Trucks That NEVER Break Down (Reliably run 1,000,000 miles)
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- Опубліковано 5 чер 2024
- Trucks are awesome! From the Toyota Hilux, to the Ram TRX or F150 Raptor - clear on down to Ranger or D21 hardbody - we love 'em all! In our recent video titled 'Worst Truck Engines' we went over some of the engines found in trucks around the world that should probably just be avoided. In TODAY'S video, we're hitting you with some of the most reliable trucks to ever roam the planet - and at the end, picking the most Ideal example of them all. Let's get in to it!
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I love your videos!
Where can I buy that hoodie?
What do you think about cat diesel engines vs Cummins.
My bronco ll has 493,673.3 miles on it
Chevrolet s10 was in The Last of Us
I hope everyone in the comment section owns their dream car one day.
Thanks bro my dream car is a lot of cars it’s probably mostly laguna sega
I don't usually see people like you too often. Thank bro,I wish the same for you.
I need a Toyota Land Cruiser.
Toyota GR Corolla hatchback for me. I wish it's the first car I buy soon.
Thanks bro. For now I'll take any car at all. Habing to pay for uber to get groceties or medicine is making it impossible to save up for a car.
I'm rocking a 1993 Ford ranger with just over 500,000 miles. It's got the original engine transmission and rear end! 2.3l 5sp 2wd It's been my daily work truck for about 13 years. No tics taps or raps and doesn't use a drop of oil....💪💯🇺🇲
Ranger,mine was a 94 and had 198000 miles and ran great, then a storm blew a tree over on it and totaled it out
I had 2006 ranger its was a warrior😊
@@user-qs2vs6ji4b I still daily mine to work,im at 507,000+ miles! Blows my mind!
i work with a bunch of guys that drive old rangers and mazdas as their dailies. i work at a rock quarry so most guys buy high mileage beaters to drive to work. the rock dust will scratch the piss out of paint. those old rangers are like roaches, you cant kill them. they will be the last thing on the planet once we all go extinct. I learned how to drive on a old late 80s 5 speed ranger.
@@BadaBing_BadaBoop I've always run a work rat, old asphalt paving guy. Dirty and stinky, if it's not the asphalt its the diesel fuel and I know all about quarry dust! Lol I bought this truck 13 years ago with 223,000 miles for $1400 I'm at 509,000 miles as I'm writing this 💯🔥💪🇺🇲 in
Hell yeah! Still rocking my 97 D21 4 banger 5 speed 2WD. Only 2 owners. My pops and myself. She is sitting nicely at 450,000 miles and still has way more to go. Truly an amazing truck, would recommend 10/10 not giving it up for anything or anyone.
Mines at 280k and also still running well. Only issue I’ve had recently was with the door not wanting to open
Unfortunately around here most of them rusted away years ago
I drive a Pathfinder D21 V6 3.0 petrol, 326606 kms on it. Original engine, works absolutely fine, doesn't use any oil, love it
@jeffersongarcia8257 dude my interior door handle on mine takes like 7 pulls to open
Crashed my 97 with only 170k on it 😢 miss it everyday. Was such a good truck
I've spent half my career fixing S 10 pickups and blazers. Some days I would walk into the shop and there was one on every hoist. Intake gaskets, oil cooler lines, ball joints, fuel pumps. Plugged heater cores, Typically any time one would come in, you could find $1,500 worth of work.
I was looking to buy one 8 years ago and I read the same things so I bought a full size 5.7 and have done nearly nothing to it. The full size v-8s are always better.
Sounds like a good vehicle in your shoes🤑🤑
I heard for the s10 you need the later one with the 5.3 v8 but still if you can score a deal on a 1500 or 2500 that would be a better buy
That Suzuki engine?
I just bought an old S10 blazer...had to do everything on your list and more.
My 2005 Nissan Titan with 200,000 miles is still towing like a champ.
Worst truck ever bro wtf....you got lucky
I would put my 2004 6.0 Ford cat motor against any of the old boys and most of the newer trucks odometer reads 443,829 miles currently. Got it in 2018 and haven’t spent more than 1k in parts
@@shuruff904 people now a days want a truck with all those fancy features. I once had a Titan, it was such a basic truck. 180k miles. Truck felt very reliable and the 5.6 had lots of power. I sold it cause the truck was very boring. Now have a 2013 raptor it’s a way better truck with comfort and features. Bigger price tag too.
when it comes to doing truck things the Titan can do the same but at a fraction of the cost 😂
@@shuruff904 no. They had issues the first few years but after that they are bulletproof.
@@Shitnugget69 put a cover on the back though, and those butt ugly Titans become Amazon delivery trucks....at least the older crappy ones looked decent enough to sell....Nissan-Mitsubishi-[insert name of parent company here] is struggling badly...
This is literally just a list of all trucks
Yep. Pretty much
7.3 powerstroke diesels are what we run mainly at my job. I work for a tow and wrecker business… I have to say I’m madly impressed by some of the things we have managed tow with them 7.3 powerstrokes.
late 90s were tanks... the earlier, non-turbo diesels.. not so much.
@@NXT_LVL they may have had less power than their turbo successors but those old 7.3 idi motors were very reliable
Yes sir. We ran a 7.3 for our construction company. It had over 300k miles o it, bagged two deer, hauled tools/materials daily, through Seattle and Portland traffic as well as the outback with NO engine issues, ever. Then that stupid kid thought he had room to make a left turn.. RIP our diesel work horse.
@Billy Reece agreed. Had many 7.3s thry were more reliable than any Powerstroke versions but the power was terrible.
My daily driver 97 powerstroke has 400k on it and is totally reliable. Never leaves me stranded.
Genuinely surprised to see no mention of any 300ci / 4.9L i6 powered Ford Trucks so far. Those were known to run forever with little maintenance. There are many stories of how they just wouldn't die when they put in the engine killer solution back during Cash For Clunkers. Every other vehicle would die after a couple minutes of idle, and be towed out the the salvage lot, but all the 300 i6's would go back there under their own power.
They would run out of gas, and have to be refueled to blow them up. I can't believe how much of a debacle cfc was, and now everyone is paying for it.
yep the 4.9s are way overbuilt, some were even industrially used as stationary power generators.. think 80s mercedes
@@fsouzajr I know about the power station thing. Power Nation here.on UA-cam uploaded their 300 i6 build not too long ago and they started with one of those power station 300's
We had an 83 F100 with the 300 i6. My grandpa bought it new, towed a camper all over the country as a traveling preacher, sold it to my stepdad with over 200K miles on it, stepdad drove it (beat the hell out of it) for another 200K+ and the transmission finally died.
I heard that some of the Expeditions would lockup temporarily then would cool down and restart. Per mechanic at a Toyota dealership.
in Afghanistan I drove Hillux, never had an oil change, others had fueled it w aircraft diesel with additives, had sand dunes on the dash, missing chunk out of frame due to hitting roadside mine or drove into deep flooded ditch (whichever story u choose to believe)…I fell in love absolutely with Toyota.
Tried to import one but they wouldn't allow it at the time. Sucks
There was a letter that USSOCOM sent to Toyota because they had imported some of the Tacomas into Afghanistan and in the letter they praised Toyota's reliability. They claimed the Tacoma withstood absolutely everything that was literally thrown at it, including RPGs and it never broke down once.
Yep 👍 I worked in Afghanistan for over 6 years , those Toyota Hilux pickups were indestructible, literally bullet proof. And here’s a bonus ( how about those Kawasaki Mules ! ) those things took neglect and punishment like I’ve never seen before and you couldn’t kill em’ !
Hahaha you ain't lying. I saw the ANA get hit by two, IEDs, and still repurpose the truck after they towed it. Replace the axle, and the rear drive shaft. No truck bed left and nothing left of the bed.
You just have to watch out for those 1989 Toyota Corollas. They tend to blow up a lot. Lol
We are currently on our 4th Ranger. They’ve proven to be durable pickups with the exception of the 3.0 V6.
Our current Ranger is a 11 XLT super cab 4X4 with the 4.0L V6.
Before adding the K&N intake and the FlowMaster exhaust as well as a free flow exhaust manifold, I was getting 19 mpg on the freeway with the cruise set on 75mph. Now with the mods I’m consistently getting 23mpg.
We get 5-6 feet of snow every winter and our Ranger has never gotten stuck.
It’s now 12 years old but has only 35K miles on it.
I change the oil every 4K miles with Kirkland full synthetic motor oil and I change the front and rear differential, transfer case and transmission fluids every 30K miles.
I guess this is why we get 250+K miles from all of our vehicles.
If I didn’t need the hp and torque then I would have opted for the 2.3L 4cyl naturally aspirated engine. Those 2.3L can get 500K miles easily.
Not only does our Ranger haul a yard of gravel, dirt and fire wood, but after the intake and exhaust mod’s, it now hauls ass too. 😁
2011?
@@quasitoantrax Yes. The last year of production for the last generation of the Ranger
I’m no ranger fan but I do know people who’ve gotten 200k+ out of them and other ford products. That seems pretty good from my perspective for anything.
I nearly bought a Ranger in 2005 and regret it. What put me off was the untried 2.5 diesel. It was a new engine replacing the previous 2.6 gas found in the Courier. Don't know if they did have problems but after 8 years I never sore them on the road. They didn't seem to last.
@@2DogsVlogs I’ve never owned or ever heard of a diesel engine in a Ranger.
The most durable engine in the Ranger was the 2.3L naturally aspirated gasoline engine.
We’ve own 2 of them with the 2.3L.
The first one we put over 500K miles on it and the second one we put almost 700K miles on it. Back then we changed the oil every 3K miles with conventional Valvoline motor oil.
We now change our oil every 6 months (which is only about 1,500 miles) with Valvoline full synthetic (high mileage) oil, even though our Ranger has only 36K original miles.
We change the oil on our Subaru’s every 5K miles with Valvoline full synthetic (high mileage) oil.
My wife’s Outback has less than 30K miles and my Forester just hit 13K miles.
High mileage oil has additives that reduce engine wear.
The toughest most reliable workhorse truck I ever owned was a 60's 1 ton Dodge power wagon with the 383 hemi and 4 speed transmission. The one that was equal to it was an old 1 ton international with a 401 v8. I have never had anything more tough or that could take as much abuse as those trucks. We used our Internationals like tractors. In fact when we got a tractor stuck , many times we used the international to pull them out. My power wagon used to push through heavy brush and push over smaller cedar and pine trees and bust drifts. Can't do that with new trucks.
What happened to the Power Wagon name? Is it still in use in the US? It’s an awesome branding option.
@Ben D Geddes When Ram was separated from The original Dodge it went away.
That 401 is an AMC engine. International Harvester used AMC engines in some applications.
@Walt Moore you have that backwards. AMC was not producing many of their own parts. They cut deals with others to build their products for awhile.
I took a 401 out of an old international grain truck and put into a 1974 Jeep Cherokee.
I had a 1976 J10 that had a blown engine and used parts out of a Ford 360 to get it back on the road.
AMC in the 60's and 70's was struggling and using a lot of parts from other manufacturers. You could bolt Ford and International parts right in with no modifications or very few.
@@desertdan100 external parts yes, not rotating parts. Starters,water pump, alternator. I've worked on a lot of AMC and IH trucks.
2010 Tundra SR5 extended cab 4x4 owner. I own a lawn care business & pull a trailer daily. 260,000 miles so far and I haven't had a single breakdown. I always change the oil myself at 5,000 miles with Supertech 5W20 synthetic and a Toyota oil filter, never replaced transmission fluid. Replaced the drive belt once so far. Never flushed the coolant completely, but I've replaced a gallon or so a few times. I installed a new water pump a couple years ago because I heard a bearing squealing. Two sets of factory spark plugs, countless sets of front brake pads & rotors because they warp easily and the trailer I'm sure is to blame. I'll buy more old Tundras for as long as I can find them.
I'm the same with 96-98 5.7 Chevy, had good luck with several in a row. The 07-08 were ok, not quite as good. Actually was eyeballing a sr5 the other day, might be nice to drive something different.
@@kingpest13 I had a '90 Silverado for a decade, had no issues until 185,000, then within a few months the transmission and engine needed rebuilding. Also owned a '97 and 2010. The '97 was old when I got it but it was a solid rig. The 2010 was a lemon. I've had all Toyota since 2012, zero issues with any of them, from two Corollas, a 2002 Tundra, a 2018 Camry, 2010 Tundra, 2010 Camry, 2019 Tundra. We still own all but the Corollas, they were just kid & work cars. Haven't had a mechanical issue with any of them. I still love the old squarebodies & 88-98 Chevy trucks. I have two 5.7 SR5 TRD 4x4 extended cabs now, 300,000 on the 2010 and it pulls my lawn care trailer all season, zero issues or complaints. The '19 is still our going to town rig, but it'll eventually be making us money like the other ones. Not trying to slam GM at all just stating my experiences.
2005 GMC Sierra 2500 4x4 crew cab w/Duramax LLY and Allison 5-speed. EGR deleted, LBZ turbo intake and PPE tuner mild Power Level 2. More than 425 hp and 810 TQ. Over 357,000 miles. Accelerates well, very reliable. Great truck.
GMC used to be King. You got a good generation. Todays GMCs are garbage. Overpriced, too chromy (especially the trucks) and their Gear box is awkward af
@@johnappleseed9290They aren’t bad, all new vehicles aren’t as good as they used to be…
How many transmissions have you gone through? It is rare for a Chevy transmission to last more than 150,000 miles.
Dodge Dakota was a piece of junk. One was lucky to get 100,000 miles out of them without a major repair. Few of those lasted past 175,000 miles before being junked.
Ford Ecoboost engines are nowhere nearly as reliable as the 5.0 V8 Coyote. The second generation 5.0, which was sold from 2015 to 2017, may have been the most reliable pickup engine ever made. Then Ford messed it up in 2018.....
@@herbb8547 Doubt he’s been through a lot, there’s tons of Chevys with over 200k on their stock transmissions. Especially the older gmt800s very reliable trucks.
@Wesley Garrison I was thinking of the half ton Silverado 1500. The 2500 has a heavier transmission. Everyone I know with a 1500 needed a new transmission by 150,000 miles. Some a lot sooner if they didn't maintain them properly or if they pulled in over drive. It amazes me how so many don't understand what "Tow Mode" is.
Every truck ever made is reliable apparently
On Jan 31 2001, the last day of the year I purchased a 2001 Ford Ranger Super cab XLT with the 4.L V6 and 5 speed auto, I was 60 years old, and my retirement present to myself, today at 81 years old that same truck is sitting in my garage, still looks brand new, with its matching canopy, oh yeah it has only 58,462 original miles on it and the only work done has been regular maintainence........still runs and drives and looks like brand new, yeah I took the original tires off at 16 years and replaced them just because of age. been a great little truck !!!!
I’ll be happy to be first in line when it needs a new home.
You lost me when you said "According to JD Powers." It's all about who spends the most $. The data can be manipulated any which way to fit their narrative. Kia and Hyundai with all their engine issues top the list? Mini is #11 above likes of Mazda, Subaru, and Honda? I guess I am old school and keep the car forever. In the few studies I looked into, the "problems" are stuff like wind noise, slow infotainment boot up time.
I don't put it down to just 'money'. They are getting feedback on 90-day old and 12-month old vehicles, and looking at the 'small stuff' you mentioned. If you want to get the nicer of the brand new cars, and you're going to sell it in 3-4 years, that's what JD Powers is most useful for.
"JD POWA-"
"Don't touch me"!
They lost me with the ridgeline. It's a CAR with a lid-less trunk.
Subarus are known for not being reliable so I wouldn’t be surprised of anything being above them
Never quite understood why JD Power glosses over Mazda, the Skyactiv engines are probably the most reliable direct injection engines out there and Mazda has the best interiors outside of a luxury brand. And they also manage to make even the pedestrian CX-5 feel like a sporty, luxury SUV for probably less money OTD than a CR-V or RAV4
Bruh just listed every almost every truck you can get in the US. Synopsis they are are pretty near equal with just a few outliers. Save your self 13 min!
The 'Legendary 7.3' Power Stroke made by International for Ford should've been 1st on your list - NOT last! My first one went 827,000 miles with ZERO FAILURES before I sold it to a landscaper who's STILL working it to this very day, rusty body and all. My 2nd one was totaled at 450,000 and the one I have now is a baby at 195,000 miles!
Mostly twinky trucks on this list
Nope the 12 valve Cummins is number one what a ford fanatic you are but I could agree 7.3 is second
The 06 duramax and 08 toyota tundra are in the million mile club, if i had that many miles on an engine i would be reporting it to them, toyota gave the guy who got to 1 million miles a brand new tundra for free
@@LizCal-yp3jr ...what about the KDP???? Buddy with an old 5.9 Cummins Power Wagon had the KDP and the motor instantly swallowed all 12 valves! SO much for 1st place! 😂😂🤣🤣😂😂
@@jamesbasye2362 ...funny! Toyota gives a million mile Tundra owner a new one when there's almost 500 'million-milers' on the 7.3 forum! 🤣😂
We had the Ram V10 where I was stationed to tow things. We had other trucks to get around in, but one day that v10 was the only thing available for me to run tasks in. I hopped in it for the 1st time, started it up and pressed down on the gas and spun the rear tires. Like a kid who'd just found $5 in the house, I was like "ooohhhh shiiiiiet!!!' It was powerful and fast for its time, but it was heavy as a tank and when it hit bumps, you felt all of it. After driving it a few times, I felt it was best suited just to tow loads because that pickup had almost toooo much power in it when it wasnt towing extra weight. Basically a Viper engine thrown into a hooptie.
I had a 78 F250 Ranger and a 08 Ford Rager. My Ranger was a 4 cylinder and I loved it. Except for the Auto transmission which I had rebuilt two times in less than 150k mi. I've also regulary overloaded and over towed with it several times. The manual version is much more reliable and if my transmission goes out again, I'm tossing a clutch in that thing. I paid $19k for it brand new and abused the hell out of it for over 10 years and I never plan on getting rid of it. Also, it currently blue books for $7k and regularly gets 25 mpg.
If I needed a second vehicle it would probably be a truck. Thank You for this video. Very helpful
My second vehicle is a 2022 Toyota Supra. My primary vehicle is a 1988 K1500 chevy with over 700,000 miles on the chassis (LS3) ( second engine and rebuilt transmission) Still runs great.
The usefulness of a truck for me means I have always owned a truck even when I could afford only one vehicle.
The Ranger was never a Mazda design. The b series were completely re-branded rangers.
Ranger's 2.3L I4 engine was designed by Mazda for Ford.
Have owned my '97 K1500 Tahoe, 2Dr for twenty years and, yes, I had to rebuild the 4l60e transmission. Still have it and while it's not as pretty as it once was, it still goes forward. In fact, I just completed a 4,000 mile road trip in it with nary a problem.
Don’t forget the Chevy Silverado 2500 kept that OBS body style till 2000. I drive a 99 crew cab 2500 Silverado and it is bulletproof! The 4L80 is the best transmission hands down!
TY for including the Honda Ridgeline. We bought one instead of a Tacoma, and never regretted our choice. Still love it for so many reasons.
I’d have argued the manual transmission offerings on Dodge’s part. Their is a lot of manual transmission 2nd and 3rd gen Rams floating around if you don’t mind paying a bit extra. I have a 3rd gen with a 6 speed that hasn’t given me a single hiccup it’s whole life
I owned two 7.3L powerstroke ford trucks. Had 515k and 633k. They were rock solid. Wish i never sold them
Definitely not on original motor and transmission
Yes original motor on both, u cant kill them. Even running out of oil the engine wont turn over. Uses oil pressure to fire the injectors.
One had thr 4r100 trans and was rebuilt twice. The other was a ZF and original
I Have 1998 5.2l Dakota, truly one of the best trucks ever made, and I have wrenched on all the brands. The Dakota is stand out in its simplicity, capability, and reliability. It’s a midsize that will do the work of a full size.
i had 1 with 4x4 put 300,000 on it when the tranny went, up graded to a f150 and still wish i had the dakota ,the were a big little truck , much more comfortable to sit in.
@@davemcewen9991 big little truck👍
Had one. Blew the tranny at 80k. Had professionally rebuilt. Blew again at 160k. Had it rebuilt again. At 230k it was shifting poorly again and sold it. Everything else held up well. Was getting rusty the last few yrs as all vehicles in the Midwest.
@@markneukirch577 1992 had a 5 speed manual had to changed clutch at 120k also changed water pump around then .
clutch was failing again at 198k and gave it away I could have gotten another 50k easily tho.
Could not agree with you more - Ive got a dakota with the 4.7 in it and even after moving up several tire sizes it lost NONE of its power or throttle response. Crank shaft and cam shaft sensors were replaced and the truck is insanely reliable. Its 4x4 prowess is insane - I know I can depend on it at ANY given time. I have jumped hills and it lands like it was built for it - 75mph on Klevar 265s 75 15s on dirt roads no issue - 35 mph offroad easy - will not get you stuck in mud or sand unless its you who did it.
I loved that truck so much I bought a dodge durango - same generation with the 4.7 except this ones AWD and this impresses the heck out of me. Gave it a 2 inch life, 275 75 18s, 2 chamber muffler exhaust - also insane prowess in mud and rough terrain. Tons of room in it for taking the family literally anywhere at any given time. This also starts up every time, I should upgrade sensors while Im thinking about it - only weak spot is ball joints but I have spares.
At no point do I ever feel worried Im going to be stranded, or cant go somewhere because of weather. The transfer case output shafts must be made of tungsten or something - because you literally cant put enough force on the system to break it. Rock freaking solid. Ive owned rams, fords and chevies - I wont buy chevys anymore because of the transmissions but my trucks both have 200k on them and transmissions are shifting like they should even after everything I put them through.
Cant say enough things, I love that Im seeing more and more dakotas in my area where people are putting money and upgrades into them. I think I started a thing in my local town.
When I first got my license, the first vehicle my father gave me was his old Mitsubishi Mighty Max. That was a really good, small truck. Not fancy but build like a tank and simple and cheap to repair when I did go too far.
My brother and I spent many years trying to kill a ‘93 Mighty Max. We finally donated it to a church. I’m sure it’s still going.
I have a 92. Multiport injection 2.4 and 5 speed. Starts when it shouldn’t, as long as it has battery, no matter how cold it is. Even taught all three kids to drive manual in it. Never expected it to still be here.
1957 gm 3 on the tree rules
Toyota Hilux, the official vehicle of insurgents worldwide.
Had a 1980 Hilux i rebuilt the 20r and, a 5 speed from a Celica GT. That was a great truck for a long time. Quick and, lots of torque thanks to +.020 bore and, .010 mill. Plus a LC Engineering camshaft for lots of low end torque. Malory performance distributor, Webber carburetor and, a lot of hours of work porting the manifold and runners to smooth transitions.
I got my old 94 Mazda ranger 2.3 5spd 260k miles blew the head gasket between cyl 1 and 2 causing them to share low compression. just fixed it this weekend. It’s incredibly slow but still surprisingly fun when wanting to be. has literally done everything Ive needed it to do from towing my other vehicles to hauling tile, furniture, etc and has RARELY ever let me down. The oldest vehicle in the parking lot at my job by 12 years but I guarantee will continue to outlive all of them 🤷♂️
Hell yeah. My cummins has 400,000 miles on it and i drive the hell out of it.
I had 3 Ford "Triton" engines in my hvac company all 3 reached near 200,000 miles with out issues. The one I drove had 268,000 on it when I retired h sold it to my wife's boss, it now has over 325,000 miles, just routine maintenance. As far as diesels go, Cummins, duramax are great engines. The international 7.3 was a workhorse, the powerstroke 6.0 & 6.4 are notorious for problems. The 6.7 is a beast. I love mine
Yeah when he said power strokes weren’t so reliable I’m like has he ever heard of the 7.3. Which for all intents and purposes was maybe the most reliable diesel in heavy duty trucks and would easily go 1m miles. They may not have had the power gain capabilities from tuning and go fast goodies of the Cummins or duramax but I’d take it over any of them. It does what it’s suppose to do.
@@billyreece4445 you can tell he's just a hater
I have an 06 Ranger with a 4 cylinder and 5 speed manual with 252k miles and It's still running strong. I drive it to work every day. It's probably the best truck I've ever owned.
So far my 03 4l60e is holding up at 200k same with my 4l80e in my k2500 suburban my #1 complaint with the newer trucks is the lack of available manual transmissions which I guess makes me an oddball but I logged more than 400k on my 95 GMC when it suddenly developed a taste for venison and that was it's undoing.
You’re lucky with your 4l60e, my 05 had a little over 100k on it and decided to take a shit while I was headed home. Lost 3rd & 4th. Now the 80e was way more reliable and that’s why people would switch them out if they could. As for manual transmissions most companies don’t even really offer them, at least not here in the states, which I find ridiculous but a lot of it is because this new generation doesn’t want to try and learn to drive it.
o2 chev crew 2500 hd 6.0 NV standard, like a 7.62 sks, wont let you down
You literally named every pickup model except like 4. This told no one anything
Having owned a '98 and '01 V10 Quadcab, both with 3.55 and 5 spd. 16-18 MPG highway, pretty impressive, but city driving or hooking up a 30 foot holiday trailer, cut that in half. Bought an '80 W-150 Powerwagon in '02, typical Clubcab long box, 4" lift, 360, 4spd. Usual Dodge electrical gremlins, in a plain Jane truck. 9-12 MPG. Daily is a '18 Powerwagon, with all the bells and whistles. And i freaking love it, why, because I loved my '15 Powerwagon. Brand loyalty plays a big part in my decisions, but I still have my 57 D100 big window build from the early '80's. Cherish what you drive!
2006 Silverado 1500 with the 4.8L Vortec LS built by the UAW folks up in Fort Wayne. 339,000 miles before it was stolen and totaled. That truck took everything I threw at it and kept coming back for more, whether it was towing my travel trailer or loaded down with parts and tools for my job, that Silverado never broke down . It was the best vehicle I have ever owned.
Inherited my Uncles 2008 Ford Ranger Sport 4.0L with 98,000. It will be my sons first vehicle. Runs and drives great. I'll be buying another 5.7L Tundra extended cab 4x4 soon. Had an 87 Nissan Hardbody manual with 330,000 miles and it was still running strong when I sold it. Great list and video.
My 2002 S10 Automatic 2.2 Liter has 200,000 original miles & other than a A/C Compressor at 100,000 going out it's been reliable & easy to maintain
Used to have a 94 d21 4x4 and I swear you could blow your headgasket, rear main, grind your gears all day and run on 4 cylinders (vg30e v6) and it would still drive like a dream.
If I could find another pristine d21 and the ability to rebuild the motor, I would get it in a heartbeat
I always say if you had the 7.3 powerstroke paired with the Allison transmission, that would be hands down best combination ever.
On my forth S10. I love theseittle trucks! Had as low as 180,XXX miles, and as high as 311,XXX miles! All ran great!!!
Proud owner of a 2021 Tacoma SR. The 2 TR FE is unkillable. Aiming for half a million miles.
Your picks are, as usual, spot on. I have owned a lot of trucks, from Nissan Hardbody to F150 with straight 6, and I agree with all of what you said. I presently have my first Dodge RAM and would like to know what your experience has been with the 5.7 Hemi with the new "dial a gear" 8 speed automatic. Thanks.
THAT 5.7 CHRYSLER MOTOR IS A SCREAMER. IT IS SO FAST IT WILL SCARE YOU. I MEAN FAST AND HOLDS TOGETHER.
@@crazyhorseaz5224 ...and I've heard they STILL don't oil very well when they're idling. 🤔
Great video I really wish ya put more detail into it about the options
You didn't mention the Dodge D100 D150 with the 225 /6. Extremely reliable engine that dodge used for 23 years, from 1960-1983.
That “dodge” was a rebadged Mitsubishi. My first vehicle and I miss it everyday
Good Ole slant six, The Leaning Tower of Power.. great engine, difficult to kill those old girls..
I picked up an 07 F150 with the 3 valve 5.4 Triton for $3500 because of the cam phaser issue and that truck hasn’t given me any problems. I drive it daily for work and take long highway trips regularly and it’s got 210,000 miles on it. Haven’t fixed the cam phasers, nor do I plan to. For all of the problems I’ve read about that truck has surprised me.
Man you’re lucky I got an 05 with the same engine and it started to rattle due to low oil pressure before 200,000 miles. I was worried I would blow the engine at some point if I didn’t go in an repair it, but my transmission decided to blow before…
The 3 valve will last but only with strict following of basic maintenance, change and check the oil every 3k miles, with synthetic oil, and high quality oil filters. I have seen them with over 300k and still running great.
Most don’t make it past a 150k before trouble starts.
@@alexgrindnshine2522 exactly
Mines ran good with no issues and I’m at bout 213,000
Save your money judgement day is coming 😂
As someone from Southeast Asia... The older generation Toyota Hilux, Nissan Frontier (Hard Body), Mitsubishi L200 (Dodge Dakota), Mazda B2200, and even the Isuzu Fuego are some of the most unkillable vehicles out there.
Some will eat out oil due to age, spew out coolant, body fall apart due to rust or whatever, but they will keep running and running even after throwing all the abuse you can possibly give them.
I have a 2003 Ford F250 4x4 with the 5.4 2v now with 300.000 mil and just now having the plug problem .this truck has never let down or stranded. The plug are not hard to fix with the right kit.
My pick is the 7.3 Powerstroke 💪🏽
I love my 2nd gen tacoma!!!!! But I definitely have been flirting with the idea of a 2nd or 3rd gen power wagon or an 06 duramax! The fact the power wagon comes with a 12000lbs warn winch, front & rear diff lockers, and an electronic sway bar disconnect is absolutely game changing!!! Just wish they came with a Cummins option
Check out the new 2500 Rebel. Doesn't quite have all the PW offroad goodies though
Don’t know if I’d switch out a Tacoma for a diesel unless you need a much bigger truck.
No matter how good the 06 dmax are; they won’t hold a candle to a Tacoma in year over year repair costs
@@justinmartin8887 sometimes you just WANT the bigger truck haha doesn't always have to be a need
Love my 94 Nissan D21 4x4 VG30. Bought it new for $16K. Runs like new with 500k miles. Did trani and clutch at 200k and 400k when making a wining sound. 4 speed so brakes last for ever. Speedometer quit at 430k about 10 yrs ago so not sure of mileage. My F350 4x4 2003 bought new for 36k. Have spent a few $ on engine head gaskets at 150k. Over 300k now and 6.0 diesel runs awesome. Original engine and trani been good. No problems there. My 72 F250 ranger XLT Camper special only has a little over 140k . I pulled the 390 and rebuilt it hoping for more power. Guess it was fine no change after rebuild in 1990. Still a good truck.
I've regularly seen Ford F-250 super duty trucks, loaded with tons of tools, and steel up on the racks, go over 300,000 miles. No imports doing that. Bouncing across job sites, dragging trailers.
Tundra pulls 10k pounds and goes to 1 million miles on original motor and transmission
@@isaacgonzales3347 hahaha. Thats all ?? Those f250s can tow twice that all day. That Toyota isn't able to carry the weight those Ford work trucks carry. Not even close. And they aren't going "a million miles" either, shut that crap up. Those "Toys" can't carry the tools our work trucks carry. There's a reason I've NEVER seen any of our contractors buying Toys trucks to use as a work truck.
I thought you said tundras don’t go to 1 million miles original motor and transmission, i proved your wrong !
Your said f250 tows twice as much, 2022 tundra tows 12k, 2022 f250 tows 12k, (not twice as much). Ford is know for not being reliable, this is a statistical fact. You are a ford fan boy peasant, This we know for certain
Not to be that guy, but my 4.6L 1997 F-150 got 565,978 miles on it before it just gave up. I don't know of too many Chevys that would ever come close. (Although, imo, the S-10, depending on the motor, was the best quality Chevy EVER made.)
@Brian Jake Gaming S 10 is the best Chevy ever made. 1500 from 88-97 comes 2nd. I've owned all 3 and my F 150 justifies why it's the best selling truck of all time, and the #1 Most sold vehicle in general in the US. Chevy fan boys hate that big ass pill to swallow. I understand tho. U owned an Avalanche, didn't u? Or maybe a Colorado? You have fake "vintage" Chevrolet tin signs in your garage, don't u? Maybe a bowtie tattoo?
There was an 86 f150 stright 6 that had 550,000+ miles that just would sit at my shop but we drove chevy express for work trucks. All guys beat the fucking balls off them. Would them so low on oil for so long. There was an 01 , 03 , 05 that all still run as back ups and new guys trucks. The 05 is an everyday truck and needed a transmission rebuild that costed 3k which was cheap around here for that work. I just picked up a 2014 f150 5.0 with 100k miles as my personal. Both chevy and Ford make some good vehicles. If I didn't see those chevy express vans with the Spartans box body get the absolute balls beaten off them and run 99% of the times I'd hate on chevys all day lol.
The old 4cyl rangers (the twin spark SOHC ones) do it routinely
My gmt 400 has about 633,000km and it still running strong and is still on the stock engine and 4l60 that being said I the Trans has been slightly modified with a shift kit and a bigger trans cooler but that’s about it
E150 with a 4.6, 670k, and ran like a champ, but the floor started to rust out.
Edit: only one spark plug change, and when I say it ran like a champ, I mean you'd think it had maybe 150k on it.
My 95 bronco is built like a tank and runs like a champ, about to hit 200k and only thing done so far other than regular maintenance is replace the power steering pump and fuel pump, surprisingly all electronics still working good and AC blows colder than my new gt86
Good old R12 refrigerant. Had a 92 Celica that blew ice cold. It would freeze you out in 100 degree weather! None of these new vehicles cool like older ones with R12.
the biden broncos shoulda been called donkos?,they only made real 1s 66-96 R.I.P. LOVE MY 92 CUSTOM!!!!!!!
My kid was a service manager for dodge and Ford. His take was "Dad, you buy a Ram and I'll disown you." He also knew the Ford diesels before 2011 were terrible.
A friend owned a 1986-1/2 Nissan Hard body. Had I not been in the truck with him, I would never believe what that thing could do.
Toyota's is the stuff of legends I have an old camry 1991 v6...and it has never given me any problems it only has 80,000 original miles...
I think a cool reliable vehicle is the first generation Ford raptor.
That 6.2 L engine was basically the one in 250 fleet trucks you see everywhere with 500,000 miles. It was changed a bit for the raptor I believe but it was built With reliability at least partially in mind, and that's more than can be said for most engines these days. It's very rare to find a performance vehicle that's just as if not more reliable than its counterparts
They moved to the newer generation ecoboost because of the success they were having with their regular F-150s...they realized how much they could actually get out of the ecoboost engine and still keep it reliable.
They are known for having the weakest frames ever lol
@@garrettspivey not really when you're not jumping them 10 feet in the air
@@danamullins2723 the eco isn't bad but it isn't close to the NA 6.2. It can't be
My son has a 1997 7.3 F250 - solid good truck, never broke down, runs great. Drive it and somebody tries to buy it. Never rusted, has original red paint and clean whole interior, solid body. Always starts in cold weather , runs great, gets 22 mph highway. Best truck ever.
The part about the Ranger becoming "all Mazda" is absolutely wrong. The Mazda B-series had nothing Mazda but their name badges. They were made in the Ranger plant in St. Paul, Minnesota, right along side the Ford Ranger. Had the Ford 4- and 6-cylinder engines, Ford transmissions, Ford differentials, etc.
I own a 2005 Tundra with 198,500 miles and I love it. Had to replace the timing belt which was expensive but considering my arthritis, $1000 and a new water pump, thermostat, belt not too terrible. It does not burn oil and the gear box is solid. The only probleb with the 4.7 V8 is 14 mpg in town and 18 on the road. The 4 wheel drive works well also. Love the old girl.
That $1000.00 is what you expect to pay for most timing belt work.
That thing can go 1mm miles. At your rate, it’ll 70-80 more years haha
I've the 2003 TRD 4X4, just rolled 200K. Love this truck. Looking at the timing belt/water pump job. And a bunch of other stuff to do.
@@pennmikael only 1 problem, I'm almost 75. I'll have to give it to my grandson.
I just bought a 2004 with 273k last month and just changed the timing belt for the same price and my mechanic said it was the original timing belt which is absolutely insane to me that it lasted that long but feel immaculate and I plan on keeping her alive another 15-20 years I’m hoping
The Hilux is challenged by the Mitsubishi L200 also known as the Strada or Triton depending in region. This one is proving itself to be one hell of an off roader. There's also the Isuzu D-Max and the international Ford Ranger, a version of which is sold in the US with a gas engine. But international Ford Ranger has turbo diesels. There's also the Nissan Navarre. Along with the VW Amarok, you have a very successful genre of small pickups that are powered by turbodiesels but one that's absent in the US market. Toyota's line up of pickups doesn't end there with the Hilux. In Asia and Japan, you have the HiAce and Lite Ace cab over pickups. In some regions you have the 79 series Land Cruiser, kind of like the Land Cruiser idea of the Jeep Gladiator.
Mercedes has got a pickup truck to offer too.
@@deller5924 if you're thinking of the X Class, that's just a rebadged Nissan Navara...with a Renault engine.
@@damilolaakanni Oh! I didn't know that. Thanks, mate!
Had a 02 Ford Ranger for 6 years, bought it with 150K miles, and traded it at 196K, for a 21 Nissan Frontier Midnight Edition. Regular oil changes, replaced u joints, fuel pump, water pump, heater core, alternator and 2 radiators. Past that solid truck that I took hunting, fishing and 5 hour trips out to where I went to college. Only traded it because of the high miles and repairs becoming more and more frequent
2017 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel, 253,000kms and still the same as the day I picked it up off the lot.
It had just arrived from the factory 3 days prior.
I love my 06 Chevy 2500 Hd...317,000 miles and still going
I have a 1995 Nissan Truck iam the 2nd owner its a manual 4x4 extended cab has the LSD rear end and the V6. Only truck i have ever owned iam the 2nd owner had it since 2006 been a great truck very reliable! great video!
Stay on the timing belt 😊
My 2010 Honda Ridgeline's original 5 speed transmission with 225K miles calls bullshit.
Actually, I haven't heard of any RL owners in my forums and groups complaining about transmission issues either🤔
It was really only the 09 that had the issues, as that was the first year that they modified it for better towing payloads. That being said, my 09 has 398k on it and still goes just fine.
2006 Nissan Titan LE 4x4,127k miles, first truck I bought new, regular maintenance, my daily driver, minor repairs, still love her!
2016 Tundra with 103k. Did a brake job and that's it! Still looks and runs like new!
40k on my ‘21. Just maintenance.
Had a Nissan hardbody in college in ‘95. Sold it after graduation, and wonder if that sucker is still going somewhere. Couldn’t kill it.
I still have my '97 Gmc Sonoma with the 4.3l v-6 vortec. "Still runs" but it's been in storage for near 10 year. But it's my project truck because that engine was amazing.
Merry Christmas everyone watching this, I wish y'all the best life has on offer. Love y'all.
as a young owner of a last generation 2003 Chevrolet S10, im proud to see my truck make its way onto the list :)
4.3 V6 was as a quick truck
@@youtubecarspottersguide1 ur right about that. i own the V6 variant :)
I've got a 4.3 V-6 in a half-ton with 5 speed. It has 312,000 on the clock and still runs fine, uses virtually no oil, no water. A great little truck!
What year is yours? Mine's a '97 GMC with the same engine and tranny and close to 300, 000 kilometers (Canadian miles).
@@jimervin1637 Well, it a '95 which replaces my last truck, also 4.3 motor. In this case a '97 Chev that was a former ATT&T truck. I believe I got something like 275 before the automatic trans began failing so I parked it at my first wife's place and use it for parts. The truck ran great but used a quart of oil a week which was not so bad considering I drove about 400 miles at the time and that was cheaper than buying a new motor, but the worst problem was water/antifreeze consumption--you had to check and add every day. The damn thing had a cracked block but kept right on ticking!!
1996 gmc Sierra 4.3 700r4 transmission.. approaching 700 000 kms.. ( Canada 🇨🇦).. the body is starting to go though, unfortunately..
@@h8troodoh Well, mine ain't no beauty queen--Typical cab corner rust and a dented fender, but this little truck is terrific.
@@RC-ml3ne mine either,she's suffering from a typical Canadian climate, cab corners,etc,all starting to go,but agreed they're good Ole trucks..
I have to say as a long time chevy truck owner from my 83 3/4 to my 2011 2500hd with many trucks in between i love them. My grandfathers both all drove chevys my uncle’s all farmers and loggers. We all snowmobiled ride trailer across the NE somtimes even go to the rockies. My father had owned many 5.3’s now with no problems that being said my 2015 Silverado 5.3 had the famous lifter failure. But i bought used first truck iv bought used in many years im 44 now so owned many Silverados. We all use them for hunting go off roading no pavement queens they get worked and dirty. Iv seen it way to many times when chevys get traction when others don’t talking stock trim here no mods. Iv taken full size chevy pickups places jeep guys wouldn’t go. Of course I could of probably taken there jeeps same places but still showed them up lol!! All trucks can break down but iv had really good luck with my GM trucks. My first car was a 79 hot rod camaro 450hp 358 with muncie 4 speed. Iv owned many camaros now my wife daily drove a Gen 5 LS 3.6 now drives a 18 RS 3.6 very fast for what it is get 23mpg average over 30 on highway. Very little trouble with the gen 5 or the 6. Sunroof stopped working thats about it. O ya had power steering leaking on the Gen 5 before we traded in. Camaro had almost 90,000 on it though can’t really complain both been great. But ya i know the horror 5.3 stories and there real but wouldn’t let that dieter me from buying another chevy. My 2011 3/4 6.0 lifted with ported heads cam long tubes exhaust and more. Had to unfortunately sell with 110,000 miles on it needed money. But i had the original breaks on that truck and spent most its life trailering something behind it. Ya it road rough got terrible fuel mileage but was bullet proof.
I bought a ranger in 93. I still own it. 3.0 stick single cab. 370,000 Miles. Best vehicle for the money I ever bought.
Both 7.3 and 6.7 are good. Just not the 6.0 or 6.4. Stay away from V6 eco boost. They pop turbos left and right. The coyote V8 are phenomenal.
BS on "popped turbos"
Coyote v8 has issues too
Gotta love trucks 🙏🏽
Ranger frames were real good until 1993 with the body style change, after 1992 Ford started making them very cheap. The S-10s after 1993 has problems with the door hinges and that wouldn't be much of a problem if it was a Ranger, they are easy to replace, the S-10s are welded on and it's near impossible to get them right, I had a 1995 s10 and a professional body shop gave up on trying to fix the door hinge and only charged me for the cost of the wasted parts. It was actually worse when I got the truck back.
My ideal truck would be a 1991 Ranger with the S-10 4.3 v6 and 5 speed manual.
Never been a fan of Dodge. But in 2009, a friend of mine had to go on his missionary trip. I gave him the payoff on his truck and I could not believe how awesome that 5.7 Ram drove. My friends in the neighborhood are all Ford and Chevy guys and by the time I moved away from that neighborhood 2/3 of them were driving ram trucks. They ride great with the air suspension and I have a 2014 that I bought new with 115,000 miles on it that still has the original brakes and a haul an 18 foot trailer full of 4 wheelers up and down the East Coast at A high rate of speed. I own Chevrolets, Fords, and Dodges But my 10-year-old truck ain’t going nowhere. $78,000 to buy the same truck I have which I bought for $42,000. Not gonna happen.
😅😅😅 did you wear a mask while driving your awesome Dodge?
My 08 F150 with a 5.4 3v has 345k . Guess changing the oil like you're supposed helps.
I have an 08 f150 pushing 300k. While these engines are susceptible to poor maintenance, if you use premium synthetic and change every 5000 miles, they can last well over 400k. I know of several fleet vehicles where the oil was changed religiously that have well over 400k. Carbon build up is what caused the problems.
Super pro tip. Keep your foot out of it and keep clean oil in it, they are excellent engines.
You forgot the toyota land cruiser 79 series and the nissan patrol
I swear everyone forgets about the Comanche.
Mitsubishi - "even the forklift that loaded your junkyard engine could be a Mitsubishi"
I don't know if anyone else noticed; Datsun/Nissan, and Toyota, both have been in the forklift business for many decades.
I bought my 1st new truck in 1997. It was a 1997 Silverado. I loved that truck well, to be honest, I still do. Every few years I say I'm going to get myself a new truck. But even with 230+ thousand miles, this old truck is in perfect condition. I mean everything works as it did the day I bought it. So I have begun to realize I will probably keep this truck for the rest of my life.
Oh. To he completely honest I had it repainted back in the early 2000s when the clear coat started cracking.
I have one of the latest Gen Ecoboost F-150s, and I can confirm that everything is great on it. By far the best powertrain with the twin turbo paired with the 10 speed transmission....very smooth.
I had a good friend who was a mechanic at a Chevrolet dealership for many years. The dealership closed when the owner retired and sold the building. My friend opened an independent auto repair shop.
This was at the time that S-10's were quite popular. However, it seemed that he worked on an EXTRAORDINARY number of S-10 pickups and Blazers. I once asked him if this was due to the number of them on the road, or because they were just junk. He paused briefly before giving the kind response, "Well, I don't think they made 'em as good as they could have."
That seemed to explain why, of all the vehicles of all makes he worked on daily, roughly one third were S-10's: They weren't made as good as they could have been.
I read the title of the video over and over and somehow, in my head, it sounded like Toyota, Toyota, Toyota.
Even though lbz and lly are the same engines with different tunes, lbz was always the public's pic. They are often chosen over Cummins and powerstroke when it comes to power. But, the later small/big locks chevys pickups/suburban were always the trucks to go after. They were absolutely great towing machines, and some if the trucks that came with the 8.1.
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LBZ and LLY are NOT the same at all, other than the basic block design and a few shared parts. Most of the engine is very different. If you really knew about the Duramax, you'd know why everyone wants the LBZ over the LLY
@@Chevtec that's pretty much the difference. Less emission components, and a different tune/parts. And the LBZ is easier to work with and has the cp3 pump instead of cp4 (I think the lly has). And yes, they are the same engines, same size, same exact blocks, just minor things changed on them.
Put 260K miles on a1995 Dodge Dakota V8 stick. Best truck I ever had and I've owned a bunch.
I totally agree I had 3 over the years!
I Have 1998 5.2l Dakota, truly one of the best trucks ever made, and I have wrenched on all the brands. The Dakota is stand out in its simplicity and capability.
2002 Toyota Sequoia. 250000 miles and still runs perfect. Doesn't burn or use oil. Love me some Toyota!
It mostly comes down to how you drive, my dad's VW passat went 700 000 km and is still driving it to work today 🙃
The thing is most trucks are driven hard and have high mileage and show reliability. I had a Toyota T100 and used hard daily. Had a stakebed and had a load most of the time. 450,000 miles original engine, tranny and clutch. It was driven hard daily
I like the Ram 2500 6.4 engine truck. Drove many when I was working for FCA at the time.
Have old 7.3 diesel here.
The new 6.7 powerstrokes are pretty amazing. The 6.0s were pretty solid in the later years especially with upgraded egr coolers. 6.4 you could make stupid power with just deleted and a tune but they could get expensive pretty quick. The 7.3psd were just absolute tanks, not much power but enough and very reliable.
Ya, 6.4 could have a bunch of power(high rail pressure), but that thing was a garbage heap. When it failed it failed massively. Its an extremely expensive engine to fix, if it could be fixed. At least the 6.0 could be fixed and could be made decently reliable, but Fuc* the 6.4
Ya fuck the 6.4 that's the biggest POS
@@SwingArmCity yea, my dad had an 08 king ranch 6.4 and we deleted it at 130k and luckily after it was an extremely solid truck with great power. We sold it at 170k with no issues in between then other than an up pipe leak. To my knowledge the truck is still running strong
@@ethanhenneberry2625 When it goes bad ( and it will) its going to be $$$$ to fix, maybe a new motor.
Cant beat the old 7.3's IMOH.
Really enjoying this and will subscribe. Greetings from damp and rusty Wales
I own a 1994 4.2 landcruiser 80 series