Best truck I've ever owned

[btfarm]

You could always repower Mike:rof:

:hihi: Good one!

 

[HighSierra86]

335K miles on my father's 03 LB7. Third set of injectors and second trasfer case. Other than that mostly just maint. items. Still runs and drives like its got 50K miles and I wouldnt hesitate to take it anywhere. Allison still shifts perfect.

Very impressed in general with the longevity of our gm trucks. Both gas and diesel. The days of a truck only lasting 100K miles are long gone....That is if we could keep the rust away here :nonod:

As for the best truck ive ever owned, my 95 k1500 6.5 comes in very high on the list. Ive probably had over 20 or more personal vehicles over the years and this has probably been my favorite all around daily driver. Not the cheapest to keep running I will admit however. I had 230K mi before I stipped it for a rebuild, now I just need funds and time....

Nick

 

[ak diesel driver]

turned 292k a couple of days ago. Also new ball joints again this past summer, replaced with Moog. New shocks.

 

[ak diesel driver]

470k kilometers

 

[SS FORCE]

I bought mine for $6k with 112,000 miles. My first and only truck at 16. Can't tell you how much I have put into it I forgot. Not out of need more out of want. 8 years later and about to turn 205,000 miles. Cant put into works the bond I have with this truck.

 

[Paveltolz]

Bought mine 8 years ago this week. 128,000 on it. Two weeks later it was 1132,000 from the road trip home. Fun times...mostly.

 

[Will L.]

Wow! One million, four thousand miles in half a month. Did you tow the space shuttle on a mission for vacation? Just call me typo jerk.
That's a good run with a new to you truck though for real.

My favorite is my Hummer, but the '01 suburban has to be the best one I owned. Bought it with 30,000 on it, now at 201,600. Tires at 120,000 and 201,000 (I love bf Goodrich rough terrain; A/C compressor let loose at 150,000 miles; at 165,000 belt tensioner and battery; all 4 window regulators after that. We beat the snot out of it and it rarely even gets oil changes.

 

[ak diesel driver]

Today

 

[btfarm]

Nice Les! I'm almost there too

 

[RI Chevy Silveradoman]

Wow! 300K. That is pretty impressive.

 

[schiker]

Cool odometer mile marker. Hope you enjoy many more miles.

Yeah, its a mixed feeling I get when looking at my odometer. I really like my truck. I like to drive it but starting to worry about the miles accumulating. I sometimes think about my next one but still don't want to get serious about it.

 

[bison]

470k kilometers

Pretty good Les.
My trucks will all be rusted out long before i hit that mileage

 

[btfarm]

300k on your 6.5 is WAY more of an accomplishment than mine

 

[tanman_2006]

The new owner of my 95 sent me this last week.

 

[ak diesel driver]

Well end of an era. Bottom end let go about a mile from home. 306000

 

[Big T]

Well end of an era. Bottom end let go about a mile from home. 306000

Bummer! Will you repower it or bury it?

Colby's '94 has over 270K on it. My '99 is just shy of 210K. They're good trucks and cheap to own and run as far as diesels go.

 

[NVW]

Still pretty good service Les.

 

[SmithvilleD]

Bummer Les, but agree that's a good life for what these trucks cost new.

 

[ak diesel driver]

assuming I can find the time to get my optimizer built like I want and a tranny to go with it. I'll put it in my dually and then put the engine out of the dually in the 96

 

[Will L.]

Dagnab it. Can't argue too bad with those miles. Now you have a mark to beat with the next one...

I have to ask about the balancer vs bearings and the damage done when ya get around to it.