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Originally Posted by KC911
If I was gonna keep it "forever"... I'd do whatever I wanted to....I just wouldn't pour $ into a DD truck....that's just me.
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My 86 El Camino is my daily driver. I just turned 365,000 miles on it. I have owned it for almost 28 years. I have not made a car payment on in since 1993.
I really can't blame the previous owner for much anymore.
Off the top of my head the only items that have not been adjusted, refurbished or replaced is the brake master cylinder and the rear trailing arms. I replace the brake fluid every other year. Every single system on the car works as designed or better. The OEM carb is up in the attic, and is replaced with throttle body fuel injection I cobbled together. The original engine wore out at 300,000 miles and I put a $1,700 brand new crate engine it it. The transmission was upgraded to a 4 speed with full lockup 200-4R the rear end was rebuilt into a higher ratio positraction unit. The carpet need to be replaced inside again.
It takes me a couple of hours to do an oil change and lube. Mostly because I inspect all the suspension, brakes and any system I happen to notice. Many times I am in the middle of an oil change, and I notice a wire connection somewhere that needs attention, or a some item that needs attention. Part of owning a car that old and high mileage is the hobby of keeping it running and looking like a car people ask to buy on a monthly basis.
My MIL lives 100 miles away. 95% of the time when we go to visit her we go in the Elky. 98% of the local trips my wife and I go on, are in the Elky. I do not hesitate to drive it anywhere. I will admit it is not a great highway cruiser, with a lot of wind noise. It just rolls along fine at 75 MPH.
So to answer the OP, how long do you plan on keeping the vehicle? Plan accordingly.