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Victor Sheppard of Louisiana bought a new Toyota Tundra back in 2007. He needed a truck with utmost reliability, because he was no ordinary driver. He makes frequent trips from his home to Wyoming, North Dakota, and Virginia for his job -- overall, that amounts to about 125,000 miles per year.
Finally, in 2016, his odometer soared over the million-mile mark.
So, how does he do it?
That's what Toyota would like to know! "Having a million-mile truck in as pristine condition as this one with original parts is a truly rare find," says Mike Sweers, chief truck engineer from Toyota Technical Center. Sweers and Toyota were able to talk Sheppard into giving up his reliable old pickup by trading him for a brand new one.
"Our team plans to tear down the entire truck, bumper-to-bumper, top-to-bottom to evaluate how the quality and safety we designed, engineered and built into the Tundra has held up to over one-million miles of real-world driving and help us continue providing ever-better vehicles for our customers."
The general manager of the dealership where Sheppard bought his truck commented, "Victor has been loyal to his maintenance and kept it up."
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