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Who has acheived the 200,000 mile mark?

Almost 207,000 here. The car was absolutely babied. Like doing 1-2 shifts at 7000+ rpm. But never used drag radials, so it never broke a half axle.
 
152k miles here on an SVT that has been neglected. A lot of small issues, I'm in the process of getting them all sorted out so this thing will last for a long time.
 
(Wow wow and wow. You guys really cheered me up! Been debating all week as to how much $$$ I want to put into my 97 Zetec atx. Needs lots of suspension work. And there is a HUGE rust issue. I put this in parenthis since this doesnt belong here. But, for the record I have 119,ooo)
Zetecs last forever. Yes. Loved when I read that! Now if I can keep the car from rusting out so the Zetec has something to rest upon.
Sue
 
Sudzy said:
(Wow wow and wow. You guys really cheered me up! Been debating all week as to how much $$$ I want to put into my 97 Zetec atx. Needs lots of suspension work. And there is a HUGE rust issue. I put this in parenthis since this doesnt belong here. But, for the record I have 119,ooo)
Zetecs last forever. Yes. Loved when I read that! Now if I can keep the car from rusting out so the Zetec has something to rest upon.
Sue
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I wouldn't put any money into a car that has "HUGE" rust issues.

170k on my SVT. She runs great.
 
I got up to 225,000 in my 95 SE before I totaled it last year :/ I still miss that car.
 
98 SE Duratec MTX 4 wheel disc w/abs 165k miles and running great. Looking great! CA car. :laugh:
 
Just about to hit 210K on original engine despite all the drag racing. Thank you White Shephard for stopping the oil leaks. And thank Aussie Ford for finding the White Shephard.
 
My CSVT chasiss has 170,000 miles on it and verified it with car fax ,but previous owner put a non svt motor in it :( ,from a junk yard i assume becasue i asked for the blown svt engine and he said he took it back for a core,im betting money it has over 200,000 miles on it, it has oil dripping and pulleys whining and the sticker on the valve cover of the replaced engine says 11/97 so its kinda old anyway lol......but i guess ill never know for real but most junk yard engines are high milage, im going to find and rebuild a csvt long block sometime this year and see if i can get 300,000 out of that engine if i drive gently lol
 
I'll be at 200K in a couple months. I am 196K now. Bone stock. Car runs like a champ. Only thing I have had to replace in 100K miles since I've owned it is the fuel pump, blower motor resistor, and voltage regulator which comes out to a grand total of about $800. I can't complain.

I'm going to replace the original front rotors probably sometime next month. The car brakes great but I'm going to throw new rotors and pads on anyways.
 
Just bought a CSVT with 214K on it. It runs great and i am planning on seeing how long the stock motor will last.
 
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