How to Maintain a High-Mileage Truck

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Tip 1 - How to Keep An Old Car Running Smoothly

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Jean - Michel KOHLER | permalink

Use this maintenance checklist to keep your high-mileage vehicle running smoothly.

For further reading: http://frugalliving.about.com/od/affordabletransportation/tp/High-Mileage-Vehicle-Maintenance-Checklist.htm ^[1]

Tip 2 - Top Ten Car Care Tips - 10 Tips For Keeping Your Vehicle In Top Shape - Kelley Blue Book

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Joseph Hom | permalink

Tags: top ten, top 10 car care tips, top shape vehicles, proper car care, car maintenance, road to long vehicle life, car maintenance, long lasting vehicle

For further reading: http://www.kbb.com/car-advice/articles/top-ten-car-care-tips/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - Ask an Expert: Caring for High-Mileage Vehicles

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Matt Pindara | permalink

To find out more about how to care for high-mileage vehicles, we called Bob Arlotta. He owns Long Hill Auto Service, a NAPA AutoCare Center in New Jersey.

For further reading: http://knowhow.napaonline.com/ask-expert-caring-high-mileage-vehicles/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - Most important preventive maintenance for high-mileage car?

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Isabel Leitao | permalink

My 2001 Chevrolet Prizm (a NUMMI) is about to hit 125,00 miles. I bought a little over 5 years ago, at which time it had ~79,000 miles on it. I bought it from a used car dealer that seemed to hav...

For further reading: http://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/1666/most-important-preventive-maintenance-for-high-mileage-car ^[4]

Tip 5 - How to Keep Higher-Mileage Vehicles in Service

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Sophie Swart | permalink

These fleet managers regularly run their fleet to more than 200,000 miles using fanatical preventive maintenance, preemptive parts replacement, driver accountability and corporate pride.
Tags: Fleet Maintenance, Maintenance Costs

For further reading: http://www.businessfleet.com/article/story/2014/10/a-high-mileage-plan.aspx ^[5]

Tip 6 - How to Maintain a High-Mileage Truck | eHow

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Col Andres | permalink

Your truck is not as young as it used to be. Its parts are wearing down, but you can't afford to buy a new one just yet, so it's important to maintain your high-mileage truck to keep it running smoothly into iold age. As of 2009, a truck is considered high-mileage when it reaches about 75,000 miles, and it will likely need more repairs than when it...

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_5729126_maintain-high_mileage-truck.html ^[6]