[Impala64ssa]

I'm a Chevy guy but I must say Ford built some damn good cars also. The old Mercury Comets weren't the flashiest cars, but with proper care were virtually indestructible. There's still quite a few of them on the road.

[Lazlo in PA]

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[JRandomFreeper]

fond of noting that the car has outlasted three marriages.

Hmmm. I've got a 240Z that has outlasted 3 ex-wives. It only has 230K on it, and it's retired into the lean-to today. If the economy improves, I'll restore it.

But I won't get married again.

/johnny

[waterhill]

My parents drive my old ‘94 3/4 ton Cheyenne that has 350,000+ on it; all highway miles. Original water pump and starter. I changed the alternator at 170,000. A 350 btw.

My ‘02 GMC has just over 200,000 on it atm (highway miles). Still purrs.

Oil changes are key.

[Lazlo in PA]

... but I must say Ford built some damn good cars also.

Hey now. Let's not get out of hand here. Look at the dashboard of any late 60's thru to the 80's Ford product and look how they solved automatic transmissions that would slip out of Park into Reverse. A sticker.

I had a '69 Fairlane 500 that I could start while I was chugging backwards.

[No One Special]

Rachel and her car

[Terry Mross]

I knew a guy who had a 1965 Comet Cyclone when I was a kid in the 60s. He used to let me drive it alot. Had a 289 with 210 HP and was one fast car! A few years ago he finally told me the secret. The entire front end was fiberglass.

Another hot care was the Comet Caliente. Knew a guy who bought a ‘64 new. The name Caliente was perfect.

[lurk]

My first car was a 67 Merc Caliente. It got a burned valve at about 180,000 miles and I sold it for $300.

Then I got a 68 Impala with a 327 small block. Oh...yeah.

[Bellflower]

They don’t make them like they use to!

[Bellflower]

The Truth About Cars blog wrote that Irv Gordon's 1966 Volvo P1800 is scheduled to reach 3 million miles this year.

But does it have it's original engine?

[Fresh Wind]

Maintenance is important, but for a car to reach this sort of mileage, it’s also luck of the draw. She just happened to get one of the good ones where every part was perfectly manufactured and properly assembled.

Of course, back then cars were mostly made out of an expensive and durable material called “metal”. That doesn’t happen any more.

[Fresh Wind]

Irv Gordon's 1966 Volvo P1800 is scheduled to reach 3 million miles this year

That works out to something like 180 miles per day for 45 years. I'm not sure I believe this claim.

[bigredkitty1]

Routine maintinence is the key. I have over 555K miles on my 1999 Toyota. Get the small things taken care of before they become big problems. It’s cheaper that way, too.

[Poser]

My 1948 Harley is better today than when it was new.

[MamaTexan]

I had a '68 Mustang that would start in reverse. The shift was on the floor, although I don't know how common that was for an automatic transmission.

Thought it was the coolest thing ever [after I pimped it out with racing stripes and matching racing mirrors].

It blew a head gasket, so I traded it for a silver '68 Pontiac Firebird with a posi-track rear end.....used to scare the CR@P out of people taking the turns.

[sigh]

Those were they days! LOL!