The average Swede drives just over 1,500 miles a year. In the United States, a Ford owner drives 26,000 miles a year, every year for eight years. That’s nearly 2.1 million kilometers, a feat accomplished in a Ford F-350 with a 6.7-liter V8 diesel. How is that motorcycle today?
72 miles a day, every day for nearly a decade
YouTube channel Powerstroke TechTalk with ARod I got my hands on an F-350 that drove the equivalent of 53 laps around the equator.
The car in question is 2013 Ford F-350 Platinum Second-highest gear — averaged 72 miles a day, every day for eight years.
It’s like driving Stockholm to Lexel 2,920 days in a row.
The engine in question, Ford’s 6.7-liter Powerstroke diesel, puts out 406 horsepower and 1,084 Nm of torque, meaning it can tow up to 10 tons in the US.
The owner towed the car a lot and was careful to slow down for the sake of the car.
In the US, they don’t have the same speed limits with trailers as we have in Sweden.
The average consumption of the F-350 with a 6.7-liter engine is close to 16 liters per 100 kilometers.
If you drive more than 2 million km, that means 326,928 liters of diesel, which in Sweden would have cost you about 7.5 million SEK if you filled everything up today.
Fortunately for the owner, diesel in the US is a lot cheaper, especially if you look back a few years.
Continuous maintenance
What drives so much driving isn’t clear from the video, but at least we get a glimpse of what’s been done over the car’s life.
Each tire has managed more than 24,000 miles according to the video. The car has a Michelin insole and it is recommended to change the tires every 2500 to 6000 miles depending on your driving style.
Given that the brakes have only been changed twice in over two million kilometers and average over 70 miles per day, you can tell that most of the driving was done on the highway.
The car also received a new gearbox, two batteries, two new brakes, three new turbos, four alternators, five radiators, eight tire changes everywhere, and 12 windshields.
Also, the seats have been completely re-upholstered, the owner changes the oil every 1,300 miles and installs new lights every year.
Maximum counter reached
The Ford F-350’s odometer only reads up to 999,999.9 miles — 1,609,344 kilometers — to track the miles, the owner used a second odometer that resets every 1,600 miles (10,000 miles).
As long as you take care of your car and maintain it mechanically, there seems to be no limit to how far you can go.
The question is which one comes first? electric car You will match this feat to the Ford Diesel.
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