700,000k miles!
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Burning Brakes
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700,000k miles!
Ran across this and thought you guys might enjoy it. Forgive me if it's already been posted.
I'm looking for my next project. Articles like this convince me to make it a C5!
http://www.throttlextreme.com/heres-...r-still-going/
I'm looking for my next project. Articles like this convince me to make it a C5!
http://www.throttlextreme.com/heres-...r-still-going/
Last edited by Silver85; Sep 17, 2017 at 07:33 PM.
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I find older/high mileage vehicles very interesting. It takes a lot of love to keep something going that long.
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That car is certainly not a garage queen. 
to him for really driving the heck out of it.
to him for really driving the heck out of it.
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Probably kept it stock and just did regular maintenance and had the luck of whomever built that motor that day was in a great mood
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(Of course think how many more miles he'll have by then). 
Seriously, though, it is amazing to have that many miles on his car. Says something about the potential durability of the LS engine family.
