Idle hours

[2021QCBH]

At 47,331 my last oil change I had 90 idle hours. I’m on the highway a lot and don’t let my truck idle unless I’m moving trailers around the barn lot etc. I remote start almost every day a minute before walking out so the truck is idled down and not going into gear at 1200 rpm’s. I might let it idle a while if it’s wicked cold or icy out but that’s rarely.

I wouldn’t be afraid of a truck with reasonably higher idle hours but that one is excessive.

My dad leaves his stuff running all the time. I always tell him I wish I had the money he has to just waste fuel like that.

 

[User_3336]

Thinking about purchasing 2019 Ram 1500 ssv has 46,000 miles....4,042 idle .....589 run hours

Can I get any feedback

Lets see a screenshot of those hours to make it legit!!

 

[silver billet]

Would make more sense if the OP reversed those hours by mistake, 589 idle hours and 4042 run.

 

[6of36]

I'm betting that run timer (589) is listed wrong, that's a 78mph average. Anyone realize how fast you need to drive to have a 78 mph over 46k miles? Even for a police truck. Factor in all the time under the curve while accelerating to "speed". To offset 0-78mph, that truck would have had to consistently been driven over 115 mph

When they do pull out to chase a speeder, they don't drive 55 until they catch them. They would be driving 78 or faster.

 

[6of36]

Lets see a screenshot of those hours to make it legit!!

Do you take pictures of a speedometer of a vehicle you are thinking of buying? It's not his, he is only interested in it. Do you expect him to drive to it just to take a picture?

 

[Scap]

Do you take pictures of a speedometer of a vehicle you are thinking of buying? It's not his, he is only interested in it. Do you expect him to drive to it just to take a picture?

Yes and yes.
🤣

 

[User_3336]

Do you take pictures of a speedometer of a vehicle you are thinking of buying? It's not his, he is only interested in it. Do you expect him to drive to it just to take a picture?

Well, um. YES! Since this scenario is surely "out of the norm", YES YES YES, I would have taken pictures of the odometer and probably more of the car, and the hours used screen (its not hard to find in the EVIC).

This user and his first post seems to be a mystery. The OP just said he is "thinking" of buying it. He doesn't state if he's actually SEEN the vehicle, drove it, OR verified the information he has been given (or where ever he obtained the info). Was this on a website the OP seen? If so, why didn't they provide a link to the website of where it was? Where did the OP gain knowledge of this vehicle?

To many unanswered questions, IMHO, for the post to be even legit. so until I see more info posted from the OP, I still think we're bring pranked/trolled.

@6of36, you take away what ever you want to from this thread.

 

[User_3336]

Would make more sense if the OP reversed those hours by mistake, 589 idle hours and 4042 run.

the post still remains a mystery to me.

 

[6of36]

the post still remains a mystery to me.

I just don't need proof that a highway patrol car has high idle hours. It's a believable, although rare scenario.

 

[BowDown]

When they do pull out to chase a speeder, they don't drive 55 until they catch them. They would be driving 78 or faster.

Drive 100mph then 45mph and watch how fast that average falls. You'd need to far exceed 100mph for a prolonged period of time to have a 78mph average for 46K miles. No way that number is from accelerating beyond 78 mph unless they were in 5+ miles chases every time

 

[BowDown]

I just don't need proof that a highway patrol car has high idle hours. It's a believable, although rare scenario.

High idle hours is absolutely believable. 78mph average for 46K miles is not believable

 

[6of36]

Cop car. 116,000 miles, 22,000 hours.

2015 Ford Explorer Police 4WD

2015 Ford Explorer with a 3.7L V6 DOHC 24V engine with 22554 hours. Municipality owned, regularly serviced, well maintained. Back seat is not currently...

bid.rangerbid.com

 

[Scram1500]

Maybe instead of 46,000 miles the odometer was set to kilometers, which would make it an average speed of 49 mph

 

[6of36]

High idle hours is absolutely believable. 78mph average for 46K miles is not believable

That was just dividing hours by miles. Not actually saying that was average speed, just saing it's possible by doing 78 MPH.

 

[User_3336]

I just don't need proof that a highway patrol car has high idle hours. It's a believable, although rare scenario.

you're assuming again (that this was a highway patrol car).

 

[User_3336]

Cop car. 116,000 miles, 22,000 hours.

2015 Ford Explorer Police 4WD

2015 Ford Explorer with a 3.7L V6 DOHC 24V engine with 22554 hours. Municipality owned, regularly serviced, well maintained. Back seat is not currently...

bid.rangerbid.com

you have a lot of "idle" time on your hands! LOL

 

[6of36]

you're assuming again.

And you are assuming otherwise.

 

[BowDown]

That was just dividing hours by miles. Not actually saying that was average speed, just saing it's possible by doing 78 MPH.

The math using the provided numbers come out to 78 avg mph. What I'm saying is that with the amount of miles that would be below 78 mph vs those needed to be above 78 mph for that average, its not reasonable unless that truck was used as the pace truck during a nascar race

 

[6of36]

you have a lot of "idle" time on your hands! LOL

I just so happen to follow that auction site, and saw municipal auction this morning.

 

[6of36]

The math using the provided numbers come out to 78 avg mph. What I'm saying is that with the amount of miles that would be below 78 mph vs those needed to be above 78 mph for that average, its not reasonable unless that truck was used as the pace truck during a nascar race

Highway patrol. they sit and then go 100 plus to catch the cars. Yes I do have time on my hands, I'm retired, and like to watch police chases on Youtube.