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Cusser
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 Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 6:53 am Post subject: Re: What does your odometer read? |
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261K on my 1970 VW, was about 40K when I purchased it in 1972.
However the speedometer was locked up for a few months before I cleaned and lubed it, so like higher than 261K in reality. Of course it "reads" 61K.
Has once-rebuilt 1971 engine in it, and a rebuilt MoFoCo transmission.
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Pops67Beetle
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| Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 10:22 am Post subject: Re: What does your odometer read? |
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When I put it back on the road last year it read 25,850. My dad rolled it over (the speedo not the car!) 3 times. Today she has 332,985.
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KTPhil 
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| Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 10:53 am Post subject: Re: What does your odometer read? |
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| My speedo reads Playboy, but just for the articles. |
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OB Bus
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| Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 10:59 am Post subject: Re: What does your odometer read? |
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69 Bus read 69,000 when I bought it 15-ish years ago. If the odometer was original I figured that was actually 169,000. Now it reads 5643, or 205643 in "real" miles.
For giggles:
2002 Eurovan Camper: 98,000
2007 4Runner: 96,000
2010 Prius: 97,000
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Who.Me?
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| Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 11:32 am Post subject: Re: What does your odometer read? |
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90,005
Not sure how many times it's gone round the clock.
I'll admit to being slightly miffed that I noticed it was about to roll over to 90,000 when I went out, but then forgot all about it.
I only remembered when I got home and noticed the reading.
Missed it by miles. Five miles. 
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KTPhil
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| Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 12:16 pm Post subject: Re: What does your odometer read? |
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| Who.Me? wrote: |
90,005
Not sure how many times it's gone round the clock.
I'll admit to being slightly miffed that I noticed it was about to roll over to 90,000 when I went out, but then forgot all about it.
I only remembered when I got home and noticed the reading.
Missed it by miles. Five miles. |
Have you tried this trick? 
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Emily's Owner
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| Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 7:58 pm Post subject: Re: What does your odometer read? |
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My bus is closing in on 200,000 - although my dad's 1972 Volvo wagon is in the 500,000 club.
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oprn
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2021 5:47 am Post subject: Re: What does your odometer read? |
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My wife's 2000 Forester has 320K km but is starting to have audible piston slap so it looks like it won't make the 500K km that my cousin's 2000 Forester has.
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Air-Cooled Head
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| Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2021 12:47 pm Post subject: Re: What does your odometer read? |
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I don’t even look/care anymore. When I put the car back on the road (2018j I’d rest the odometer to zero. A couple weeks later, it read over 4K, even though I hadn’t driven nearly that. After that it “cured” itself and remained pretty accurate.
Then, this Summer the speedo started acting funny; it would randomly /not work, like the cable was broken, then suddenly work fine.
Then the odometer started clocking thousands of miles faster than single miles. I took my wife to work, a 10 minute drive. According to the odometer, I’d traveled 6,004 miles.
After that, I stopped looking/caring. I’d say it’s about #43 on the “to be fixed” list. 
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EVfun
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| Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2021 4:38 pm Post subject: Re: What does your odometer read? |
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| KTPhil wrote: |
| My speedo reads Playboy, but just for the articles. |
My odometer can't read! It's mostly just some small cylinders with numbers printed around them. Intelligent odometer -- I don't know if I should be jealous or scared. 
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modok
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| Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2021 5:47 pm Post subject: Re: What does your odometer read? |
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| oprn wrote: |
I was going to start a new thread but maybe we can use this one.
How many others watch for significant or unusual odometer numbers? I happened to mention my addiction to this to my oldest daughter the other day and she too unknown to me does the same thing!
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I hit 66,666 last month
Superstitions? yes and no. I was overdue for an oil change and one gallon in the fuel tank. Subconsiusly I thought it would explode at 66666
Should be no big deal but....
I remember when I put the engine in the car, in...2010 I estimated the engine would last "about that long".
But so far nothing happened.
the ketchup engine still lives! |
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Pops67Beetle
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| Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 4:13 am Post subject: Re: What does your odometer read? |
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You folks aren’t alone. I do it as do my kids. My wife thinks we are all crazy. She is probably right. Happy Thanksgiving to all!
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13 y/o son’s quote while watching us replace the pedal cluster…. “Who says the Germans lost the war.”
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oprn
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| Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 6:15 am Post subject: Re: What does your odometer read? |
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I was hoping to post 455,555 on my truck last week but in the excitement of bagging and loading another deer I missed the event by 35 km. Ah well... next significant number up will be 456,789...
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Glenn
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| Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 6:21 am Post subject: Re: What does your odometer read? |
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From a few years ago... and put a "4" at the left.
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oprn
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| Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 6:24 am Post subject: Re: What does your odometer read? |
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Nice!
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Chickensoup
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| Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 6:45 am Post subject: Re: What does your odometer read? |
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| Ceckert64 wrote: |
Never even rolled  this was a few weeks ago so I probably have a couple hundred more now. I caused my friend to be late to class be getting a picture of the roll but I mean, it’s 50k, can’t not stop  But it only had 36,000 when I got it and it’s believable since it was parked after 6 years of use and sat for 45 years. |
ah man. You should of snipped the speedo cable Then youd have 50k forever.
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Pruneman99
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| Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2021 8:14 pm Post subject: Re: What does your odometer read? |
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Abscate
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| Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2021 12:25 am Post subject: Re: What does your odometer read? |
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| EVfun wrote: |
| KTPhil wrote: |
| My speedo reads Playboy, but just for the articles. |
My odometer can't read! It's mostly just some small cylinders with numbers printed around them. Intelligent odometer -- I don't know if I should be jealous or scared. |
Well done, you two. Take the rest of the week off,
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