Most amount of miles on vehicle u bought?

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I usually don't like to buy anything with over 100,000 miles. However I did buy my 2003 Grand Marquis with 122,000 on it. That is the most.
 
When I bought my '04 Corolla it had 148K. It now has 330K and still going...
 
277k on a $300 volvo sitting parked with the wheel half falling off due to a bad ball joint.
 
53k km for the Focus, the rest have been new or gifts/cast offs! The CRV had 240k km on when we got it and has needed alot of stuff replaced... It has cost enough without actually buying it.
 
In 1991, I bought an '87 Monte Carlo with a 305 in it, with 144,000 miles.

The guy bought it new, put it on a 4 year loan, and sold it to me when he paid it off. He had to travel a lot for his job and it was nearly all highway miles.

He ordered it exactly the way he wanted it. Cruise, tilt, air, and a power seat. That was it. Didn't even have power windows or power locks. He had a shop put a transmission cooler on it as well.

Even with 144,000 miles, it looked and ran like new. I took it up to 252,000 miles. I saw it around town for about two years after I sold it, and then it disappeared.
 
156k on a '97 Explorer/$1000 with blown heads; $500 for a pair of heads (i install) and still running strong @ 235k.

182k miles on a '97 saturn a buddy gave me
(but I later forgave $500 debt he owed me) - still running strong @ 218k miles, tho it 'drinks' a quart of oil every 200 miles!
 
253,000 miles

2003 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII

This car had a steady diet of 15w40 conventional and a few sprinklings of Royal Purple 5w30, PYB 5w30. When sold, it was pushing 362whp / tuned with a Greddy Profec-E and HKS intake / full exhaust. Always dyno'd at Twilight Performance (AWD Dyno) in Opa Locka, Fl.

*The single days
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My 96 XJ, bought it in 2015 with 116k on it. Next up would be the 09 Grand Cherokee I had, bought it in 2013 with 52k on it.
 
I don't remember. It seems so long ago and a different person than I am today.

The old Ford LTD wagon, the Bonneville, the Toyota wagon...They all had over 100k miles on them.
 
Way back in 1981 I bought a 1957 Chevy PU. It had 250k on it. Still ran but smoked. I swapped the 6cyl out and a built 283 and turbo 350 trans in. I ran that for another 100k before selling it.
 
Originally Posted By: Blkstanger
Way back in 1981 I bought a 1957 Chevy PU. It had 250k on it. Still ran but smoked. I swapped the 6cyl out and a built 283 and turbo 350 trans in. I ran that for another 100k before selling it.





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The 1975 2002 I bought in 2008 had over 200k, but the engine and transmission had recently been rebuilt. It ended up being my son's first car. Finally sold it in 2015 to make room for another track rat.
 
My Camry had 196k on it when I bought it, it's been sitting for almost a year with 227k miles. It's been a great car, honestly I sometimes forget I still have it.
 
I have owned about 15 to 20 vehicles since 1977,all but one had over 100K when purchased.Our Tuscon was the exception, as it only had 40K on it, but got a great deal on it because it has pretty major hail damage. It drives nice and I do not care about the hail dents... doesn't bother me and I have no plans to get them repaired. Bought a 2002 Honda CRV that had 180K on it and was still going strong at the 290K mark when it was totaled out in an accident. I will probably never buy a brand new vehicle and I am not at all afraid to buy a vehicle with 100K or more on it. Most vehicles today arte just getting broken in at 100K.
 
I've bought 3 528es with between 150k and 200k. The fact that a car has attained 150K+ miles is an indication of maintenance. Many wearing parts have already been replaced. A car approaching 100K is going to be needy
 
Not more than than the high 30K mile range. Not that I'm opposed to it, it's just how it's worked out.
 
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