# Who's got the most milage on their car? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 1, 2005, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-the-most-milage-on-their-car/310635 "2005-07-01T03:22:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![andrewdt85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/71e660/32.png) [@andrewdt85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewdt85)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-the-most-milage-on-their-car/310635/1 "2005-07-01T03:22:14Z")
Mine just broke 125 thousand. Like a rock! Oh wait, it’s a toyota, not a chevy… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![RunAmok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@RunAmok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RunAmok)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-the-most-milage-on-their-car/310635/2 "2005-07-01T03:28:15Z")
Mine just rolled past 360,000 miles today. 1986 Ford Crown Vic, with a police interceptor engine (423?) She ain’t purty, but she’s mine, and she goes really fast! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-the-most-milage-on-their-car/310635/3 "2005-07-01T03:31:30Z")
> [@andrewdt85](#): > > Mine just broke 125 thousand. Like a rock! More than you, less than a lot of people. But I’ll put myself up for the one with the most miles on a _motorcycle_. My '94 Yamaha XJ600 has nearly 79,000 miles on it since I got it (new). ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-the-most-milage-on-their-car/310635/4 "2005-07-01T03:36:17Z")
I had a '83 Yamaha Vision motorcycle,commuted from Santa Cruz to Santa Clara for 12 years-186,000 miles when it blew a head gasket. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-the-most-milage-on-their-car/310635/5 "2005-07-01T03:41:30Z")
Just turned 186,000 on my 1996 Chevy S-10 pickup. Still going strong. Blown clutch about a year ago has been the only major problem. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-the-most-milage-on-their-car/310635/6 "2005-07-01T04:19:32Z")
The present catmobile is being retired at 398K and change-I really wanted to top 400K. Darnit. ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-the-most-milage-on-their-car/310635/7 "2005-07-01T04:40:23Z")
132,000 on a 95 Ford. ---
**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-the-most-milage-on-their-car/310635/8 "2005-07-01T04:42:28Z")
I recently 190,000 on my '94 Jeep Cherokee. I never. Ever. Want to drive another car. Alas, I may have to someday…soon. I will break 200,000 though. Or die trying (he said with only a touch of possible future irony). ---
**Author:** ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-the-most-milage-on-their-car/310635/9 "2005-07-01T06:03:02Z")
~180,000 on my '94 Accord. But I’m pretty sure RunAmok already won. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-the-most-milage-on-their-car/310635/10 "2005-07-01T06:57:27Z")
I dunno. The odo reads 117K, but it likes to take turns with gas gauge and not work (i.e. when one works, the other doesn’t). ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-the-most-milage-on-their-car/310635/11 "2005-07-01T09:09:04Z")
How about the least? Our company car has 18k km, (about 12k mi) and it’s a 2000! Less then 2400 mi per year, and we’re paying $500 / month to park it. Next time we just rent! ---
**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-the-most-milage-on-their-car/310635/12 "2005-07-01T09:47:28Z")
I just bought a car with 200k on the odometer. What can I say? It was in great shape and the price was right. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-the-most-milage-on-their-car/310635/13 "2005-07-01T10:29:03Z")
I’m hovering just below 130,000 on my car, a 1994 Suzuki Swift. My mother, on the other hand, has around 350 miles on the car that she bought two weeks ago - her first brand new car! ---
**Author:** ![Kuizelemartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19b73/32.png) [@Kuizelemartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuizelemartz)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-the-most-milage-on-their-car/310635/14 "2005-07-01T10:58:56Z")
My '89 Civic has 227,271 miles on her. Still looks good too. She’s not the high score, but worth honorable mention. I’ll drive this car forever, I’ve been getting a solid 30 - 32 mpg for the last few months. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-the-most-milage-on-their-car/310635/15 "2005-07-01T11:00:50Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > I had a '83 Yamaha Vision motorcycle,commuted from Santa Cruz to Santa Clara for 12 years-186,000 miles when it blew a head gasket. I was keeping those kinds of miles on my bike for a few years, more actually. I’ve got around 81,000 on a 2000 Kwasaki Concours. Though I only put 3-4k on it last year. I was hoping to have 100,000 by the five year mark but that didn’t happen. ---
**Author:** ![Who\_me\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/958977/32.png) [@Who\_me\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Who_me_1)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-the-most-milage-on-their-car/310635/16 "2005-07-01T12:33:24Z")
Right now my 1999 Isuzu Amigo has 191,000 miles and my 2005 Pontiac G6 that I picked up on April 16th has 11,000. ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-the-most-milage-on-their-car/310635/17 "2005-07-01T12:38:43Z")
236k on my '93 Saturn… most of that was my Dad, though, he puts up 30-35k a year on every car he drives, the '00 Saturn he got when he gave me the '93 already has 150k on it. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-the-most-milage-on-their-car/310635/18 "2005-07-01T13:17:53Z")
I just had to retire my last car with 165,000 on it. Used it for my 1.5-2 hour each way commute for the last several years has taken its toll, and repairs would cost more than the car was worth. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-the-most-milage-on-their-car/310635/19 "2005-07-01T13:26:17Z")
Wow, I’m impressed. I’m about to hit 96,000 miles on my 1996 Honda Civic, which I bought in 1998 with about 27,000 already on it. ---
**Author:** ![Unregistered\_Bull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3da27b/32.png) [@Unregistered\_Bull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unregistered_Bull)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-the-most-milage-on-their-car/310635/20 "2005-07-01T13:40:40Z")
283 thousand something on my '92 Ford Ranger. Wish that I’d took care of her, as is, I’m in need of another vehicle. I don’t trust her for long trips; her gas mileage isn’t what it used to be; and she occasionally makes a funny clattering noise in between 45MPH and 75MPH. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-the-most-milage-on-their-car/310635.md?page=2)