Do you ever surprise how does a Toyota with nearly 400000 miles appear like? In at this time’s video we examine a single proprietor Toyota …
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Something about someone taking care of a vehicle for this long and this many miles is so admirable! My 2008 Honda CRV has 173k and my 2010 Lexus RX350 has 115k miles and I hope to keep them running for as long as I can!
250K on my 2013 Limited Highlander, nothing wrong with it and the paint looks brand new, only garaged for 3 years
You always remind me of chef on a fancy restaurant, describing today's menu. 🙂
I regret selling my 04 highlander "Blue Betty". I bought it from the original owner and sold it with almost 200k on the clock. Such a wonderful vehicle.
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I do not understand how people drive cars like this one. Does their own life mean nothing to them?
11:30….. ehm… what ?
400k if it's mainly highway miles I would expect the vehicle not to be in terrible shape vs 200k miles and it's 90% city miles. Highway miles usually have very little wear on a car.
1st Gen Highlander are 75% of SUV in Cambodia
In case I missed it: How often was the timing belt changed? When was the last time? Thank you!
I bought my Lexus ES330 at 212k miles and currently at 230k and still serving well… Toyota is built to last forever.
i have one of those, 04…200,000 miles … sometimes when I stop at the traffic lights i have to look at the rpm to make sure the engine is still running … that's how smooth it runs…. of course I do all my own maintenance, I don't wait for things to break than fix them… i keep up my maintenance continuously checking the wear and tear of the components and repair accordingly …. i am not a mechanic by trade but I work on my own cars and motorcycles, I have a couple of Harleys, one Highlander, one bmw e46 convertible, one mercedes SL500 and a new GMC sierra denali ….I like your videos because you explain things clearly and in details, of course you're a little less than impartial when talking about Toyotas Lol …. but who can blame you? all you state is exactly the truth about these cars and engines…. they're simple, smooth, quite, durable and reliable when properly maintained.
thank you for your videos.
cheers!!
Thank you again for great content. Would it be safe to say buying a 200k mile Tundra is well worth it as long as it's been maintained well?
Maintenance is the key with any car brand. Maintain your car properly and consistently and most will last a long time.
This is junk not a "pretty good"
im so glad we dont have to deal with snow or road salt down here in florida. crap like that on the bottom of the car down here is an immediate wholesale for us. not worth selling.
great video, I would however mention that no matter how well you maintain a car if it was inherently bad from the manufacturer because of poor design and build quality all the maintenance in the world won't matter. Examples. GM 3.4 Liter timing chain, head gaskets, the 3.6 Chrysler V6 Cylinder 3 Rocker Arms, Head Gaskets, plastic everything, Nissan/Chrysler CVT Jatco Transmissions. GM Cadillac NorthStar V8 Head Gaskets, Audi valves cracking and shattering, the truth is that Toyota makes the best vehicle for longevity in the world today. There are some older cars tha3.8-liter GM 3.8 liter Buick V6 the Ford 300 and Chrysler 4.0 liter inline 6 cylinder. You should ask why these companies stopped making these engines. The answer is because they lasted too long, and they couldn't sell you a new one with enough frequency to make billions. So sorry it doesn't matter what you maintain if the manufacturer builds a bad vehicle for planned obsolescence, then there is nothing one can do about it.
Drive shafts themselves look like their going to crumble apart from the rust also.
It's funny that i recognise at least the similarity between parts on the front axle from when me and my friend did a bushing replacement on his 2007 Auris. toyota never seems to change a design if it's not strictly neccesary, and that's a good thing in my books.
Buying a used 03 Highlander with 160,000 miles.
Have no repair history so I'm going to be changing the timing belt.
Recommend changing the transmission fluid?
Not a flush just drain and fill.
I want him to rate my car
My mom had a 2001 highlander with the 2.4 L i4 engine. Lasted until just under 550k before it was totalled in an acciden
Love this channel! As a former Illinois boy, all that rust kind of gives me PTSD…😜
And I remember working under cars in a Denver dealership with melting ice running down my arms and into my armpits, lol!
You seldom see that much corrosion here in Costal California unless there’s a surfboard rack on the car. Even then it’s not underneath.
Have to say, I was a little disappointed Toyota doesn’t let you change out universal joint couplers on the prop shaft. But what the heck…400K miles is pretty darn good for ANY of those drive components!
If I’d buy a new engine block a new battery, a new alternator, everything new and replaced will it go past 999,999,999???
We had a Nissan Quest with 350k ish miles and it lived half of its life in the upper north area where it snowed a lot so the underside of the vehicle was rusted out from road salt and snow