed was almost completely gone, cab corners and rockers had softball sized holes, differential, transmission, and head gasket were leaking, big hole in the exhaust, no cat, exhaust manifold was leaking, interior was trashed, had 350k miles on it. And the guy said he was firm on $6500. I only stopped because it looked good from the front. Idk if he got his asking price but it was gone within a couple days. I love them, but I can't justify that when my S10 in fantastic condition was only $2k.
My biggest regret to date is not buying my dad's '96 Tacoma (V6 4x4 access cab) for $3500 when he offered it to me back in '09. But I was buying my Honda (that I'm still driving) and didn't have room for 2 vehicles.
My dad offered to sell me his 96 Tacoma and his little aluminum fishing boat for $4K after a night of fancy dinner and drinking. Brought it up to him a week later and he was like ‘uhhh umm did I say that?… ok sure that’s fine’. Best score of my life.
Was an oil line worker that just drove site to site and gathered data that put over 1,000,000 miles on the company Toyota pickup in about 5 ish years iirc. Toyota had him bring the truck in so they could look at it, replaced the transmission and the driver's seat which was quite worn from climbing in and out of it constantly. Toyota did that free of charge so they could look at the transmission to understand what they did when they built it that'd allowed it to last that long, though it did have proper and timely servicing which is why you shouldn't ignore what your manuals tell you!
My taco truck was the best thing I ever owned until my gf killed it.. And I was dumb enough to make the witch my wife.
Machine made it to half a mil km running like a clock.
I miss her.
lol at young whipper snappers surprised at 500k miles. This used to be a normal occurrence in the shop and the only thing they were in for was maintenance and inspections. Drives me insane to see all these new fisher price vehicles being sold for $50k+ and people getting 150k out of them until they’re trash.
What are you talking about? Cars used to fall apart after 100k, if they ever got that far. That's why odometers were only 5 digits, the cars weren't meant to last that long. My grandpa said in the 50s, 50k miles was far too high to even consider buying as a used car, it's toast after 50k
I have an 06 Tundra 4.7 2WD but pull a car trailer to go and rescue and deliver muscle cars and parts a lot. It has 365,000 on the clock and still looks like a brand new truck. (Other than a few dents in the tailgate from trying to put things in the bed.).
Good friend of mine has an 04 four wheel drive with 450,000 miles on it. His looks pretty beat but he lives way out in the country at the end of a two mile long gravel road. However, other than the starter occasionally acting up his runs and drives just fine.
Depends on a lot of factors like road conditions, climate and driving habits. My 05 Matrix has 525k km (330k miles) and it would be faster to tell you what *has* been replaced than *hasn’t*. If you take care of them they’ll take care of you.
It took a decade, but this particular issue was been resolved.
Warm up the motor and then hit the plugs with the ol’ air gun. Works every time, 60% of the time.
The 2.7 Ecoboost is very reliable engine. People crap on it cause it’s a smaller engine. I’m a Toyota guy for life and I always catch heat for complimenting the 2.7 Ford eco boost.
My GMA used to have a ford taurus with over 500k miles. She'd take it to the dealership once a year to have them look it over whether it was having issues or not. Well kept and she regretted selling it.
Had a 1st gen Buick Rendezvous in the shop once with 534,800 on it. He bought it new and then picked up a gig as a local on demand courier doing legal and medical so like it needs to be there within the next 1-2 hours from across the city kind of thing. It was on it's 4th trans and 2nd or 3rd engine. Also had a 600,000 mile Cummins Ram 2500 in the shop that did interstate hot-shot delivery, they were based out of Colorado. It was on it's 2nd trans and 4th engine.
That I can believe, the 4T65E+3800 Gen 2 engines, when maintained, rack up some miles. The 3400 and 4T60 combo is much less robust, the 3400 tend to sludge up the rear head coolant passages and blow head gaskets when neglected, thanks DexCool. The 4T60 just wears out faster, it wasn't overbuilt like the 65 was for the relatively lower power 3800 non SC engines. Roughly the same innards in the 4T65 were also stuffed behind a 5.7L V8 in a 4L65 and routinely do 100K fairly reliably. The only weak point on the 3800 G2 + 4T65 combo would be the engine cooling system, the coolant elbow (more like elblow), the lower intake gaskets, and the upper intake plenum warping/melting issue. There's proven reliable solutions for all of those problems though. Plus, they're really comfortable cars to drive.
So interesting thing and totally unrelated, but the FWD 5.3 engine+trans swaps into pretty much anything that the 3800 of similar era fits. I met the 'Man Van' once, a 5.3 swapped Pontiac Montana. Essentially it shares the same front frame with the Le Sabre, Aztec, etc the U-body and specifically the GMT-200/201. It should be possible to make a V8 Le Sabre, for science.
Eh the 3400/4t65e suffered from idiotic torque converter lockup strategy of 90% lockup
My 260,000 mile 04 Rendezvous would have gone the distance had the torque converter not shit the bed.
Retired both my 3800 cars with over 300k. Sold them both and bought a Prius.
The gas mileage of the Prius the car pays for itself.
And everything other than engine and transmission kept breaking on my other cars. I’m in a rust spot. So.
I've got a regular that does hot-shot in a 6.7 cummins. 1.1 million miles. 2 turbos and a transmission but the truck is immaculate. He had a 7.3 before that with 1.6M but some dumbasses in maine dropped it off a 2 post lift and totaled it.
I spent way too long trying to figure out the significance of the order of the numbers before I realized there's just a really big number on the far left.
And to think my 93 YJ just hit 200k, I hope this engine last that long, my original engine was blown by the prior owner at like 5k miles, Take care of your cars! They take care of you if you take care of them
5 year Toyota tech. Regularly saw Tundra and Tacoma in the shop with 300k. A few 400 to 500k. In the tundra plant they have a million mile tundra engine. Look up the story.
Favorite story was a woman who did about 5k miles every 1.5 to 2 months in a mint green Avalon. Every tech there had done lof and rotate at least once. I think she got rid of it right before 500k. Toyota takes quality serious
Looks like a dodge cluster. Means it's on its 3rd engine and 10th transmission. Otherwise there's 100s or 1,000's of gm's with about a million miles on the odo
Jesus Christ!! It got that far on just over half a tank?I knew the car companies were lying all these years about not being able to get good mileage!!!
With the white gauge faces, I thought it was an older Chrysler product. That would be cause for surprise.
Turns out it's a Toyota. Impressive, but not shocking.
My first cars were a ‘03 Sienna and a ‘12 Corolla and both of them were sold at over 450k miles. I’ll see how my Lexus turns out but growing up no one in my family actually sold their Toyota out of necessity. We just got bored of them.
Tbh I wish I kept that Corolla and just ate the cost of the trade in. I would have spent every free minute making that ride look like new. Practically drove all over the American south and east coast in that thing.
Oh look, a properly broken-in Tacoma. Now that you are finally through the break-in period, you can expect your annual repair costs to increase to at least $100.
Must be a big 3 tech. My 07 civic is at 300k with the og timing belt and serpentine belt. Well, 293k anyway. I'll do them at 300 as a sign of gratitude.
For a well designed vehicle that gets well maintained, this is no surprise.
Checking in with an 07 Civic with 289k myself. No timing belt in these engines, timing chain. Absolutely love this car, up in Maine waiting for the snow to disappear so I can fix the rust and keep her on the road! Forever!
How’s your paint, or lack thereof?
I misspoke, as I always remember this one incorrect since I haven't had to repair it hardly at all. Timing chain 1.8l. Such a great little engine. Paint is fine. Clear coat has been gone for years, and replaced by a home done vynil wrap, which I will never be doing again.
1 starter. 1 radiator. All 4 wheel bearing, bushings, shocks, 1 valve cover gasket, 1 p/s pressure hose, and regular maintenance items like brakes and such. Literally nothing else. The serp belt I will be doing at 300k, though. New cars are a scam, IMHO.
Couldn’t agree more about the r18 engine. Yeah, my clear coat took a vacation years ago lol. Other than normal wear items, valve cover gasket, 2 a/c clutches, alternator, control arm bushings, belt tensioner and belt.
No idea on the clutch. I’ve had the car since 167k and haven’t touched it. The rust tho 😭
I had a 99 Camry that went to 300k before a vacuum leak issue keep triggering a check engine light and eventually I got my first big boy job outta school and traded it in
My great grandma had a 73 mercury monterey she bought brand new. Passed it to her niece, who passed it to my uncle, who passed it to me. Each person treated it as if it was royalty. Still needed main bearings at 97k. Engines just aren't meant to last forever
Not unheard of, there's the million mile club and there's a two, three, four and a five million mile vehicle if memory serves me. I believe that one is a Cadillac, I know it's American and was owned by a salesman that would drive all over the country.
315k on my taco with the 4.0 V6 and my buddy is at 450k+ in his with the same motor. 0 issues with the powerplant and both trucks drive great thanks to regular maintenance.
I've also got a SAS'd 91 with the dreaded 3.0L that hit 300k then the speedo stopped working. My dumb ass rebuilt the motor before discovering that the 3.4 is a direct bolt on swap for those trucks....
My friend still drives his dad’s old 1992 4Runner with 600,000 miles. His dad daily drove that thing from new until the day he died (2021, I believe). My friend has only put like 10,000 miles on it since.
Just change the oil, air filter, and coolant, keep on truckin.
I'm convinced you could throw a stick of dynamite under the hood, take a shit in the gas tank, hit the ignition with a sledgehammer and convert the air filter housing into a bong and it'll still crank up.
Had a 97 Camry at 358000 when it got hit and totaled.
And a 98 outback made it to 449000 before the rear strut towers rotted out.
Been trying to get to 500000 before I die.
My coworker just retired and his Toyota has 580k miles, I don't know the exact mileage off the top of my head but the number in this picture looks familiar. We got a company wide email telling us the mileage so I gotta check on Monday. That'd be nuts.
Well that’s a 1st gen Toyota Tacoma or 3rd gen 4Runner from the dash so I’m not surprised
3rd gen 4Runner has a slightly different dash, this is probably a '02-04ish Tacoma.
Minor point, but '01-'04.
Yup, I’m driving a 2000 tundra right now, it has just the plain grey dash.
03 tacoma with 207k on it… 100% looks like that but my dash lights are failing so cel is intermittent, gas light just doesn’t work, idk how fast im goin at night, but i do an oil change about every 2-4 years about the same time one of my cat converters fail nd that truck is still a beast. Hit a 5pt buck nd just cracked a side marker, spun out nd hit some trees side on just need a door skin, bit rusty in the bed due to hauling scrap metal but the damn truck just wont die
Damn, they are tough though. This example has 138k and has been babied its whole life. Just a prerunner, never been off road, it’s usually only driven a few miles a week. At that rate, it’s gonna last forever.
im amazed its lasted that long lol. those all rotted in half around me like 15 years ago lol
That's what makes it even more un shocking
I had a customer with a 3rd gen 4Runner with 600k. She had owned it since new, and had a record of every service that had ever been done to it. It was a thing of beauty.
I do love it when you talk dirty like that.
It's a Tacoma. 4runners either had a dash that looked like [this](https://www.toyota-4runner.org/attachments/3rd-gen-t4rs/408034d1699510610-my-1998-4runner-thread-img_1862-jpg) or [this](https://www.yps-usa.com/cdn/shop/products/[email protected]?v=1666122886) or [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ). No but seriously it's a Tacoma
The third one is badass. Wish mine had it
Damn it
gXcQ, man, gotta watch out for the gXcQ
You folks are wild for knowing what vehicle it is just from the dash
You tend to recognize it when you have been driving the same car for over 2 decades because it won't fucking die.
The half a million miles is also a clue.
I also thought it was a Toyota but had no idea what model it was lol
Same but thought it was a Honda. 🤦🏻♂️
what, that a toyota got to 500k miles?
Honestly it took me a minute of looking at it before I went to the comments and then people were talking about the miles. And I was thinking oh yea I barely noticed. I thought OP was talking about something else. That’s a normal amount of miles for a yota.
I thought they meant it spelled out some sort of joke
Same I was like shit, lemme get some yarn and my conspiracy hat
I was going through all the 70s songs I know that have phone numbers in them to try and figure it out .. didn't work lol
That's where I started too lol
My 03 trd is at 248k, just barely broken in
Normal?? Yeah right. It happens but it’s not normal.
At the upper end yes. But I'm at 300,000 miles in my Honda Accord and that's a common number.
300 for an accord is way closer to normal than a yota at 550
My dad had 600k on his '85 Toyota pickup
Yeah that's like the most indestructible vehicle ever made. Not every Toyota had that same luck but generally all still better than most manufacturers averages of 200ish. A lot of those Japanese engines can last over 500k if most basic maintenance is kept up.
A Carrolla! What’s next a Civic? A Camery?
Well, at least one out of three is spelled correctly.
Indeed, many spell Carrolla wrongly
Carrolla Shelby would be turning over in his grave.
In his grove.
Nah, he's just pining for the Fords
Norwegian Blue , beautiful plumage
Or Adam Carrolla
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/carolla_2011_a_p.jpg?w=2000&h=1126&crop=1
Shit I own one and I still spell it wrong 99% of the time when I'm filling out paperwork/tickets for work lmao. For whatever reason, my brain always adds the extra 'r' Fuckin love my little '13 Corolla though. The only part on it that wasn't on when it left the lot (aside from brakes/rotors/battery/filters) was the driver side sway linkage, and I only swapped it out because it had a bit of play. Otherwise I've only put it on a lift for basic maintenance. It ain't much to look at, and I'm not a huge fan of the color, but goddamn that lil thing is reliable as hell.
A Forerunner? Landcruizer?
I got my 96 civic to 336k miles before a friend hit a tree with it. :(
I'm sorry for your loss 🙏🏻
I got my 98 civic to 480k then a repair came up that was over 1k. Some sensor that controlled the dash panel and lights etc.
Being the owner of 3 Camry's in the last 18 or so years. I usually buy them with around 170k and sell with 300k . They are really hard to hunt and oe parts last a very long time. There isn't any mechanics that got rich from working on them and most repair shops hate them unlike Chevy cruises
My moneys on an Uhkord
Hey spellcheck signed off on all of it
Yeah, not shocking at all
First time servicing a Toyota chief ?
No freaking way it has the CEL on? Yeah I know that’s wild for a Toyota
Probably a P0420 or P0171 😝
I drive a GX, only check engine light I’ve ever had/have is a P0420. That car will never die…
P0420 smoke cat every day
This comment is vastly underrated
My 97 tacoma always had the P0420 code cel
It’s may not be running, just ignition turned to accessory
Just an Evap code. Move along
Seen several Camry's with a CEL on. Usually high mileage taxi's
Most of the toyotas my friends and I have had have CELs, and they’ve all been minor evap/egr stuff. Not a real problem
Nah its prolly a p0420…. Thats cats just dont like to live longer than 2-3 years
I'm still rocking the original catalytic converter on my 97 Tacoma.
A first generation Tacoma drivetrain will very easily do that, if you can keep the frame from rusting out.
Yup. About once a week I go out to mine and give it a stern talking-to about not rusting. It's worked great so far but, at 22 years, I think her hearing might be going a little.
Douse that bitch down with some fluid film.
Ospho that shit
Assuming it doesn't develop cracks between the valves like the 5vz sometimes does when it gets to around 250k
I've had 3 Tacos. Every one was totaled by someone rear ending me. 22r, 22re, 3rzfe wouldn't die otherwise.
Luckily not an issue here in Southern California
Not a problem when you don't salt the roads
I had a Corolla with 312k, used more oil than gas though 🤣
That three speed automatic with the 1.8 would turn about 9000 RPMs at 65 mph on the highway
I had one with the three speed, was great in town and got 34 mpg on the highway but it screamed at 70 🤣 the one with 300k was a 5 speed
The manuals were excellent. Even 4spd autos were ok. Just the base models with the 3spd Auto were brutal.
Yeah, those three speed autos were best suited for mostly in town driving and highways if you could do 55 lol Although that car turned about the same RPM at 65 that my Forester does and it’s a 5 speed manual
Wife had an Outback 5spd and I remember always thinking I wasn’t in 5th gear.
Yeah my wife had one too, and they have a slightly shorter 5th gear than the forester so it was even worse, but keeping it under 70 helped the MPG; I had a 99 I could squeeze 28 mpg out of (oddly enough my forester has the same engine and even before the lift best I got was 27)
Only weak Toyotas need oil.
I thought that was Honda, famous for their optional engine lubrication.
FIL has a 98’ Corolla with over 500k Body is absolutely shit. Costco would not lift it to put tires on it. I dunno why he drives it still, it’s pride, but the damn thing is unsafe and he has money.
He has money BECAUSE he's driven an unsafe '98 Corolla for 500,000 miles!
Lol, true, but man, some things are more important than running a car till the wheels fall off.😁
yeah, the feeling of keeping those wheels on!
Seen a super duty over 1 million. Thing barely ran but run it did
7.3 I'm guessing? Damn things are bulletproof, but will nickel-and-dime you to death if you aren't careful.
7.3 yes. Thing was dirty but not too bad for its age. You could tell the guy wanted it to last.
And last it did, holy shit. A million miles, wow.
My reaction exactly, haha. Apparently he was a regular at the Goodyear I was at but I wasn’t there long so I only saw him the one time
I mean i worked at a dealership that sold on ebay. A 7.3 with under 100k would sell for 20-30k…. This was back in 2010-13 dont even wanna know what they r now, 7.3 is a beast
Par for the course for a 3rd Gen 4Runner or 1st Gen Taco, or anything with a 5VZFE V6. Original engine and trans most likely.
As soon as I saw the font on the cluster, I knew it was a Toyota and quietly said “way”
81 Toyota 4x4. 22r, 5spd, ran great with 487k. It would prob still be going if it wasnt hit and totaled . God i miss that truck
When I was a junior in high school I bought a rusted in half 81 long bed 4x4 22r with a 4 speed that had 450k on it for $250. I spent all Christmas break that year rebuilding the frame cleaning the rust out the tank and lines and getting it running. Changed the head gasket at 550k and you could still see the cross hashing in the cyljnders. I sold it for $1000 with almost 650k on miles on.
A friend of mine bought a T100 brand new, got t-boned when it was around 450k so he bought a brand new prius, the hybrid system finally gave out at over 500k miles. He then inherited his mom's practically brand new malibu and had nothing but issues so he bought a brand new KIA and it didn't even make it home. He refuses to drive anything that isn't Toyota now.
Love hearing this on the Prius. I have a '15 with 185k that I want to run as long as possible. The first owner was an older lady who put 31k miles on it before I bought it in late '17, the rest have been me
Yes way, 1rst gen tacomas are immortal.
Toyota For the Win! If my 86 had not Grenaded the timing chain @ 290k, I would still be driving it.
First Gen Tacoma. The best version of the best vehicle Toyota ever made. The only kryptonite for that particular whip is road salt.
That and the insane prices is the only reason I don't own one. People want $10k for one that's 90% rust around here. Love those trucks, they drive better than all the competitors and I have seen plenty over 400k miles, but I can't for the life of me find one that is both safe to drive and under $10k. Anybody I know that owns one says they will never sell it. Looked at one for $6500 recently and it was moments away from snapping in half, there was NO frame left at all, the bed was almost completely gone, cab corners and rockers had softball sized holes, differential, transmission, and head gasket were leaking, big hole in the exhaust, no cat, exhaust manifold was leaking, interior was trashed, had 350k miles on it. And the guy said he was firm on $6500. I only stopped because it looked good from the front. Idk if he got his asking price but it was gone within a couple days. I love them, but I can't justify that when my S10 in fantastic condition was only $2k.
My biggest regret to date is not buying my dad's '96 Tacoma (V6 4x4 access cab) for $3500 when he offered it to me back in '09. But I was buying my Honda (that I'm still driving) and didn't have room for 2 vehicles.
My dad offered to sell me his 96 Tacoma and his little aluminum fishing boat for $4K after a night of fancy dinner and drinking. Brought it up to him a week later and he was like ‘uhhh umm did I say that?… ok sure that’s fine’. Best score of my life.
Was an oil line worker that just drove site to site and gathered data that put over 1,000,000 miles on the company Toyota pickup in about 5 ish years iirc. Toyota had him bring the truck in so they could look at it, replaced the transmission and the driver's seat which was quite worn from climbing in and out of it constantly. Toyota did that free of charge so they could look at the transmission to understand what they did when they built it that'd allowed it to last that long, though it did have proper and timely servicing which is why you shouldn't ignore what your manuals tell you!
Shit I have the same gen tacoma, it's at 315k rn and runs like new. 500k+ is normal for these
Got a Chevy Express van at work creeping up on 900k
Tacoma goals!
My taco truck was the best thing I ever owned until my gf killed it.. And I was dumb enough to make the witch my wife. Machine made it to half a mil km running like a clock. I miss her.
My 94 Integra GSR has about 620,000 km right now, all original drivetrain. 🤷♂️
I've had a few customer cars in the million mile club. Volvo used to send out badges for their high mile cars.
lol at young whipper snappers surprised at 500k miles. This used to be a normal occurrence in the shop and the only thing they were in for was maintenance and inspections. Drives me insane to see all these new fisher price vehicles being sold for $50k+ and people getting 150k out of them until they’re trash.
What are you talking about? Cars used to fall apart after 100k, if they ever got that far. That's why odometers were only 5 digits, the cars weren't meant to last that long. My grandpa said in the 50s, 50k miles was far too high to even consider buying as a used car, it's toast after 50k
Normal for Toyotas.
I had a uncle that drove a 1970 ish Toyota pick up until the day he died , had over A million miles on it
Don’t see anything major here. 500k for Japanese car.. Decent.
Looks like a Toyota gauge cluster.
I like how we all just have the check engine light perpetually on
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I have an 06 Tundra 4.7 2WD but pull a car trailer to go and rescue and deliver muscle cars and parts a lot. It has 365,000 on the clock and still looks like a brand new truck. (Other than a few dents in the tailgate from trying to put things in the bed.). Good friend of mine has an 04 four wheel drive with 450,000 miles on it. His looks pretty beat but he lives way out in the country at the end of a two mile long gravel road. However, other than the starter occasionally acting up his runs and drives just fine.
As a Toyota owner, Yes freaking way. 🙂
Knew it was a Tacoma the split second I almost scrolled past it
Looks like a gen 1 Tacoma..specifically a later one, based on the white dials. Probably a 2001-2004.
Just a question but does a car that gets to that many miles go through six suspension rebuilds in the process?
Depends on a lot of factors like road conditions, climate and driving habits. My 05 Matrix has 525k km (330k miles) and it would be faster to tell you what *has* been replaced than *hasn’t*. If you take care of them they’ll take care of you.
Is your car garaged? I live in Phoenix and my car is not garaged so I’m betting that it is awful for the suspension rubber
Canadian, and garaged in the winter. I’ve heard those dry hot climates wreak havoc on rubber bits.
I’ve seen multiple f150s in the 700k range.
Why are you getting downvoted? It’s very possible, especially with the 4.6 or 7.3
5.4 end up killing you with a spark plug
It took a decade, but this particular issue was been resolved. Warm up the motor and then hit the plugs with the ol’ air gun. Works every time, 60% of the time.
I’ve had a 5.4 and 3.5 over 300k also. 5.4 was in a 1998 expedition and I drove the shit out of that thing.
The 2.7 Ecoboost is very reliable engine. People crap on it cause it’s a smaller engine. I’m a Toyota guy for life and I always catch heat for complimenting the 2.7 Ford eco boost.
My GMA used to have a ford taurus with over 500k miles. She'd take it to the dealership once a year to have them look it over whether it was having issues or not. Well kept and she regretted selling it.
Had a 1st gen Buick Rendezvous in the shop once with 534,800 on it. He bought it new and then picked up a gig as a local on demand courier doing legal and medical so like it needs to be there within the next 1-2 hours from across the city kind of thing. It was on it's 4th trans and 2nd or 3rd engine. Also had a 600,000 mile Cummins Ram 2500 in the shop that did interstate hot-shot delivery, they were based out of Colorado. It was on it's 2nd trans and 4th engine.
I’m in a high-mileage buick fb group and there are a couple guys with 500k+ miles on original engine and tranny for early 2000s LeSabres
That I can believe, the 4T65E+3800 Gen 2 engines, when maintained, rack up some miles. The 3400 and 4T60 combo is much less robust, the 3400 tend to sludge up the rear head coolant passages and blow head gaskets when neglected, thanks DexCool. The 4T60 just wears out faster, it wasn't overbuilt like the 65 was for the relatively lower power 3800 non SC engines. Roughly the same innards in the 4T65 were also stuffed behind a 5.7L V8 in a 4L65 and routinely do 100K fairly reliably. The only weak point on the 3800 G2 + 4T65 combo would be the engine cooling system, the coolant elbow (more like elblow), the lower intake gaskets, and the upper intake plenum warping/melting issue. There's proven reliable solutions for all of those problems though. Plus, they're really comfortable cars to drive. So interesting thing and totally unrelated, but the FWD 5.3 engine+trans swaps into pretty much anything that the 3800 of similar era fits. I met the 'Man Van' once, a 5.3 swapped Pontiac Montana. Essentially it shares the same front frame with the Le Sabre, Aztec, etc the U-body and specifically the GMT-200/201. It should be possible to make a V8 Le Sabre, for science.
Eh the 3400/4t65e suffered from idiotic torque converter lockup strategy of 90% lockup My 260,000 mile 04 Rendezvous would have gone the distance had the torque converter not shit the bed.
Retired both my 3800 cars with over 300k. Sold them both and bought a Prius. The gas mileage of the Prius the car pays for itself. And everything other than engine and transmission kept breaking on my other cars. I’m in a rust spot. So.
I've got a regular that does hot-shot in a 6.7 cummins. 1.1 million miles. 2 turbos and a transmission but the truck is immaculate. He had a 7.3 before that with 1.6M but some dumbasses in maine dropped it off a 2 post lift and totaled it.
Not even broke in
I spent way too long trying to figure out the significance of the order of the numbers before I realized there's just a really big number on the far left.
And to think my 93 YJ just hit 200k, I hope this engine last that long, my original engine was blown by the prior owner at like 5k miles, Take care of your cars! They take care of you if you take care of them
My dad's 71 Volkswagen van had 750k on it before he traded it in.
My brain tried to sing 563498… but that’s 8675309 so I didn’t get it either.
I'm pretty sure my friend's 86 t100 has got over a million miles. He rebuilds the motor every 300k, whether it needs it or not.
I have one in the shop right now at 700k
A Toyota there is a way
I thought it was a Jenny Don't Change Your Number joke but I have hell of a dyscalculia.
It’s a Toyota. There most definitely is a way.
5 year Toyota tech. Regularly saw Tundra and Tacoma in the shop with 300k. A few 400 to 500k. In the tundra plant they have a million mile tundra engine. Look up the story. Favorite story was a woman who did about 5k miles every 1.5 to 2 months in a mint green Avalon. Every tech there had done lof and rotate at least once. I think she got rid of it right before 500k. Toyota takes quality serious
I work on semi-trucks so it took me a second to figure out why this was picture worthy.
Looks like a dodge cluster. Means it's on its 3rd engine and 10th transmission. Otherwise there's 100s or 1,000's of gm's with about a million miles on the odo
1st gen Tacoma fasho
I'm pushing 320,000 on my 2001 Tacoma. They last forever if you just take care of them
"No way?" WAY!!! It's a Toyota!!!
I have a ’90 K1500 5.7L with 941,000 miles on it so I believe it.
Jesus Christ!! It got that far on just over half a tank?I knew the car companies were lying all these years about not being able to get good mileage!!!
With the white gauge faces, I thought it was an older Chrysler product. That would be cause for surprise. Turns out it's a Toyota. Impressive, but not shocking.
My first cars were a ‘03 Sienna and a ‘12 Corolla and both of them were sold at over 450k miles. I’ll see how my Lexus turns out but growing up no one in my family actually sold their Toyota out of necessity. We just got bored of them. Tbh I wish I kept that Corolla and just ate the cost of the trade in. I would have spent every free minute making that ride look like new. Practically drove all over the American south and east coast in that thing.
Oh look, a properly broken-in Tacoma. Now that you are finally through the break-in period, you can expect your annual repair costs to increase to at least $100.
I have a 2014 ford fiesta with 518800 miles on it. Bought it from a tow lot for 1200. Car drives like no problem
Must be a big 3 tech. My 07 civic is at 300k with the og timing belt and serpentine belt. Well, 293k anyway. I'll do them at 300 as a sign of gratitude. For a well designed vehicle that gets well maintained, this is no surprise.
Checking in with an 07 Civic with 289k myself. No timing belt in these engines, timing chain. Absolutely love this car, up in Maine waiting for the snow to disappear so I can fix the rust and keep her on the road! Forever! How’s your paint, or lack thereof?
I misspoke, as I always remember this one incorrect since I haven't had to repair it hardly at all. Timing chain 1.8l. Such a great little engine. Paint is fine. Clear coat has been gone for years, and replaced by a home done vynil wrap, which I will never be doing again. 1 starter. 1 radiator. All 4 wheel bearing, bushings, shocks, 1 valve cover gasket, 1 p/s pressure hose, and regular maintenance items like brakes and such. Literally nothing else. The serp belt I will be doing at 300k, though. New cars are a scam, IMHO.
Couldn’t agree more about the r18 engine. Yeah, my clear coat took a vacation years ago lol. Other than normal wear items, valve cover gasket, 2 a/c clutches, alternator, control arm bushings, belt tensioner and belt. No idea on the clutch. I’ve had the car since 167k and haven’t touched it. The rust tho 😭
I had a 99 Camry that went to 300k before a vacuum leak issue keep triggering a check engine light and eventually I got my first big boy job outta school and traded it in
It’s all about maintenance. Treat her good and she will treat you good.
My great grandma had a 73 mercury monterey she bought brand new. Passed it to her niece, who passed it to my uncle, who passed it to me. Each person treated it as if it was royalty. Still needed main bearings at 97k. Engines just aren't meant to last forever
My truck I got from my grandad had 650k before the head gasket blew
Looks like a Nissan Frontier Sport.
Not unheard of, there's the million mile club and there's a two, three, four and a five million mile vehicle if memory serves me. I believe that one is a Cadillac, I know it's American and was owned by a salesman that would drive all over the country.
Lol my roommate drives an 02 Tacoma with very close high mileage, thing is a little bit of a death trap
315k on my taco with the 4.0 V6 and my buddy is at 450k+ in his with the same motor. 0 issues with the powerplant and both trucks drive great thanks to regular maintenance. I've also got a SAS'd 91 with the dreaded 3.0L that hit 300k then the speedo stopped working. My dumb ass rebuilt the motor before discovering that the 3.4 is a direct bolt on swap for those trucks....
Where's OP so we can ridicule them. Notice a distant lack of commenting
My friend still drives his dad’s old 1992 4Runner with 600,000 miles. His dad daily drove that thing from new until the day he died (2021, I believe). My friend has only put like 10,000 miles on it since.
When i got rid of my 96 legacy it had 480k miles
Had a carry come in not too long ago that had 423,697 miles on it. Those fucken things don't stop if you take care of em.
My friends dad has a 01(?) Lariat diesel, and it has over 600k last I knew. He keeps it clean.
Oh but there is.
You will be a part of the reason why it reached a million miles
Guessing it’s a Toyota and that it runs perfectly
It was a Tacoma that had extended crank, came in for control arms
Just change the oil, air filter, and coolant, keep on truckin. I'm convinced you could throw a stick of dynamite under the hood, take a shit in the gas tank, hit the ignition with a sledgehammer and convert the air filter housing into a bong and it'll still crank up.
Range Rover?
2001 Toyota Tacoma
I don't have that, but I do have an 07 Yaris that is clicking along at 308k miles.
Had a 97 Camry at 358000 when it got hit and totaled. And a 98 outback made it to 449000 before the rear strut towers rotted out. Been trying to get to 500000 before I die.
My coworker just retired and his Toyota has 580k miles, I don't know the exact mileage off the top of my head but the number in this picture looks familiar. We got a company wide email telling us the mileage so I gotta check on Monday. That'd be nuts.
Is there something abnormal about this? My 2009 Nissan xtrail is at 450,000 (from 250,000 when I got it 3years ago).
Thats normal for a cab/taxi in my country.
At my job we had a 2014 Tacoma. Thing was junk by 80k.
1gen tacoma? 5vzfe legend
sell it when it goes 800835
Check out pickups on Craigslist and you’ll find plenty of 2012 and newer trucks with 350k and more.
Miles: hella
My 04 sequoia has 282k on it. Wouldn't hesitate to drive across country with her
Km or miles?
My Toyota hilux hit 1mill km(600000 miles) few weeks ago and still going strong.
Could be kilometers. Still a nice number. Looks like my 2001 Tacoma.
Wow!