My 1997 K1500 Silverado reached 200,000 miles today. At it's current condition I don't see getting another 100,000 out of it being an issue barring any catastrophe.

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Current:
1985 300D aka Miss Margaret
1991 300SE aka Alarice
1995 SL320 aka Samantha
1997 K1500 Silverado
Past:
1999 E300 ex-wife got it and let her son ruin it
1984 190 2.3 ex-wife got it and let her son destroy a great car
1985 300D (CA version) aka Maybelline lost to deer at high speed.
1981 300D aka Madeline (went to salvage at near 400k) rusty, yet best car I ever drove
Wishlist:
McFarlan TV6 (only a few privately owned)
ReVere with Rochester engine
1917 Premier (only one left)

Congrats.

It's amazing that just a couple of generations ago if you got to 100,000 miles without major issues it was a feat. I remember the days of 12 months, 12,000 mile warranties, minor tune ups (plugs, points, condenser) every six months or 6,000 miles, later to 12/12, then major tune ups (to include rotor, distributor cap and wires) every 20,000 miles, then carb rebuilds around 50 or 60K.

Anyway, keep on keepin' on!

Chevy's run forever if you keep the rust out of them.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Relative to a few automotive generations ago, they ALL last forever these days with reasonable maintenance practices.

BTW, good job on taking care of your truck!

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2001 SLK 320 six speed manual
2014 Porsche Cayenne six speed manual

Annoy a Liberal, Read the Constitution

1997 old?

That's a new one!

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Seriously. There ain't NOTHING in my fleet that new!

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1961 220b: first project car - sold.
2000 CLK 430: first modern Benz - sold.
2001 CLK 55: OMG the torque!!! - sold
1972 280SE 4.5: Baby Gustav
1991 300TE 4Matic: Gretel the Snow Bunny - sold
1978 300SD: Katz the Free Man - given away
1980 Redhead: Darling Wife

Any issues with those Vortec head gaskets?

- Peter.

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2021 Chevrolet Spark
Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

If you exclude bicycles - same here

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Congrats, Nate! I'm just over 255K with my '99 Suburban. 300K has been my goal, I'm trying like hell not to get too bored or frustrated with it. The transfer case is starting to make noise whether engaged or not despite maintaining it. I'm tempted to just keep driving it until it grenades and run it as a 2WD until I retire it. It still looks good, although we'll have to see how fast CT's new ice-melt concoction accelerates that process, so I'll keep it safe and running in the meantime.

If you want to make yourself cringe, figure out how much gas you've fed it over its lifetime and then calculate the cost.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

You guys need to catch up!

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

You really should put that in neutral while taking photos

Amateurs. Sir Gustav. At least a "3" sits in front of the left most digit.

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1961 220b: first project car - sold.
2000 CLK 430: first modern Benz - sold.
2001 CLK 55: OMG the torque!!! - sold
1972 280SE 4.5: Baby Gustav
1991 300TE 4Matic: Gretel the Snow Bunny - sold
1978 300SD: Katz the Free Man - given away
1980 Redhead: Darling Wife

I have been going threw mine this winter fixing a bunch of little problems. Last week I threw on a new set of rear shoes and door speakers. Other than that the truck is in good shape right now, everything works.

If I keep it longer this fall I'll replace the rear bumper which is pretty rusty and the drivers seat cushion. You can get the complete bumpers on ebay for $200 and the cushion is about $250 shipped. Its also developed a list to port so I might throw a new set of leaf springs under it this summer. Chevy parts are cheap so they are easy to keep going as they age.


CT must be using a cool new salt mix because I'm starting to get a bit of rust on it, but its a 10 year old truck so whatever.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

My 93 Sierra has 105k on it. I hope I can get 300k out of it,

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

It is and has been wreaking havoc.

Rusting body panels are one thing, premature rotting of brake lines is another. (Says the guy who just had to replace his brake lines on a '99 vehicle)

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)