mbabbitt Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 (edited) :happy feet: i will be hitting five hundred thousand miles on this car in about to weeks .i will post the cluster here then. this car still has not had a wrench on it under the hood. all original water pump, alternator ,BELT , ldler pulley ,all still original . i know some of you will not believe me . it is even hard for me to believe but it is true .i put in a clutch , heater core , 2 sets of wheel bearings, front and back, not sure how many set's of brakes at least 4 this car only burns 1 quart of oil in 4000 miles i change the oil every 7000 .p.s. i have put in 4 sets of plugs i am do for another set soon love this car Edited November 5, 2009 by mbabbitt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueOval5.0 Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 :happy feet: i will be hitting five hundred thousand miles on this car in about to weeks .i will post the cluster here then. this car still has not had a wrench on it under the hood. all original water pump, alternator ,BELT , ldler pulley ,all still original . i know some of you will not believe me . it is even hard for me to believe but it is true .i put in a clutch , heater core , 2 sets of wheel bearings, front and back, not sure how many set's of brakes at least 4 this car only burns 1 quart of oil in 4000 miles i change the oil every 7000 .p.s. i have put in 4 sets of plugs i am do for another set soon love this car That really is incredible! Do you plan on keeping it until 1 million miles? What kind of commute do you have that put all this mileage on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96towncarcartier Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 That's awesome... I'm happy for you! My sister's 1988 CVPI went about 450,000 miles until she sold it, she didn't need three cars. It still ran like a champ too. Here's to another 500,000 miles on your Mustang... can't keep a horse down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbabbitt Posted November 5, 2009 Author Share Posted November 5, 2009 That really is incredible! Do you plan on keeping it until 1 million miles? What kind of commute do you have that put all this mileage on? lansing to the vandyke plant 206 miles a day 1 million is a good goal drive it tell it is totally unrepaireable :happy feet: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 How in the heck does a serpentine belt last for 500,000 miles in MICHIGAN? The first one in my Mustang started to crack at around 60,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbabbitt Posted November 5, 2009 Author Share Posted November 5, 2009 (edited) How in the heck does a serpentine belt last for 500,000 miles in MICHIGAN? The first one in my Mustang started to crack at around 60,000. i sure do not know how it has gone this long. i carry a new one with me, but i do not see a need to change it out for it has not cracked yet Edited November 5, 2009 by mbabbitt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomaro Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 (edited) . Edited November 7, 2009 by atomaro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-150 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 I'm having deja vu that this conversation has already taken place... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneekr Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 where is the photo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbabbitt Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 where is the photo? i will take some pics this weekend i am at 499,500.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang_Marty Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Wow... 500k! My 2001 V6 Mustang has 108k and I was impressed that I haven't had to do much more than brakes and tires over the last 8 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneekr Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 (edited) i will take some pics this weekend i am at 499,500.00 Awesome, look forward to them! Edited November 21, 2009 by aneekr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbabbitt Posted November 21, 2009 Author Share Posted November 21, 2009 Awesome, look forward to them! 501000.00 miles try to get pics on sunday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 I'm having deja vu that this conversation has already taken place... Agreed. That was my reaction when I first saw this message topic! We'll see... maybe like last time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-150 Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Agreed. That was my reaction when I first saw this message topic! We'll see... maybe like last time! and still waiting on those pics promised 10,000 miles ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbabbitt Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share Posted November 25, 2009 and still waiting on those pics promised 10,000 miles ago. ford headquater's just got a hold of me thay might want to make a commercial on my car . i got to send him some pics on sunday so thay will show up here then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbabbitt Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share Posted November 25, 2009 and still waiting on those pics promised 10,000 miles ago. ford headquater's just got a hold of me thay might want to make a commercial on my car . i got to send him some pics on sunday so thay will show up here then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-150 Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 ford headquater's just got a hold of me thay might want to make a commercial on my car . i got to send him some pics on sunday so thay will show up here then still waiting on the photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbabbitt Posted December 1, 2009 Author Share Posted December 1, 2009 still waiting on the photo coming soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbabbitt Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 coming soon here you go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbabbitt Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 here you go click pic to inlarge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbabbitt Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 here you go more pic click on pic to inlarge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN12Fan Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 more pic click on pic to inlarge Impressive. My older, less advanced version of the 3.8L V6 has close to 160,000 miles on it and still runs well. I've replaced the drive belt, tensioner and idler pulleys, spark plugs, and my alternator, but mostly out of preventative maintenance (never been stranded, in other words). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-150 Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 here you go thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 more pic click on pic to inlarge Looks great for having half a million miles!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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