Regular maintenance and a great vehicle - they are the reasons Colin Muddle says his LandCruiser has just clicked over one million kilometres on the original engine.

Colin bought his LandCruiser 80 Series wagon in 2004 with 151,000km on the clock, converting it to gas 100,000km later in 2006.

It has hardly stopped since: he has racked up the miles, plying the Newell Highway to collect and deliver new caravans.

He leaves his Brisbane home unloaded and returns from Melbourne with a new caravan hitched to his 80 Series.

"It's running smoothly - it just purrs along," Colin says.

"I've never had to do a lot of work on the LandCruiser - the only work has been superficial stuff.

"The gearbox, diff and transfer case - I've never had a fault. I change the oil and filter every 10,000km and rotate the tyres every 20,000km."

The proud owner recently interrupted his driving just long enough to take photos at 999,999km, and when the clock kicked over to show six zeros.

Colin says the LandCruiser is part of his family - originally bought because his Rottweiler Zena appreciated the sliding windows. Even his wife of 44 years, Ann, is a fan.

"She loves it just as much as I do, even though it means I'm away a lot," he says.

"I hope to keep this vehicle and replace the engine at some stage."

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