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"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228) 07/01/2016 at 09:30 • Filed to: None

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I no longer have a roadworthy car under 140k miles, which is odd as all the non-roadworthy ones are a lot lower. How well travelled is your fleet? My 4 drivers combined are up to 624000 combined miles :)

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 09:34

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Yay Alfa! :D

My car is at around 104,000kms at the moment. Old one got to 170,000kms before I sold it...stupid salted roads in the winter...

-this space for rent- > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 09:37

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E46 is at 200k miles

4Runner 242k

300zx 168k

shop-teacher > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 09:38

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My two vehicles have a combined 273k miles on them. My wife’s 2015 CX-5 we bought in Nov of 2014 hasn’t hit 5k miles yet. She’s not good at sharing.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/01/2016 at 09:39

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Nice recognition ;)

Yeah I hate the fact that they chuck salt on the roads here in the UK at the barest hint that there might be snow.

What's your current car, and what was your last one?

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 09:40

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2004 Mini with 138,000mi

2001 Outback with 95,000mi

2013 BRZ <20,000mi

2010 Legacy 80,000mi

Oddly the Mini is in the best condition outside of the BRZ. The outback is rotting due to New England winters and my mom puts a ton of miles on her legacy and is not automoively inclined meaning you end up behind on wear items.

DasWauto > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 09:42

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Golf is at 37k km (~23k miles), e30 is at 251k km (~150k miles).

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 09:48

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Just 2 of our cars: My LS400- 297,000 miles, the extra RX400h - 340,000 miles. We have 8 total with the lowest being the 2014 Tundra with 36,000. Nobody can beat that.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 07/01/2016 at 09:50

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Yeah I’m a firm believer that once cars get over about a decade old it’s a lot wiser to buy ones with slightly higher mileage, or at least mileage that means they’re doing a solid 8-10k a year.

They’re usually the ones that have had wear items replaced, the kinks ironed out and just general maintenance more likely to have been done.

If you go buying 10yr old cars with 30k on the clock you end up with old oil cos it's been years between mileage intervals and people tend to ignore the time intervals. Not to mention cracking tyres and bushes.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 09:50

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My 2011 Twingo is around 56k km, or around 35k miles for those stuck in the past. Mind you it was just around 13k km when I got it 3 years ago, so that’s part of the reason why it’s so low.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > -this space for rent- 07/01/2016 at 09:51

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2 cars over 200k. Nice!

Pics of the 300zx please!

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > DasWauto 07/01/2016 at 09:52

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Golf and E30? Have I missed a thinning of the herd here or have I got you completely confused with Duurtlang? I always get you two mixed up and I have no idea why :S

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 07/01/2016 at 09:59

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340k and nearly 300k! That’s bloody impressive :)

If I broadened it to the entire family we might be able to contend, although that would be from sheer quantity of vehicles rather than individual high milers (at the last count we've got 25 cars, a van, a horse lorry and 5 motorbikes!).

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 07/01/2016 at 10:02

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How is the Twingo actually? I’ve always liked that generation of them :) nice clean design.

And personally I cling to a random mix of metric and imperial measurements, mainly due to whimsy ;) I estimate small distances in mm, slightly larger in inches, anything up to ~6ft in feet, anything bigger in metres and large distances in miles.

duurtlang > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 10:05

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2000 Peugeot 406 coupe: 276k
1997 Peugeot 306 convertible: 181k
1991 Volkswagen Golf mk2: 280k
1988 Peugeot 205 GTi: 240k
1987 Peugeot 205 CTi: 225k

Total: 1202k. Kilometers, obviously, I don’t do legacy units.

My company car has 12k, but I don’t own that appliance so who cares?

for Michigan > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 10:05

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06 Mazda3: 147k mi

98 Civic: 165k mi

85 Fiero: 176k mi

Combined: 488k mi

duurtlang > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 10:08

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He’s got Dutch heritage but lives in Canada, I’m living on the old continent.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > duurtlang 07/01/2016 at 10:12

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Aaah there we go. Looking back through posts it was talk of Cars and Coffee events that made me think I might be getting confused :S

It's Friday afternoon and I'm still recovering from Glastonbury is my excuse ;)

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > for Michigan 07/01/2016 at 10:14

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Nice :) so basically you've bought a newly traded in lease car and driven it to the moon and back!

functionoverfashion > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 10:15

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Funny, my DD (a 2003) is at 142, my wife’s (a 2007) is at 175. My 1961 Ford F100 is just a couple miles over 37k. Really, 37,000. I’m looking at a total of 354k between the three.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > duurtlang 07/01/2016 at 10:16

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It does look more impressive in km ;)

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > functionoverfashion 07/01/2016 at 10:17

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Nice :) another 100k and you'll have made it to the moon and back!

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 10:25

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Well it’s quite fun for a city car, quite chuckable, probably due to its relatively light weight of only 840 kg, and because it is based on a shortened Clio chassis, it handles like a bigger car, especially compared to true A-segment cars like the Aygo/C1/107. Since it is a city car it’s not really designed for how I use it, 90% highway, though it still gets around 18 km to the litre (50 mpg(imperial)) so that’s always nice.

I’m really glad I bought it instead of the Fiesta I wanted, because it is way cheaper to run, while handling almost as good. Also it looks quite sporty, especially with the roof spoiler and boomerang stripes, among other black accents, I just need to find some bigger dark grey or black wheels for it.

Doesn’t using all those units together lead to a big mess? ;)

for Michigan > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 10:27

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If I’d driven all of those miles. Haha.

Between all three, I’ve only driven about 45k miles and more than half of that has been in the Mazda.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 10:28

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I have one vehicle...it is at 228k miles and counting

Shift24 > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 10:37

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Pretty good but need to start racking up those miles jk. 793k miles, not that other non-freedom unit.

00 e39 - 146k? (Right around there, can’t tell actually because bmw pixels...)

92 accord - 340k (stock rally-x car)

98 camaro 158k

96 K1500 149k

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 10:41

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1 Toyota with just 139k.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Shift24 07/01/2016 at 10:46

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Nice :) I'm starting to wonder if there are any 300k+ cars that aren't mid-2000 Hondas or Lexus'...

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 07/01/2016 at 10:50

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Surprisingly not. I never really mix them, but I can picture 2" much easier than, say, 40cm. When I’m actually measuring properly it’s in metric, although if it’s only rough I’ll use whichever one is closest to an easily remembered unit.

Yeah definitely a great choice with the Twingo :) and I'll say it again, they're such a well designed look. Really clean, and sporty looking :)

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 10:58

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Thanks!

The combination of metric and imperial is just odd to me, however I think that’s just because I use metric for everything, because mainland Europe. But I also use the metric that is closest, so I get why you use both, and then just pick the closest one.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 11:00

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Haha thats awesome. We had a GS300 with 305,000 until my sister totaled it a year and a half ago

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 07/01/2016 at 11:04

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Yeah I think it’s the odd mix of metric and imperial we have here that means I mix them up.

It does help that often inches are a smaller number and for some reason that's easier to remember :S

Shift24 > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 11:09

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Your right it’ll be hard to find ones that aren’t Toyota or Honda, as you can run those into the ground and they’ll keep going.

The one thing you will find is the domestic 250/2500 and up diesels (duramax, powerstroke, and cummins) will get to the 400k+ no problem. The other are older GM large SUVs mainly Suburbans. Go to a major cities Craigslist and you find at least 2 for sale with 300k+

Sam > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 11:19

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We have a lot of cars, but I can guarantee the total is at least 1 million miles. Our ‘98 4runner is at 265,000 alone. And my ‘78 924 and ‘95 530i are both at 110k. Then we have 6 more cars.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 11:19

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2002 S10 only has 69,xxx miles

1994 Safari has 149,xxx

Both are way under what an average car of their age would have.

DasWauto > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 11:29

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Haha, yep, got me confused. We’re both Dutch but as Duurtlang mentioned I live in Canada these days (and have for 14 years as of tomorrow). The cars we own are a funny coincidence though, I can’t blame you for the confusion. No Peugeots for me just yet, though if the Canadian dollar wasnt so in the doldrums as it is, I’d seriously consider importing a 205GTI.

twochevrons > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 12:13

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My whole fleet is either over 200k or well under 100!

2015 VW Golf GTI: 21k

1985 VW Scirocco: 36k (barn find)

1956 MG A Roadster: 77k (only a 5 digit odometer, but I’d be surprised if anyone was mad enough to take it to 177k!)

1996 Volvo 850R: 222k

1968 Triumph 2000: 206k (twice around the clock, woo!)

Total: 562k

functionoverfashion > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 12:22

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I really wanted to get my last car to the Moon Mileage, but a good opportunity came around when it was just at 202. It had absolutely no issues at the time, so, perfect time to sell it!

-this space for rent- > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 12:43

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BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > twochevrons 07/01/2016 at 16:27

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I didn’t know the 2000 was over 200k! I was just thinking after the MGA comment whether anyone would have been mad enough to take one of these old Brit cars to 177k but someone has and sailed right past it!

Still waiting on a post about it btw ;)

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > DasWauto 07/01/2016 at 16:59

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If you don’t mind RHD the pound’s on it’s way down :S plenty of 205s over here, and a couple of 309s if you fancy something bit different :)

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Sam 07/01/2016 at 17:06

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Very nice :) whether my personal fleet is over 1 million depends a lot on whether a number of cars are actually at their indicated mileage or whether they’ve gone once around the clock (which would be much more believable).

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 17:27

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Current car is definitely nothing special, but it’s been reliable - 2009 Hyundai Accent hatchback (they sold the generation [LC] before it in the UK, but you guys never got this one [MC] and got the i20 instead).

My last car was a 2002 Subaru Impreza 2.5TS wagon:

Sold the Subie when the rear subframe rusted out/cracked. The guy I sold it to had the equipment and garage to do his own work and owned the exact same car in red with a rusted-out body, but the subframe was good. He swapped his subframe onto the body of my car and drove it for 2 years before he found out the rear strut towers were rusted out and he scrapped it....sad end :(

No signs whatsoever of rust on teh Hyundai yet though!

DasWauto > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 17:51

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Unfortunately Ontario makes RHD fairly difficult/costly to insure, otherwise I’d happily have one, along with something JDM. There’s a couple of GT-Rs running around that we never got and we’ve got first dibs (15 years) before the Americans do (25 years) as well as a few importers willing to do the job. It’s awfully tempting, especially when I’ve got a downpayment on a home that I could (but shouldn’t) cannibalize.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > DasWauto 07/01/2016 at 18:07

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Now that is tempting :S we’ll be starting to save for a house come January so I’ll have to exercise my hitherto completely untested self-control...

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/01/2016 at 18:11

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That is a shame with the Subie. I reckon someone with a welder an time on their hands (that used to be me) could have fixed that and kept on truckin.

Ah well. Led a good long life :)

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 18:20

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I miss that car....if I still had it and that had happened to me, I’d have paid you to fly you and yer stuff over here to fix it! :D

twochevrons > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 18:59

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Yep, it’s been around the block a few times. It had a full drivetrain rebuild around 120k, and was generally very well looked after, so it still feels pretty fresh. If I didn’t know the history of it, it could easily pass for a rough-ish 106k.

The 2500TC that my parents had for many years (and I learned to drive in) did similarly well. It was around the same mileage when rust did it in, and I’m pretty sure it never so much as had the head off. It definitely felt rather the worse for wear by that point, though.

Don’t you worry, there are multiple articles in the works ;). Problem is, I keep on getting distracted by tinkering with it!

DasWauto > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/01/2016 at 19:24

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Good luck, you’ll need it. :) The financial blue balls of not buying all the things when I technically could is painful at times. Last month I bought a set of wheels and tires for the Golf to appease myself. It didn’t work particularly well as now I’ve got the itch to buy more bits worse than before. Damn mod bug.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > DasWauto 07/02/2016 at 17:12

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Yeah I’ve already got that slightly :S there’s a TR7 project with a Sprint engine that I need for another car for £600 that I have neither the money nor the space for.

Real shame as it’s perfect...

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > twochevrons 07/02/2016 at 17:15

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I approve of that form of procrastinating ;)

I’ve recently decided after seeing one at Brands Hatch today that a Mk2 2000 is the car I should put my Rover 2600 engine into. I’ve always wanted one, and they were originally planning on doing that to make a Mk3 before BL ran out of money...

twochevrons > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 07/02/2016 at 18:55

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I wholeheartedly approve of this idea.

Here’s what I’ve been procrastinating on in particular ;)

The aircraft isn’t mine (my wife’s grandfather owns it, and I keep my cars in his hangar), but it’s been a messing-about-with-engines kind of day. Perfect.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > twochevrons 07/04/2016 at 13:41

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Very nice :) they make quite the pair, or trio if you do include the plane :)

It’s been ages since I’ve had a messing about with engines day. Mostly it’s endless bodywork, although I like the welding side of it :)