Life of a truck

jdelrizzle · February 6, 2012

If taken care of and maintained how long will a GM truck last?

AzDragonLord · February 6, 2012

If you believe the latest Chevy commercial...until the end of days!

Coolmaker · February 6, 2012

Mt 1991 with 330,000+ miles is still going strong.... did have to install a GM trans (700r4) at 264000... Valve covers have never been off though..

jdelrizzle · February 6, 2012

^is that with no engine or tranny swap?

redjewel2ss · February 6, 2012

expect the engine/tranny to last 200,000 while keeping up on maintenance and not "driving it like you stole it". there is a reason they warranty the powertrain for 100,000 miles.

they first introduced these vortec engines in the GMT800s and i have a friend that has a 2000 with 250,000 with the original engine and tranny and no major problems. my dad has a 2004 with 175,000 and the only thing he's had to do to it is change the fluids, normal wear and tear items, fix his a/c, and replace the gauge cluster internals.

and if you read things about crappy service/unreliable parts, it is usually blown out of proportion. i mean who would start a thread titled "my truck has 200,000 miles and no problems". people only post when they have problems so that they can get them resolved or just rant about it.

wilsonz71 · February 6, 2012

Forever:)

KMGZ400 · February 6, 2012

depends on maintnence, how you drive, sometimes parts just break on their own, whether the part has 15,000 miles or 150,000 miles.

11Silvy · February 6, 2012

Along time.

Mckenzie · February 6, 2012

My 01 has 203,000 miles original motor and trans and its going strong!

old truck · February 6, 2012

I had a 1990 Chevy K2500, When I gave it to a family member in the fall of 2010 it had 203,000 miles on it. It was used for plowing over 15 years, the transmission went at 175,000 miles, still has origional motor. Must have close to 240,000 on it by now.

gmtech4 · February 6, 2012

my 85 6.2 diesel from my burb i put in my 93 i bought,it got a SRTA and a new rad ,etc,and the body has 500k KM

no squeaks or rattles ,,

the burb rusted out and i had it crushed

MikeNH · February 7, 2012

If you believe the latest Chevy commercial...until the end of days!

A newer truck damn well better last till this December.

jro909 · February 7, 2012

vortec was out long before the gmt-800s....its all about taking care of your ride..the people that drive balls to the wall all day everyday with minimal maintaince are the guys that will have a vehicle that won't last..oil changes alone don't keep a vehicle alive