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Old 02-12-2008, 12:53 PM
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1 million miles on a 1991 Chev Silverado. Not too shabby. I'd be happy with a million kilometers.

http://news.yahoo.com/*/ap/20080212/...ion_mile_truck
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That'* cool.
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It'* about time GM.

My buddies Toyota Previa van has 580,000 on it now and has never done anything but oil changes on it.
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I remember the media types making a big deal when a Volkswagen beetle first broke the million mile mark.

I know it was a big deal the year I broke the million mile mark the first time.
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Must just be a Wisconsin thing!
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GO GM
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I'm not surprised. I have seen many Chevy trucks go well over 500k. In fact, here is a post from a while back (don't post in it ) about my great uncle'* Chevy that hit 600k in April '07. Not sure what it has on it now, but it still runs.

http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/...ighlight=chevy
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dang thats awesome
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Semi'* are a different animal, but my friend just replaced the engine in his kenworth after 3 million miles.
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i remember on married with children when als dodge was gonna pass 1 million miles they were gonna give him viper for the publicity too bad that cant happen in real life

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