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2015 Ram Ecodiesel/Big Horn/4x4/Quad Cab
2016 Arctic Fox 22G/Onboard 2500 LP Cummins Onan Generator/160 Watt Solar Panel

I took the road less traveled. Now I'm LOST.

Seems to me the engine with proper attention can do that no problem. The rest of the truck, who knows.

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2006 KJ CRD Ltd - Suncoast, GDE Eco, EGR Delete, After market T-Stat, Skid Row skids, V6 airbox, 2.5" Turbo back
2005 KJ CRD Sport-Suncoast, Transco, GDE Hot-GDE Trans, EGR Delete, Skid Row skids, V6 airbox, 2.5" Turbo back, After market S-Stat
1987 Suzuki LWB Samurai -diesel powered, custom 4 link coil suspension 38.5 SX Swampers

The article mentions a million mile chevy pickup. It had five transmissions That's only 200,000 each that does not sound too good To rack up that many miles a good percentage have to be highway miles that are normally easy on a car

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Atlantic Blue 06 CRD Limited (his)
Joined by a 2000 XJ Classic (hers)

I have no doubt that someone who maintains and drives a CRD Liberty would have no problem getting over a million miles out of it. But that, of course, would have to be someone that doesn't trail drive, live remotely on rough roads, or deal with a lot of salt or calcium chloride in the winter.

The engine can handle all of this, but the body would never hold up that long except on hard roads and easy trips.

I plan on holding onto mine until it becomes a rust pile. I have no doubt that the engine will outlast the vehicle. I live rural on gravel roads and deal with a lot of messy weather. I doubt if I will get the million out of it, but I do believe that I will be able to use it for quite a while.

I have to keep it for quite a while anyway... no OEM is making a vehicle that I would consider to replace it. It fits the bill perfectly for what we need for a economical yet functional vehicle for rural use. Sure, I had to make do some mods that DC forgot about, but there is nothing else out there that has the all around functionality of my CRD Liberty. Diesel is a readily available fuel and, even though it is a little higher than gas, the fuel mileage makes up for it and it is cheaper to operate. Got 30 MPG on this ride on last weekend's trip. It tackles snow drifts on our roads quite well and has no problem pulling just about anything I have hooked up to it, including a 300 gallon fuel wagon thru the field or pulling an Interstate Battery truck out that had slid off the road in an ice storm. And since I got all this for the same price I would have paid for a gasoline model, I think I got a good deal.

The only issue if the future would be parts availability with the Chrysler issues going on. We'll have to see how that plays out.

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Environmentalist Green + Socialist Red = Facist Brown

2006 Liberty CRD, Frankenlift II, Al's A Arms, Moog LBJ's, GDE tune, Etechno GX3123 Glow plugs, Fumoto drain valve, Elephant hose CCV mod.