The driver of a 1993 Toyota Corolla has vowed to keep his beloved 2-million-kilometre motor going.
Graeme Hebley from New Zealand has put up a whopping 2,000,000 kilometres on his trusty white Corolla estate since buying it second-hand in 2000.
Hebley, who works as a newspaper delivery man, racks up over 5,000 kilometres a week in the grey import - an incredible distance which means his car requires a service every TWO WEEKS.
Unbelievably, the 29-year-old, 2-million-mile motor is still running with its original engine and transmission - which really is a testament to the reliability of these old-school Toyotas.
Since acquiring the vehicle, Graeme has replaced the cambelt 20 times and had the wheel bearings changed. Apart from those two updates, he says "the car is basically original. Whatever you do, it just bounces back."
A 1993 @Toyota Corolla DX in New Zealand has clocked a near-mythical 2,000,000km since new. As first reported by the Whanganui Chronicle, local newspaper delivery contractor Graeme Hebley bought the station wagon from Japan in 2000 with 80,000km on the odometer. — @drivecomau pic.twitter.com/V8FuFld6Ka
— Michael (@JaMtoka) March 26, 2022
Speaking to the New Zealand Herald, serviceman John Sherman from Guthries Autocare says that he is in awe of the car's reliability "If I hadn't worked on it, I wouldn't believe it. I wouldn't believe it could do two million without something going wrong.
"That era of Toyota has such built-in reliability", he said. "In my whole career, that is the highest I have seen."
While the mileage on Graeme's Toyota is seriously impressive, it doesn't come close to the Guinness World Record Holder - a 1966 Volvo 1800s.
Boasting 3.25 million miles, or 5.23 million kilometres, this classic Volvo has essentially driven to the moon and back almost seven times. Incredible.
Friday Car Facts by Finer Auto ?
The highest vehicle mileage ever was achieved by 77-year-old Irv Gordon in his 1966 Volvo 1800S. By mid-2014, he had driven more than three million miles, averaging as much as 100,000 miles a year. We salute you, Mr. Gordon.
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