Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire How many years have you kept a car or truck?

Ordered my 1996 7.3 F250 CC 2wd in March of 96. Still drive it all the time including to work today.

The longest I have kept a vehicle is my current truck. '03 chevrolet 2500HD with a 6L gasser. I bought itin '05 with 50K on it. Just turned 250K. It is a beater, for sure, but I'll be keeping it as my budget will not allow for a new 3/4ton 4wd pickup.

21 years. 97 F150, drove it for work. 389000 when it left the yard. 3 sets of plugs and clean the EGR return in the intake twice. 1 alternator and 2 belts, brakes and tires etc. No engine work other than the EGR stuff. No transmission or diff issues. Sold it because the interior was deteriorating and needed another set of tires.

$1100.00, still see the mexican that bought it every so often. He drove it to Mexico and back!
I was scared to leave the yard on it....

Bought a new '99 Silverado Z71. Sold it in 2020 with 280k miles. Rusty but mechanically excellent. Still drove like new. Never touched the 5.3 engine. Replaced front driver's side wheel bearing and fuel tank straps. Loved that truck.

10 years, 250K. Then it's time to send it on somewhere else.

My summer time farmer pickup is an '03 F350 with 180k miles.

My wife's Ford Explorer is a 2011 with 30k miles.

We've owned both vehicles for 11 years and I expect to get a few more out of each one.

I bought a 1979 Ford F-150 4WD pickup and kept it through 3 motors, 300 CI 6's, until around 2005 or thereabouts. It had sat for the last 5 or more years. I treated it pretty rough after the new wore off, using it on the farm.

I have a 2000 Ford Ranger 4WD that I used on my rural mail route until I got a right hand drive Jeep Cherokee. The Ranger has 196,000 miles on it, and I still drive it pretty regular, using it as my hunting truck and on the farm. I had to replace the transmission at about 130,000, but the 4.0 engine is still a good one.

You still have that?

Is it in running condition?

12 years and counting.

Fastback or coupe?...

2007 Tacoma, new to present. Currently at 232,000 miles and I've done next to nothing to it. I expect to leave it to one of the grandkids.

I bought my 77 FORD High boy in 78. Still going. Can't beat Wabi.

70 Dodge truck until 1985. 1985 Ford POS until 2018. 1998 Dodge Diesel until 2018. Both Toyota Tacomas ,my wife has had or has, 20+ years for thr first one . Working on 20 for the second ones.

I usually only keep a rig 10 to 15 years. But they are ten to 20 years old when I buy them.

01 GMC 2500 HD 4x4. I have owned almost two years.
02 Honda Accord. I bought it a year ago.
Momma's 05 Durango, we have owned it about six years. At 250K, it will be the first to be disposed of.

I had a piss yellow 1984 Nissan 720 King Cab 4x4 for 21 years. I drove it until 1990 and then my parents used it until my Mother passed in 2004. I got a good deal from the dealer in Manhattan, KS, 'cause nobody seemed to want a yellow truck and the dealer wanted it off the lot before January 1st 1984.

It was a good truck, wish that I could buy it new today for what I paid for it new in 12/83.

Currently......

Still have my '02 Chevy 2500HD crew gasser w/139K miles

Bought new in May '02.....pampered heated garage life......serviced on time all the time

Two most recent jobs.....all new pads/rotors.....water pump....belts/hoses/coolant etc

Over the years.....plugs....coolant flushes...trans service.....tires/wheels

All my vehicles are old....'01 LC.....'03 LX.....'11 GX (newest)

2007 Lexus IS250. Bought it used in early 2008 with 7,200 miles. Now has 230,000 miles. It is still a joy to drive.

My 2000 F250 has 260,000 miles on it and still going strong.

17 years. Nissan Altima 170,000 miles.

Still drive my 1998 4runner purchased new, it has over 260,000 miles on it. My 2002 F250 Super Duty was purchased new and has 134,000+ miles on it. The 2014 Toyota Highlander purchased new has 202,000+ miles on it and going strong.

Now my wife does have a 2004 Corvette we purchased used in 2008 with only 5251 miles on it and today has a little over 27,000 miles on it, it is her summer car.

We keep our cars a long time