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Old Jan 23, 2002 | 04:04 PM
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who has the 3rd gen with the most miles on it and still running?

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Old Jan 23, 2002 | 05:41 PM
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i got a 125k on my 82
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Old Jan 23, 2002 | 05:48 PM
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162,000+ on my 92 RS LO3...and 24 mpg.


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Old Jan 23, 2002 | 05:48 PM
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160k and purring like a....... bear?

https://www.thirdgen.org/rides/index...ew&rideid=7461
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Old Jan 23, 2002 | 05:49 PM
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I have 128K on Blue.

The odometer on my IROC reads 66K, and I'm certain you have to add a 1 in front of that, I doubt it is 266 since the engine looks pretty original.
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Old Jan 23, 2002 | 06:27 PM
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Just turned 159,500 today. 84 T/A LG4
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Old Jan 23, 2002 | 06:32 PM
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Just rolled 180,000 miles on mine, and i still get 350-375 miles to the tank...
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Old Jan 23, 2002 | 07:02 PM
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Well, the car itself has about 230,000 miles on it. It had 175,000 on the original car with the 'ol 2.8 when I bought it. Tranny and rear from my parts car have about 130,000 (never rebuilt and shifts perrrrrfect), and the new engine has about 3,000 on it. I think that covers it.
I just tell people its brand new to the keep confusion down. Funny how they don't usually believe me?
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Old Jan 23, 2002 | 07:30 PM
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Car: 1983 Pontiac Firebird
Engine: 400HP 350
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127,529.6 1983 Firebird 2.8L V6 H.O.
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Old Jan 23, 2002 | 07:37 PM
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181,900...
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Old Jan 23, 2002 | 07:46 PM
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Old Jan 23, 2002 | 09:02 PM
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212,000 miles, looks like it only has 112,000 miles on it. runs like it has 12,000
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Old Jan 23, 2002 | 09:22 PM
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192,638 Kilometers as of this evening!!
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Old Jan 23, 2002 | 09:25 PM
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Car: 1991 Camaro Z28
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Old Jan 23, 2002 | 09:31 PM
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Car: 85 Camaro SC
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Mines got about 164,480 within a few months"hopefully" I will have my car completly restored.
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Old Jan 23, 2002 | 10:16 PM
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178,000 on the IROC and 90,000 on the RS
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Old Jan 23, 2002 | 10:24 PM
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My little toy has approx. 140K miles on it (it's also an '84). Both age and miles are paying a toll on it.

Hopefully within the next few years I will have the facillities to do a full body and engine restoration....
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Old Jan 23, 2002 | 11:04 PM
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I saw one advertised the other day on autotrader that had 200K+ miles on it.

I also called on a '92 25 Aniv. car and he had like 223 or 225K on the car. I was really amazed that the was able to be driven that long on what I believed was the original motor and tranny. I could be mistaken on that last part but maybe not.

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Old Jan 23, 2002 | 11:55 PM
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I got 242,000 KM's on my 2.8L V6...drive it everyday to University.

I'm not sure approx how many miles that is?
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Old Jan 24, 2002 | 12:22 AM
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202344.... Still run it hard every light i get to.
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Old Jan 24, 2002 | 06:37 AM
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Car: 87 Formula/ 00 Xtreme
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Transmission: struggling t-5/ 4l60E
Axle/Gears: 3.08/ 3.23
2xx,xxx (the old OD was 190k something when I got it a year ago.. I think that was it's last oil change too)



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Old Jan 24, 2002 | 07:12 AM
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Car: black on red 92 rs
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150,000 all stock runs great no big problems. i did have cooling probles over the summer. we'll see what happens this summer?
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Old Jan 24, 2002 | 08:15 AM
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Car: 1989 IROC-Z
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Transmission: 700R4 3500 stall, TransGo shift kit
Axle/Gears: Moser 9", 4.11:1
I sure hope mine runs great when I turn the big 90,000 mark

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Old Jan 24, 2002 | 09:23 AM
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121,000 and still ticking on a 2.5L "IRON-DUKE" four banger w/ 5speed


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Old Jan 24, 2002 | 09:28 AM
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Car: 88 GTA
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over 200K and it just recently died, didn't think beating the snot out of it for two years would kill it

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Old Jan 24, 2002 | 10:02 AM
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I was bored so I did a little math. I figured at the current average mileage per year, it will take 685 years for my '85 IROC to reach 100,000 miles.
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Old Jan 24, 2002 | 10:09 AM
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152,000 and running strong, but looks like sheet. Not for long.
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Old Jan 24, 2002 | 11:28 AM
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I have 142,000 and its basically all original.....unfortunatley its slower than **** but o well i still hae fun in it....
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Old Jan 24, 2002 | 12:19 PM
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Virtually all stock un-molested '88 IROC with around 150K miles on it. Looks like it only has 20K miles on it and runs like it has 50K miles on it.



Driving a car that runs great, looks new, different from every other car out there, and not making car payments.... priceless!!
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Old Jan 24, 2002 | 01:01 PM
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763473 on the dash

A friend has an 84 ta lg4 with 763473 on the dash and all stock original.call me stupid but how many miles is that

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Old Jan 24, 2002 | 02:01 PM
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Re: 763473 on the dash

Originally posted by Trans Am
A friend has an 84 ta lg4 with 763473 on the dash and all stock original.call me stupid but how many miles is that
If all the digits are black on the odometer than it is:
seven hundred sixty three thousand four hundred seventy three miles.


If if the final digit on the odometer is white than it is:
seventy six thousand three hundred fourty seven and 3 tenths miles.


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Old Jan 26, 2002 | 11:28 PM
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230K plus drove the car a year before fixing the vss sensor , in short around 240-250k
89 formula 350 before i blew a head gasket , was running 9.2 in the 8th mile, with slight mods
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Old Jan 26, 2002 | 11:44 PM
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164k here.. Someone should go to an import board and ask the same question. Not to start anything, just out of real curiosity...
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Old Jan 27, 2002 | 12:20 AM
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139,000+ and still goin strong
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Old Jan 27, 2002 | 02:16 AM
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I just turned 164,000 today. Still running strong. In the past month I've beat a built Edelbrock 350 in a 79 Cutlass and an 89 GTA. *Keeps his fingers crossed*
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Old Jan 27, 2002 | 09:50 AM
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177,000 and still driven like i stole it everyday:rockon:
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Old Jan 27, 2002 | 10:13 AM
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160,000 miles on original motor and trans. Plus the car is a 'vert and hasn't folded up like a suitcase or anything. It just rattles all the time as if saying " Give me SFCs " .
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Old Jan 27, 2002 | 01:55 PM
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my freind is sellin his 86 bird with 300,000 miles!! , he says it just keeps breakin down after he fixes it
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Old Jan 27, 2002 | 03:05 PM
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289,xxx, on the original 305. Currently undergoing complete redo to begin it's next 300,000.
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Old Jan 27, 2002 | 03:12 PM
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177,000 on the original LO3. Still runs like a champ.
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Old Jan 27, 2002 | 03:43 PM
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Engine: L98 bored .40 (357 ci)
Transmission: Race Ready 700R4
Axle/Gears: 9 bolt 3.70 posi
164K

164,500 kms on the 5.7L .. that coverts to 102,237.4 miles. Or 16450 mils (that one is for The Swede)
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Old Jan 28, 2002 | 06:11 PM
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Turned 356,000 kms on the way to work this morning; equals out to just over 221,000 miles.

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Old Jan 30, 2002 | 01:52 PM
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150,000 ... and probably never looked or ran any better

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Old Jan 31, 2002 | 12:36 PM
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Car: 92RS 25th Anniv./88 IROC Z28 Vert
Engine: 305 TBI w/Tpi Air / 305 TPI
Transmission: 700r4/700r4
Axle/Gears: Posi
208,000 miles, original engine and trans. Probably never looked or ran better.:hail:
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Old Feb 1, 2002 | 10:30 AM
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ummm...my friend had a blazer with a 2.8 TBI....the bodies is rusted, the trans syncros are gone..and the interior is trahed...the engine runs like a rapped ape...the valve covers never been off. It is his beater get-to-work-car.
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Old Feb 1, 2002 | 01:00 PM
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mine has close to 107,000 and it's an 82. the LG4 is shot though, hard as hell to start some mornings...but it's getting a rebuilt (mostly) LO3 this month.
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Old Feb 3, 2002 | 12:55 PM
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165,279 and still going on my 87 5.0 IROC
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Old Feb 3, 2002 | 04:07 PM
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Old Feb 3, 2002 | 05:16 PM
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147000 miles, still driven hard (14.0 in the 1/4)
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Old Feb 3, 2002 | 07:12 PM
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HEY AJ?

What color is your camaro? that looks really good. thanks. oh, i my 88 s10 blazer has 205,000 on it, the 5speed tranny just got sent to the shop cause i drive it like a T/A.
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