1,000,000 miles...neat story

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deerefan

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read this on msn this a.m., pretty neat....looks like synthetic oil and good maintenance pays off!

MILWAUKEE — As a traveling salesman, Peter Gilbert has put a few miles on his car — 1,001,385 miles, to be precise.

It took the Glendale, Wisc, man 17 years to cross the million mile mark with his 1989 Saab 900 SPG. He recently donated the durable vehicle to the Wisconsin Automotive Museum after Saab verified the mileage.

The transmission was rebuilt at 200,000 miles and the hood and a few other parts replaced after eight deer collisions, but otherwise it has original equipment.

Gilbert bought the Saab for $29,000. It was his treat after a divorce, and he took meticulous care of it. He used premium, synthetic oil in oil changes, changed the tires every 45,000 miles and strictly followed the maintenance schedule.

He drove the car seven days a week, racking up the miles as his work took him through rural Wisconsin.

Not burning oil
"When I hit 600,000 miles, the car still wasn't burning oil," Gilbert said. "That's when I thought it could go a million miles."


But Wisconsin's harsh winters took a toll on the car. Its sporty exterior still looks good, but road salt has rusted its frame. Gilbert realized it might no longer be safe if he hit another deer or had a serious accident.

"There was no point in driving the car any longer," he said. "Even though it might have gone another million miles."

He had it detailed and parked it at the Hartford museum, which houses a number of rare vehicles.

Then Gilbert bought another Saab with fewer miles.

© 2006 The Associated Press
 
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I knew it couldn't have been an American car.
 
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We've got two Volkswagen TDI turbodiesels that we only have used Amsoil Full Synthetic Group IV 10W-40 in since new and change both oil and filter at 12,000 miles.

Ten years and 160,000 miles plus later, neither engine consumes ANY MEASURABLE oil from the orignial fill after 12,000 miles!!! And neither has had any problems or been to any repair shop for any reason.... :eek:

This has been simply amazing! :D
 
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Off subject but,
skypup, I'm a vw tdi lover myself. What do you think of the vw tiguan due out in late 07? Would love one with a tdi and 6 speed manual tranny.
 
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I wonder how many Mercedes million mile cars are out there?
 
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Thanks to ULSD, there will be many new passenger car turbodiesels to choose from in the near future! :D

140HP and 240 pounds of torque in a four cylinder two-liter high mileage turbobanger is great!

Volkswagen Tiguan
 
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Gee, to think I only have to get another 900,000 miles on my 2000 Dodge Ram to get it in the museum ;) :)
 
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Gatorboy said:
I knew it couldn't have been an American car.


I believe his next Saab has a GM engine.
 
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i don't know how people get that many miles on cars? i maintain my vehicles very well and have never gone over 130,000 mi. eithe body rusts out or in the case of may just departed 1992 Buick 60k and leaking oil from so many places not worth dealing with:confused: :(
 
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frank_f15 said:
i don't know how people get that many miles on cars? i maintain my vehicles very well and have never gone over 130,000 mi. eithe body rusts out or in the case of may just departed 1992 Buick 60k and leaking oil from so many places not worth dealing with:confused: :(

Local weather maybe? My dd is 86 CJ7 with 216 000 miles on it. Last April I replaced the engine, since the old one had a pretty good knock to it - and I didnt want it to die in winter.

But the family station wagon died from auto transmission - AXOD in Taurus :( - @ 192 000 miles.
 

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