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01-14-2012, 03:41 PM
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Re: 200,000 a big deal (for me anyway)
2000 cavalier at 211,700 miles still all original did a 1,550 mile trip and hit 30-31 mpg at avg of 80 mph lots of "wolf pack"
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2000 base cavalier 2.2 3 speed auto 4 door at 211,700 miles avg 26-28 city avg 30-38 highway highest mpg ever was 42 mpg for 125 miles at 50 mph...
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01-14-2012, 05:42 PM
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Re: 200,000 a big deal (for me anyway)
update: last week I hit 226,000 miles. a week from now I plan on replacing the radiator as it has a small leak. I bought a new radiator for $95 (including shipping) from rockauto.com.
It feels as if my transmission is getting spongy but I may just be peranoid. that happens from time to time. I doubt I would tackle fixing that if it was actually going out.
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02-01-2012, 09:15 PM
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Re: 200,000 a big deal (for me anyway)
Grats! Gotta love the long lasting cars. Just rolled over 211k two days ago in my Echo.
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'00 Echo - DD
'11 Kia Rio - Wife's DD
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02-02-2012, 05:18 AM
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Re: 200,000 a big deal (for me anyway)
Nice going, BEEF.
I have had:
an '88 Accord LX 277,800 (bought with 230K)
a '95 Civic VX with 234,000 (bought with 194,000). My uncle still has this car, which has around 260,000 on it now.
a '96 Chevy C1500 W/T with 270,600 (bought with 267K). I don't think it is the original engine. This one runs like a champ.
I have never bought one new and put all the miles on myself.
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02-02-2012, 06:10 AM
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Re: 200,000 a big deal (for me anyway)
204,000 on my 2002 GMC Sierra.
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02-02-2012, 07:48 AM
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Re: 200,000 a big deal (for me anyway)
Quote:
Originally Posted by theholycow
204,000 on my 2002 GMC Sierra.
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The 5.3L in that truck will run forever as long as it is maintained. I know a guy with almost 400K on his company Chevy, and it has spent most of its life towing and hauling. The engine has never been apart.
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02-02-2012, 08:01 AM
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Re: 200,000 a big deal (for me anyway)
Aside from a little piston slap at startup if the ambient temp is below 40F, mine runs flawlessly at 180,000 miles.
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02-02-2012, 08:13 AM
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Re: 200,000 a big deal (for me anyway)
I have piston slap too. I know it's harmless but I idle it for a minute or two until it goes away anyway.
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02-02-2012, 08:50 AM
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Re: 200,000 a big deal (for me anyway)
If there's no piston slap @ startup I only let it run for about 10 seconds to let the oil flow before I go. If there's piston slap, I let it idle about 30 seconds before I leave.
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02-02-2012, 06:24 PM
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Re: 200,000 a big deal (for me anyway)
ahh good ol noisy cold startup chevys haha
s10 2.2L (same exact engine in the cavilers) has 167k on it, sounds like a box of marbles in a blender in the morning but goes away once its warm. i havent had to do anything besides a valve cover gasket engine wise. burns maybe 1/4-1/2 qt of oil in 3K miles so i cant complain.
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