so my Olds intrigue just passed 100k miles. :)

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5.5 yrs old and 100k miles, still running pretty good. replaced one battery, 2 sets of tires, 1 set of brake discs, several times had pads replaced, numerous oil changes, the only thing that wasn't working was the right rear window wouldn't go down, but turns out that was because i hadn't opened it in like 3 yrs and it had gotten stuck, a little coaxing and it's working now.

not bad overall, was a good buy, the only problem with the car was bad gas mileage, averaged 20 mpg pretty much the whole 100k miles.

 

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almost 2k to go on 1990 Buick Century (can never remember which one it is, either the custom or the limited, with the 3.3L)

Bill
 

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My wife had a 2001 and she bought a 2003 Accord EX and got rid of the Olds. We both wish we had kept the Olds. More room/comfort and more fun to drive.
 

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my 95 talon has 147k miles on it. not a single problem since I've owned it. bought it at 127,000 last may drove it 20,000 over the summer took it off the road for winter, can't wait to put her back on the road :)

 

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Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
My wife had a 2001 and she bought a 2003 Accord EX and got rid of the Olds. We both wish we had kept the Olds. More room/comfort and more fun to drive.

well, the accord does have more back seat space and more trunk room than the Olds, but from the drivers perspective? ya, the olds rox.
 

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Originally posted by: EyeMWing
n0000b. Vandura is approaching 350k. 1987.
Yeah, but are those your miles? It just doesn't count unless you put them on. :p

I've only got about 70,000 miles under my belt in 5.5 years of having my license.

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Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Originally posted by: EyeMWing
n0000b. Vandura is approaching 350k. 1987.
Yeah, but are those your miles? It just doesn't count unless you put them on. :p

I've only got about 70,000 miles under my belt in 5.5 years of having my license.

ZV

No, I'm 17. I wasn't driving in the womb.
 

Zenmervolt

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Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Originally posted by: EyeMWing
n0000b. Vandura is approaching 350k. 1987.
Yeah, but are those your miles? It just doesn't count unless you put them on. :p

I've only got about 70,000 miles under my belt in 5.5 years of having my license.

ZV
No, I'm 17. I wasn't driving in the womb.
I'm just yankin' your chain a bit anyway. :)

As far as driving in the womb, my mom swears that I had to have been like that baby in the sonogram in that one Valvoline commercial from a year or so ago. :D

ZV
 

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Originally posted by: EyeMWing
n0000b. Vandura is approaching 350k. 1987.

my neighbor has 320k on his 98 dodge ram, it's not diesel either :p everything is original except regular maintenance and he replaced the gas tank once when the truck slid over the edge of the road and into a tree. dent it still there.
 

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Originally posted by: SaintGRW
Originally posted by: EyeMWing
n0000b. Vandura is approaching 350k. 1987.

my neighbor has 320k on his 98 dodge ram, it's not diesel either :p everything is original except regular maintenance and he replaced the gas tank once.

Does he live in it or somthing?
 

Zenmervolt

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Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Originally posted by: SaintGRW
Originally posted by: EyeMWing
n0000b. Vandura is approaching 350k. 1987.

my neighbor has 320k on his 98 dodge ram, it's not diesel either :p everything is original except regular maintenance and he replaced the gas tank once.
Does he live in it or somthing?
If I had to make a wild guess, I would say that the neighbor uses it as a tow vehicle for animals (probably horses)?

ZV
 

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my family had 300,000kms on our 86 celebrity back in the day.. man that was a great car..
 

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he doesn't tow anything it's just his daily driver... i'd be around 300,000 if I bought a new car in 98... to be honest I just find it odd how alot of people only put like 20,000 on a car a year. like I said I put 20,000 on my talon in just the summer. I drive ~40,000 a year but that's because I hate my winter beater i'd drive more if I had a nicer car in the winter.
 

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right rear window...same thing happened in my 99 Intrigue and my mom's 98 Century

pretty damn sure mine wasn't stuck...it was an intermittent electrical problem
 

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Originally posted by: redly1
right rear window...same thing happened in my 99 Intrigue and my mom's 98 Century

pretty damn sure mine wasn't stuck...it was an intermittent electrical problem

i'm pretty sure it was just stuck because you could hear the packing separating from the window, happens if you leave it shut for too long without opening it at all.

 

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<----1998 BLACK Olds Intrigue GL, original owner :)
49K miles: No major repairs (fingers crossed), had to get brake rotors turned 2x already though, and really is due for another brake job. What is the deal with the rotors getting warped? My windows also have gotten stuck before, but it's been a while. The chrome window trim needs to be hammered into place every few months . . . Love the car!

edit: I don't put many miles on the 'trig because I drive rental cars frequently for my type of work.
 

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Originally posted by: Mermaidman
<----1998 BLACK Olds Intrigue GL, original owner :)
49K miles: No major repairs (fingers crossed), had to get brake rotors turned 2x already though, and really is due for another brake job. What is the deal with the rotors getting warped? My windows also have gotten stuck before, but it's been a while. The chrome window trim needs to be hammered into place every few months . . . Love the car!

edit: I don't put many miles on the 'trig because I drive rental cars frequently for my type of work.

mine is dark green

so you probably have the 3.8 litre also right??

 

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i got 150+K on my 1990 Lumina!

ph34r the L00m1n4!!!!!!!!!1111

I'm pushing 140k on my 1991 Sable. Looks like I have some catchup to play, huh?

By the way, the sable=great car.
 

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Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
Originally posted by: Mermaidman
<----1998 BLACK Olds Intrigue GL, original owner :)
49K miles: No major repairs (fingers crossed), had to get brake rotors turned 2x already though, and really is due for another brake job. What is the deal with the rotors getting warped? My windows also have gotten stuck before, but it's been a while. The chrome window trim needs to be hammered into place every few months . . . Love the car!

edit: I don't put many miles on the 'trig because I drive rental cars frequently for my type of work.

mine is dark green

so you probably have the 3.8 litre also right??
Yup--good ol' pushrod V6. None of the pansy 3.5L high tech motor for me :D

 

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My 99 Expedition should roll over to 126,000 tomorrow. Been a good truck, most I have done to it is an alternator, battery and several sets of brakes. Also just had a semi major front-end overhaul (lower ball joints, tie rod ends, broken link on the sway bar and an idler arm.)

By contrast, my wife has put a whopping 15,000 miles on her 02 Acura in the 26 months she has owned it, and that includes about three 1,000 mile weekend trips for us. Her car was a cream puff till she tagged the garage door jamb on a rainy night a few weeks back. :(