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Study: Longest-lasting vehicles on the road
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:04 am
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:04 am
This is on % sold that have been driven over 200,000 miles.
A lot of Toyotas, GMCs, Chevrolets, and the F250.
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Honda and Toyota cars also had a good showing when trucks are excluded from the data....but higher end European cars did not make the list, which really shouldn't surprise anyone familiar with the mainteance costs of your average BMW.
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I think this is due in part to the type of buyers these trucks and SUVs attract....which are people who generally take care of their vehicles. The Chevy Suburban owner probably has a much better strategy and attitude towards mainteance than the guy who bought a Scion or Mitsibushi on a sub-prime loan.
A lot of Toyotas, GMCs, Chevrolets, and the F250.
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Honda and Toyota cars also had a good showing when trucks are excluded from the data....but higher end European cars did not make the list, which really shouldn't surprise anyone familiar with the mainteance costs of your average BMW.
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Here’s a reassuring but wholly unsurprising little fact: Vehicles that are built to be tough are proving to be among the toughest of them all, judging by the latest study yielded by iSeeCars.com‘s seemingly endless pool of sales and vehicular data.
I think this is due in part to the type of buyers these trucks and SUVs attract....which are people who generally take care of their vehicles. The Chevy Suburban owner probably has a much better strategy and attitude towards mainteance than the guy who bought a Scion or Mitsibushi on a sub-prime loan.
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By using data from the 30 million car classifieds on its site, iSeeCars was able to determine the percentage of specific vehicles with more than 200,000 miles on their clocks. Notably, the study does not take into account the climate that the car is on sale in, nor the weight of highway versus city driving. It does reveal, though, that by and large, SUVs and trucks are typically on the road the longest, a measure in which the stalwarts of longevity — midsize sedans, much of the time — fell outside the top ten.
This post was edited on 10/6/14 at 9:19 am
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Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:06 am to member12
if i could go back and buy my truck again, it would be a tacoma.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:07 am to member12
Longest-lasting SUVs and trucks*???
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:07 am to member12
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1. Ford F-250 Super Duty
worst trucks on the planet according to outdoor board
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:09 am to zacata88
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Longest-lasting SUVs and trucks*???
List is dominated by GMC/Chevrolet
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:10 am to yellowfin
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worst trucks on the planet according to outdoor board
I think the old 7.3L powered models are still tooling around quite well.
All of the OB posters who've had constant and catastrophic problems with their F250s were running the newer diesels.
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if i could go back and buy my truck again, it would be a tacoma.
If I'm putting 200,000 miles on a truck, it would be something that rode smoother than a Tacoma.
But yeah, they are pretty sturdy trucks - especially the models from the 1990s.
This post was edited on 10/6/14 at 9:14 am
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:12 am to member12
Toyota will forever be one of the most dependable vehicles on the road.
1995 4-Runner 270,000+ miles and still running..... I'm trying to kill it by not giving it an oil change though so I can just go buy a 2015.
1995 4-Runner 270,000+ miles and still running..... I'm trying to kill it by not giving it an oil change though so I can just go buy a 2015.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:13 am to member12
this article is either for the poor who buy used cars or the money pinchers who will drive their vehicle for 15 years. Longevity is great if you are a person that takes advantage of it.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:15 am to Displaced
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if i could go back and buy my truck again, it would be a tacoma.
Little question my next daily driver will be a Tacoma and my previous daily driver will be a Tacoma.
I'm in a car between Tacomas right now
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:15 am to Chad504boy
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money pinchers who will drive their vehicle for 15 years
We are out there...in Hondas, Toyotas, Subarus, Chevrolets, GMC's, and apparently old F250s.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:18 am to Chad504boy
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Longevity is great if you are a person that takes advantage of it.
Meh. Everyone who owns the car benefits. Toyotas and Hondas hold resale value because of the longevity issue.
Don't be a hater...
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:22 am to Ace Midnight
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Meh. Everyone who owns the car benefits. Toyotas and Hondas hold resale value because of the longevity issue.
I have the sneaking suspicion that, under the hood, there's not that much that makes a Toyota or Subaru superior to a Nissan, Ford, or Mitsubishi.....but the Toyota or Subaru owner will almost certainly take care of their vehicles better.
It's much easier to find a used Accord in good shape than it is to find a used Civic that hasn't been abused. I have long suspected that this has everything to do with the type of buyer attracted to these cars and how they drive them and maintain them. That's why Buicks ahave a better repuation than Pontiac, and why Toyota has a better reputation than Scion, etc.
Look at the kind of people who buy Accords and Camrys...then look at the type of people who buy Mustangs and Maximas. They drive abd maintain their cars differently.
I bet there is a correlation between historically problematic cars and cars purchased with sub-prime car loans. My point is that brands with the right kind of buyers when new will almost certainly command a higher used price when they are sold as a used car. I think this has more to do with how they are maintained than with how sturdy they are built. Trucks that are marketed as being "dependable" or "long lasting" are typically going to be attracted to buyers who want and expect that kind of thing, and thus more likely to maintain them well.
This post was edited on 10/6/14 at 9:29 am
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:23 am to yellowfin
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worst trucks on the planet according to Hammertime
Fixed it
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:24 am to member12
I think that's an at least partially valid theory.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:29 am to LNCHBOX
yeah i feel bad for that dude
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:31 am to yellowfin
I do too. But it is kinda funny when he gets in car buying threads talking about how he gets great deals used, then spends new truck money on a 2008 lemon.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:31 am to member12
On my third Tundra - 2001 had 240k, 2006 had 155K - my present one has 12,000 - 2013 model - would still have the 2006 if I hadn't nailed a 8 point just outside of Tylertown city limits last Oct. No trouble with any of three.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:32 am to member12
Without listing a Toyota Land Cruiser, this article is shite. Mine will turn 200K this month. 
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:36 am to yellowfin
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worst trucks on the planet according to downshiftandlfoorit
FIFY
This post was edited on 10/6/14 at 9:36 am
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:39 am to member12
Hmm, I put 213K miles on a '93 Jeep Cherokee.
Got 165K on '07 Toyota FJ
Barely getting started with 55K on 2011 Jeep Wrangler.
Got 165K on '07 Toyota FJ
Barely getting started with 55K on 2011 Jeep Wrangler.
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