Wisconsin man's '91 Silverado set to hit 1 million miles

[EJ25RUN]

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/1990_chevysilverado.jpg

Talk about finding a good used car. Frank Orsenick bought his '91 Silverado in 1996. At the time, it had 41,000 miles on the clock. After 11 years of service (and a lot of driving), the old pickup is about to reach a milestone. Frank had the oil changed last week, just as he has every 3,000 miles since acquiring the Chevy, and it's sure to be the last one it receives as an everyday-use vehicle. You see, it's just 1,200 miles away from spinning past the 1,000,000-mark on the odometer. When it hits the big number, Frank is going to put his faithful ride into retirement. As for how he got this far, Orsenik credits regular maintenance and "a little luck." We should all be so lucky.

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/01/wisconsin-mans-91-silverado-set-to-hit-1-million-miles/

[ATK_Designs]

wow, impressive. car looks good.

Btw, he drove 80K miles a year??? WTF????

He could've been a millionair if he saved his gas $$.

[EJ25RUN]

wow, impressive. car looks good.

Btw, he drove 80K miles a year??? WTF????

He could've been a millionair if he saved his gas $$.

i think the pic is generic but i say chevy should buy it and give him an '08 for being faithful to the silverado!

[civic95]

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080201/GPG0101/80201045/1206/GPGnews




The truck has had four radiators, three gas tanks, five transmissions and six water pumps, but the engine has never been overhauled, he said.


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[EJ25RUN]

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080201/GPG0101/80201045/1206/GPGnews





http://cmsimg.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=U0&Date=20080201&Category=GPG0101&ArtNo=80201045&Ref=AR&Profile=1206&MaxW=300

Ill admit that the chevy 350 is one of the most important engines ever made and this one proved it more than any other!

[DieselNuts]

i say chevy should buy it and give him an '08 for being faithful to the silverado!
Agreed. I mean, they wouldnt be sacrificing much with giving away 1 $40k truck.

[EJ25RUN]

Agreed. I mean, they wouldnt be sacrificing much with giving away 1 $40k truck.

similar article ~ This car sites in the MB museum now!

http://images.worldcarfans.com/articles/2004/9/29/5040929.001/5040929.001.1M.jpg

""Greek taxi driver donates 1976 Mercedes-Benz 240 D to the Mercedes-Benz Museum Collection
Greek taxi driver Gregorios Sachinidis from Thessalonica handed over his 1976 Mercedes Benz 240 D to the Mercedes-Benz Museum Collection. Mr. Sachinidis is a multi-kilometer millionaire. Having covered all of 4.6 million kilometers, this "Stroke Eight" now becomes the Mercedes-Benz with the highest recorded mileage known to date.
The enormous distance covered by the world champion is testament to the proverbial longevity of Mercedes-Benz cars. In particular, Mercedes-Benz taxis have been permanent features of both German and international urban landscapes. In Germany, every second taxi is a Mercedes-Benz.

Mr. Sachinidis bought his car in Germany in 1981 with around 220,000 km on the clock, before driving it back to Thessalonica. Here it was in service as a taxi 24 hours a day until July 2004. During this time the owner was able to call upon the original engine and two spare units, deploying them on a rotational basis 11 times in total.

Mr. Sachinidis sent a letter to Prof. Jürgen Hubbert, Member of the Board of Management of DaimlerChrysler AG with responsibility for the Mercedes Car Group, thanking him for the excellent service Mercedes-Benz had afforded him over the years. Having received a visit from representatives of the Mercedes-Benz Museum Collection, Mr. Sachinidis decided to hand the car over to the Mercedes-Benz Museum.

Highlighting the reception the president of DaimlerChrysler Hellas, Dr. Alexander Paufler, presented Mr. Sachinidis with a key for a new C 200 CDI to be picked up upon his return to Greece. ""

[Deke]

I feel like Chevy ought to give him some kind of kickback for the good publicity he's giving them.

[R3RUN]

I remember a few years ago some guy had 2 million miles on his volvo. He drove from seatle to new york like once a week or something retarded like that.

[Sack Attack]

I also am the proud owner of a chevy thats not breakable. Must be nice to have the best.

[Stormhammer]

A guy in Lawrenceville had a Chevy 1500. He drove from GA to SC to NC to TN back to GA almost everyday. He had oil change down every week at the Penzoil at 316/20. It also hit 1 million miles. Shell gave him a new truck in exchange for the old truck to examine the engine internals.

[BTLFED]

Toyota truck with a million miles:

http://www.racetoretirement.org/

[Blitanicle99]

Numerous 22RE Toyotas have reached that kind of mileage. Theres also quite a few T100s and Tundras at some of the Toyota dealerships in the 7-800s on an all original truck. Those trucks take alot of abuse. Chevy also has a long standard of having long lasting motors. The 350 is one of the best motors to ever be on the market, and its the cheapest to rebuild because there are so many of them.

[SicStang03]

he put over 87,000 miles a year on it since he bought it.. WOW

[RISKYB]

very impressive, especially for a vehicle from the northern states which are know to rust and tear up due to the climate and constantly salty roads

[Evil Goat]

so this som'***** drove 230 some odd miles a day, every day, for 11+ years? holy ****....