300,000 Mile Club

I need 85k more miles
Should be finally member here in 2020

 

Got it in 2003 with 13 miles on the clock. So far so great!

 

More info please

What big ticket Maintenance items
Picture of truck ?

 

General maintenance, timing belt, steering bushing, leaf springs, coils, starter, filters, oils, etc. Thankfully nothing major, its my DD so I keep on top of it. Southern California truck.

 

She’s a beauty !!!

 

Don't see a 400,000 mile club, made it to 400,285 miles on 2003 Tacoma Double cab, 5vzfe 3.4 V6 engine. Transmission wore out at 385,126 miles, but it had a hard life as a rural mail carrier vehicle. Owned since new.

 

Nice! Mine has 305,000 and still runs great!

 

Congrats

More details please. You owned it since new but it was a rural mail carrier? Doesn’t the government provide mail vehicles ?

When I was in Maui over new year I saw an older woman in what looked like a 2008-2010 beat up Toyota Prius. She had a what looked like “home made” US POstal sign on her driver door... has me curious



Appreciate educating us

 

No, the government didn't provide mail vehicles in extremely rural Arkansas. I started carrying mail, when it had 35,000 miles on it. Stopped carrying mail at 390,000 miles. The vehicles that the PO provides (here anyway) travel on pavement only (for the most part). PO doesn't provide the signs, you buy or make them. The mail light on top of my truck was a PO provided, but the lights didn't work & I repainted it every couple of years. PO trucks are called LLVs Long Life Vehicles. They are terrible. NO heat, a/c, radio. I drove an older model Jeep style one for awhile. Hated it, not even power steering, but it was pretty old.

My route was 100 miles; of that 75 miles were dirt roads. Bad dirt roads. I was injured on the job, so I don't work anymore. It's a great job, if you can put up with the bs and keep your truck running and not have any serious injuries. I was the only carrier that had the same vehicle for my whole career, during the time that I worked. I worked at 4 different POs. 2 small town & 2 cities.

 

Hubby made my job as a mail carrier easier for me by installing right hand drive (RHD) pedals in the passenger floorboard. I sat in the passenger seat and reached over for the steering wheel, blinkers, etc... and delivered the mail.

 

That's an awesome testimony. My wife did a mail route here in Alabama for two weeks. We both have a new appreciation for that job.

BTW, my 2000 Tacoma is at 299K.

 

310K. Same engine and A340. Of note, UCA's and ball joints. Radiator & water pump once. 5100's all around. Still in love...dents and all.

 

You sat in passenger seat and used Left have steering wheel ?

Wow that’s awesome

 

Thank you for the info

So do rural workers make same money as city workers ?

They give you per mile allowance for using your own car ?

I am truly fascinated !!!

 

Yes, I'm tall & have long arms. lol

 

IDK what city carriers make, they do (PO) everything different for city carriers. Yes, rural gets per mile allowance for using your own car. Highest paid per mile, it fluctuates with the economy, but still a decent rate. Excellent benefits. I liked being rural carrier. Have a chance to get to know customers, I had numerous "pets" on the route. From dogs who want to put their front feet on the window sill, to a donkey who would run towards the mailbox, braying like crazy, wanting his treat! Miss that part the most. No uniforms. City carriers have to walk a portion of their routes. Rural is all in the car or delivering packages to the door. Support carriers, write more letters.

 

Wish I knew about this 20 years ago. Sounds like the best job in the world!

 

I didn't find out until I was in my 30s. I worked 12+ years. Have full retirement, b/c of injury. All of my medical is paid for the rest of my life, regarding the injury. Tried to convince our son to get a job w/PO, he doesn't want to right now....

 

'98 with just over 325,000. replaced one injector at 300,000 otherwise just general maintenance has kept her running strong

 

Here's mine. The new headlights and the 4runner bumper are due to an unfortunate incident with a deer.. 305k and counting.