My car hit 110,465 and a half miles yesterday

"thebigbossyboss" (thebigbossyboss) 02/23/2014 at 10:41 • Filed to: None

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Why is this magical number important?

Quintuple 7's yo!! I kinda can't wait to get it over the 200,000 mark and be officially high mileage. My goal for this car is drive it until 321,000 kms.

Blake Noble > thebigbossyboss 02/23/2014 at 10:42

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Chevrolet Cavalier?

Timmy - MINI With a Big Blower > thebigbossyboss 02/23/2014 at 10:43

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You seem to have quite a lot of fuel, sir.

thebigbossyboss > Timmy - MINI With a Big Blower 02/23/2014 at 10:43

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At the expense of engine temperature.

jkm7680 > thebigbossyboss 02/23/2014 at 10:43

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What car is it?

thebigbossyboss > jkm7680 02/23/2014 at 10:44

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2003 Cavalier all rice rocketed.

thebigbossyboss > Blake Noble 02/23/2014 at 10:44

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Wow. Good call, I am impressed.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > thebigbossyboss 02/23/2014 at 10:44

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Fuel is off the charts yo

vdub_nut: scooter snob > thebigbossyboss 02/23/2014 at 10:45

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John Norris (AngryDrifter) > thebigbossyboss 02/23/2014 at 10:45

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I'm a little confused here. The fuel gauge and the temp gauge are blaming each other for something?

Timmy - MINI With a Big Blower > thebigbossyboss 02/23/2014 at 10:45

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Seems like a fair trade off to me.

A guy up the street from me drove a 1990's Ford Ranger until it finally gave up at 350k miles.

thebigbossyboss > John Norris (AngryDrifter) 02/23/2014 at 10:45

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Hahaha.

Cavalier's stepper motor cannot into cold weather.

Nick, Drives a Cobalt LT > thebigbossyboss 02/23/2014 at 10:46

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Ahh, Good old GM made gauge clusters......They always malfunction in hilarious ways.

thebigbossyboss > Timmy - MINI With a Big Blower 02/23/2014 at 10:46

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That is a lot. I won't drive this that far I don;t think.

thebigbossyboss > vdub_nut: scooter snob 02/23/2014 at 10:48

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disregard engine temp. Acquire fuel.

puddler > thebigbossyboss 02/23/2014 at 10:48

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you've got to fight for your right...to party.

Timmy - MINI With a Big Blower > thebigbossyboss 02/23/2014 at 10:50

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He definitely got his money out of it. My grandpa points out a guy every once in a while that drives the same Studebaker he had when they were in high school. Never owned a different car apparently. I haven't seen him in a while, but if I see it I'm definitely gonna get a picture.

What kind of car are you driving?

Blake Noble > thebigbossyboss 02/23/2014 at 10:50

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Haha, thanks. I recongized that cluster layout because I've driven a family member's Pontiac Sunfire on multiple occasions. It's the essentially same as the Sunfire, only with different needles and a different font for the readouts.

With just 110,000 miles, that car's only getting broken in. You'll get to 200,000 easy.

thebigbossyboss > Timmy - MINI With a Big Blower 02/23/2014 at 10:57

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2003 Chevrolet Cavalier.

Will run badly longer than most things will run at all.

thebigbossyboss > Blake Noble 02/23/2014 at 10:57

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Yeah I have heard they tend to last a long time. Still tons of them around these parts despite not being made for 9 years.

XJDano > thebigbossyboss 02/23/2014 at 11:00

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Slide to the right

Timmy - MINI With a Big Blower > thebigbossyboss 02/23/2014 at 11:01

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You pretty much summed that car up. My friends winter beater is a 2000 five speed sunfire with 170k on it. The amount of hell it's been through I can't believe the damm thing starts 9 times out of 10 even if it sits for a long time.

BrianRad > thebigbossyboss 02/23/2014 at 11:14

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My 2006 F-150 just hit 380k.

jkm7680 > thebigbossyboss 02/23/2014 at 11:17

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Folgers performance exhaust system?

vdub_nut: scooter snob > XJDano 02/23/2014 at 11:20

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Take it back now, y'all...

thebigbossyboss > Timmy - MINI With a Big Blower 02/23/2014 at 12:32

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Yeah I am not surprised. They aren't the most refined vehicle, but they can take a thumping. Mine is also a 5 spd.

Kailand09 > thebigbossyboss 02/23/2014 at 12:36

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I just broke 100k in my car not long ago. Pretty awesome, hopefully mine lasts up to 200k, or even 177777 like yours. That would be nice.

Timmy - MINI With a Big Blower > thebigbossyboss 02/23/2014 at 12:49

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You got that right. That thing has seen more forest than a rally car. Hahaha.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > thebigbossyboss 02/23/2014 at 14:29

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A cavalier can run badly longer than some cars run at all. Look at all the 90s Cavaliers still on the road while 90s Hyundais are rotting away in junkyards.

DarrenMR > thebigbossyboss 02/23/2014 at 15:11

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What everyone doesn't realize is that the extra fuel is used like meth injection to keep temps down. Works amazingly.

thebigbossyboss > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 02/23/2014 at 15:53

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Yup. This one has got lots of life left. No rust!

Simon-Jester > thebigbossyboss 02/23/2014 at 15:55

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My Silverado. I purchased it in December of '99.

Now have 272996 on it still going strong.

MMMMMMMM. The pic didn't post.

thebigbossyboss > jkm7680 02/23/2014 at 15:55

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Exactly.

thebigbossyboss > Kailand09 02/23/2014 at 15:57

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Yeah, I bought mine with about 90,000 kms on it. The miles come fast sometimes. I remember one weekend I drove to vermont, and the next weekend toronto...I did 5000 kms in 3 weeks!

thebigbossyboss > Simon-Jester 02/23/2014 at 15:58

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Kinja'd!

thebigbossyboss > BrianRad 02/23/2014 at 16:00

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Miles or kilometers. I know some guy who works for Canadian rail up here, he put on 60,000 kms in a year or something. Just nuts.

BrianRad > thebigbossyboss 02/23/2014 at 16:51

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Miles. I live in Houston.

thebigbossyboss > Nick, Drives a Cobalt LT 02/23/2014 at 17:28

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One of my friends dads had an oldsmobile years ago. The speedometer would rest at 220 (or whatever the max was) and move right to left as it got faster.

Nick, Drives a Cobalt LT > thebigbossyboss 02/23/2014 at 17:29

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The Aston Martin mod?

I had a tach do that to me.... lmao

thebigbossyboss > BrianRad 02/23/2014 at 17:30

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Holy shit. I once say an 06 Crown Vic like that for sale. It had 591,000 kms or 367,000 miles. How did you get so many? 06 isn't that old.

jkm7680 > thebigbossyboss 02/23/2014 at 17:35

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Just kidding, respectable car if it can take that many miles!

thebigbossyboss > jkm7680 02/23/2014 at 17:37

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Meh. Some people like it some people hate it. I understand it. It rides like shit, is slow, and is obnoxiously loud.

jkm7680 > thebigbossyboss 02/23/2014 at 17:39

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All i'd do is remove the fart can

Stefus > thebigbossyboss 02/23/2014 at 18:43

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It only gets more miserable from here on out.

Frenchlicker > Timmy - MINI With a Big Blower 02/23/2014 at 20:03

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I just bought a '98 Taurus(I'm broke I don't wanna hear about it) that has just over 150k miles on it. I am going to drive that thing until 300k and at that point who knows what will happen.mi don't see any plans of ever getting rid of it.

Timmy - MINI With a Big Blower > Frenchlicker 02/23/2014 at 20:05

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Don't feel bad. We've all been there at least once. My next car isn't anything special. It's an 05 Tiburon with 93k. Newest car I'll ever have owned. Haha.

Frenchlicker > Timmy - MINI With a Big Blower 02/23/2014 at 23:43

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I didn't know it it but I actually like this car. I don't know if it's because it's the first one I've bought on my own or if it runs better than I could have ever expected or what but I do enjoy it. Hopefully my next car will either be much newer or much much older.

Frenchlicker > Timmy - MINI With a Big Blower 02/23/2014 at 23:48

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Well to be honest I genuinely do like the car. I don't know if it just because it is the first car I have bought or if it is because it runs surprisingly well(minus a few minor imperfections with things meant for comfort) but I like it and look forward to my time with it. I plan on cleaning it up and giving it the treatment nobody gives an old Taurus, proper car care.