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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 03:09 PM
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WHAT'S YOUR ODOMETER SHOW

My '73 is not a daily driver, but I do not hesitate to take it out for some fun. My odometer reads 151,311. When I bought it in '88 it was around 87,000
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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 03:31 PM
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103,000 kilometers! Somewhere around 65,000 miles :auto:


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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 03:35 PM
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20 k miles since restored...
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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 03:36 PM
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Read 13,000+ miles when I bought it.......now it reads 29,987 miles. :yesnod:

So, my best guess is that the car now has 129,987 miles. :chevy
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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 04:03 PM
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bought at 27,000, now has 31,000
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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 04:03 PM
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WHAT'S YOUR ODOMETER SHOW
Bought my '82 in May '00 from the 3rd owner with 11,137 miles showing (knowing owners #2 & #3, I have no-doubt it is legit), and it went into 'hibernation' on 1 Dec '03 with just over 21,550 miles on the clock.
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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 04:17 PM
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54K :cheers:
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69 vette - 94k miles
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250,000 kms :eek: 155350 miles
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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 04:24 PM
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I guess my '73 has been "around the block" a couple of times!! :D I was expecting some higher #'s
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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 04:28 PM
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250,000 kms :eek: 155350 miles

ALLRIGHT!!!!
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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 04:34 PM
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Bought my 78 in 1999 with 65K, now has 67K. I WANT to drive it but it just sits there making this sucking sound.... :banghead:
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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 04:43 PM
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250,000 miles. Quarter million. Original engine & drivetrain never been touched. New spark plugs every 100,000 whether it needs it or not.
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Around 41,700 original miles on my '70 :thumbs:
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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 05:24 PM
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65,000 but the speedo is a 140mph unit from a 78-78 car and I own an 80. So, actual mileage, UNKOWN.
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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 05:30 PM
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76,000 kilometers
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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 05:44 PM
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Default Re: WHAT'S YOUR MILEAGE ??? (battsup)

I'm about to break the 23K mark...but my other car saw over 152K!

I thought you were talking gas milage; I wanted to brag about my 23 mpg... :rofl:
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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 05:46 PM
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41,289 original miles :yesnod:
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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 05:52 PM
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Just over 20,000.

I don't think it is 120,000 but it could be. :confused:
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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 05:56 PM
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86K, but the odometer's broke! It sat from 1981 t0 1999 with what I believe was the third legal owner (it was stolen TWICE in the seventies), so that's about right. It's my low mileage queen with 177K on the Corvair and 150K on the BOSS mustang. Even my wife's Subaru and Suburban have over 150K! Gotta drive...

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