On workdays, Murphy starts before sunrise and returns home about 13 hours later. He drove about 50,000 hours to rack up the million miles on his pickup - a two-wheel-drive, 4-cylinder, 5-speed manual 2007 Frontier King Cab with a Red Brawn exterior that still has its original engine and transmission. A million miles is about the same distance as two roundtrips to the Moon.
'I had no doubt this truck would hit a million miles. It's tough and gets great fuel economy2, exactly what I need to get the job done,' said Murphy. 'I change my own oil every 10,000 miles and drive carefully. Nothing major has been replaced on this truck, it's really something.'
For other routine maintenance, the truck has been serviced at M'Lady Nissan in
'Brian Murphy is the perfect Frontier customer. It's encouraging to hear exceptional stories like this and to know our vehicles are dependably serving customers - let alone for a million miles,' said
According to Murphy, the original clutch lasted 801,000 miles, the timing chain was replaced as preventative at 700,000 miles, and the radiator and alternator lasted about 450,000 miles each. Even the driver's seat lasted a half-million miles before being replaced.
Murphy began his career as a delivery truck driver 45 years ago in the
'My truck deserves to rest, but I've got to keep busy,' said Murphy.
The 'Million-Mile' Frontier was built at
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1. MSRP Brian Murphy's achievement of driving 1 million miles in his Nissan Frontier is unique and not guaranteed for otherNissan vehicles.
2.EPA Fuel Economy Estimates for 2007 Frontier 4-cylinder engine with manual transmission: 19 city / 23 highway. Actual mileage may vary with driving conditions - use for comparison only.
3. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/onh00/bar8.htm
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