Bought to hit 300K

[BamaDrewski]

My rig is on the cusp of hitting 300K miles! Everytime I crank this baby up and drive her, I am pleased. I have NEVER owned a better or more reliable vehicle in my life. Of course, I have pampered and babied her with lots of PM and perhaps I have gone overboard but at the end of the day, I am not in a position to take on a new car payment for a vehicle that is more computer-driven than the space shuttle.

Has anyone on here reached the 400K+ mile mark with the original engine and transmission? The only reason I ask is that mine has the original engine and transmission....

 

[Twisted Sid]

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/13529-how-many-miles-your-4runner.html

 

[BamaDrewski]

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/13529-how-many-miles-your-4runner.html

297,782

 

[LittleCaesar]

[MENTION=115590]StreetCreeper[/MENTION] comes to mind, there are others I remember over the years.

How many miles do you average a year BD?

BTW my cousin is enjoying the yearly can of LM MOS2 used in his 2005 Ford Exploder....

 

[Twisted Sid]

297,782

I posted a link to another thread where people post their odometer mileage.

 

[CdaleR4000si]

403,500 on mine. Original motor and transmission.

 

[jgue467]

...I am not in a position to take on a new car payment....

Mines almost at 294k also on unopened original engine/trans.

I am in a position to buy new but why?

I figure every month the old runner keeps going trouble free puts $700-800 in my pockets between vehicle and insurance, woo-hoo !! :cowboy:

 

[amalik]

Mines almost at 294k also on unopened original engine/trans.

I am in a position to buy new but why?

I figure every month the old runner keeps going trouble free puts $700-800 in my pockets between vehicle and insurance, woo-hoo !! :cowboy:

Not to mention if that brand spankin new 5th gen gets a dent in the parking lot, you can't sleep at night until its fixed.

Someone keyed my 3rd gen, while I wished upon them a horrible death (whoever it was), I got over it rather quickly considering I've neglected most of the paint over the 21 year old life of my 97.

Hell, I have 2 toddlers in the house under the age of 3. Up-keeping perfect looking paint on my truck is a task I'd rather not add to the list time-wise.

 

[AntleredRuin]

Someone keyed my 3rd gen, while I wished upon them a horrible death (whoever it was), I got over it rather quickly considering I've neglected most of the paint over the 21 year old life of my 97.

Haha it's funny how it's only ok if WE to the damage.
My upholstery is horrible (original leather:bacon). Yet I had to restrain myself from getting mad at my wife a few months back for accidentally scratching the rear seat. I was all :lasercannon:, but then I looked down at the foam poking up through the bacon flaps on the front seats and I quickly got some perspective.