How many miles on your car, and do you still drive it daily???
08-17-17, 03:12 AM
#1
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How many miles on your car, and do you still drive it daily???
Just curious about this, because our family's old 2000 Toyota Avalon has been put back into daily service. I know its not a Lexus, but its basically the same car as the ES, just a different body(and a lot roomier IMO with its more squared off shape, huge *** trunk as well).
Anyways, parents bought this thing new in 2000. It was the main family vehicle until 2011, when they bought a new 2012 V6 Camry(current body style). Anyways, it racked up a bunch of miles, like 220k back in 2012. They figured for the 2-3k they could get selling it, they just might as well keep it, as its handy to have a spare vehicle that is reliable. Anyways, its sat in their driveway as a spare vehicle for the past 4-5 years, driven occasionally, did several 1000 mile road trips to Florida and back, I think dad drove it a bit to work and back, racked up a few more miles on it.
Anyways, my sister and brother-in-law kind of hit some hard times financially. Bought a new house about a year ago, he decides to go back to school, she gets pregent(oops!!!), all of the sudden that lease payment on his new Tacoma(and the 30 miles one way he has to drive to Murfreesboro for school, not to mention you can't fit a car seat in the extra cab truckl) is looking like a serious burden.
So now the old *** 2000 Avalon, now with 265k is my brother in law's main car, 60 miles a day, 5 days a week, yet we all trust that old *** Toyota. I think before dad gave it to him, he had the oil leak on the valve cover fixed and had the timing belt service done, I know that was about $1000 worth of work on an old *** car. Yet it runs like a top, shifts like a new car, steers straight, no slop in the steering, the interior looks almost like brand new with the grey cloth/velour seats. Hell even the paint looks good for the year, it isn't peeling, fading, chipping, it still looks good for the year.
Anyways, this car is the reason people buy Toyotas. I can't think of another sedan that would give this good of service, even after 17 years, 265k miles on it, we still trust it. Even with those miles on it, it isn't worn out, it still drives nice, interior still looks mint, paint is nice, no rust(we live in the south though), still rides nice, all the electronics work on it, all the windows work, etc. That's the main thing about this car, even with the age/miles IT IS NOT WORN OUT
Anyways, parents bought this thing new in 2000. It was the main family vehicle until 2011, when they bought a new 2012 V6 Camry(current body style). Anyways, it racked up a bunch of miles, like 220k back in 2012. They figured for the 2-3k they could get selling it, they just might as well keep it, as its handy to have a spare vehicle that is reliable. Anyways, its sat in their driveway as a spare vehicle for the past 4-5 years, driven occasionally, did several 1000 mile road trips to Florida and back, I think dad drove it a bit to work and back, racked up a few more miles on it.
Anyways, my sister and brother-in-law kind of hit some hard times financially. Bought a new house about a year ago, he decides to go back to school, she gets pregent(oops!!!), all of the sudden that lease payment on his new Tacoma(and the 30 miles one way he has to drive to Murfreesboro for school, not to mention you can't fit a car seat in the extra cab truckl) is looking like a serious burden.
So now the old *** 2000 Avalon, now with 265k is my brother in law's main car, 60 miles a day, 5 days a week, yet we all trust that old *** Toyota. I think before dad gave it to him, he had the oil leak on the valve cover fixed and had the timing belt service done, I know that was about $1000 worth of work on an old *** car. Yet it runs like a top, shifts like a new car, steers straight, no slop in the steering, the interior looks almost like brand new with the grey cloth/velour seats. Hell even the paint looks good for the year, it isn't peeling, fading, chipping, it still looks good for the year.
Anyways, this car is the reason people buy Toyotas. I can't think of another sedan that would give this good of service, even after 17 years, 265k miles on it, we still trust it. Even with those miles on it, it isn't worn out, it still drives nice, interior still looks mint, paint is nice, no rust(we live in the south though), still rides nice, all the electronics work on it, all the windows work, etc. That's the main thing about this car, even with the age/miles IT IS NOT WORN OUT
08-17-17, 06:57 AM
#3
Mines at 250k about. Took it on a 5k road trip, across the country and back. Not a single problem. Everything still works.
Yes I've been driving it daily for 4 years now.
Yes I've been driving it daily for 4 years now.
Last edited by crwys; 08-17-17 at 07:38 AM.
08-17-17, 02:50 PM
#4
'03 with 315,880 (just looked) and we drove it just under 5000 miles round trip to San Diego this summer. Except for a frozen caliper (which I should have discovered before we left) it was problem free. Got right at 29mpg for the trip. Wife drives it every day and it's kept outside - no garage.
Drive it every day!
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08-30-17, 07:21 PM
#9
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These cars do run very well. I miss my Solara for being that old reliable champ that wasn't as touch-button complicated as modern cars.
It would be too old to go back to that generation Camry/ ES
It would be too old to go back to that generation Camry/ ES
08-31-17, 02:23 PM
#10
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Approaching 176,000 on my 1996 ES300. I love this car, even though it has an eternal check engine light. I spent over $1000 in the shop on steering and the ECL, and they didn't quite get the ECL fixed-- I am determined to do that myself now, which has been.... an ongoing adventure.
But man, I love my car. 50 miles a day commuting, never a problem picking up speed, any issues I have are just details in how awesome this car has been for me.
And now I'm off to search the forum for O2 sensor cleaning/replacement. Cheers!
But man, I love my car. 50 miles a day commuting, never a problem picking up speed, any issues I have are just details in how awesome this car has been for me.
And now I'm off to search the forum for O2 sensor cleaning/replacement. Cheers!
09-03-17, 08:41 AM
#12
1999 Lexus es300, 195,000 miles. Great car. Currently waiting on a replacement coil (Denso, of course) for one that just went bad.
1999 Lexus es300, 135,000 miles. Great car. Currently waiting a replacement front motor mount that's leaking hydraulic fluid.
1999 Lexus es300, 135,000 miles. Great car. Currently waiting a replacement front motor mount that's leaking hydraulic fluid.
09-08-17, 10:09 AM
#13
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2001 with 220k, just did timing/waterpump, new belts, alternator and both driveshafts to turn it back into a daily driver for me. Now looking at new struts, passenger side is shot.
09-11-17, 11:22 PM
#15
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Hell that's not even broken in yet.
Currently at 102,000 on my 1992 SC300. Kind of a rare/weird car, as it has the 5 speed manual/2JZ-GE inline six combo from the factory. I drive it to work sometimes, but its the car of choice for long trips of 500+miles.
Currently at 102,000 on my 1992 SC300. Kind of a rare/weird car, as it has the 5 speed manual/2JZ-GE inline six combo from the factory. I drive it to work sometimes, but its the car of choice for long trips of 500+miles.
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