That's a lot of miles

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
05/11/2016 at 12:17 • Filed to: Truck Yeah, Toyota

Yes miles, Not Km.

And that’s the face of a man that logs 125,000 miles a year.

Victor Sheppard Bought a 2007 Tundra, and then proceeded to drive the ever loving crap out of it, servicing it regularly and treating it with kindness yielded 1,000,000 miles mostly trouble free.

!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! has more details but Dayum...thats a lot of miles.

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DISCUSSION (40)

TheHondaBro > HammerheadFistpunch
05/11/2016 at 12:20

God damn. That’s not exactly an old truck either.

That guy goes through timing belts like I go through underwear.

HammerheadFistpunch > TheHondaBro
05/11/2016 at 12:21

annually?

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > HammerheadFistpunch
05/11/2016 at 12:21

I couldnt imagine driving that many miles in a short amount of time

TheHondaBro > HammerheadFistpunch
05/11/2016 at 12:22

You don’t know me.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > HammerheadFistpunch
05/11/2016 at 12:24

With my job, I’ll probably log in 50k miles combined, and that feels like a lot. I can’t even imagine 125k.

HammerheadFistpunch > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
05/11/2016 at 12:26

I can’t recall what my uncle used to log before he was promoted but I think it was something like 80-100k a year. His license plate surround says “my other car is a prototype”

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > HammerheadFistpunch
05/11/2016 at 12:27

Pretty amazing, I’ve done 11k this year and that feels like a lot.

HammerheadFistpunch > TheHondaBro
05/11/2016 at 12:27

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > HammerheadFistpunch
05/11/2016 at 12:27

So the moral of the story is that if I drive my car enough I get a new one for free? Those maintenance appointments look like good investments...

HammerheadFistpunch > 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash
05/11/2016 at 12:29

damn strait. That being said, His is the 7th known vehicle in the US to reach that number so the odds aren’t in your favor.

crowmolly > HammerheadFistpunch
05/11/2016 at 12:29

Oil change every 2 weeks. Something like 360 miles A DAY.

I couldn’t imagine having to fill with gas so frequently.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > HammerheadFistpunch
05/11/2016 at 12:29

5 bucks says the new one breaks in a month.

I swear these million miler trucks are 1 of a kind. There’s probably one built that year from any company and most people don’t run the miles to find if they were lucky enough to get it.

Debbie Downer OUT

HammerheadFistpunch > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/11/2016 at 12:31

Well, its like I always saw with fast food places: if you see something new on the menu, buy it...because it will be the one item the employees aren’t sick of making and might actually try and make well. Maybe since the Tundra was pretty new in 2007...they were building them with a little extra care.

StingrayJake > HammerheadFistpunch
05/11/2016 at 12:31

Would love to see some detailed measurements of the internals once they tear it all down. What kind of wear and tear does a Tundra go through over a million miles, even with regular service?

Not that the numbers would mean anything to me, but it’d be interesting.

HammerheadFistpunch > StingrayJake
05/11/2016 at 12:33

yeah, me too. When they did my head gasket at 240,000 miles I had no major wear anywhere. When I took out my gears to regear at the same time there was no major wear. I still have the stock gears and they look brand new.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > HammerheadFistpunch
05/11/2016 at 12:33

Yeah and after the story of the guy who need a whole new engine in his taco the day he tried to drive off the lot I’m a little scared of brand new toyota trucks.

And I guess Debbie Downer stuck around....

HammerheadFistpunch > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/11/2016 at 12:34

the other side of the coin is that the employees might suck at new things...

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > HammerheadFistpunch
05/11/2016 at 12:35

WATCH ME!

But seriously holy shit lol. And I think if my cars powertrain/engine were to last that long, my warning lights would be lit up like a Christmas tree lol

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > HammerheadFistpunch
05/11/2016 at 12:36

OH LOOK

Another Debbie Downer showed up, should I call you Dave the Depressed? hahaha

And for all those asking if they can get a free car at 1 million miles, do it with a brand thats never had a recorded 1 million mile car before, being their first probably helps the odds of getting a free replacement.

HammerheadFistpunch > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/11/2016 at 12:37

I dare someone to be the first person to million mile a jeep.

StingrayJake > HammerheadFistpunch
05/11/2016 at 12:40

My 01 Silverado had to have the transmission rebuilt somewhere around 180,000 and it was still spotty at times when I got rid of it at 226,000. I’m convinced that getting anything to 200,000 is average these days. Beyond that, you’re just rolling the dice.

vicali > HammerheadFistpunch
05/11/2016 at 12:48

I Imagine there is no paint left after a million miles with that bra on the front..

Jayhawk Jake > StingrayJake
05/11/2016 at 12:50

That’s probably why Toyota is interested in giving him a free one.

~$30k for that kind of real world data gathering? 100% worth it to them.

Ash78, voting early and often > HammerheadFistpunch
05/11/2016 at 12:51

I guarantee you that engine is (internally) showing less wear than a typical 100k-150k mile car with 10-15 years under its belt. Constant highway travel and regular service intervals can do wonders. Most modern engines should be able to do this, but for all the crappy plastic and low-quality sensors surrounding the engine. Those usually drive the owner to sell the car long before it actually has serious internal wear.

Ash78, voting early and often > HammerheadFistpunch
05/11/2016 at 12:52

Like an old 4.0 (painfully possible) or the new Italian Cherokee (trail of tears)?

HammerheadFistpunch > vicali
05/11/2016 at 12:53

DON’T TAKE OFF THE BRA!

JustAnotherG6 > HammerheadFistpunch
05/11/2016 at 12:56

Do Tundras front clip droop like a C3 Vette?

HammerheadFistpunch > Ash78, voting early and often
05/11/2016 at 12:58

Either or...they aren’t going to be easy miles.

HammerheadFistpunch > Ash78, voting early and often
05/11/2016 at 12:58

exactly. My plastic is getting brittle and my seals are going but the oily bits are doing just fine.

Ash78, voting early and often > HammerheadFistpunch
05/11/2016 at 13:02

With a 15-year-old German DD that gets used 3-4 times a week, I just use the oil, tranny, and differential spots on the garage floor to remind myself that as long as its leaking, there's still fluid in there. I think that's an old British car joke.

StingrayJake > Jayhawk Jake
05/11/2016 at 13:04

Yep

functionoverfashion > HammerheadFistpunch
05/11/2016 at 13:06

One article you linked says it’s the seventh known million-mile vehicle in the US. I had to look it up:

http://www.cheatsheet.com/automobiles/go…

BigBlock440 > Ash78, voting early and often
05/11/2016 at 13:08

And it’s the startups and short trips that cause the most wear. With an average of 350 miles per day, it’s not making too many short trips.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > HammerheadFistpunch
05/11/2016 at 13:09

If you use a wrangler, you’ll probably pay for a couple of whole new wranglers before hitting a million miles lol

Ash78, voting early and often > BigBlock440
05/11/2016 at 13:10

Exactly. Far more impressive, IMHO, is seeing Panther taxis do 300k+ almost entirely within the city. That's a helluva lot of strain on the engine, all components, and the driver's spine (no matter how cushy the suspension is).

HammerheadFistpunch > functionoverfashion
05/11/2016 at 13:13

I looked it up too, so I guess its actually the 8th

shop-teacher > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/11/2016 at 13:33

It turned out to just need new camshafts and such ;)

He’s still waiting for his newly built Taco.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > shop-teacher
05/11/2016 at 13:58

you know what i mean!

shop-teacher > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/11/2016 at 14:36

Yeah, I do :)

I also agree with you, I’d be nervous about the new one. Although at least in the case of the Tundra, it’s not a newly designed motor, like in the case of that Taco.

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > HammerheadFistpunch
05/12/2016 at 11:04

FREE THE NIP!