Subj : Re: oldest (non-antique) vehicle ever owned
To   : Ogg
From : Black Panther
Date : Mon Jun 21 2021 20:30:14

On 21 Jun 2021, 10:03p, Ogg said the following...
 
 Og>  BP> My daily driver is a 2000 Toyota 4Runner, with about
 Og>  BP> 225,000 miles on it. It's still purring like a kitten. ;)
 Og> 
 Og> That's a nice run.  How's the body holding up?  Have you had it  
 Og> undercoated every year?

Body is in great shape. There are some areas where the paint is a bit faded, but nothing serious. Never had it undercoated. We live in the high desert, so there isn't much moisture to cause any issues.

 Og>  BP> My wife, who doesn't drive much, has a 1980 Toyota Corolla
 Og>  BP> sitting in the driveway. That did need an engine rebuild
 Og>  BP> about 8 years ago. She loves that car. :)
 Og> 
 Og> The rotors would tend to corrode with infrequent driving. I  
 Og> suppose those (and calipers) have been replaced on that Corolla  
 Og> a few times?

It does need a complete brake job. I've just been to lazy... I mean 'busy' to find time to work on it. ;)

I actually have the new rotors and pads to put on. They've been in the boxes in the garage for about 9 months already... :)

 Og> Yeah.. There is point when repairs seem to be more frequent  
 Og> than long stretches of hassle-free driving.

That's why I had finally sold my 1978 Ford Bronco in 2015. It was at the point where it wasn't reliable as an every-day driver. It was missing the fan shroud, so it had a tendency to overheat if I got stuck in traffic.

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