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What's the most high mileage used car you ever bought?

Posted on 5/11/19 at 10:23 pm
Posted by lsu xman
Member since Oct 2006
16693 posts
Posted on 5/11/19 at 10:23 pm
How did it hold up for you?

All my cars have been new, but considering semi-luxury used this go round.
Posted by Proximo
Member since Aug 2011
22002 posts
Posted on 5/11/19 at 10:24 pm to
150k on a 4Runner during law school—just getting broken in.
Posted by DaBeerz
Member since Sep 2004
18297 posts
Posted on 5/11/19 at 10:27 pm to
Can’t remember mileage at beginning probably 130-150k, 98 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer, hand me down from pops around 2005 maybe/ got rid of it in 2013 with around 270k. Suspension was shot but engine was fine. Sold it to a junkyard for 600$

Have a 2010 highlander with 130k now, bought in 2013 with 48k. Runs like brand new, so just going to let it ride
This post was edited on 5/11/19 at 10:41 pm
Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
76539 posts
Posted on 5/11/19 at 10:27 pm to
1973 Jeep in 2004

Only went to 5 digits on the odometer.

Scruffy has no idea.

It was at 50k+ on the odometer at the time of purchase.
This post was edited on 5/11/19 at 10:45 pm
Posted by yaboidarrell
westbank
Member since Feb 2017
6304 posts
Posted on 5/11/19 at 10:29 pm to
My last car was a 99 Civic with 280k miles on it. Sold it to a Mexican for $2000. Still kinda miss it.
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
70603 posts
Posted on 5/11/19 at 10:30 pm to
Scion with 125k miles for son last February. No problems so far.
Posted by htran90
BC
Member since Dec 2012
31893 posts
Posted on 5/11/19 at 10:32 pm to
My uncle bought a 220k 2010 tacoma in 2017. He's now at 260k and it still runs super smooth.

Nuts.
Posted by jkylejohnson
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2016
14500 posts
Posted on 5/11/19 at 10:34 pm to
Never bought one with crazy high miles but i did just buy a 2008 mercury mariner this week with only 30k miles . Still had original tires on it 11 years later. Treads were good but replaced them bc of how old they were.
Posted by Obtuse1
Westside Bodymore Yo
Member since Sep 2016
30026 posts
Posted on 5/11/19 at 10:35 pm to
quote:

but considering semi-luxury used this go round.


If you will be buying with significant miles on it buy a Lexus. The likelihood of having any nightmares is very small.
Posted by TigerstuckinMS
Member since Nov 2005
33687 posts
Posted on 5/11/19 at 10:35 pm to
I bought a 1986 Ford Taurus with 200k miles on it in high school. The speedometer didn't work so I just had to move with the flow of traffic. The AC didn't work, so I just got used to sweating and 60 mph wind. The radio didn't work but the cassette player did, so I had to always record new music on cassettes when I wanted something different. The fuel gauge didn't work, so I had to make sure I filled up when the trip odometer hit 300 miles and make sure I didn't forget to reset the trip odometer or I'd have to fill up again to reset the odometer properly. It was frick my budget with an unexpected fillup or risk running out of gas. The passenger side door handle on the outside didn't work, so I had to lean over and open the door from the driver's seat. The side mirror adjustment things didn't work, so I'd have to get a friend to sit in the passenger seat and move it by hand if I needed to adjust it. I used to park it next to a guy I lived with that had a 1994 BMW and it would piss him off to no end to see it next to his shiny German vehicle.

It had 350k+ by the time I had a junkyard pick it up for $35 and the only thing I ever had to change on the drivetrain was a starter motor and normal consumables like oil, water pumps, etc. It died in a flood. God, that car was a reliable piece of shite. Also, I was guaranteed that any girl that let me sleep with her after seeing that chucklewagon slept with me because she liked me.
This post was edited on 5/11/19 at 10:40 pm
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
66950 posts
Posted on 5/11/19 at 10:36 pm to
60k on an Acura years ago.
Still have it, over 140k or so now
Posted by Beer hunter
Sw la
Member since Nov 2018
17 posts
Posted on 5/11/19 at 10:43 pm to
2003 chevy silverado 4.8 ltr, 141,000 miles and still running good, never had any major problems with it. Traded it in in 2017 for a newer Ram. Sometimes i still miss that truck.
Posted by babymaker
Tornillo, TX
Member since Jul 2004
1326 posts
Posted on 5/11/19 at 10:45 pm to
350,000. Suburban I bought from work. Still runs fine, but it was stolen and found in Houston. Waiting for insurance company to tow it back, now at 367,000.
Posted by TigerstuckinMS
Member since Nov 2005
33687 posts
Posted on 5/11/19 at 10:47 pm to
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Waiting for insurance company to tow it back, now at 367,000.



shite, it might be cheaper for them to write you a check to just total it and sell it for scrap.
Posted by babymaker
Tornillo, TX
Member since Jul 2004
1326 posts
Posted on 5/11/19 at 10:49 pm to
quote:

shite, it might be cheaper for them to write you a check to just total it and sell it for scrap.
Probably what will happen, but I kinda like the old thing. Might offer to just go pick it up.
Posted by Tempratt
Member since Oct 2013
14909 posts
Posted on 5/11/19 at 11:06 pm to
I bought a 1973 Suzuki lj20 when I was around 13 or 14. Don't remember the miles. Only used car I've ever bought.
My wife bought a Pontiac g6 that had 6000k on it.
She put about 80k on it with zero issues. Traded it for a new Buick Encore.
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
49887 posts
Posted on 5/11/19 at 11:09 pm to
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6000k

Gotdamn
Posted by BearCrocs
Member since Aug 2013
8207 posts
Posted on 5/11/19 at 11:10 pm to
I’ve got a Toyota with the 4.7

228k miles, zero issues (all maintenance performed)
Posted by simonizer
no
Member since Oct 2008
1697 posts
Posted on 5/11/19 at 11:11 pm to
2007 landcruiser with 4.7 164k runs better than any car i have ever had
Posted by sparkinator
Lake Claiborne
Member since Dec 2007
4969 posts
Posted on 5/11/19 at 11:11 pm to
300,000 on a 2008 Silverado 2500 Duramax. Trucks in great shape and pulls like a mule.
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