Newbie- how many people use 150k plus as daily driver

[Tuner]

204k, I drive it daily. I rarely go offroad and never crawl. A recent tuneup increased my mpg from 12 to around 15....still pretty miserable economy but this thing is fun to drive and a heck of a lot easier to park than an F350. There's an additional 15k spent flat towing behind the motorhome that doesn't show on the odometer.
I occasionally find myself having impure thoughts about selling and buying something newer with more power, economy and features....but I've always thought the 80 series was the best looking SUV ever. The little quirks of a 12 year old car are still worth the hassle

 

[landtoy80]

I have used my 80 for 160 mi/day commute until I got my Supra. It had about 290,000 mi on it.
I will now use it on the commute when it snows OR until I get sick of the DAM HEATER CORE LEAK that I fixed (tried to fix) once already, and sell it

 

[knosack]

235k on our '94. Still my DD. Work is about 22 miles from home. Considered a beater commuter car, but after considering gas saved offset by taxes, insurance, maintenance and that it would make for vehicle #5 in a two driver household, it just didn't make sense.

 

[SLC-Joe]

96 I bought two years ago this month with 104K just rolled over 156K this week. I drive between SLC and Las Vegas a lot! I trust it enought to loan it to my mother, that says a lot.

 

[lagwagon]

I bought my '94 4-5 years ago at 140k. I have 250k on it now and have only done PMs and brakes. It burns one quart of oil every 3500 miles(same as at 140K). It idles perectly and has never seen a towtruck. I know several people with the same experience.

 

[94cruisercal]

Drove it every day for awile. 200 miles a day/$600 per month in gas - Finally got the corolla back from the in-laws that were borrowing it. 240K miles on it. I agree with some of the other posters if you are worried about the cruiser failing on you I would ensure the maintenance was kept up and you shouldnt have any problems.

 

[ChuckD]

244,000 and I trust it more than a new vehicle of most manufactorers.

ChuckD

 

[SR.GRINGO]

I DD mine in Mexican traffic.....its fun The wife says the air horn gives her a headache The cruiser has 167k fun miles.

 

[Elijah]

Was DDing the 80 and getting about 12-13 mpg with 220k on the clock, never once had an issue to keep me from dding it. Started using the Nissan pickup 4wd 4cyl and 5 speed to the tune of 23-24 mpg and still hated the money I spent on gas. Now I'm commuting in a 3 cyl '99 Metro...now at 42 mpg w/ winter gas and hoping for 45+ mpg in summer.

 

[Arya Ebrahimi]

209k miles and drive it every day. Thinking about putting some 33s on my mini-truck and splitting DD duties between the two just to save gas/wear and tear.

 

[foreste2002]

I have two 93's...My daily driver has 260K and never lets me down. I do try to keep up on maintenance etc and run synthetics everywhere!

 

[Moxwell]

my daily driver 94 LC currently has 283,578 miles on the clock and counting, I average about 60 miles a day.

 

[RavenTai]

I bought my 80 in 2004 with 106K miles
I put 70 miles on it every work day. plus weekends and trips.
It has over 190K miles right now.

Only problem is fuel cost but I wont drive a small unsafe car.

 

[Brian Macgyver]

Mine has over 160K. It is a regular daily construction truck, a family cruising truck and long-range driver. It does all long family drives, all of my work as well as vacations of more than 2,000 miles.
I love my truck!!

 

[alvarorb]

La Cabra has 194K on the clock and I drive it everyday to work. It's my daily driver. All I need to do to go wheeling is air down.

Alvaro

 

[MoGas]

I have 211K and DD my Cruiser. I don't pay attention to the gas prices too much as it is still pretty cheap for now and too depressing to think about. I am looking to get a Lexus ES300 or Toyota Camry to DD and just use the Cruiser as a wheelin only rig.

 

[fishwater]

i bought mine in '03 with a little over 100k and it's been my DD ever since. 197k and counting...

 

[KCCruiser]

155,000 and counting on mine. Has been my daily driver for a long time and never let me down. A paid for vehicle that gets not so good gas mileage is still cheaper than a car payment and really good gas mileage. This depends on how far you drive every day of course. That doesn't make the pump pain go away though.

Cheers

 

[aey_bee_see]

171k and counting on my DD. Most helpful at this time of the year in Winterpeg.

 

[Brian Macgyver]

Is that paint warranty for the original owner? My Green is losing clear coat horribly.[/quote]

I might want to warranty my paint as well. Ever since my brother rolled it, the green has been peeling!