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Old Jan 12, 2008 | 02:54 PM
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My Impala hit 200K miles this month.

She still runs strong, burns no oil, and gets 22+ MPG.

Long live the LT1!

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Old Jan 12, 2008 | 03:04 PM
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pretty cool! Never had a car long enough to close to 200k.
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Cool man. She's got a lot of life left in her. My local police department in PA had several Caprices with over 250k miles on them before retiring them. Most were retired due to eventually being wrecked at that.
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nice...fergy, where at in PA u from?
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Sharon/Hermitage area.
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Holy cripes! Congrats!
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My Caprice is at 18xK though not much is original anymore.

My wagon has 223K, the tranny has a reman sticker and the posi gave up but it still keeps on going. I think a LOT of it is original seeing as the upper balljoints are still riveted, not bolted as replacements are.

The b-body platform was designed for a longer service life with police duty and towing in mind so they last very well.
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They got frames as beefy as half ton pick up trucks lol
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They got 8.5" axles like half ton trucks too.
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I had a caprice with a 305ci, drove it hard all the way to 210,000miles, only sold it because i found my camaro. i have still seen it on the road recently, who knows how many miles it has i sold it more than a year ago.
Oh and congratulations, im glad to hear the lt1s will do the same
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had a honda at 199,933miles, then some crack head stole it.
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Not bad, theres a lot of B-body guys rocking those cars in the 200K mile club.
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Originally Posted by WS6_Suicide_Machine
had a honda at 199,933miles, then some crack head stole it.
Someone stole you're Honda? lol, our 1994 Cavalier RS (3.1L) should be hitting 300K miles in a few.
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