Chevy Trucks & SUVs Are The Longest Kept Vehicles In These 6 States - Is Yours One of Them?

[Gorehamj]

John Goreham

Staff Writer

8-29-18

 

Recently, our colleagues at iSeeCars.com released a report that detailed which models were the longest kept by owners. This is a metric that can help to paint a picture of how long vehicles last, or are still interesting and satisfying to owners. Following the report, GM-Trucks.com reached out to see if the data generated had any more details. It turned out that the data also reveals which vehicle is the one that owners keep the longest in each given state. Chevrolet vehicles are the ones kept longest in six states. They are: Arizona, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Missouri, and West Virginia. The chart above shows the state by state breakout looks with the vehicle that is kept the longest in each state. Coincidentally, Ford also has the longest-kept vehicle in six U.S. states. Honda and Toyota dominate the rest of the country.  

 

By any chance, do we have any members who own that specific vehicle in that specific state?

 

*Note: Data was not available for every state. Hence the total that is less than 50.

 

 

[Sierra Dan]

Cool Post!

KS area here, but instead of a Silverado, I have a Sierra

[Pig Hunter]

Currently have a '14.  Prior to that I put 245K on my '05.  Have had a "Silverado" since 1997, ('97, '00, '03, '05, '14)  Drove a '72 Chevy Van in High School and long time after ('75-'81).  I wonder what would happen by state if they did a "loyalty" survey on Brands, Models, etc..

[half cab]

Funny Mississippi is never in nothing important we have 5 GM products here. 1996-2003 -2007 and 2 2015s.most were bought new.

[O_J_Simpson]

Ok I get it. Honda...Honda...Honda...Honda...Honda...Honda...Honda...Honda...Honda...

 

[garagerog]

By my count only 39 states listed, a couple of glaring omissions where vehicles see severe duty are Alaska and Montana, there may be more,  but I doubt Honda comes out on top in states such as those. The Dakotas are missing from the list too.

[silver maple]

I see nothing in this metric for GM to take any pride in.

 

I love my old Chevy which is my fifth. They fix pretty easy as a rule and hold up well if you can prevent  corrosion. Here in Vt with it’s ridiculous inspection protocol, a lot of Chevys will be junked in coming years. 

 

But the biggest knock I perceive is that Toyota’s Honda’s Subaru’s require so little to keep them going. But for serious work trucks, there are only 3 choices, and to me Chevy is still the least problematic. If Toyota were allowed to make something more than a half ton, a lot more of the work truck market would head their way, initial cost notwithstanding. 

 

And how come not a single HD truck shows up on this list. After all it’s not about sales volume but length of ownership.

 

My personal best was a 22re Toy p/u that I bought as a two year old rebuild and drove 15 years, and it went at least 3 more after I sold it. Oil undercoating, folks. My only new truck was a Ford that was dead in 125k and steered like a pig, esp at night. Toyota’s and Chevys just track straight for me.