I have a 03 Silverado with 378,000 miles and the trans finally went out. We built the 60 with a shift kit, hardened sun shell, and all the good piston upgrades, and it’s good to go for a long time more. Original motor, I just opened the oil pan for the first time in its life.
My 8.1 cateye has been great. Multiple friends with them also from 150k miles to 300k plus and no issues with any of them other than alternators and one water pump .
The Tacoma thing is 100% true because my grandpa has a 94 Toyota truck and all it needs atm is a clutch because the original one said goodbye last month
I have both cat eye extend cab and 6 cyc 4 door Tacoma…both have over 150 k..biggest problem..replaced complete air condition unit on old cat this year…and both timing belts…tickled with both..alternate “daily” drivers.
Re the 6.7 Dodge/Rams. The 6.7 was first available in 2007.5, without DEF and the rest of the emissions package. They were the Third Generation body style through 2009. I’m running a 2008 3500, Mega Cab, with the Laramie package. I’ve got a little over 250,000-miles on it, and expect it to out live me.
I’ve got a 7.3 and just wanted to say how well it’s ran and the previous owner had taken it to Alaska twice and Texas at least once from Montana. I’m happy to see it on the list. Make a video for your favorite mods for your trucks please.🙏
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I can for sure say those 5.3 cateyed Silverado’s are reliable i still have mine and got her when I was 16 she has over 200k miles on her orig trani and Engine but still running strong till this day 💪✊
I currently drive a 4.8 07 Sierra classic body and it has 230,000+. Planning on getting the engine broken down and rebuilt with some tunes to get that lifter tapping out the way.
Of the LS based engines the ol’ 6.0 vortec takes the nod for me. I have had many with service body’s for work that I had to beat the snot out of and over loaded but they all went 300k miles and got traded in. The highest miles on a 6.0 vortec I’ve seen was a Chevy express 3500 box van and the thing had 564,000 miles.
Custom sprayed for many years pulling a 500 gal sprayer in the field at 15 -16 mph Everybody that saw it was amazed how many years and fields it covered and just kept going. 1989 Chev 2500 w/ 350 TBI /4 speed manual Neighbour borrowed it to haul cattle with my big gooseneck and blew the motor. Never even let me know he just parked it. For some people nothing is reliable as you need half a brain and some level of maintenance or you can roast anything. My Dad's Dodge 2500 5.9 Cummins had to replace ball joints every year even though it stayed on the road...he spent 4K upgrading the fuel system and the truck had 80K kms.
My Chevy '01 K1500 5.3 has 236k miles on it as of today. Needed a new transmission at 220k and a new fuel pump at 210k. Other than that, it has been a workhorse for me. I drive a 2021 2500HD silverado now, but still love the old 1500 and can't bring myself to sell it. Its like a member of the family. Been so many places in Utah's back country with it and got me through some pretty gnarly stuff over the years. Keep them full of fluids and they will take you most anywhere you want to go.
Sorry man, those timing belts are what keep it off over the tacoma. Though I will say it should still be on the list over the 99-02/03-07 cat eyes and the Ram. All fkn day.
So not a cat eye but had a 2001 regular cab short bed 5.3 Chevy that went for 260,000 miles before I sold it. Definitely pulled way to heavy trailers with it but full send every time an she never complained 🤙🏼
I have a 1999 Ford f350 V10 supercharged with a gearvendors underoverdrive with 4.88s and it tows like a mother and get 16 miles per gallon on freeway its 22 years old and still going
@@MrCstone1 where is it documented legendary?😂 12v are good motors but everything else is shitty. At least with a 7.3 u know u have a all around good truck. Mine has 302k miles stock injectors, turbo, and transmission never had a major repair
if you wanna know what trucks will run forever you need to pay attention to middle east news and ask yourself what truck appears in every war every battle and every mission, the truck that get hit by a missile and still runs, the favorite of every terrorist organisation out there, but also every government. no it is not a ford, it is not a dodge, it is not chevy it is a TOYOTA.
It hurts to see the obs Chevy isn’t on this list we have a single cab king bed 96 with a 5.7 and it’s spent it’s entire life pulling trailers plowing snow and working it’s ass off truck sits around 300000 something miles and still works like a horse every day with no issues
Any deleted duramax no lml cp4 and no lb7 injectors. 7.3 powerstroke after the pedestal leak addressed, cps and valve cover harness are addressed. 6.7 scorpion after 15'. All 12 valve after kdp done. 24 valve after p pump swap and not a 53 block. 03-04.5 3rd gen. Then pretty much all deleted 6.7 except 19-20 cause cp4. There's the list
@m sure they last but you cant do much with them. Gonna tow your sea do? At least the big 3 can actually get stuff done. Cant haul much either in that tiny bed. Decent girls truck though for sure.
@@ah4800 well yeah, the tacoma isn't designed to be a towing machine. It's built more towards off road use and daily commuting. If towing is what makes a vehicle a truck, it seems your ideal vehicle would be a semi truck since all they do is tow stuff.
@@tannerbrinkman6790 lets be realistic here. Even hauling, movimg furniture, loads of landscaping for your yard, drywall, osb. Not a whole lot fits in those narrow beds. And a half ton is just as good off road if not better. Same as commuting. As for the tacoma being more "american" where are those profits going? Oh right, straight to japan.
Surprised the early 90s GM 5.7 isn't make the list. Lived in a few places around the country and wherever I move I always see a significant amount of them.
You’d make a fine professor…in a mechanical college where the course is called badass pickup trucks history 101: ride or die edition (why not to buy a 21st century pickup) 😎
I'm not saying the Toyota Tundra is better than any other truck. Everyone has a preference and there are lots of cool trucks out there with great looks and features. But when it comes to reliability hands down the Toyota Tundra is the most reliable truck on the market.
One of family members has a 99 F350 dually and it gets 18-22 mpg. Worst case scenario it gets 15 mpg hauling a full horse trailer in the mountains. So I can't agree with the lack of fuel efficiency.
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I have a 03 Silverado with 378,000 miles and the trans finally went out. We built the 60 with a shift kit, hardened sun shell, and all the good piston upgrades, and it’s good to go for a long time more. Original motor, I just opened the oil pan for the first time in its life.
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My 8.1 cateye has been great. Multiple friends with them also from 150k miles to 300k plus and no issues with any of them other than alternators and one water pump .
The Tacoma thing is 100% true because my grandpa has a 94 Toyota truck and all it needs atm is a clutch because the original one said goodbye last month
I love the 7.3 my dad has one and It has 350,000 miles on it and never had the motor apart
My dad has a 2000 Silverado 5.3.. 470k miles original engine... still runs strong.
I have both cat eye extend cab and 6 cyc 4 door Tacoma…both have over 150 k..biggest problem..replaced complete air condition unit on old cat this year…and both timing belts…tickled with both..alternate “daily” drivers.
Custom offsets has really been coming out with some cool stuff
My 05 Tacoma has 365,000 miles and is all original and still going great 👍
Re the 6.7 Dodge/Rams. The 6.7 was first available in 2007.5, without DEF and the rest of the emissions package. They were the Third Generation body style through 2009. I’m running a 2008 3500, Mega Cab, with the Laramie package. I’ve got a little over 250,000-miles on it, and expect it to out live me.
I have a crew cab 7.3 and I'm in New Hampshire. Throw in a 6.7 starter, keep the oil fresh, and plug in the block heater, and you are good.
Don't forget glow plugs makes a hell of a difference. Maintenance is important for any vehicle.
I’ve got a 7.3 and just wanted to say how well it’s ran and the previous owner had taken it to Alaska twice and Texas at least once from Montana. I’m happy to see it on the list. Make a video for your favorite mods for your trucks please.🙏
Being from Utah Where it doesn’t get extremely cold but pretty cold switching to a 5.9 from a7.3 might have been the best choice I ever made
7.3s are the best diesels you can get they have a lot of Torque and they sound great and they are reliable
@@masterjcp1274 horrible mileage and much harder to work on and more expensive than cummins
Put a 12 valve in a obs and there u go best combo
@@masterjcp1274 in no way is a 7.3 better than a 5.9 cummins
@@Dukelevi12 both crap
03 Denali 6.0 430k and 04 Tahoe 5.3 230k. All redone, still waiting to do the drive trains. Just fix the leaks every 200k and move along
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I got a 01 Chevy 5.3 with 330k and no issues at all
I've had both the 5.3 cateye and now having bought an 07 lbz cateye they will never leave you stranded
I love cateyes and round bodies of those years!
With transmission issues aside, Dodges 5.9 V8 Magnum will last you 300k-400k miles easily.
Agreed. Mines been running solid (with only one tranny rebuild) for 270k.
I have seen one all original with 627k miles
318/ 360 are fantastic engines
I owned a 99 7.3 6speed and got great mileage. Now I own a lb7 and still get good mileage with great reliability
Lb7s are junk when there not stock
I can for sure say those 5.3 cateyed Silverado’s are reliable i still have mine and got her when I was 16 she has over 200k miles on her orig trani and Engine but still running strong till this day 💪✊
The 5.3’s bleed reliability with minimal maintenance to boot!
7.3 powerstroke here I absolutely love it
Old neighbor had 900,000 miles on his 99 Cummins. Northern Minnesota truck.
Jeesh!
I currently drive a 4.8 07 Sierra classic body and it has 230,000+. Planning on getting the engine broken down and rebuilt with some tunes to get that lifter tapping out the way.
Definitely had a 2006 Silverado with the 5.3 I loved it
I have a 2000 Chevy suburban 1500 with the 5.3 241000 miles and still running strong . I always always keep up on routine maintenance
That is awesome!
This video was great but should have included more trucks like the tundra, 6.2 Ford, 5.9 Cummins and so on and so fourth
Hell yeah. I got a 14 with 57k miles. I love it. It’s like a Honda.
Man all the GM boys laughing about the 6.0 head gaskets but leave the chat when the LLY head gaskets are brought up
Of the LS based engines the ol’ 6.0 vortec takes the nod for me. I have had many with service body’s for work that I had to beat the snot out of and over loaded but they all went 300k miles and got traded in. The highest miles on a 6.0 vortec I’ve seen was a Chevy express 3500 box van and the thing had 564,000 miles.
FINALLY I got featured in one of these videos 🔥😂
That 6.7 Dually baby! 😎
Custom sprayed for many years pulling a 500 gal sprayer in the field at 15 -16 mph
Everybody that saw it was amazed how many years and fields it covered and just kept going.
1989 Chev 2500 w/ 350 TBI /4 speed manual
Neighbour borrowed it to haul cattle with my big gooseneck and blew the motor. Never even let me know he just parked it.
For some people nothing is reliable as you need half a brain and some level of maintenance or you can roast anything.
My Dad's Dodge 2500 5.9 Cummins had to replace ball joints every year even though it stayed on the road...he spent 4K upgrading the fuel system and the truck had 80K kms.
My Chevy '01 K1500 5.3 has 236k miles on it as of today. Needed a new transmission at 220k and a new fuel pump at 210k. Other than that, it has been a workhorse for me. I drive a 2021 2500HD silverado now, but still love the old 1500 and can't bring myself to sell it. Its like a member of the family. Been so many places in Utah's back country with it and got me through some pretty gnarly stuff over the years. Keep them full of fluids and they will take you most anywhere you want to go.
My dads 99 gmc sierra 4.8 has 306k miles so far no major issues
The best trucks I think I've ever known or own is the Chevy 5.3 vortec Ford 3.0 in the ranger slow but reliable and the 7.3 powerstroke
My black 07 classic 1500 Z71 5.3 4L60E 240k all original still runs and shifts fine. 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd shift without any problems.
Honestly you SHOULD do a list of all the best modern trucks (at least go back to the late 70s) of all time.
My 2001 7.3 F250 flys down the road and off road and I have a flat bed that is so heavy it has F550 suspension in the back and it still flys
So... Tundra dosen't make this list? Probably should be #1
Sorry man, those timing belts are what keep it off over the tacoma. Though I will say it should still be on the list over the 99-02/03-07 cat eyes and the Ram. All fkn day.
No way. Too many electrical issues.
I just end up grouping it with the Tacoma same thing🤷🏽♂️. Tacoma just edges over in reliability which is what it’s known for so
1999 1/2 gmc new body style v8 6.0 baby!!! 260000 and going strong
7.3 start in the cold I live in Wyoming we never plug ours in... they start up at 35 below just fine...
Exactly. The only reason ppl say it's not good in the cold because they don't maintain it
All the Chevy vortec engines are beasts
I dig the Pumpphery “HRSPWRS” drop 😂
Love the herspers
MO POWA BABY
we have 97 ford f-350 with the 7.3 it has 527,782 miles and we haul bales with it everyday
Holy smokes!
My childhood is nothing but Cateye Silverados. I swore that was gonna be my first truck.. until it wasn’t. Special truck tho.
What did you end up getting? -Fuller
How about the 6.0L vortec with the 4L80E those those r tough
So not a cat eye but had a 2001 regular cab short bed 5.3 Chevy that went for 260,000 miles before I sold it. Definitely pulled way to heavy trailers with it but full send every time an she never complained 🤙🏼
😂 I got a 03 cat eye with the 5.3, I feel attacked with the 2nd-3rd, I now have a 2 speed trans
I have a 1999 Ford f350 V10 supercharged with a gearvendors underoverdrive with 4.88s and it tows like a mother and get 16 miles per gallon on freeway its 22 years old and still going
Sounds rowdy!
I got a 2006 duramax with 87k miles and she tows everything for me and my buddy's when we gl to university in Florida from my home town
Cat eyes and round bodies 🔥🔥
5.7 vortec. Is my cup of tea .
03’ 6.0 with 255,000 on the clock and counting. Just changed a ICP sensor on it still purring fine
_Consider yourself lucky 03-04 were the "worst" of the six.blows._
I had an 02 silverado 4.8 that was great
My 06 Silverado still runs at over 400k miles but it is on its last leg, hence why I'm here.
My 7.3 has 420k miles and the only thing I’ve had a problem with is the oil pan gasket I’m replacing it this week
They are reliable, good engine for sure, super gutless and hard starting in really cold weather tho
@@justinschooler6243 well Im from Texas so child weather isn’t a problem
Cold*
@@kidoutdoors1400
My bad lol oh well
@@kidoutdoors1400 kinda a little child eh? Lol
Can you do a video on comparing the reliability of new HD trucks? Both gas HD and diesel. 3/4 ton and 1 ton.
Bro love my 2005 Chevy Silverado crew cab 220000 miles Just change the oil regularly..
12 valve is the only engine thats ever been documented legendary. There's nothing else to talk about.
Sure sucks they put them in shit trucks though
7.3 is legendary
@@nolansmith4972 where is it documented absolutely nowhere
@@MrCstone1 where is it documented legendary?😂 12v are good motors but everything else is shitty. At least with a 7.3 u know u have a all around good truck. Mine has 302k miles stock injectors, turbo, and transmission never had a major repair
I kno you have Google. Type in 12 valve legendary you'll see.
if you wanna know what trucks will run forever you need to pay attention to middle east news and ask yourself what truck appears in every war every battle and every mission, the truck that get hit by a missile and still runs, the favorite of every terrorist organisation out there, but also every government. no it is not a ford, it is not a dodge, it is not chevy it is a TOYOTA.
1.3 million miles on a 7.3??
I have a picture of this old guys Cateye’s dash. 560k miles, original everything and he claims to have never rebuilt anything
My dad has an 06 Sierra and it has 364hundred thousand miles and it runs great ! It’s a work truck
Love a good clean Cateye
What about the 5.4 2 value v8 Triton?
It hurts to see the obs Chevy isn’t on this list we have a single cab king bed 96 with a 5.7 and it’s spent it’s entire life pulling trailers plowing snow and working it’s ass off truck sits around 300000 something miles and still works like a horse every day with no issues
The only problem I had with the cat eyes was blowing transmissions pulling trailers went threw 4 or 5 on two different trucks
Any deleted duramax no lml cp4 and no lb7 injectors. 7.3 powerstroke after the pedestal leak addressed, cps and valve cover harness are addressed. 6.7 scorpion after 15'. All 12 valve after kdp done. 24 valve after p pump swap and not a 53 block. 03-04.5 3rd gen. Then pretty much all deleted 6.7 except 19-20 cause cp4. There's the list
What is the pedestal leak? I have 99 3/4 7.3
My 01 tacoma is on 230k miles and still running strong.
Not a real truck tho
@@ah4800 what is a "real truck"
@m sure they last but you cant do much with them. Gonna tow your sea do? At least the big 3 can actually get stuff done. Cant haul much either in that tiny bed. Decent girls truck though for sure.
@@ah4800 well yeah, the tacoma isn't designed to be a towing machine. It's built more towards off road use and daily commuting. If towing is what makes a vehicle a truck, it seems your ideal vehicle would be a semi truck since all they do is tow stuff.
@@tannerbrinkman6790 lets be realistic here. Even hauling, movimg furniture, loads of landscaping for your yard, drywall, osb. Not a whole lot fits in those narrow beds. And a half ton is just as good off road if not better. Same as commuting. As for the tacoma being more "american" where are those profits going? Oh right, straight to japan.
My dads work truck 98 Tacoma has got 362k miles. Been abused to hell and back, and the only real issue was the clutch going out at 212k and 307k
That is a lot of miles!
My uncle hauled campers in a 2003 F250 superduty and he logged over 1,000,000 miles on that bad boy
Hell yeah.
Love the channel I'm about to buy my truck so knowing what's what is a big help thanks for this 🔥💪🏾
I have a 1977 k19 with a 5.3 out of a 01 gmc it is a beast
My 07 yukon slt swb 5.3 has 197,000 stock everything run like a dream
Dam I was hoping you had more dodges on the list. Great video
2011 to 2013 Suburban’s are bulletproof.
Surprised the early 90s GM 5.7 isn't make the list.
Lived in a few places around the country and wherever I move I always see a significant amount of them.
Custom offsets what do y’all think about the 1996 gmc sierra k1500 my truck still has the original engine and it has almost 305,000 miles on it
05 cateye with 5.3l got damn near 300k just has a lifter tick
7.3 all day, everyday
There are several confirmed 6.7L powerstroke 2nd gen million+ miles as well.
I would love to have a cateye for a farm truck in the future
4Runner baby 🤙 so ya basically the Tacoma..💪
Toyota Tundra with 5.7 is a well made truck!
New intro is 🔥🔥
My guy my dad still has his O3 CatEye and I can tell you first-hand no Ford is tougher than that💪
Awesome video! Very entertaining and informative! New subscriber!
You’d make a fine professor…in a mechanical college where the course is called badass pickup trucks history 101: ride or die edition (why not to buy a 21st century pickup) 😎
My buddy’s first truck is his cateye Duramax.
I was gonna say that 7.3 better be on there lol.
I'm not saying the Toyota Tundra is better than any other truck. Everyone has a preference and there are lots of cool trucks out there with great looks and features. But when it comes to reliability hands down the Toyota Tundra is the most reliable truck on the market.
Ram 3500 cummins amazing truck
Opinions on 6.7 power stroke?
One of family members has a 99 F350 dually and it gets 18-22 mpg. Worst case scenario it gets 15 mpg hauling a full horse trailer in the mountains. So I can't agree with the lack of fuel efficiency.
My 99 silverado is built like a rock
My 05 lq4 gmc cammed to hell running strong
I’ve seen 6.0s with 500k and duramaxes with a million
Do a before 2000, nothin better than a good classic truck
My dads got a 99 silverado that has a little over 400,000 miles on the stock engine and transmission
I hope my 4.0 tacoma makes it to 1 million miles
Great episode....😯😲🤯🛻