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Old Nov 27, 2005 | 09:36 AM
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Old Nov 27, 2005 | 11:25 AM
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I bought it to drive it!!
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Old Nov 27, 2005 | 12:38 PM
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This one had 79K miles when I bought it in May of '95. It now has 150,627 miles on it and still going strong.
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Old Nov 27, 2005 | 10:52 PM
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My Can-Am showed 114,000 on the odometer when I got it in '96............... but it had no motor ! The '73 has got 134,000 on
it now and still run's strong.
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Old Nov 27, 2005 | 10:58 PM
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I have unknown mileage, due to someone stealing my speedo! (long story).
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Old Nov 27, 2005 | 11:08 PM
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 12:36 AM
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I'm right around 100k with mine (on the frame, at least)
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 09:27 AM
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Mine's at 104K
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I've got 125,000


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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 02:54 PM
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21K miles ago:

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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 03:36 PM
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162,000 drive it everyday
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 03:59 PM
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Could be 108 now, don't remember exactly. But I've only had her a year and a half.

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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 04:45 PM
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150,106 on the odometer... ~50,000 on the ZZ4



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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 10:20 PM
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original engine rebuilt once... then driven up to another 81,000 then blew up on me... zz4 dropped in and about to hit 99999

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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 10:31 PM
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 10:37 PM
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It's only got 6 miles on it and it's just been sitting in this field, for 34 years.


windows down, and there's a barn over there somewhere.
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 02:00 AM
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123,000. And still use it the way we should.

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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 07:21 AM
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original engine rebuilt once... then driven up to another 81,000 then blew up on me... zz4 dropped in and about to hit 99999

That's one beautiful looking 'vette

I'm at 117,000miles on my '72. Which works out at only 3,500/yr, not really that high if you think about it
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 09:07 AM
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162000 Km...& driven
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 12:57 PM
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Mines got 9,000 ebay miles on it

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