Longest your car has gone w/out breaking??
07-15-2009, 12:35 AM
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Daily'd mine for a year until I started modding it.. Ever since, it's always been something small and stupid every few weeks. Car sits most of the time. This past year, I might have put 4,000 miles on it.
07-15-2009, 01:16 AM
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Well, I bought mine at 98,321 in August of 08'. Previous owner offered to buy it back from me for $1,500 more than I paid him in April of 08' (car had 101k). I refused because I fell in love with the car. 2 weeks later the stock tranny took a crap and I've been fixing small things like torque arms ($370
), window motors, and whatnot since 
07-15-2009, 09:29 PM
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Got mine with 146k made it to 152k when a thermostat locked up. At 157k I blew a head gasket and had a warped head. Also with the head gasket I spun 2 rod bearings. Now I get the block back next week. Fun when the car has gone .6 miles in the last 5 months and .3 of those was it being towed back to the house.
07-16-2009, 02:21 AM
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I've owned my 93 M6 Formula daily driver for 1 year 6 months bought her with 87,803 now has 97,475 so far it hasnt left me sitting anywhere even though i race someone at least 3 times a week. only problems that i've had are....
Driver window regulator
Overheated (twice)
2nd gear synchro getting bad
3rd gear shift fork destroyed but still driveable
ABS light goes on and off once in awhile
ABS kicks on randomly during normal braking
Low Trac light randomly comes on
thats bout it still runs great and kicks mustang ***!!!
Driver window regulator
Overheated (twice)
2nd gear synchro getting bad
3rd gear shift fork destroyed but still driveable
ABS light goes on and off once in awhile
ABS kicks on randomly during normal braking
Low Trac light randomly comes on
thats bout it still runs great and kicks mustang ***!!!
07-16-2009, 03:29 PM
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Im with you guy's on proper maintenence!
Bought the car with 130k miles with low compression and right away i replaced all sensor's in the engine compartment. Im talking everything from the IAC valve to the o2 sensor's everything!
Then i went after the pcv system and replaced all the old hard and cracked lines with new ones along with a new pcv valve.
Optispark,plug's,wires cleaned MAF sensor were the next things i did and then the engine let a ring land go but lucky for me the car still was under warranty! I got a fresh rebuilt longblock and decided to go ahead and have a local shop rebuild the tranny and install a nice shift kit!
I guess instead of telling you guys all the **** ive done lets just say im the kind of guy who fixes **** before it has a chance to break!...lol Ive put about 12k hard miles on my car since the engine has been rebuilt and at least 10 bottles of a 75 wet shot and i daily the car every day in the hot 106 90% humity weather here in cali!
It may have taken alot of work to get the car running like it should but ya know these cars are older and they are higher maintenance from the factory anyway's so i think anyone who buys one should be prepared to spend alitlle more money than say a honda civic...lol
Bought the car with 130k miles with low compression and right away i replaced all sensor's in the engine compartment. Im talking everything from the IAC valve to the o2 sensor's everything!
Then i went after the pcv system and replaced all the old hard and cracked lines with new ones along with a new pcv valve.
Optispark,plug's,wires cleaned MAF sensor were the next things i did and then the engine let a ring land go but lucky for me the car still was under warranty! I got a fresh rebuilt longblock and decided to go ahead and have a local shop rebuild the tranny and install a nice shift kit!
I guess instead of telling you guys all the **** ive done lets just say im the kind of guy who fixes **** before it has a chance to break!...lol Ive put about 12k hard miles on my car since the engine has been rebuilt and at least 10 bottles of a 75 wet shot and i daily the car every day in the hot 106 90% humity weather here in cali!
It may have taken alot of work to get the car running like it should but ya know these cars are older and they are higher maintenance from the factory anyway's so i think anyone who buys one should be prepared to spend alitlle more money than say a honda civic...lol
