03-22-2018, 07:38 PM
|
#1
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 309
|
|
Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 309
|
Anyone taken any long road trips?
Hey guys and gals,
I’ve never had a car with this high of mileage (coming up on 188k) on my ‘05 4Runner V8. Thinking of taking a road trip this weekend with the girlfriend. Going from San Antonio to College Station which is about a 3 hour drive. I just wanted to ask y’all how your rig has faired out on the road with a little high mileage on it? Any issues?
Just did the timing belt, water pump, and coolant flush about 7k miles ago, and just changed the oil about 2K miles ago. Temperatures here are expected to be in the 90’s this weekend. Just wanted to get your opinion on road trips you’ve taken in warm weather.
Thanks in advance!
Last edited by Samm25; 03-22-2018 at 08:02 PM.
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
03-22-2018, 07:44 PM
|
#2
|
|
Junior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Missouri
Posts: 21
|
|
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Missouri
Posts: 21
|
Well, I'm no help, because the farthest I've taken my low mileage 4R is 1.5 hours. But I can say, College Station is a fun town. I went to a small town right outside of there for work, and went into town to watch a few Blues games during that week.
Enjoy it!
__________________
2007 Shadow Mica V6 Sport
Color-keyed grille, OME 3/2", 255/75/17 Yokohama G015, Spidertrax.
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
03-22-2018, 07:54 PM
|
#3
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 309
|
|
Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 309
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by NinjaReverend
Well, I'm no help, because the farthest I've taken my low mileage 4R is 1.5 hours. But I can say, College Station is a fun town. I went to a small town right outside of there for work, and went into town to watch a few Blues games during that week.
Enjoy it!
|
Thanks! I have a lot of friends over there so I’m hoping for a memorable time haha
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
03-22-2018, 08:59 PM
|
#4
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Kansas
Age: 28
Posts: 4,304
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Kansas
Age: 28
Posts: 4,304
|
The odds are stacked in your favor. I've driven from before sun-up till dusk going to Moab 80mph. 3 hrs is nothing.
__________________
2005 4R Sport 4WD "The last of the V8s!" - Custom TIG'd SS Dual Exhaust - King 2.5" +2 LT. - ARB Front & Rear - 37's - Dana 60 - Build Thread
2005 Tundra 2WD Regular Cab V8 - Chopped Frame - Short Bed Swap
1977 Celica Liftback - LFX Swap - Build Thread
Last edited by Inv4drZm; 03-22-2018 at 09:58 PM.
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
03-22-2018, 09:06 PM
|
#5
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: missouri
Posts: 640
|
|
Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: missouri
Posts: 640
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by NinjaReverend
Well, I'm no help, because the farthest I've taken my low mileage 4R is 1.5 hours. But I can say, College Station is a fun town. I went to a small town right outside of there for work, and went into town to watch a few Blues games during that week.
Enjoy it!
|
I am also a Blues fan. We ARE going to the playoffs. I hope.
I've taken my 4Runner V8 on 2 hour drives a few times. My rig has 241,000 miles on it. No problems. I also just did the timing belt, WP, coolant flush. You shouldn't have any problems. These vehicles can hit 300K easily. Have fun.
I don't ever remember the Blues playing there.
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
03-22-2018, 10:01 PM
|
#6
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 309
|
|
Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 309
|
Appreciate your feedback. Looking forward to her first road trip in my possession!
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
03-22-2018, 10:24 PM
|
#7
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Illinois
Posts: 210
|
|
Member
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Illinois
Posts: 210
|
I've taken mine at least 15 times to Michigan last summer to go boating and shooting.
I've taken it to Mississippi from Illinois (1500 miles round trip) 3 times last year.
Also last summer I drove loaded to the ceiling with fishing gear from Rockford IL to Souix Lookout Ontario to go walleye and pike fishing on a fly-in.
Hit the road with 147,000 on the clock.
The road from the border to Souix is a 2 lane road 3 hour drive with one town in between (Dryden). Besides that, just you, moose and lots of trees.
Knock on wood, no issues on any of my trips. I'm really particular about maintenance and keep everything in order and changed when it is needed.
Currently at 161k
Good luck with the trip!
__________________
Metramm
2006 4Runner Limited 4x4 v6
241,000 miles and counting!
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
03-22-2018, 10:27 PM
|
#8
|
|
Junior Member
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: utah
Posts: 12
Real Name: Connor
|
|
Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: utah
Posts: 12
Real Name: Connor
|
i bought my 08 4runner with 122,000 miles and 3 days later drove 2,500 miles from NY to UT in 3 days. one of those days i did 1,100 miles (17 hours). ive done the same drive with an 05 subaru outback that had 180,000 miles on it. as long as everything is in good working order i don't think you have anything to worry about
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
03-22-2018, 10:55 PM
|
#9
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: May 2014
Location: San Diego
Posts: 463
|
|
Member
Join Date: May 2014
Location: San Diego
Posts: 463
|
150K miles and took the family loaded down with camping gear 10 hours away. Not a thought of my 4R breaking down entered my mind.
__________________
2005 4R V8 4x
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
03-22-2018, 10:55 PM
|
#10
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: UT
Posts: 193
|
|
Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: UT
Posts: 193
|
I have a 2003 V8, bought at 198k miles and currently at 220k miles. Since owning it I've done multiple 3+ hour trips to Moab and southern Utah, sometimes towing my side by side without any issues. I also drove it 10 hours to southern California in June. AC blasting while it was over 100 degrees through Vegas and it didn't skip a beat. I wouldn't hesitate to drive it anywhere.
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
03-22-2018, 10:57 PM
|
#11
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: California
Posts: 549
|
|
Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: California
Posts: 549
|
Last summer with a 100k miles already on the vehicle.
Drove from Central California coast, through Las Vegas and Arizona to Utah. Continued on to eastern Colorado after a stop in the Rockies. Then to Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, and back to the California coast. It was awesome. Saw some parts of the country I had been missing.
Also driven from Central coast, all the way up highway 1 through Oregon and Washington to the Canadian border. Also driven highway 1 from Central coast all the way to Mexico border and down into Baja. Also driven to Oregon several times. Also driven to Death Valley and into the Nevada deserts several times. All trips with lots of fun light offroading.
Each long trip I do all the usual checks, and if I know it's going to be in the 1000+ mile range, I might change my oil as well.
Last edited by r32; 03-22-2018 at 11:02 PM.
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
03-23-2018, 12:09 AM
|
#12
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 120
|
|
Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 120
|
My average road trip is 3000 miles. You’ll be fine.
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
03-23-2018, 02:27 AM
|
#13
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: California
Posts: 1,439
Real Name: Matt
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: California
Posts: 1,439
Real Name: Matt
|
You'll be fine. I covered about 1500mi 4 days.. Remember, you're in a Toyota. Not (a) Found On Road Dead.
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
03-23-2018, 06:35 AM
|
#14
|
|
Junior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Missouri
Posts: 21
|
|
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Missouri
Posts: 21
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by jreask
I am also a Blues fan. We ARE going to the playoffs. I hope.
I don't ever remember the Blues playing there.
|
The hotel I was staying at didn’t have any sports channels that they were playing on, so I had to call around to various sports bars to make sure they had the channel and would put it on LOL.
__________________
2007 Shadow Mica V6 Sport
Color-keyed grille, OME 3/2", 255/75/17 Yokohama G015, Spidertrax.
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
03-23-2018, 06:49 AM
|
#15
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: May 2016
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 523
|
|
Member
Join Date: May 2016
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 523
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Samm25
Hey guys and gals,
I’ve never had a car with this high of mileage (coming up on 188k) on my ‘05 4Runner V8. Thinking of taking a road trip this weekend with the girlfriend. Going from San Antonio to College Station which is about a 3 hour drive. I just wanted to ask y’all how your rig has faired out on the road with a little high mileage on it? Any issues?
Just did the timing belt, water pump, and coolant flush about 7k miles ago, and just changed the oil about 2K miles ago. Temperatures here are expected to be in the 90’s this weekend. Just wanted to get your opinion on road trips you’ve taken in warm weather.
Thanks in advance!
|
Regularly take two 2.5 hour trips on weekends. Take care of general maintenance and you should have no problem.
Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
__________________
'08 Silver SR5 V6 4x4: OEM+
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
Thread Tools |
|
Display Modes |
Rate This Thread |
Linear Mode
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is On
|
|
|
|