how many miles
Le Mans Master
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From: Belleville Il
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From: henderson nevada
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From: Commerce City CO
St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'10
'97 coupe with just over 68k. Mostly highway miles, as I used it to tour around the country for a year or two. Last three years, though, it sits idle and rarely gets more than a hundred miles a year.
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From: Los Angeles California
Why have a car you're not going to drive? Who cares how many miles are on it as long as you keep the maintenance up.
The difference between the guy that has a 10 year old car with 1 year old mileage and the guy that has a 10 year old car with 10 year old mileage is that the guy with the lower miles car is highly jealous of the other guy because the other guy gets to drive his car.
Look at it like this: if your wife said you weren't allowed to drive your Corvette except for the 30th of every month, wouldn't you go crazy??? Especially in February.
Drive your car. It will appreciate it!
The difference between the guy that has a 10 year old car with 1 year old mileage and the guy that has a 10 year old car with 10 year old mileage is that the guy with the lower miles car is highly jealous of the other guy because the other guy gets to drive his car.
Look at it like this: if your wife said you weren't allowed to drive your Corvette except for the 30th of every month, wouldn't you go crazy??? Especially in February.
Drive your car. It will appreciate it!
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From: Horncastle Lincolnshire, England
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I just passed 43k.
It was a DD in Vegas so I put on over 25000 between 03 and 06. The first year back in England I put on another 5k. Since then I've kept the miles down. I'm just more selective about the weather when I bring it out nowadays.
It was a DD in Vegas so I put on over 25000 between 03 and 06. The first year back in England I put on another 5k. Since then I've kept the miles down. I'm just more selective about the weather when I bring it out nowadays.
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09
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From: MS
Bought my 2004 convertible in July, 2009 with 45,000 miles on it. Just turned over 54,000 today. This is my first vette and I bought it to drive. I drive it everyday in rain, sleet, shine or snow. Just made a 150mile trip last week in the snow and ice. It gets dirty, I wash it. I change the oil regularly and I don't abuse it, although I do occaisionally put the pedal to the floor through the first three gears and I love merging into traffic from an on ramp onto the interstate. Bottom line is if you are lucky enough to have one drive it and enjoy it. Just my two cents.
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From: Pocatello Idaho
Bought my 00 vert in November with 39,600 miles. Put 600 miles driving it home. It now has 40,700 and is parked until spring. I bought this car as a weekend driver, as my employer provides me with a truck that is my DD.
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Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Rocky Hill CT
I have a 2001 Coupe that I bought in October 2008 with 25,125 miles on it and it now has 40,500 miles...its a daily driver for me even in bad New England weather. I agree with one of the other replies...the more I drive it, the fewer problems I have had...none in the last 12 months.