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by bmitc 852 days ago
Is there data around this? I have personally never seen a personal car much beyond 200,000 miles.
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In my circle of friends/family/neighbors/acquaintances, it's common to have a vehicle over 200k miles. Over 300k is noteworthy but not unheard of. Both of my cars are over 275k (bought them a little before the 250k mark).

One guy I see regularly is driving a 400k mile minivan. At my previous job I saw a customer driving a 500k mile Corolla, as well as a couple of customers with 400k, and countless over 200k.

This is in Kansas.

My 2004 Ford Mustang had 382k miles. This is the best picture I have (did you know that Google Photos can search for "odometer"??)

https://photos.app.goo.gl/rKMXEzRkR7NauPaB9

I received the car at about 370k miles, drove it about 10k more for ~2 years in college. The only problem I ever had with it was the battery sucked in the winter.

I think they are talking kilometers
I have a '97 Jeep XJ at ~214,000 miles. They do exist :)
Hasn't rusted through?
Nope. That's mostly (I guess?) an issue in places with a lot of winter months that use salt on the roads instead of sand. It's had a bit of rust, but nothing a buzzbox welder and some steel sheets couldn't patch.