*Yes, that says one meeeleeion miles, and no, that's not a typo! At least not according to the article from local Wisconsin newpaper, Shawano Leader...
Wisconsin man’s dependable pickup hits incredible milestone
(Shawano Leader, Sunday, February 10, 2008)
GRESHAM, Wis. - Frank Oresnik's trusty pickup truck — he calls it "the old girl" — passed the 1 million-mile mark with a camera crew filming the event and a public-radio audience listening in. "I can't tell you how much fun it was," he said. "It was really humbling, all this interest."
Oresnick uses this perspective: He’s had the oil changed more than 300 times. In fact, the oil’s been changed so often, the oil pan drain plug has needed rethreading. Several times.
Dr. Evil would approve.
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http://www.shawanoleader.com/articles/2008/02/10/news/news1.txt
[Ed. note: So, technically, since most odometers only go to 100,000 miles before flipping, then his odometer actually read zero, right?]
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Silverado Truck Reaches 1,000,000 Mile Mark
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You're right about some older cars, but the newer vehicles show 6 figures. My '86 Sentra would have flipped at 1,000,000. It had 278,000 miles on it when the engine needed replacing (which I did not do).
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