Who's owned their 3rd Gen the longest?
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I'm a high schooler and this was my first car. I got it a couple of years ago for 800$. I cleaned the interior, fixed a leak in the rear axle oil seal, and just recently got into modifications and such. It's at 245k miles and I plan on keeping it running as long as possible.
Speedy
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Impressive.
weekendclimber
New member
Second owner here. Picked it up February of 2007.:becky:
brillo_76
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4'running'26
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I'm nowhere close...but you gotta throw out a purchase date if you really want to go there!
gamefreakgc
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:hail:
IIRC, that's when your parents bought it isn't it?
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jkeith.w
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[MENTION=84796]Coward[/MENTION] gets pretty close (but his is a 5spd, so there are bonus points for that)
Coward
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I bought it in May of 1998 with 33,000 miles on it. Still, nearly 22 years as a daily driver isn't bad.
mojoworkin
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I lose
I lose this competition. I fly from OH to FL tomorrow to pick up '99 SR5 5 speed with 140k
I lose this competition. I fly from OH to FL tomorrow to pick up '99 SR5 5 speed with 140k
I'm not even a contender in this game. I bought my '99 in 2008, with 106k on it. 12 years later now, it just turned over 200k.
Also, a few months ago, I semi-retired it to only utility usage, when I bought a daily driver car. I plan to keep he T4R another 10 years, or until (if) the head gasket blows. If that happens, it wouldn't be worth it to me to repair it. That would be more work than I am willing to do, even though I am capable of doing it, and way too much money to put into a 21+ year old vehicle. I love the vehicle, but not that much.
Also, a few months ago, I semi-retired it to only utility usage, when I bought a daily driver car. I plan to keep he T4R another 10 years, or until (if) the head gasket blows. If that happens, it wouldn't be worth it to me to repair it. That would be more work than I am willing to do, even though I am capable of doing it, and way too much money to put into a 21+ year old vehicle. I love the vehicle, but not that much.
G_Raw
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Same boat but still lose by 3 yrs. Bought new and drove off the lot in 99.:vader:
Ghostrider
Registered User
Bought new fall 2000. Gave it my neice for a few years but got it back earlier this year.
Jidaran
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Only a year for me.
The idea of buying a car new is crazy to me. But I gotta admit, I'd love to have a vehicle that I'd done (or at least recorded) the work on for it's entire life time. Rust proofing from day 1. Information for every item on the vehicle, if it was replaced and when. No mysteries about whether the PO overheated it, if he wore out the fuel pump by driving with low fuel, etc. Knowing the vehicle front to back, top to bottom. I'm jealous.
The idea of buying a car new is crazy to me. But I gotta admit, I'd love to have a vehicle that I'd done (or at least recorded) the work on for it's entire life time. Rust proofing from day 1. Information for every item on the vehicle, if it was replaced and when. No mysteries about whether the PO overheated it, if he wore out the fuel pump by driving with low fuel, etc. Knowing the vehicle front to back, top to bottom. I'm jealous.
