Highest/Lowest mileage

[ZZZZZR1]

Originally Posted by WydGlydJim

I put 36k on my '90 in 7 years.........it had 68k on the clock when I sold. It was a much nicer car at 68k than it was at 36k. I had straightened out all the bugs for the new owner, and did some upgrades. Not sure how I will drive the '94 yet.

It is just a tad racier

DRIVE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT!

As often as possible....

[Bob Eyres]

Bought mine at 3K Mi. eighteen years ago, and now I'm at 66K. Lots of fun, with a WOT blast almost every time out. To the red line every drive. I pity the guys that are trying to keep the mileage down.
I can't think of another model car that so many have purchased new, and driven so little. It's kind of a shame. They made nearly seven thousand of them, yet there are so many pristine, museum quality examples. But I guess that's great for the guys that don't have one yet.
It might be helpful, on the next poll, to break up that 10K to 100K category. Most of us fall into that range, but there is quite a difference between a 10-12K garage queen and an 85-90K mi. driver. In the real world, any car 20 years old with less than 100K on it is unusual.
I'd like to know how many have low to moderate usage, like mine, with 50-75K on them.

[scottfab]

A few questions have come up a few times so let me explain.
I chose to use the scale I did on purpose because I intend to use it
again and again. I expect some cars will reach the upper ranges eventually. Also there is lack of resolution in the 10k to 100k range on purpose to show that's where most of us are right now. It's a kind of baseline.
Finally the two VERY LOW ranges are the cause I know there are a few investment cars out there.

[Bob Eyres]

I see. So this is the first of a long term look at how it changes, cool.

I just thought that if you broke up that 10-100K range it would be graphically more revealing to show a bell curve rather than a spike.
My guess is that, when years go by, the curve would tend to flatten out, and of course move to the higher ranges. Is that what you expect?

[tomtom72]

I've had mine since 12/16/2004, and it was a very good Christmas that year! The original owner only did 7400 from 6/17/1990, and I'm responsible for the rest, including the road rash! I guess I should have bought that bra after all.

I had Mistress out yesterday and She just turned 54,105. She has been to every Gathering since '08 and Her first trip to BG was in '05. I figured it would be good for Her to go home after 15 years just to renew old connections. For me the best thing about this car is how sweet She is on a long highway journey. She is simply a joy to drive for hours on end.

Thank you to Davey Mac & Company for creating this car!

Drive'em if ya got'em! Don't forget to wave too!

Tom

[scottfab]

Originally Posted by Bob Eyres

My guess is that, when years go by, the curve would tend to flatten out, and of course move to the higher ranges. Is that what you expect?

I think over the next 10yrs we'll see a move of the 10k-100k peak into the 100k-200k range such that they will be about even. And a few cars reach the 200k-300k range but none in the 300k-400k range.
After that the next 10yrs (2022 = 2032) will not see that much movement. The cars in the lowest two ranges (if anyone logs them) will stay about the same. A few may get driven but most not as they are more valuable left undriven.

As for mine, I expect to reach 150k in 10yrs

[Socalerv]

If conducted again I believe the ranges should be modified, 10k - 100k is a very large spectrum.

[C4Fanatic]

38,000 when I picked it up in November 2010, just rolled over 63,000.

[mike100]

I put 7000 miles on mine so far since I got it about a year and a half ago. It would have been more if gas was cheaper.

Admittedly the miles have not been accumulating as much recenlty, but shaking it down and breaking it a couple of times really helped to find the weak links and get it ready for normal usage.

current mileage is 33,900 or so.

[JThomas]

My '95 Z currently has 14,400 miles. When I bought it in December of 2011, it had 12,120 miles.

GM put the first 10,416 miles on it and between 1996 and 2011, less than 2,000 miles were put on the car. I have driven it more since April than the car has had in the last 16 years!