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Baw puts 1,000,000 miles on his truck
Posted on 11/20/23 at 11:57 am
Posted on 11/20/23 at 11:57 am
And most of you trade in your truck after 4-5 years.
He’s spent over $200,000 on gasoline for that truck.
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It deserves a mention that while Ben Welch’s 1994 Chevy Suburban still has its original engine block in place — along with the same timing belt installed on the U.S. assembly line nearly 30 years ago — the driver’s seat has been replaced twice.
Welch, who has been in Lincoln since 1962, the year the Huskers began selling out football games, isn’t a big man. He might pass for a punter or place kicker. Maybe. So the wear and tear on the driver’s seat had less to do with his girth than the simple truth that all things eventually wear out.
“He’s put a lot of miles on those seats,” says mechanic Randy Bloom, who has taken care of that blue Suburban from the start.
He’s spent over $200,000 on gasoline for that truck.
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This post was edited on 11/20/23 at 12:01 pm
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Posted on 11/20/23 at 12:00 pm to member12
Surprised it wasn’t a Toyota. Knew it wasn’t a Ford.
This post was edited on 11/20/23 at 12:10 pm
Posted on 11/20/23 at 12:00 pm to member12
how many trannies did he blow?
Posted on 11/20/23 at 12:02 pm to member12
Those old suburbans are tanks.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 12:03 pm to momentoftruth87
You couldn’t drive 1 million miles in south Louisiana over 30 years without getting into an accident.
Surprised he hasn’t gone through 3-4 front ends from hitting wildlife at speed.
Surprised he hasn’t gone through 3-4 front ends from hitting wildlife at speed.
This post was edited on 11/20/23 at 12:05 pm
Posted on 11/20/23 at 12:07 pm to member12
Didn't Jody Plauche put over 1m million miles on his f150? seems like i remember a thread like that a few years back.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 12:08 pm to member12
That is one hell of an ROI.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 12:09 pm to member12
My dad had a 72 Dodge D100 that he did an engine swap in it twice. I remember right before I left for the Air Force, the odometer rolled over back to 0.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 12:10 pm to member12
Those are some of the best trucks around.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 12:11 pm to member12
2017 Tacoma w/ almost 300K. Not even a warning light. I simply keep up with required maintenance. Probably need to add some freon next summer.
This post was edited on 11/20/23 at 10:13 pm
Posted on 11/20/23 at 12:12 pm to member12
It doesn't have a timing belt.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 12:14 pm to BuckyCheese
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It doesn't have a timing belt.
Correct, "timing chain" for the win.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 12:22 pm to BuckyCheese
quote:. Chain FTW
It doesn't have a timing belt.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 12:22 pm to member12
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It deserves a mention that while Ben Welch’s 1994 Chevy Suburban still has its original engine block in place — along with the same timing belt installed on the U.S. assembly line nearly 30 years ago — the driver’s seat has been replaced twice.
A timing belt is probably brand new. Never been used. Because some assembly guy must have stashed a Northstar V8 belt in the back.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 12:24 pm to Legion of Doom
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Surprised it wasn’t a Toyota. Knew it wasn’t a Ford.
I had a 2010 Ford F-150 that had 578,000 miles on it when I sold it in 2017.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 12:25 pm to member12
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1994 Chevy Suburban
No surprise. Those years were Chevys best. The 350 vortec was indestructible
Posted on 11/20/23 at 12:32 pm to Legion of Doom
All these twinks bashing on Fords. My family has had a utility construction business since the 60’s and we’ve driven them all. Fords are the only ones that hold up when they’re worked everyday, and that’s a fact. Chevy’s are shite, and dodge ain’t much better.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 12:33 pm to JodyPlauche
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I had a 2010 Ford F-150 that had 578,000 miles on it when I sold it in 2017.
I'm closing in on 400K on my '06 Ranger.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 12:37 pm to Legion of Doom
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Surprised it wasn’t a Toyota. Knew it wasn’t a Ford.
I think the Tundra has had two different million mile trucks.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 12:48 pm to member12
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the driver’s seat has been replaced twice.
I knew a guy with a Chevy Lumina with the 3800 V6. He had about 600,000 miles on it when it was totaled.
He always said that the driver seat's in the GM cars had to be replaced every couple of hundred thousand miles.
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