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06-14-2010, 04:47 AM
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200,000 a big deal (for me anyway)
this morning, I finally hit 200,000 miles. it is the most mileage I have ever had on a vehicle. I have had the vehicle since 95,000 which was 6+ years ago.
my hope is that the next owner of my vehicle will either be a junk yard or a recycling facility.
I just got my taxes yesterday and the assesed value according to the state of NC is $574
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06-14-2010, 05:14 AM
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Didn't think a cavalier would last that long  Do you still plan on keeping this car? Because I remember you complaining about it (which is definitely warranted) and just seeing this post kind of says otherwise.
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06-14-2010, 05:37 AM
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I had over 300,000 miles on my 74 Chevy C-10 when I sold it, and it ran flawlessly.
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06-14-2010, 05:45 AM
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I had issues with the EGR for a time and finally bit the bullet and spent the $160 for a new one.
my hope is to keep it until it is more expensive to fix than get rid of.
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06-14-2010, 08:43 AM
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Did you throw a party?
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06-14-2010, 10:36 AM
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no, it's kind of like when you turn 30. no more parties. if you are lucky, you go out to eat with the family (hopefully somewhere other than mickey-Ds or chucky cheese)
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06-14-2010, 11:55 AM
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Congrats! Prove everyone wrong...get 500,000 miles out of it!
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06-14-2010, 05:20 PM
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took it 13 years to get to 200,000.
at that rate, it would have to be 32.5 years old...or the middle of 2030 (or something like that)
I can't touch ford man. I just enjoy my small victories.
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06-30-2010, 02:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BEEF
took it 13 years to get to 200,000.
at that rate, it would have to be 32.5 years old...or the middle of 2030 (or something like that)
I can't touch ford man. I just enjoy my small victories.
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If you keep the oil changed and repairs made you can compete with me especially if you can do most of your own repairs. My first goal on the '88 Escort Pony was 250K miles and as you know now it's over 509K and the new goal is 600K.
You can buy a vaccum pump at Harbor Freight that you can hook up to any air compressor to pull vacuum on the a/c system for about $10-$15. I have one and just used it for the first time about a week ago and it worked fine.
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06-16-2010, 10:04 PM
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You really get to know your vehicle after driving that far.
And, ain't it neat the way things like licensing and insurance get so cheap?
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