1,000 miles x 2

[KnightFan26917]

QUERY:
What milestones did your car(s) reach in 2010?



For the 2nd straight year ... just the 2nd time since I've owned all 5 Monte Carlos ... I drove EACH of them ~1,000 miles, over half of that in September, October & November!

To the statistics and pictures....



_1979 CC_

MILEAGE:
12/15/2009 ... 134,505
11/28/2010 ... 143,853

MILES DRIVEN:
12/15/09 - 11/28/10 = 9,348
since I purchased (2009) = 9,348



_1972 MC_

MILEAGE:
11/28/2008 ... 144,986
11/22/2009 ... 146,054
11/28/2010 ... 147,123

MILES DRIVEN:
12/11/04 - 11/19/05 = 563
11/19/05 - 11/24/06 = 497
11/24/06 - 11/18/07 = 489
11/18/07 - 11/28/08 = 957
11/28/08 - 11/22/09 = 1,068
11/22/09 - 11/28/10 = 1,069
since I purchased (2002) = 11,131



_1976 MC_

MILEAGE:
11/28/2008 ... 60,140
11/22/2009 ... 61,215
11/28/2010 ... 62,260

MILES DRIVEN:
12/11/04 - 11/19/05 = 624
11/19/05 - 11/24/06 = 527
11/24/06 - 11/18/07 = 506
11/18/07 - 11/28/08 = 930
11/28/08 - 11/22/09 = 1,075
11/22/09 - 11/28/10 = 1,045
since I purchased (1998) = 19,758



_1979 MC_

MILEAGE:
11/28/2008 ... 143,261
11/22/2009 ... 144,333
11/28/2010 ... 145,383

MILES DRIVEN:
12/11/04 - 11/19/05 = 586
11/19/05 - 11/24/06 = 500
11/24/06 - 11/18/07 = 483
11/18/07 - 11/28/08 = 959
11/28/08 - 11/22/09 = 1.072
11/22/09 - 11/28/10 = 1,050
since I purchased (1992) = 39,321 (30,065 on the engine installed September 1996)



_1981 MC_

MILEAGE:
11/28/2008 ... 191,486
11/22/2009 ... 192,574
11/28/2010 ... 193,637

MILES DRIVEN:
12/11/04 - 11/19/05 = 645
11/19/05 - 11/24/06 = 476
11/24/06 - 11/18/07 = 482
11/18/07 - 11/28/08 = 944
11/28/08 - 11/22/09 = 1,088
11/22/09 - 11/28/10 = 1,063
since I purchased (1999) = 10,824



_1987 MC_

MILEAGE:
11/28/2008 ... 163,980
11/22/2009 ... 172,900
11/28/2010 ... 174,124

MILES DRIVEN:
12/11/04 - 11/19/05 = 8,739
11/19/05 - 11/24/06 = 8,831
11/24/06 - 11/18/07 = 9,510
11/18/07 - 11/28/08 = 9,780
11/28/08 - 11/22/09 = 8,920
11/22/09 - 11/28/10 = 1,224
since I purchased (2003) = 68,404



The last time I gassed up all 6 cars on the same day was in November. The results were typical....

1979 CC
...195.1 miles
...12.379 gallons
~15.76 mpg

1972 MC
...196.8 miles
...12.505 gallons
~15.74 mpg

1976 MC
...192.7 miles
...11.376 gallons
~16.94 mpg

1979 MC
...193.5 miles
...10.287 gallons
~18.81 mpg

1981 MC
...194.8 miles
...9.268 gallons
~21.02 mpg

1987 MC
...162.2 miles
...9.050 gallons
~17.92 mpg




Taken mid-summer 2010...

...1979 CC, 1972 MC, 1976 MC:

...1979 MC, 1981 MC, 1987 MC:

Taken winter 2010...

...1980sCC, 1970 MC, 1975 MC:

...1980 MC, 1986 MCSS, 1987 MC SS Aerocoupe:

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[hellraiser319]

Cars past
2002 Cavalier, 115k and change when sold
1996 Cavalier, 216k before death

Current:
Vic, 90k a couple weeks ago
83k 5/31
84k 6/17
86k 7/11
88,888 10/30

Assfire 114k and change, only milestone was just that, 114k.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

i just wanna say your the most meticulous auto fanatic (MC's do kick ass), your willing to road trip everywhere as in the good old days when vacations were roadtrips, as well as affording too do so.
i envy you lol, even though im more geared towards wrenchin' (punny!)
i loved my drive up 66 stopping at all the junkyards/hole in the wall joints.

just curious on the fuel econ calc's on the 79,81, 87, mostly highway? od trans?
helluva disparity in your fleet lol

my truck ballparks at about 9mpg i think i put 3k on it, prob time to change the 30wt out, nah
toyota ~120ft
jeep, yup its still under the shelves lol

 

[Stink Star]

Let's see, last year on dec 10th my car hit 50k... I just hit 56k a few weeks ago. I'm pretty sure this is the least I have driven in my life

 

[Eagle]

My Burb is about to roll over 230,000

Wifey's Honda cracked 100,00

TA broke 65k :wtc:

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Right now my car is sitting at 98800. Not sure if I'll hit 100k this year though.....kinda sad.

 

[Theautoguy]

I added another 33,000 to the Corolla and I was out of work from mid Jan to Easter! (I usualy add about 40K a year.) After owning the Regal for 10 years, we finally broke 100,000. After 15 years, we finally broke 55,000 on the Camaro and the truck, I think I cleared 6000 miles on the rebuild from 06'. I think we only put about 1000 miles each on the Camaro and truck.

 

[Yaj Yak]

so awesome.

 

[EmersonHart13]

I crossed 30K on my 06 and currently at just over 33k...

 

[98GTPDriva]

I hit 125k in the GTP (currently at 126.5k) and I hit 2,500 miles with the G8.

 

[Smokinhot]

I hit 100k in my truck earlier this year, then I did my 6.0 swap (100,078ish)

currently at 103,6xx

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

How many miles were on that 6.0 you swapped in?

 

[KnightFan26917]

i just wanna say your the most meticulous auto fanatic (MC's do kick ass),

Well, thank you ... lol.

your willing to road trip everywhere as in the good old days when vacations were roadtrips, as well as affording too do so.
i envy you lol, even though im more geared towards wrenchin' (punny!)
i loved my drive up 66 stopping at all the junkyards/hole in the wall joints.

"Affording" to do so isn't exactly as it may seem. I'm not rich by any stretch of the imagination. I just save and save as much as I can ... and I use what I can for my road trips. For me, it's more like "how can I afford NOT to?" I literally would go nuts (some say I already am...lol) without my road trips. If I could road trip 24/7/365, I would. NO doubt about it.

Route 66 is a road trip I suggest EVERYONE do at some point in their life. I don't care whether or not people are "road trip" people ... it is a definite "must do" in my book. You learn so much about the US in general ... as well as people.

*shrugs*

Then again ... virtually all of my road trips are to meet family and friends ... and meet new people ... in some aspect. I wouldn't have it any other way.

However ... I'd say you have no reason to envy me. Sadly, my life isn't all cars and road trips, as much as I'd love for that to be the case...lol.


Since I'm not "geared" toward the wrenchin' aspect of vehicles ... most people discount me as an enthusiast at all. While I can see their view, I don't exactly agree with them. Just because I'm not into the mechanical aspects of a car doesn't mean I'm not into cars. Heck, some of those that discount me as an enthusiast cannot tell the difference between a 1973 and 1974 Monte Carlo ... but I can. Assuming no changed parts, if you show me a 1970-1982 Monte Carlo, I can tell you what year it is with no problem.

just curious on the fuel econ calc's on the 79,81, 87, mostly highway? od trans?
helluva disparity in your fleet lol

lol...yes.

1979 ... 350 V8, no OD trans
1981 ... 3.8 V6, no OD trans
1987 ... 305 V8, OD trans

And, yes, most of the driving on the MCs could be considered "highway", at least in terms of being out on country roads with much less traffic than in town Elgin or elsewhere.



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[CrunkMaro]

Does the car turning on count as a milestone? cause it didn't do that prior to this year...or the year before...or the year before...