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Old 03-17-09, 04:27 AM
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nice man cool article
Old 03-17-09, 04:35 AM
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dannng. the way i beat on my sc though...i hoep it last that long. knock on wood. but of course i maintain it, and have to start saving for timing belt change. since when i got the car had new water pump and stuff. but maybe i'll just change out everything.

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Old 03-17-09, 09:29 AM
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Damn, i only have sixty thousand!!! Plus im seventeen so im looking forward to a long future with the sc3!
Old 03-17-09, 05:50 PM
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i JUST rolled over 150k on my chassis (not the engine) and everythings alright except for the fact that my two rear springs are completely flatlining.
Old 03-18-09, 10:22 PM
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Nice Article! 621,000+ miles, amazing!
Old 03-18-09, 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by O. L. T.
still the champ. car died at this mileage and the cluster was pulled. dunno the owner, but i have the cluster.


And I thought my 156,600 SC300 had a lot of miles...

OP, nice article find!
Old 03-18-09, 11:56 PM
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I am at 193,000 miles. Hope she lasts until the economy gets better and/or after I get my degree in radiology
Old 03-19-09, 03:39 AM
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wow I feel young with only 127k on the clock. lets me know she'll be there for me though
Old 03-19-09, 05:19 AM
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great reading ,awesome thread...
Old 03-19-09, 08:07 AM
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God i love SC's......621,000+ miles is unheard of!

*PROUD SC OWNER*
Old 03-19-09, 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by P Weezy

*PROUD SC OWNER*
Damn straight +1
Old 04-17-09, 01:25 PM
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i cant believe i just saw this!! lol i love it so much!
Old 04-17-09, 08:12 PM
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wow that is insane!!

assuming the car is a '92 and retired in 2008:
avg miles per year = 38,836
avg miles per month = 3,236 (thats an oil change every month!!)
avg miles per week = 747
avg miles per day = 106
Old 04-18-09, 03:26 PM
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for some reason this doesnt surprise me.
Old 04-18-09, 05:33 PM
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couldnt the clusters be used on a different car and it would have doubled or tripled the milage depending how many times its been swapped into another car?


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