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re: Houma man puts a million miles on his Tundra
Posted on 5/13/16 at 6:37 am to Placebeaux
Posted on 5/13/16 at 6:37 am to Placebeaux
quote:he practically lived in his last Tundra and then they gave him a free one. I say he's well justified in loving Toyota.
I've met him. He is a hot shot driver. Dude loves him some Toyota.
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Posted on 5/13/16 at 6:56 am to JohnnyKilroy
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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.
For oil changes? And all original? And a million miles in 8+ years? Nah.
We had a dodge fleet that never made it to 75k without some sort of power train replacement
Posted on 5/13/16 at 7:02 am to Thib-a-doe Tiger
That was one hell of a well put together engine.
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 7:04 am to McLemore
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North Dakota, Wyoming and Virginia
Good news for him. He won't be putting many miles on his new truck.
This post was edited on 5/13/16 at 7:05 am
Posted on 5/13/16 at 7:05 am to YouAre8Up
It's why they haven't changed them even though they aren't a fuel efficient as their competitors. Their drivetrain is bulletproof
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 7:11 am to Boston911
He's a hotshot driver. Not impossible at all
Not to mention it was closer to 9 years
Not to mention it was closer to 9 years
This post was edited on 5/13/16 at 7:12 am
Posted on 5/13/16 at 7:16 am to X123F45
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One fram ultra filter
One of the reasons you are saving money, if use quality parts the price becomes near/equal.
Posted on 5/13/16 at 7:20 am to JohnnyKilroy
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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.
Article said he averaged 125,000 miles per year. That's a lot of frequent oil changes.
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 7:21 am to ForeverLSU02
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his 15th Tundra
The Tundra has only been available for about 15 or 16 yrs. I don't believe he has had 15 of them.
This post was edited on 5/13/16 at 7:22 am
Posted on 5/13/16 at 7:24 am to X123F45
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As for going exclusively to the dealership, he probably got screwed for the first few visits, but in college we used to take care of our regulars. Eventually they would get everything at cost plus 10%. Tires at cost plus 5 bucks.
As much free press as the brand was getting when he was in their dealership, it's worth it.
Yea... there is no way they were messing him over as a regular wit that amount of volume
Posted on 5/13/16 at 7:25 am to Mr.Perfect
I swear he was a Toyota salesman when I worked in the New Orleans area circa 2006 ish.
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 7:34 am to Mr.Perfect
Don't buy a VW if you feel that way. I think that shite goes up every time I bring my car in.
Posted on 5/13/16 at 7:36 am to SEClint
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Where the frick did he go?
Probably got caught trying to hang a left at mlk for a few years.
Posted on 5/13/16 at 7:37 am to SG_Geaux
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The Tundra has only been available for about 15 or 16 yrs. I don't believe he has had 15 of them.
Lots of hotshot drivers have a fleet. He probably owns his own company
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 7:49 am to mpar98
Reminds me of that episode of Married with Children
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When Al is forced to sell the Dodge, an auto executive offers him a brand-new Viper in exchange for filming his old car hitting the million mile mark.
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