High Mileage
03-26-2007, 02:01 AM
#21
milage 167K and still runing strong!!! The only major thing that has been done is the clutch. And tires 
I am getting ready to do an engine swap though just to catch a problem before it happens! I can't believe that it still runs this strong! Hopefully you will have the same luck with that car if you end up getting it!
I am getting ready to do an engine swap though just to catch a problem before it happens! I can't believe that it still runs this strong! Hopefully you will have the same luck with that car if you end up getting it! 
03-26-2007, 02:58 AM
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Originally Posted by RPM WS6
. . . Truth is, there really is no magic mileage at which you're safe or unsafe from major repair. It all has to do with maintanence on the part of the prior owners. You can have a car with major problems at 50k miles because it only had 2 oil changes, or you can have a 100k mile car that's running like a champ . . .
FYI, I've got over 51,000 miles on the factory replaced bottom-end in my Firehawk (the original motor blew at 48,000 due to a stock oil-pump failure
) pushing H/C/Spray/COMPLETE bolt-ons.My Car has been heavily modified for over 75,000 miles
I've beat the living chit out of my Car since it had about 35 miles on Her when I drove it off the lot in 2001
Find a well-maintained stock LS1 and purchase/drive without concern
03-26-2007, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by DVan8504
I hear this "beating on" term again and again, and I've never really bothered to ask exactly what that meant. Does that just mean racing it all the time or not taking proper care of it?
yeah i mean a car thats been abused....lol and moreso with things like interior trim pieces/*****/controls and a vehicle that hasn't been neglected for part of its life(like 4+ yrs).
