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Houma man puts a million miles on his Tundra
Posted on 5/13/16 at 12:58 am
Posted on 5/13/16 at 12:58 am
so Toyota gives him a new one, takes the old one to study it LINK
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Posted on 5/13/16 at 1:01 am to Jim Rockford
Where the frick did he go?
Posted on 5/13/16 at 1:17 am to Jim Rockford
Damn, and I thought my 300k miles was high.
Posted on 5/13/16 at 1:36 am to Jim Rockford
He also averaged nearly 15 trips to the dealership per year.
I'm sure you could keep most cars running that long if you have the car serviced at a dealership once every 3.5 weeks.
I'm sure you could keep most cars running that long if you have the car serviced at a dealership once every 3.5 weeks.
This post was edited on 5/13/16 at 1:37 am
Posted on 5/13/16 at 2:28 am to Jim Rockford
That's an average of about 350 miles a day, 7 days a week for 8 years. Am I the only one who thought of Al Bundy?
Posted on 5/13/16 at 4:43 am to Jim Rockford
I've met him. He is a hot shot driver. Dude loves him some Toyota.
Posted on 5/13/16 at 5:52 am to Jim Rockford
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As if simply reaching 1 million miles didn't provide Toyota with enough good press, Sheppard had this to say about his 15th Tundra
Posted on 5/13/16 at 6:02 am to Jim Rockford
I saw this on Jalopnik the other day, and am definitely interested in the results of the study. Toyota did a similar study a few years ago when they gave a new Tundra to a West Texas cattle rancher. He put 100,000 hard miles on it and they took it back at that time, tore it apart and studied everything. Even things like the hydrocarbon filter and water filter were still extremely clean and it was in great condition.
I've been truck shopping for the last two years or so, and reliability and durability is what put lead me to buy a Tundra.
I'd always thought I'd wind up in a Ford -- my dad has had two King Ranches -- but I couldn't get past the Tundra reliability and bought a '16 Crewmax SR5.
I've been truck shopping for the last two years or so, and reliability and durability is what put lead me to buy a Tundra.
I'd always thought I'd wind up in a Ford -- my dad has had two King Ranches -- but I couldn't get past the Tundra reliability and bought a '16 Crewmax SR5.
Posted on 5/13/16 at 6:29 am to Jim Rockford
If you left your car running at 15MPH 24/7 for 7 straight years, you would hit this guys mark.....that's crazy.
This post was edited on 5/13/16 at 6:32 am
Posted on 5/13/16 at 7:03 am to Jim Rockford
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. Thanks, in part, to 117 dealership visits, Sheppard was able to keep the original engine, transmission and paint job intact despite averaging 125,000 miles per year.
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Regular business trips to North Dakota, Wyoming and Virginia helped him rack up miles.
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As if simply reaching 1 million miles didn't provide Toyota with enough good press, Sheppard had this to say about his 15th Tundra:
“I believed [reaching a million miles] wouldn’t be a problem,” Sheppard told Toyota's press team. “These trucks are safe and dependable. I think, if you see a Toyota on the side of the road, it might be a scam because they just don’t break down very often.”
Posted on 5/13/16 at 7:09 am to Jim Rockford
That comes out to 125,000 miles per year, or driving nearly 5 hours every day for seven years at 70mph. Something doesn't seem legit
Posted on 5/13/16 at 7:20 am to Jim Rockford
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so Toyota gives him a new one, takes the old one to study it
...to understand why planned obsolescence isn't succeeding at the Tundra plant.
This post was edited on 5/13/16 at 7:23 am
Posted on 5/13/16 at 7:33 am to Jim Rockford
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takes the old one to study it
They want to make sure that doesn't happen again.
Posted on 5/13/16 at 7:39 am to Jim Rockford
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takes the old one to study it
bet they do...if the Tundras start going a million miles theyre going to see a decline in sales
Posted on 5/13/16 at 8:02 am to Jim Rockford
My dad sold his Camaro back in the 90s with 775k miles on it. Drove to Boston from LA on a regular basis for classes.
Posted on 5/13/16 at 8:51 am to Jim Rockford
I met this guy at a heliport in Boothville.
He's a hotshot driver.
He's a hotshot driver.
Posted on 5/13/16 at 9:01 am to Jim Rockford
I've only got 785,000 miles to go on my 4Runner. 
Posted on 5/13/16 at 9:06 am to Jim Rockford
He could have owned and operated a G-6 for the cash he spent taking that pos toyota to the dealership every month.
Posted on 5/13/16 at 9:11 am to Jim Rockford
of course, no OT baller would keep a vehicle for that long.
Posted on 5/13/16 at 9:22 am to Jim Rockford
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Guy in New Iberia ran over 1,000,000 miles 10 years ago in one of those ubiquitous white Chevy pickups. He was probably pulled over and questioned about being a serial killer a few times in 2001-2002.
Guy in New Iberia ran over 1,000,000 miles 10 years ago in one of those ubiquitous white Chevy pickups. He was probably pulled over and questioned about being a serial killer a few times in 2001-2002.
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Carl points out that he has never had his truck's engine rebuilt and the cylinder head has never been removed in over a million miles
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