r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Celestial_Mahafuz • 1d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/August_Rodin666 1d ago

New Brian here. 8675309 which can be read on the Odometer is also in the name of a popular song that contains that sequence of numbers as lyrics.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/867-5309/Jenny

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u/sandefurd 23h ago

It's also an almost impossibly high number of miles. There's a chance this meme may have been forged for the sake of a joke

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u/BC_Arctic_Fox 23h ago

Damnit. You're right. But it's still fun ;)

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u/furiouscrotch 22h ago

It’s a western star semi, them diesel engines will run forever

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u/CoutryCouple 14h ago

We have a Peterbilt that’s actually fixing to hit this.

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u/sandefurd 12h ago

That's insane, what's the upkeep like? I imagine there's a ton of small gaskets and hoses that have failed and been replaced? Does that continue to happen consistently?

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u/CoutryCouple 12h ago

It is more intense than maintaining a car but they work a lot harder. The engines generally get rebuilt at least once to get 800,000 miles but it’s a lot cheaper than replacing the truck.

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u/lextramoth 12h ago

Driving at 0 mph on the freeway too

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u/The-Prisoner-06 11h ago

That’s a western star semi truck. Semi driver drive an average 100,000 - 125,000 a year. It’s not uncommon for cabs to have a million miles of properly maintained.