How To Properly Inspect a Car for Highway miles!

I know a guy that drove 100 miles to work everyday each way and it would get 300,000 miles on a Chevy and still have the original brakes on it. He took it in to get the brakes replaced and they told him he didn't need brakes. He told them it had 300,000 miles and he wanted new brakes. These are cars not exactly known for longevity but the type of miles made all the difference.

Tip one : look for Toyota emblem Tip two : see if it drives Tip 3 : buy and enjoy many more trouble free miles

Great video, I've seen so many redundant car videos but you actually discussed things that no one talks about

The good thing about these tips is that it is almost impossible to judge a car with high mileage in any other way unless you take it in for a Full Forensic inspection. The reason that highway miles are "better miles" to have on your clock are quite simple and logical Highways typically have better road surfaces with fewer potholes and camber shifts, so your suspension doesn't take such a beating compared to city and suburban streets and country roads and tracks Highway driving "typically" is more smooth and requires less gear changes so your transmission has less wear Highway driving should put less pressure on your braking system as you will brake less often and less sharply Highway driving reduces wear on your interior as most highway miles vehicles will be solo occupied... less scuffs on the seats, broken speaker grills, wear on seatbelts and interior gadgets Highway miles cars are usually business maintained so will get more regular maintenance as they are essential tools for the users job and they will in most cases have been serviced at main dealers and at any cost... If you aren't paying for the repairs and servicing out of your own pocket you are not going to feel the need to buy budget or cut corners and use back street garages These are great tips that while not proving or disproving a sellers claims definitively, should give you a great indication of its history

Also look under the oil fill cap. Whatever is on it is in the engine. If it’s gunked up walk away!

I thought Scotty Kilmer was going to pop out of the truck!

It's also a Toyota 4 runner. My brothers has 265k. Lots of highway, city, and tons of off-road miles on it and it has never been touched(engine and trans). They are tough vehicles

This guy is quite smart

2003 Toyota echo 5 speed. 543k miles n counting. 3 hours on highway daily

Wow !It is like a forensic milage investigation. Bravo.

I get the vibe that this guy takes part in large scale drug deals a couple times a year in Miami to make about 60% of his annual income.

Good tips, alot of this is a testament more to Toyota build quality than it is City vs Highway IMO. For example, Toyota engineers bought back a 1 million mile Tundra from a customer that was a driver for the oil industry. They were most amazed by the condition of the seats as they were near perfect even after all of that time someone was sitting in them.

The drivers seat is one of the first indications,l was a car dealer for 25 years buying 10-20 weekly.l agree with your comments and spent hours every day trying to educate the public,did they listen ??,not enough.

Great video. Never thought about the brake pedal. Genius.

Great tips. I would like to add #6 is the driver's seat. See if the seat still in good condition for the milage. If you get in and out a lot for short trips it will be wearing out faster for a low milage vehicle.

This was a mind blowing lesson. Thank you brother for the video. Right now, I don't neeeeed a new car, but I'm highly motivated to inspect everyone's car that I know after I ask them about their daily commute. Lol.

A very good & helpful tips. Never thought about all those city & highway differences before. I myself always buy a used car to avoid debt and this is really helpful to find any that is reliable with less wear and tear. Thanks for the tips.

Once more, #YourCarAngel has saved us a big headache - We inspected a vehicle we were considering and BAM!!! city miles. It was a 12yr old vehicle with only 150k on it. Brake pedal - worn right where you said it would be, no seatbelt wear but they might be one of those individuals who just didn't wear it, none of that beautiful road rash and pristine radiator fins - no bugs. Lots of red flags and definitely DEFINITELY city miles. Thanks alot, CarAngel!

My 2013 Runner has 80,000. Looks and drives new. Only replaced tires, brakes and battery. Not the most comfortable car, but starts and goes every single time.

Logical way of examining the car. His points apply to my 4-Runner.