This model has the most that make it to 200,000 miles

[MESSMAKER]

This was linked on Yahoo yesterday

Ford f250 was #1( I am working from memory but it think it was 4.1 percent)
The only car in the top ten was the Honda Accord at #10

 

[Papasmirf]

I have a Ford F250 Superduty with a 7.3 diesel. I've owned 8 pickups and driven dozens over the years and only one of them can compare at all.

 

[jaotguy]

stats can be deceiving ... stop and think how many vehicles are actually driven 200,000 miles before they are scrapped .... anything over 100,000 and most people will not even look at buying them used ( or even consider keeping them )

that leaves the buy for life group that usually take care of the long term investment .... few and far between ....

 

[Papasmirf]

Your right. Most will only have a vehicle for two or three years. They do the same with their marriages and jobs too. Shame.

 

[alchemysa]

Mileage is not much of an indication of reliability. I regularly do a 200 mile trip to our shack. In that entire journey, from door to door, I turn just 6 corners, the brakes are barely touched, and the car is running for only about 3 hours.

By contrast, a city car travelling 200 miles might turn 2000 corners, brake 5000 times, have 10,000 gear changes, and could be running for 20 hours.

They should have hour meters on cars.

Most F250's are probably doing 'country miles'. I wonder how long an F250 would last in the city?

 

[Diamondpilot]

Mileage is not much of an indication of reliability. I regularly do a 200 mile trip to our shack. In that entire journey, from door to door, I turn just 6 corners, the brakes are barely touched, and the car is running for only about 3 hours.

By contrast, a city car travelling 200 miles might turn 2000 corners, brake 5000 times, have 10,000 gear changes, and could be running for 20 hours.

They should have hour meters on cars.

Most F250's are probably doing 'country miles'. I wonder how long an F250 would last in the city?

All of the vehicles I have owned since 2004 have had hour meters. 2004 F250, 2006 F350, 2007 F150, 2008 Nissan Titan, 2007 BMW 335i, and a 2013 Ford Edge.

All average around 38mph over time even though they are used differently.

Chris

 

[alchemysa]

All average around 38mph over time even though they are used differently.

Chris

Is that average speed or average actual miles covered per hour? Its hard to imagine you've, on average, travelled 38 miles for every hour of driving.

 

[Rustyiron]

I believe that he divided the miles by the hour meter for an average. I used to do this and my average was mid 20's. That included a lot of idle time running from stop to stop. AC in the summer and the heat in the winter. I have sold (running cond) my 7.3 Ford diesels with excess of 8000 hours on them.

 

[alchemysa]

I believe that he divided the miles by the hour meter for an average. I used to do this and my average was mid 20's. That included a lot of idle time running from stop to stop. AC in the summer and the heat in the winter. I have sold (running cond) my 7.3 Ford diesels with excess of 8000 hours on them.

'Mid 20's' for a commercial vehicle such as yours is believable. '38' including a couple of cars is a bit of a stretch.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Is that average speed or average actual miles covered per hour? Its hard to imagine you've, on average, travelled 38 miles for every hour of driving.

That is the real average. Miles on the odometer vs hours ran. The fleet of three vehicles is 36 to 39 mph.

My office is 55 miles away. My marina is about 70. I have very few stops for either. Work for example has 3 possible stop lights and 2 stop signs. There is not a stop light within 7 miles of my home. My average is just that, mine. If i lived in downtown Orlando it would be a stretch to get 15 mph.

Chris