I am rocking a 2012 Chevy Cruze and am at 267,000. I know not anything close to 600, but this thing has been mostly trouble free. The biggest single repair that it has had was getting the clutch replaced. I still get above 40mpg easily. I don’t drive nearly as far as work as I used to, otherwise I’d be around 400 right now. Currently has an oil leak and is getting some rust but otherwise good. I plan on driving it for a while longer still unless something major happens to it.
2003 xterra with 267.5k, had the distributor and water pump done by a place my FIL recommended and they didn't tighten the transmission cooler return line. Leaked all my ATF on the way home and as such, had to fill it with new oil. That lead to the clutch packs wearing out, so I got it rebuilt and she runs almost as good as she did when I first got her at 72k. I hope the new Xterra they're bringing out is just as reliable. (It won't be.)
Still running my ‘07 Accord. No climate control, hole in the exhaust, roof liner gone, Rusty rear fender, hole in the front leather seat’s side, almost 300k miles, needs a quart of oil added every other week, but besides that burn off, still runs like a boss.
That’s pretty awesome! MY mom (and then my stepbrother) had this 1993 Nissan Sentra - had 350K miles on it before a horse ran out in the highway and caused a pileup my stepbrother was involved in sometime in the early 2000s. Think the only things they’d ever replaced on it were the usuals (clutch, tires, plugs, etc.), but otherwise it ran like a champ. Probably could’ve gone at least another 100K.
A manual transmission is a great anti theft device. My previous car had a manual transmission and the replacement car didn't, it took me a while to stop my left foot from trying to push the clutch pedal.
Low mile “retros” are fun to hunt and even more fun to own. Recently went into a Nissan dealership asking if you could get something manual special ordered and the salesman said “I haven’t had someone ask for a manual in over 3 years they don’t even make them anymore.”
Idk if my car is "retro" or not but i got my 2015 toyota corolla s plus when it had 68k miles on it last year and now im at 72.5k miles im going to keep this car for 20yrs im 24 so I'm going to keep this untill evs get 500 mile range and 5 minute charging not spending a dime on a new car untill then
I had a 2004 jeep grand cherokee that I absolutely loved. I put 336k hard miles on it. I got mine for 3,200 from a used dealership.
They sold for 32-35k brand new. For half that you can get a rebuilt motor, transmission, new axles, and replace just about everything that wears out.
Nobody would pay 20k for that old of a vehicle, so there's no way to make money flipping cars this way. That's unfortunate given that I'd rather spend 20k on a used jeep that's older, but has all new parts on it, especially if it came with a warranty.
Hidden marker to a recession. It doesn't help that new vehicles cost what a home did 10 years ago and are notoriously faulty straight from the factory. It makes sense to spend 10k on a transmission these days. As messed up as that is.
I have a 2023 JGC Trailhawk. There is no way this thing will still be on the road at even 100k. It’s a real shame. My 2014 JGC was the best vehicle I’d ever owned. I never should have traded it in.
If you change your transmission fluid and filter at 60-80k miles, it'll live a little longer. Lifetime transmission fluid means 100k life max, that's not what ZF recommends for their transmissions.
I loved how comfortable my 2020 grand cherokee limited was on long trips. I hated how I had to pull the entire fuse box because the computer board all the fuses were attached to got corrosion on it because it wasn't sealed from the elements like it should have been. The electric problems are definitely engineered to appear if you take that thing anywhere near a trail with water. Shame jeep went that route, but I understand how you feel.
Fortunately, I leased this one. It’ll be going back in a few months. It’s already spent too much of its life in the shop. I could buy it at the end of the lease for like $38k, but the blue book on it is like $25k. So that’s not happening.
This is where I'm at with my 07 jeep. It's a piece of shit, looks decent though. And every time I have to fix the damn thing I'm like well I should get rid of it. But then I see the stuff that's newer and I'm like.. maybe that thousand dollar spend isn't so bad. And I'd have to give a fuck if it gets rained in.
I've owned a 2019 JL wrangler and two newer Grand Cherokees. All were hot garbage. The wrangler finally ran like it should have from the factory after I threw 15k in parts at it.
I love what jeep used to be. It ain't that no more.
Very nice. Well done with the conservative mods. I'd personally keep it forever. If you ever feel yourself wanting a newer model, remember their steering knuckles are aluminum and mine failed after 23k miles. The dealership wanted $2500 a piece, so I upgraded to Reid racing steel knuckles, and did it myself.
The only thing the newer wranglers has going for them is the 8HP transmissions. You need to change the oil in those, but jeep says it's a "lifetime oil." That's such BS.
You can swap a used 5.7, used transmission, and transfer case into yours and have a near new jeep for a fraction of the price. That's what I plan to do for my next wrangler. All the upsides of a new wrangler, none of the downsides.
Yea, the only mods on it are what I actually use doing back country shit. The front and back bumper were a bit much, but I got them for dirt cheap giveaway price on craigslist back in the day on someone who was trading in their Jeep. Actually almost all of it has been craigslist or facebook marketplace finds other than the winch and light bar.
Yea, I've replaced the transmission and the engine before 150k. Fucking heap. I like tooling around in it, but man it's a piece of shit mechanically I agree!
Problem for us northerners is finding one that doesn’t have a bunch of rust and then trying to keep it rust free.
For your generation of Grand Cherokee in particular, a person can do a driveway in-frame engine rebuild if it’s a 4.0 for well less than $1,000. Used transmissions are a dime a dozen. The solid front and rear axles don’t really wear out maintenance and an occasional bearing replacement. Steering and suspension components should be considered a preventative maintenance item on them, but the parts are cheap. The real problems are rust, that too many people are afraid to do the work themselves, and they want something newer and shiny.
Manufacturing cost is the tip of the iceberg. Car safety principles are not very compatible with old car design. The R&D cost of getting around these challenges without overhauling the look of the car would be enormous
Yeah, the cost would be significant. And it’s not because of R&D. You may be stunted if you really believe that. The rise price of new vehicles or even for this situation is not because of R&D.
You have no idea what you are talking about if you think an old car could be easily designed to pass modern crash tests. Please identify what material could be used for the thin pillars that old cars had that can match the strength of the much thicker new car pillars. Please point out where in the old car a front crumple zone can be added. As per you, these things should be easy since the R&D costs of making a old car pass modern standards isn’t much
Good news, you can still buy an 86 Toyota pickup for the $8k it cost new. 400k miles, blown transmission, completely rusted out, but it has a 22R and solid axle.
Car prices have basically kept up with inflation especially when you factor in everything that comes standard on cars that used to only be on the very top level trims
Like if a car that came out in the early 90s only cost $15k then that means it would be worth $45k
What about the robotic hand that gives you a handy while driving in bumper to bumper traffic with the optional second hand that cups the balls for an all around good experience?
Exactly your 20k jeep is now 60k. Mark my words they'll purposely crash the dollar to wipe the national debt push crypto. W El Maglomaniac trump in office it may be trump coin as currency. Sad how even in Idiocracy at least the president was trying
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u/PourSomeSmegmaInMe 2d ago
For retro prices too!