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Old May 6, 2004 | 04:22 AM
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Today on my way to work the truck turned 99,500 miles. I have no complaints. I bought it new in late 96 and have done the following:
Tires 1x
front pads 2xs and rotors 1x
one torsion bar pass side.
regular fliud maint.
total cost to date:
798.64 dollars and 6+ years of driving.
Can you even argue with that, oyea 2 valve stems last weekend...
 
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Old May 6, 2004 | 04:40 AM
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Almost ready to join the 100,000 mile club, eh??!! Congrats!! The numbers speak for themselves.
 
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Old May 6, 2004 | 11:26 AM
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im at 103k and some change only major thing done is a rebuilt tranny which only ended up runnin me about 1,700 and the cable runnin from the batt. to the starter tranny was due to heavy towing by previous owner and not ever changing the tranny fluid i got the truck with about 68k on it 4 years ago and have loved every mile i put on it
 
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Old May 6, 2004 | 01:41 PM
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I just hit 60k this morning.

Damn you commute!
 
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Old May 6, 2004 | 02:09 PM
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I had my L for 7 months and just past 8K. I know that you guys say "so what", but I just love it and still runs like a raped ape.

 
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Old May 6, 2004 | 03:31 PM
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im right at 65,000, and have had zero problems. Nothing mechanical whatsoever has gone wrong. Synthetic Oil change every 4-5k, tranny flush/filter every 20k, etc.
We'll see how long she lasts doing this! Hopefully 200k!!

Hope my truck lasts as long as that one on ebay i saw. 97 4.6 that had original non-rebuilt 476,000 and he was still pulling a trailer thru the mountains with it!
 
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Old May 6, 2004 | 03:57 PM
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82k here and counting!
 
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Old May 6, 2004 | 05:49 PM
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99 xl redular cab. 4.2

81,000.

Bought it with 62000 9 months ago.
Synthetic oil
synthetic tranny oil
synthetic rear end oil
new clutch fluid
coolant system flush and fill
Tires
brakes and rotors.

runs like brand new. I love it. I hope it lasts until 200k
 
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Old May 6, 2004 | 06:01 PM
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110700 on mine today

Bought with 96k
Did pads and rotors and shoes about a month after I got it (THANKS PEPBOYS...I think it only needed the pads, but dad had it all done before I could say anything).
Regular oil/filter changes, coolant change, will do tranny fluid over the summer.
Spark plugs over summer as well.
Also put new tires on it before spring break.
Some new gaskets.
End piece on auto shifter **** thing.

Thats all for mine , no major stuff.

Oh and one wheel cover
 
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Old May 6, 2004 | 06:46 PM
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Almost 80,000 miles on my lightning!
 
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Old May 6, 2004 | 09:49 PM
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My 99 is approaching 43,000 miles

Tranny fluid flushed once (added FTVB)
Fuel Filter every 8-10k miles
2 sets o tires (stock and current ones)
Oil every 2500-3000 miles
fixing to have to get a new drivers side wiper blade,


thats it. Mabee hit 80k in 5 more years.



 
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Old May 7, 2004 | 12:05 AM
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I should change the gas filter have not done that yet..

forgot about the end piece on the starter cable.
 
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Old May 7, 2004 | 12:14 AM
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I probably need to do that too...tack that one up for my next oil change
 
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Old May 7, 2004 | 12:47 AM
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My 99' just rolled 95k yesterday. Bought it last April with 60k. New Magnaflows, TB spacer, bed cover, ram air hood, all new fluids, K&N ,4 new tires(20k on them and the rears are going fast ) tinted windows. Guess it was all bout 1200 bucks, only paid 8500 for it. Has 5.4, 3.55, not a leak one and uses no oil at 5k oil changes(synthetic). Hopen she goes 200k, have to stop those 1/10 of a mile long burnouts though.

Sled...
 
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Old May 7, 2004 | 01:21 AM
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sled, excellent truck, very nice. something about the reg cab flairside....
 
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