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From what you have described I would say that the salt is your biggest enemy. It gets slung into places that is tough to rinse off. And eventually it will rust. And that won't keep it from driving, just make it a tad ugly. _____________________ Be careful what you tolerate. You are teaching people how to treat you. | |||
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...how long?..... ....I recently 're-inherited' my dad's 73 Camper special, Chev 3/4ton 454. Just under 91000 original miles. Been in the family since new. Got a few rust blossoms under the box bed paint in a few places but otherwise solid. Very pleasant to drive.....well, except for that old-school 10mpg business.... still, when the payment book was burned decades ago, what's a little gasoline cost? Yes, I use the real stuff @ $4/gal. The roll-up windows are a blast from the past but the power steering/hydromatic 4 speed/air conditioning are all as good as ever. I expect my grandson might be interested...... **************~~~~~~~~~~ "I've been on this rock too long to bother with these liars any more." ~SIGforum advisor~ "When the pain of staying the same outweighs the pain of change, then change will come."~~sigmonkey | |||
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Mine has 272,000 miles on the original engine and trans, no rebuilds. I'd say you're good for a bit.  | |||
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I have a 2002 Chevy 1500 Z-71 with ~125K miles on it and it still runs great. I have only ever had to replace the water pump and now I think I have to replace the AC compressor. I also need to replace the pitman arm and idler arm, but these things happen with time. I plan to keep this truck another 5 years until I save enough to put a good down payment on the next truck I want. I have always made sure to change every fluid and any other maintenance when scheduled. At 100,000 miles I changed every fluid the vehicle had whether the manual said to or not. You should be able to enjoy your truck for a good while with that low of mileage as long as it is taken care of. NRA Benefactor Life Member | |||
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dad put 500K miles on a mid 90's Silverado. Original engine was replaced at 65K due to oil leaking out after a dealer oil change, but the truck was still running strong when someone finally convinced him to get a new one just 2 or 3 years ago. Keep care of it and drive it a few times a year and it will last as long as you do. -------------------- I like Sigs and HK's, and maybe Glocks | |||
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How well would 8+ year old gas run in a modern vehicle with all the fancy computers and electronics? | |||
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Try driving it and putting a load on the engine with that gas in it. It is true gas starts to degrade in octane at about 3 months. I deal with a lot of small ribs (tenders/boats) that sit mostly. If the gas is in them even with stabilizer for a year. The 25-50 hp 4 stroke outboards need everything in the fuel system replaced. Carbs or injectors, high pressure fuel pumps, low pressure fuel pumps, fuel lines etc etc. even with rec 90. | |||
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Probably better than the old one. The computers can adjust for E85, so they can probably handle “bad” gas better too. | |||
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I drove nothing but 80's cars for my whole life until I purchased my first new car (current one) . These were (4) first generation CRX and one third generation civic. All were driven~ 4,000 miles per year. Civic and one of the CRXs were driven slightly more. All were sold running with no repairs needed at time of sale. Not a single one of them had anything dry rot. Only tiny bits of rust in rear wheel wells, which was very common for them. The last of them was sold in 2012, a 1986 CRX Si with 79,000 miles on the odometer. I wish I had it back. That 26 year old car got better gas mileage and was way better off the line than its replacement. Jesse Sic Semper Tyrannis | |||
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The newer fuels have a lot of additives, and they have Ethanol, that older Goat won't like 8 year old Ethanol, it will destroy all the rubber parts in the fuel line system, so be sure to not put it in your classic GTO as the rubber bits are not made for Ethanol fuels. I drained my Generator and let it sit for two or three years before needing to start it, apparently there was some fuel left in the carb, it had turned to varnish, smell, look clearly not burnable. Had to pull and clean the carb out in order for it to run. | |||
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That car gets put "under load" every time it's driven. I don't know any other way to drive it! The 2.5" Dynomax Ultraflows don't start to really rumble until 2500 RPMs! You shoulda heard my boys when it got up to about 4000 RPMs.  | |||
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My 1959 Impala is about to hit 50,000 miles. When I rebuilt the motor back in 2000 it was clear that there was very little use on the block (original to the car) and that was indeed a low mileage car. I've put about 8000 miles on it in the past 18 years. P229 | |||
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| Who Woulda Ever Thought? |
I have a 2002 Ford F150 XL SWB with 24,500 miles on it. Bought it new. It has had the fuel pump and coil replaced. It is driven weekly. | |||
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