Don't Stop

It's still going strong, so I'm not about to part with it yet. Just because my truck is now well into our thirteenth year together, it isn't worn out. Compared to most people, I don't drive to work often. When traveling downtown, it's so much easier to take transit that the Ford Ranger often sits in my parking stall. We take trips but they don't really add up if ordinary usage is low. A trip across Canada all the way to the other side of Newfoundland and back put on more than 8,000 miles.

Even will all those years and trips, my truck has a bit less than 78,000 on it at the moment. I know as I had the oil changed today. I do that religiously every 3,000 miles. While it was in the shop, I asked them to pull the tires and check my brake shoes and pads. No need to worry about that yet as they still have 40% of their life left. The thing that is worth blogging about is the fact they are still original equipment. In 78,000 miles I guess I haven't stopped often. Well, here it is back during one of the last 13 springs it's seen.


I am pretty sure the brakes have lasted so long because I drive well. I mean, I plan ahead and don't need to come to a screeching halt very often. The truck is also a manual 5-speed so I frequently downshift when slowing down. Perhaps I'll have a complete brake job when it gets to 100 grand.