1 million miles

Did you hear the other day, about the frugal guy, that's so frugal that he is still a truck with 1 million miles?

Oresnik took the 1991 Chevrolet Silverado to the Oil Ex-Change Quick Lube in Medford on Thursday for what he expects will be its last oil change and tuneup before hitting the magic number.
- Autonet.CA

If you are wondering how a 1991 pickup can have that many miles, the last paragraph may explain it.

He bought the Silverado in June 1996 after the original owner put 41,000 miles on it. Oresnik uses the vehicle to deliver seafood in three states, putting on about 85,000 miles a year.
- Autonet.CA

Now that is a frugal guy. He wisely bought his truck used and took proper care of it, driving of sorts, into the ground.

He credits proper maintenance and a good measure of luck for allowing the truck to rack up so many miles. He said he's had more than 300 oil changes and tuneups at the Medford business, going in every 3,000 miles.

What's even better, is he has never overhauled the engine.

The truck has had four radiators, three gas tanks, five transmissions and six water pumps, but the engine has never been overhauled, Oresnik said.
- Chicago Sun-Times

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