1,000 miles x 2

More mileage wouldn't hurt my Malibu for sure. Not much mileage since I rebuilt the front end suspension and steering, with a quick-ratio box. And the the engine, a built 408, & trans likely have around 3000 miles on them.
Spent a lot of money on it, with new interior, wheels & tires, and base coat-clear coat paint etc. It sure adds up in a hurry when we get started on fixing them up. Haven't had the guts to add up the receipts

I would love to drive my 4 cars all the time, but being one person that's not quite feasable. Simply.. I split them up for different driving experiences, Highway = Monte, Everyday = Laguna, Summertime/fast = Camaros. It seems to work out to where all of them get driven (which they need) but none of them really rack up quite all the miles.

You are right about the fact that they need to be driven some, even if not a lot of miles. Cars seem to deteriorate some when just being stored and not driven.

My 77 when I got it was barely running. The more I drove it, the better it ran and behaved.

These cars are great driving cars, and I enjoy driving mine.

My 76 i got with 120,000 miles on it, in 1992. By the time I junked it in 2001 it had 199,558 (still have the speedo from it)

I just got a quote from Northeast Classic Auto Insurance for my Malibu. $238.00 a year for up to 3000 miles. $125 bucks of that is for Michigan's uninsured driver (the other guy!) coverage. I set the agreed value of $6000.00 which is likely around half of what I have into it, but at least a fender-bender would be covered etc.

Rago wrote:I have to agree with Limey & Pila. Why own something that doesn't get driven? I understand project cars not getting driven, but who want's to own a trailer queen or garage trinket? Piss on that! Cars were made to enjoy. Putting miles on a car isn't shameful, especially if you don't plan to sell it. It should be celebrated!

*grins*

That's why I post this type of thread near the end of every year ... I love to see how many miles I've put ON my cars ... though, granted, it isn't much individually.....

*sighs*



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When you own more than one rarely driven car, it's tough to get a few miles on each one, even though they need to be driven some.

*nods*

Very true, pila. I've been amazed I've been able to put 1,000 miles on each the last 2 years..... I never thought I'd be able to do that...LOL!



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