Pluggers by Rick McKee for December 14, 2016

Will the truck survive another 50,000 miles?

Mine’s past that and going strong. Does that make me a plugger, or just practical?

Hey! That’s my son-in-law when his ’98Tahoe turned 200,000 miles. he sent a picture to commemorate the occasion.

we used to watch when my father’s car would turn 100,000 or 200,000. Something magical in that…

389.000+ and counting. 1971 VW bus.

389.000+ and counting. 1971 VW bus.

After 250,000 miles on my 1995 Dodge Ram 2500, I used to brag that I’d driven it past the moon.

306,000 on my 2000 Dakota and not one engine rebuild and still use it as my daily driver (60 miles round trip)

Only 109K on my van and since we sold our country place, I’m putting 5K a year on it. First brake job was in October, so I’m probably set for life.

Just took my Honda Civic hybrid in for 270,000 checkup. Nothing but routine maintenance in 14 years—same engine, same clutch, same gear shift…

197000 on my’98 escort. 42 mpg, original motor and trans. $200 per year in maintaince.. I live in fear it will be hit and I will get $300 for it. I am going to runit until it quits.

i wasn’t aware that hybrids had clutches and manual transmissions……

When Henry Ford made cheap, reliable cars people said, ‘Nah, what’s wrong with a horse?’ That was a huge bet he made, and it worked. Elon Musk……………………………………………..We aren’t addicted to oil, but our cars are. James Woolsey……..If all the cars in the United States were placed end to end, it would probably be Labor Day Weekend. Doug Larson

On those mileage milestones I get ice cream and cake.

They need to stop and mark the side of the truck with the spot where it happened…