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Hit 400k miles on my F-150 and the odometer stopped mattering
Rolled past 400,000 miles last Tuesday on the way to a job in Tacoma. Everyone I tell acts like it's a miracle, but honestly the truck runs better now than it did at 150k. I've done the regular stuff, oil every 5k, transmission fluid every 30k, and replaced the alternator twice. The real surprise was that hitting 400k didn't feel like a milestone. It felt like a checkpoint that just confirmed what I already knew, maintenance beats replacement every time. My buddy traded in his truck at 80k because he was scared of the big number, and now he's got a $700 payment while I own mine outright. What number on your vehicle made you reconsider what you thought was "old"?
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stellam891mo ago
Man, 400k is a hell of a milestone and I get exactly what you mean about it just being a checkpoint. When you take care of something and it takes care of you back, the numbers on the dash stop being scary and start being proof. My old Ranger crossed 300k a couple years back and I remember sitting in the driveway just staring at it, not because I was proud, but because it finally clicked that old doesn't mean broken. Your buddy's situation is rough, that $700 payment probably stings way worse than any repair bill you've ever had. Good for you for sticking with it, that truck is basically family now.
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