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Crossed a million miles, came in to plug a tire

A 1997 Toyota Camry with the 3.0 V6, a British-market car. Not the one in the story.
A 1997 Toyota Camry with the 3.0 V6, a British-market car. Not the one in the story. Photo: Calreyn88, CC BY-SA 4.0. The real one is in the original post.

When the tech started at this shop, the customer's 1997 Camry had 400,000 miles. Three years later it rolled in past a million, and all he wanted was a tire plug. He had been coming in since 200,000 and always said he'd get there. He drives for a medical courier, carrying samples between sites. The V6 was swapped near 800,000 for a small knock, and the boss says it's the same transmission. Most of the work over the years has been body repairs. He tends to run well past his oil change date.

His wife's Camry is near 500,000 miles and his daughter's is past 300,000.

Retold from a post on r/Justrolledintotheshop. Read the original

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