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Old Feb 5, 2006 | 02:42 AM
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Weird Mileage!?!?

just curios on what kind of weird mileages people have seen. i know when i first bought my IROC it broke down on me once at xx666 miles. but i took this one the other day, its kinda funny cause my trip odometer is reading about the same.

Old Feb 5, 2006 | 09:49 AM
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One time I hit all 9s at the 99.
Old Feb 5, 2006 | 10:53 AM
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just hit (1)66,666.6 the other day.
Old Feb 5, 2006 | 01:17 PM
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i have a picture of my 86 at 150K. thats not realy that wierd. but other road users probably thought it was a bit odd when i suddenly slowed down, drove another 9th of a mile and stopped to take a picture

thats odd that it broke down @ xx,666. i guess its 1/1000 odds that it would happen...
Old Feb 5, 2006 | 05:17 PM
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nice guage. Got a pic of the set?
Old Feb 5, 2006 | 05:20 PM
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whoa, your guages are sick man
Old Feb 5, 2006 | 06:01 PM
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i dont have a pic of them right now but ill try to remember to take some
Old Feb 5, 2006 | 06:52 PM
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I had this strange combo of numbers on my odo one night.
Old Feb 7, 2006 | 02:20 AM
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I swore I would never let my car get over 90,000...... I failed.
Here's my girl at 89,999.9 Stoopid blurry pics.....
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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 09:51 AM
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I hit 222,222.2 as I pulled in the driveway after commin home from college

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Was up at college with a buddy when I broke 300,000 miles in the redbird. He said I was crazy for stoppin and dancing
Old Feb 7, 2006 | 10:15 AM
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I took pics of my old firebird's dash when I hit 100,000 miles. I pulled off on the side of the road and took pics of the exterior too.
Old Feb 7, 2006 | 12:40 PM
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Originally posted by Zepher
I had this strange combo of numbers on my odo one night.
I dont know whats so strange about the odometer, but the speedo....
Old Feb 7, 2006 | 01:03 PM
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My baby hasn't seen 200,000 yet, and I don't know if she will with a stock engine

Do tell about those gauges, are those over lays and where did you get them.
Old Feb 7, 2006 | 03:16 PM
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This has no tech-related content. Sorry, guys.............
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