One Million Mile Silverado

[wpageabc]

Every 3k oil changes...
What kind of oil and filter?

[jmsjags]

So where's the video of it happening?

[AMERICA 123]

Originally Posted by EldoFan

Will you be saying the same thing when one of your Monte's hits that mark??

Regardless.......I wonder if any F150 owners have hit the #?? (Wont ask the mopar boys for obvious reasons....haha )

Here is one from a Ford owner.

Article from The Toledo Blade.

http://www.toledoblade.com
/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080128/BUSINESS02/801280339

Article published Monday, January 28, 2008
'97 cargo van going the distance: 1 million miles
By LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE
BLADE BUSINESS WRITER

And according to a relatively recent odometer survey from Ford Motor Co., Mr. Schell's van has the highest odometer reading for any E-250 in the country. The van still has its original engine and transmission, neither of which has been rebuilt. "When I bought it [for $14,000], it had 40,000 miles on it," said Mr. Schell, 41, of Holland, Ohio. "It's a really good van. I can't complain at all."

His maintenance secrets for getting a million miles from his van would make most automotive engineers and mechanics cringe: He changes his oil every 10,000 miles, but one time drove it 55,000 miles before an oil change. He adds a quart of oil with every other fill-up, however.

Doug Schell, a driver for Toledo's Bolt Express, hopes to get 100,000 more miles out of his van.
( THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON )


He's also gotten amazing durability out of some of his van's components. He had well over 900,000 miles on the odometer before he had to put in a new exhaust system, and he got 500,000 miles out of his first serpentine belt.

He recounts previous efforts to notify the manufacturer of his brand of oil, Valvoline, of the milestone. The oil company sent him a two-year-old hat to mark the achievement, he said. Though automobiles with 1 million miles are rare, they're not unheard of. A 1966 Volvo owned by a New York man has more than 2 million miles on it, but that car doesn't regularly haul 3,000 pounds of auto parts halfway across the United States, as Mr. Schell's van does.

[AMERICA 123]

Autoblog it turns out covered this as well.
http://www.autoblog.com
/2008/02/04/another-million-mile-vehicle-97-ford-e-250-set-to-roll-its-odo/

It's been a good run for million-plus-mile vehicles recently. In September, it was the gent with a million-mile 1989 Saab SPG, then in October it was another gent with a Volvo P1800 cruising past 2.6 million miles. The domestics opened up the 2008 race to a million three days ago with a Wisconsin man 1,200 miles away from the 6-zero mark in his 1991 Chevy Silverado. Now it's Ford's turn, with a deliveryman based in Toledo just 147 miles (at time of writing) from the magic million.

[Johnny P]

As a former Ford dealer tech, I'm VERY surprised at this. I've rebuilt countless 4R100 transmissions and have seen wayyyy too many blown up 5.4L's that got routine maintenance.

[ChevroletTough]

Its stories like this that make my heart swell and the pipes in my Silverado roar more. Thats pride.

Give that man a new truck GM. So that he can further enjoy your excellence in building trucks that truly are.... Like A Rock.

[ARTSBEST]

INDEED GM owes this man a new unit. Better yet? A new Tundra.

[Uzzy]

Originally Posted by ARTSBEST

INDEED GM owes this man a new unit. Better yet? A new Tundra.

Huh?

[AndrewGS]

Originally Posted by Uzzy

Huh?

You'll have to excuse him, he's mentally handicapped.

[Uzzy]

Originally Posted by AndrewGS

You'll have to excuse him, he's mentally handicapped.

Clearly.

[nailhead425]

Originally Posted by EldoFan

Regardless.......I wonder if any F150 owners have hit the #?? (Wont ask the mopar boys for obvious reasons....haha )

Sadly my Dodge has done better than my Suburban did with Penzoil (past life). 200-300k was the limit of cars back home, rot would get them before engine wear. Here in AZ all the rubber and plastic becomes brittle and breaks apart.

[wpageabc]

With current fuel prices will anyone ever touch this milestone again?

[AndrewGS]

Originally Posted by wpageabc

With current fuel prices will anyone ever touch this milestone again?

People that have to drive this much, like hot-shot drivers, etc., will still be driving.

[dewey9315]

Awesome story!

[Robert Ryan]

Regular oil changes are the key.I know a fellow who drives a Toyota Landcruiser 80 diesel, has had 1 million miles as well.