What Is a Million-Mile Toyota Tundra Worth? https://t.co/jCKXGHTmjp pic.twitter.com/2vs96vMFu3
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What is the highest mileage vehicle you have ever driven? Over 200,000 miles? Over 300,000?
It seems impossible to drive a car longer than that before repairs begin to cost more than buying a new one. Victor Sheppard, however, purchased a Toyota Tundra in 2007, and put over 125,000 miles on it every year. Last May, he surpassed the million-mile mark, and was still going strong with the original engine and transmission.
"My truck looks great," Sheppard said, "and, except for a few little dents, it's almost like new. Even the seats look just as they were when I bought it. They're not as clean, of course, but they're not busted or worn out."
He might still be driving it today, but Toyota Technical Center's chief truck engineer, Mike Sweers, wanted it back.
"Having a million-mile truck in as pristine condition as this one with original parts is a truly rare find," said Sweers. "Our team plans to tear down the entire truck, bumper-to-bumper, top-to-bottom to evaluate how the quality and safety we designed, engineered and built into the Tundra has held up to over one-million miles of real-world driving and help us continue providing ever-better vehicles for our customers."
Sheppard was given a brand new 2016 Tundra in exchange for his high-mileage pickup. It would be the 16th Tundra he owned.
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