Man's '91 pickup passes the 1M-mile mark



Mon Feb 11, 11:08 PM ET
[/align][/align]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."
Recent news stories told how Oresnik had just 1,200 miles to go before reaching the milestone in the 1991 Chevrolet Silverado that he bought with 41,000 miles on it in 1996 and used in his business, distributing seafood and steaks in the upper Midwest.
At the time, he was getting his latest oil change — the kind of regular maintenance he credits with helping to keep the truck going so long.
He said he's had the truck's oil changed more than 300 times. It's had so many changes that the oil pan drain plug had to be rethreaded several times, he said, and "you never hear of that."
He passed the million-mile mark Friday in southeastern Wisconsin while on his way back home to Catawba, located in the north in Price County, about an hour west of Rhinelander. He was on County Highway V southeast of Fond du Lac.
On hand was a film crew from Chevrolet's public relations and advertising company, and he was speaking live to Robert Siegel, host of National Public Radio's "All Things Considered."
A news crew from CBS had been with him earlier in the day.
"I wont say it was relief ... it was exhilarating," Oresnik said later during a stop in Gresham where he has one of his longtime customers. "This truck has been so dependable over the years." Now that it's made history, the truck could be headed back to the automaker or Shell Oil. Oresnik said there's been some interested in GM or Shell Oil buying it.[/align][/align]

 

That's awsome!!

Wasn't there a commercial on tv a few years ago for ford trucks where they hadmillion mile trucks?

 

Toyota perhaps?

I remember the comercial(s) but not the make.

 

yea, me too...remember the commercials but the details are foggy

 

Makes you wonder why everyone doesn't do the routine maintenance one these cars. Noy everyone would get a million miles but most people could double the lives of their cars if they would just take care of them.

 

after a million miles do you think the drivers seat is a mold of his azz? Must fit like a glove

 

There are some Ford Diesel vans out there that are way past the million mark...

I think I read about a Volvo a couple years back that was in that range...

My dad retired his 81 K-20 at 327,000 miles just because the truck has rusted around the 350...

but none of this new stuff lasts that long... IMHO

 

WIth proper maintanence any car can go past the million mile mark but most people do not even take care of heir rides so they go to waste