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Old 02-23-2016, 05:34 PM #1
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Popular Mechanics article: "Top cars that make it to over 200,000 miles"
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The Top Vehicles That Make It Over 200,000 Miles - What Cars Last 200,000 Miles




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Chicken and Egg .....If a car is loved or heavily used like some of those HD trucks they will make it more longer, if a car is not loved (because it sucks and/or is unreliable) then it wont.

I would assume that those larger vehicles see more highway miles, for road trips, fleet service, commercial or heavy personal towing (aka diesel)

I think they are missing the Chevy Astro...there are lots of those in Dallas and they all (100%) have to have over 200K, must be just stuff still sold today
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Top vehicles to go 200k miles
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Glad to see we are second to diesel motors. 3rd on the list.
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I'm happy to see T4R in 3rd place, but also the Ford Expedition in 4th since I was considering that one before I finally made up my mind to purchase the T4R...
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How is the Camry not on there?? Honestly I see 93s all the time and they have to have close to a million miles on them
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I noticed that only two of those top 10 are uni-body construction (Sequoia and Avalon) - the other 8 are body on frame. Unibody is cheaper and lighter, but I think is less likely to hold up for the long haul.
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I noticed that only two of those top 10 are uni-body construction (Sequoia and Avalon) - the other 8 are body on frame. Unibody is cheaper and lighter, but I think is less likely to hold up for the long haul.
Sequoia is BoF construction. It is based on the tundra platform however the 2nd gen uses a fully boxed frame vs the semi-boxed/c-channel frame of the tundra. Also the rear end is different.

The only unibody on the list is the avalon.
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How is the Camry not on there?? Honestly I see 93s all the time and they have to have close to a million miles on them
They were recalled.

Toyota Recalls 1993 Camry Due To Fact That Owners Really Should Have Bought Something New By Now - The Onion - America's Finest News Source
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looks like my purchase a few weeks ago of an 05 SE with 122k wasnt a bad choice then
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Sequoia is BoF construction. It is based on the tundra platform however the 2nd gen uses a fully boxed frame vs the semi-boxed/c-channel frame of the tundra. Also the rear end is different.

The only unibody on the list is the avalon.
Somehow I thought the Sequoia was unibody, but I think I mixed it up with the Highlander. Thanks for the correction.
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I have to disagree. My 4Runner is great, but my Land Rover was more reliable.

Frozen brake calipers anyone?
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Surprised to see Tacoma & Corolla at the bottom of the list.
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Guess I can join the 200,000 mile club. Rolled over a few days ago.
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I have to disagree. My 4Runner is great, but my Land Rover was more reliable.

Frozen brake calipers anyone?
Just repair the front brake cylinder seal and clean it out. Alot easier than the "reliability" of a land rover.
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