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<\/p>\nFRESNO, Calif. \u2014 How many miles is too many for a car or truck? Have you wondered? <\/p>\n
Brad Marsoobian decided to find out with this his Chevy Avalanche that he bought in 2003. <\/p>\n
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Fresno driver\u2019s million-mile milestone comes with an odometer glitch, stuck at 999,999. (Photo: FOX26 News Reporter Mayra Franco)<\/p>\n
“Everybody was like, why would he drive 300,000 miles in a car? Everybody sells it at about 150,000, 200,000 miles, “he said, recalling how his friends would urge him to buy a new vehicle.<\/p>\n
But more than two decades later, he keeps driving that same trunk. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve taken care of it, and it\u2019s been taking care of me for 23 years now,\u201d Marsoobian said.<\/p>\n
It has now traveled more than one million miles, and he says the original engine is still under the hood<\/p>\n
At around 200,000 miles, Marsoobian considered selling the truck. Then it reached 300,000. Eventually, it hit 500,000 miles, a milestone he celebrated with a local commercial.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s when he set his sights on an even bigger goal: one million miles.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt around 500,000 miles, it became, \u2018Okay, you got to 500,000. You think you can make it to six? Do you think you can make it to seven? How about a million?\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Avalanche has traveled up, and down California for Marsoobian\u2019s work. He estimates he drives nearly 56,000 miles every year, and sometimes even more.<\/p>\n
Then came the moment he had been waiting years to see.<\/p>\n
On Monday night, Marsoobian went for a drive with his daughter, Sydney, and his sister, Lori, after grabbing ice cream. He wanted to capture the exact moment the odometer rolled from 999,999 to one million.<\/p>\n
They waited. And waited. And waited.<\/p>\n
But the numbers never changed.<\/p>\n
Instead, the odometer remained stuck at 999,999.<\/p>\n
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Fresno driver\u2019s million-mile milestone comes with an odometer glitch, stuck at 999,999. (Photo: FOX26 News Reporter Mayra Franco)<\/p>\n
In a video from the drive, the family can be heard laughing and joking about the unexpected problem.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was exciting, but then when it didn’t roll over, \u2019cause it stayed, like I said, at the 999999 for a good 10 miles afterwards, we just kind of all looked at each other like, okay, I guess we’re good,\u201d Marsoobian said.<\/p>\n
Days later, an error code appeared on the odometer.<\/p>\n
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Fresno driver\u2019s million-mile milestone comes with an odometer glitch, stuck at 999,999. (Photo: FOX26 Photojournalist Bert Montelongo)<\/p>\n
Still, Marsoobian considers the goal accomplished.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was fun to try and reach the goal,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m kind of a goal-oriented person. So, you set a goal, you reach a goal.\u201d<\/p>\n
So, after more than one million miles, we asked him, is it finally time for a new truck?<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, yeah,\u201d he said. \u201cNo, it\u2019s time for a new car and I\u2019ll probably get a new truck. Not sure which way I\u2019m going to go. It\u2019s definitely time for something new.\u201d<\/p>\n
But this avalanche isn’t going anywhere, he’s keeping it and will be putting more miles on it. <\/p>\n
\u201cI mean, it takes me everywhere. Gets me home safe. It\u2019s been very reliable. It\u2019s been good,” he said. <\/p>\n
Marsoobian\u2019s Avalanche has already gained attention for its mileage milestones.<\/p>\n
When it reached 500,000 miles, he appeared in a local commercial with Hedrick\u2019s Chevrolet in Clovis. <\/p>\n