Downsized engines=shorter life?

   / Downsized engines=shorter life? #61  
It is KM not miles. There are 1.6 Kilometers in a mile, so not an unrealistic claim.

That comes out to around 261,000 miles and some change. That's still doing good for a show belt
 
   / Downsized engines=shorter life? #62  
496,000KM....?? Was that a typo? A 1987 model in the Rust Belt....sorry if I cannot stop laughing at your claim....


Not a typo. 496,000 Km, not miles. Oiled every fall and pressure washed every spring. Driven from 1987 to 2004. Stored in the barn since except for one summer rip a year.
 
   / Downsized engines=shorter life? #64  
Not a typo. 496,000 Km, not miles. Oiled every fall and pressure washed every spring. Driven from 1987 to 2004. Stored in the barn since except for one summer rip a year.

Oiled? Undercarriage?
 
   / Downsized engines=shorter life?
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#65  
Oiled? Undercarriage?

As I interpret it, the car has not been driven in winter since at least 2004...those 11 years of a salt free condition would make a HUGE difference in the condition. Regardless, I admire people who take such good care of a vehicle. I have read about oiling the undercarriage of a car or truck but have never known anyone personally who practiced it.
 
   / Downsized engines=shorter life? #66  
As I interpret it, the car has not been driven in winter since at least 2004...those 11 years of a salt free condition would make a HUGE difference in the condition. Regardless, I admire people who take such good care of a vehicle. I have read about oiling the undercarriage of a car or truck but have never known anyone personally who practiced it.

Having a fall undercoating with something like Crown Coat is pretty common up here.
 
   / Downsized engines=shorter life? #67  
Oiled? Undercarriage?

Yup. Alot of bigger mud trucks around here use oil or other things like that so it's easy to blast mud off it
 

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