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Old Mar 29, 2008 | 09:47 PM
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My car is now officially old as sh*t

I broke 150,000 miles today. But I forgot to take a picture...

Now at 150,015.

Now has ~25,000 miles on my half-assed rebuild (+10,000 on the rebuild before that, before a water seal blew before I bought it).
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 12:04 AM
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I've got 117K on my TII. Looks like I'm 2K overdue for my first rebuild.
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 12:10 AM
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Well, I've needed a new clutch and tires for months...
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 02:14 AM
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I've got 212,000+ miles and going strong! These cars have a very solid chassis and so long as you replace whats broken/worn, they'll keep going.
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 05:32 AM
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damn you!

I'm at 110k and I'm not getting very far past that in my garage.
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 11:40 AM
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Just over 220k on my TurboII with 100k on 2nd engine.
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 12:05 PM
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170k on the 'vert. Still boosting
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 12:06 PM
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120k on my 88 T2, about 4k on the motor. Hoping for 10k on this motor at 20psi
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 12:34 PM
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^^heh heh- license plate says it all^^
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 01:16 PM
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My vert had 150,000 when I pulled the engine for a swap.
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 02:19 PM
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im about 200 away for hitting 190,000 on the original motor and its still going strong.
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 03:38 PM
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The thing I love about 7s is that you can wear out the engines to the point of death and they'll still run like a dream! That makes it more encouraging to put off a rebuild, even though your engine is due for one...
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 04:26 PM
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im at 235K!!!!! with approximately 100k on the rebuild.
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Old Apr 1, 2008 | 11:59 AM
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haha.....93,xxx. and i got mine for $1000 from a guy that told me it wouldnt start.
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Old Apr 1, 2008 | 07:05 PM
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My 91 is at 48,000 miles I got mine for 1200, it had been abandoned.
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 12:06 AM
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i got 225,000 on mine and runs like a top new motor at 140 tho :P
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