silvrsvt Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 http://blog.caranddriver.com/really-long-haulin-what-its-like-to-drive-200000-miles-per-year/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Great effort by the little car and its driver. I wonder how long companies will be allowed to let drivers do 14 hour days continuously. Other parts of the world have strong fatigue management legislation that prevents what they would consider as continued excessive hours. The total awake hours on top of a 14 hour driving day are considerable and the cumulative effect of those hours for five days straight on top of reduced sleep time have the same effect / impairment as driving with raised blood alcohol levels, the longer the worse it gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 Great effort by the little car and its driver. I wonder how long companies will be allowed to let drivers do 14 hour days continuously. Other parts of the world have strong fatigue management legislation that prevents what they would consider as continued excessive hours. The total awake hours on top of a 14 hour driving day are considerable and the cumulative effect of those hours for five days straight on top of reduced sleep time have the same effect / impairment as driving with raised blood alcohol levels, the longer the worse it gets. I know truckers are limited to how many hours they can drive...guess that doesn't apply to delivery drivers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 That guy is nuts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expresspotato Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Doesn't chalk up well for Ford reliability: Mike seems to have handled the miles pretty well. What about the car? He reports that the engine has never been cracked open yet uses only about a quart of oil every 8000 miles. The dual-clutch automatictransmission (DCT) hasn’t been nearly as maintenance-free. Its clutch packs were replaced twice, at 347,000 and 545,000 miles. (Actually, the second time, it proved much quicker and no more expensive to go ahead and replace the entire transmission with a nearly new, $600 unit.) Other repairs included the main computer, fuel pump (it was making noises, Mike didn’t wait for it to fail), throttle-body motor, starter, alternator, coolant-recovery tank, radiator cooling fan, HVAC blower motor, body-control module, and the A/C compressor (“it was getting a little noisy”). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Doesn't chalk up well for Ford reliability: Mike seems to have handled the miles pretty well. What about the car? He reports that the engine has never been cracked open yet uses only about a quart of oil every 8000 miles. The dual-clutch automatic transmission (DCT) hasn’t been nearly as maintenance-free. Its clutch packs were replaced twice, at 347,000 and 545,000 miles. (Actually, the second time, it proved much quicker and no more expensive to go ahead and replace the entire transmission with a nearly new, $600 unit.) Other repairs included the main computer, fuel pump (it was making noises, Mike didn’t wait for it to fail), throttle-body motor, starter, alternator, coolant-recovery tank, radiator cooling fan, HVAC blower motor, body-control module, and the A/C compressor (“it was getting a little noisy”). A tranny making it 350k before needing clutch packs, and then replaced at 545k is not good reliability? Seriously? I'm pretty sure most people would be happy to only replace those items in 750k miles. What, should it go 1M without touching anything? In a $12k car? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92merc Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Doesn't chalk up well for Ford reliability: Mike seems to have handled the miles pretty well. What about the car? He reports that the engine has never been cracked open yet uses only about a quart of oil every 8000 miles. The dual-clutch automatic transmission (DCT) hasn’t been nearly as maintenance-free. Its clutch packs were replaced twice, at 347,000 and 545,000 miles. (Actually, the second time, it proved much quicker and no more expensive to go ahead and replace the entire transmission with a nearly new, $600 unit.) My dad had bought a Ford Escort with manual transmission about 10 years ago. It had about 350k on the clock. Engine was never touched, transmission needed more work than just a simple clutch repair, so the car was going to be scrapped. My dad bought it because the engine still wasn't burning any oil and swapped it into the Escort my mother had at the time. Drove it another 75k miles before sell it. So I would say the DSG probably held up as well as any manual trans. Probably as good or better than a slushbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 A tranny making it 350k before needing clutch packs, and then replaced at 545k is not good reliability? Seriously? I'm pretty sure most people would be happy to only replace those items in 750k miles. What, should it go 1M without touching anything? In a $12k car? Maybe he misread and thought it was 34K not 347K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
351cid Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 I know truckers are limited to how many hours they can drive...guess that doesn't apply to delivery drivers Even our non CDL drivers are subject to the "Hours of Service" rules if they participate in "Interstate Commerce"*. *Defined as when a shipment originates outside of the state in which service is being provided even if the current driver didn't transport across state lines. Commercial drivers are allowed to drive 11 hours a day (within a 14 hour window) and work a total of 70 hours in 8 days (provided your company operates at least one truck on Sundays) or 60 hours in 7 days. All time working is included which includes fueling the truck, loading, unloading, paperwork, et all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomcat68 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Maybe he misread and thought it was 34K not 347K. That's what I was thinking. 347,000 is a lot longer than most cars even get to live, never mind just replacing a part. I thought my dad's 350,000 mile F-350 was impressive or his 200,000 mile Explorer Sport Track (with ZERO mechanical issues except fading paint). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted March 7, 2016 Author Share Posted March 7, 2016 Best car I know of mechanically was my old man's 92 Escort...only needed an IAT replaced on it after 120k+ miles. He winded up selling it to a friend of his kid, who flipped it with in three weeks of having it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
351cid Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 (edited) There are 3 Rangers in my family that have 300K plus on them. They are all 2.3L 5 speed trucks. My 89 with 336K My brother in-law's 93 with 352K My daughter in-law's with 317K. My step dad has a 2003 Buick Park Ave with 302K and our company's Expedition has 322K. Proper upkeep and scheduled maintenance goes a long way. Edited March 7, 2016 by 351cid 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpvbs Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 I was perusing craigslist the other day for a cheap runner for my kids to drive. I saw an ad for an 02 Honda Accord that the price was right and mileage seemed reasonable (so I thought) at 125k. Then I read the description and the seller noted the transmission has started to slip and shift erratically and will need major service. Further, the rear struts and control arms were shot and needed replacing. Then they had the nerve to close the ad by saying, "but it's a Honda, it has another 125K in it easy." Well the first 125k don't seem to have gone so well, should I expect the next 125k to be better? Sure, Honda has made a lot of reliable cars, but they seem to get a free ride from a lot of people. Meanwhile..... the POS Ford only got 347k out of a set of clutches. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BORG Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 (edited) Climate matters more than anything. Rust usually gets them first around here, and he would probably have hit 12 deer by now if he was driving in Michigan. The potholes would have disintegrated that Fiesta at 100K miles. It's nearly impossible to get cars to that sort of milage around here, good thing we make so many Edited March 7, 2016 by BORG 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbar Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 There are 3 Rangers in my family that have 300K plus on them. They are all 2.3L 5 speed trucks. My 89 with 336K My brother in-law's 93 with 352K My daughter in-law's with 317K. My step dad has a 2003 Buick Park Ave with 302K and our company's Expedition has 322K. Proper upkeep and scheduled maintenance goes a long way. My 2000 Ranger 5sp manual is starting to squeak a little when I let the "original" clutch out. 388,000 mi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I was perusing craigslist the other day for a cheap runner for my kids to drive. I saw an ad for an 02 Honda Accord that the price was right and mileage seemed reasonable (so I thought) at 125k. Then I read the description and the seller noted the transmission has started to slip and shift erratically and will need major service. Further, the rear struts and control arms were shot and needed replacing. Then they had the nerve to close the ad by saying, "but it's a Honda, it has another 125K in it easy." Well the first 125k don't seem to have gone so well, should I expect the next 125k to be better? Sure, Honda has made a lot of reliable cars, but they seem to get a free ride from a lot of people. Meanwhile..... the POS Ford only got 347k out of a set of clutches. Well there is mileage and age so I would still say in my experience Honda's have been very reliable. I've had a 02 Accord with 300K on odometer (bought used but knew owner) and put in new struts/shocks and it was good to go. Also bought a used Ranger w/300K that I had for a year or so and it was very reliable as well. Like someone mentioned-proper maintenance goes a long way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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