Who has the HIGHEST mileage on an 80??? (1 Viewer)

[91 Cruiser]

my 91 with original everything has 289k miles and is still pulling DD duty.

 

[Aggiesdm]

^^^This. My 91 has 278K miles on her and I just did a 300 mile trip and got almost 14 mpg on the highway. She's not quiet, but she's still strong. Sounds like a typewriter. Love the old girl.

 

[BullElk]

 

[FXJ 96]

BullElk shut this thread down with his amazing number!

I am resurrecting it. Debating whether to take my 233k miles '96 on a 700 miles trip with wife and three kids under 10 years old. Don't want to get stranded. But it's a beach trip and an 80 looks good driving down a beach.

I feel low mileage compared to some, but maintenance makes all the difference.

 

[98 SNAKE EATER]

Currently sitting at 401,xxx miles

Might not be the highest, but I'm definitely in the running for logging the most miles on a daily driver

 

[98 SNAKE EATER]

 

[BullElk]

Way to persevere Snake eater! Good for you.

My '96 has 418K now. My son drives it now a whole lot less than I would but my current DD is my '97 LX with 264K miles.

 

[BullElk]

No pictures or it didn't hap....oh wait! I know there are others with more miles but thought I would post anyway.....hopefully non obnoxiously.

 

[DDabs]

Wow... That is awesome ^^^^

 

[1973Guppie]

BullElk shut this thread down with his amazing number!

I am resurrecting it. Debating whether to take my 233k miles '96 on a 700 miles trip with wife and three kids under 10 years old. Don't want to get stranded. But it's a beach trip and an 80 looks good driving down a beach.

I feel low mileage compared to some, but maintenance makes all the difference.

have you done all the maintenance? do all the maintenance and then drive it! My truck has over 200k and I feel very confident in it's reliability, mostly because I have gone through almost everything already and maintained it.

 

[BullElk]

Yes, I do try to keep up with maintenance except I haven't changed tranny fluid in over 300K miles because it is always up to level, clean and smells good. And don't plan to unless something changes. I go around 7-10K on oil changes depending on the color using 20w50 oil. I have not replaced the oil pump gasket or the crankcase seal (although they do seep a bit) but I have replaced the valve cover gasket. Since then I haven't had to add any oil at all. It is always up to the level. These vehicles are just amazing. Before giving to my son I used it in my land and timber management business. Rolling a bunch of miles in the woods every day and, seriously, daily prayers that my truck would last...and it has.

 

[FXJ 96]

have you done all the maintenance? do all the maintenance and then drive it! My truck has over 200k and I feel very confident in it's reliability, mostly because I have gone through almost everything already and maintained it.

I've had the truck for a year, done my maintenance but wasn't sure about the previous 231k miles under prior owners.

I took the family down to padre island national seashore, close to 700 miles for the entire trip including quite a bit of beach creeping. Cold a/c and coolant temps 188-193 the whole trip in 90+ degree daytime temps, pushing the 315's with original gears. Purred right along and wasn't a bad road trip vehicle for the 5 of us. Hard to believe it is 19 years old and mostly stock.

 

[FXJ 96]

Oh, and 13.5 mpg running 75-80 mph for about 3/5 of the tank
. Maybe my best tank ever since it was also first all highway tank

 

[LS1FJ40]

No pictures or it didn't hap....oh wait! I know there are others with more miles but thought I would post anyway.....hopefully non obnoxiously.View attachment 1102601

Just getting broken in...

 

[landtoy80]

426,000 mi, daily driver.
Wont be gaining many miles this summer, I got a job as a wildland fire fighter in NV. I made it a month between fill ups. Normally its a tank or two a week with last job. If I get a job in AK this winter that will put a few more miles on it.

 

[LTD FJ]

97 with 265k. All original motor. knock on wood.

 

[BullElk]

I'm sneaking up on Landtoy.

 

[Dave 2000]

I'm sneaking up on Landtoy.View attachment 1122098

Going by those numbers my 1994 80 is still in diapers with only 240,000 miles!

regards

Dave

 

[moodytico]

I've got.225k right now and have made two round trips from San Diego to Washington with out a hiccup. The PO did the head gasket at 180k and said he could still hone marks!

 

[Gabriel 71]

328001 on the mill, yeah I know crappy pic and I suspect the check engine light has been on for the last 100000 miles