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Do Canadians and Europeans go equally crazy when the odometer rolls over 160,934?
I drove a tractor-trailer for 35 years before I retired. Was I supposed to have done that every 18 months?
I’m not sure how much pot they smoked before they started filming, but it was probably a bit more than necessary for driving. I’m especially glad they made the girl ride in the back – she probably would have hurt herself in the grown-up seats.
(yes, I did take a picture of my Element’s odometer when it crossed that line…but it never occurred to me to make a documentary.)
A Pontiac Grand something?
Probably just felt like a million miles.
You owe me 3:51 mm:ss.
That’s as far as I could force myself to go.
“Monumentous” is my new favorite word.
100,000 miles, eh? My Dad had a 1960’s VW Beetle that went over 440,000 miles…and I once owned a Honda Prelude that went over 350,000 miles before I traded it in-it was still running well.
I can wait to see their 200,000 celebration.
“Do Canadians and Europeans go equally crazy when the odometer rolls over 160,934?”
I usually celebrate twice, not sure about Europeans.
Some people have incredibly low expectations of their vehicles (probably a Detroit vehicle). I’ll be mildly pleased when my car hits 400k KM.
Anyone else notice the numbers on the odo don’t even line up properly?
pfffff…my 1997 Tercel has 200k and that wasn’t even worth celebrating…that was expected!
picard234 :
July 2nd, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Anyone else notice the numbers on the odo don’t even line up properly?
I did. It struggled to get its new “1” in place. A bit shy and not used to the position I guess. Probably shell-shocked that it made it that far. Or just didn’t want to roll into view of the crazies inside.
Having owned a Pontiac Grand Prix of the same generation, I can confirm that these things making it to 100k is indeed quite a feat.
You guys going “it’s not a big deal” have not taken the dark, depressing path of Pontiac ownership.
This is why I can’t stand people that chew toothpicks for no reason.
@ Jason,
You guys going “it’s not a big deal” have not taken the dark, depressing path of Pontiac ownership.
You have a very good point!
Commando1
Was I supposed to have done that every 18 months?
Yes, but like me you have to get those super8s converted to DVD.
Wow, Kids having fun in their car, how awful.
My Ford Focus clocked 100k miles a little while ago, but watching a digital odometer do that just isn’t the same.
Another craptastic GM interior. The leather looks like vinyl, the tuck and roll stitch pattern looks like the 1950’s and the speedometer looks like it should be in that Cozy Coupe.
“Nobody keeps a car this long” – They must have a lot of GM cars in the family.
100k was a big deal 50 years ago.
Call me when this douche gets to 200k, because he’ll probably have a stroke.
Wait, no, he won’t, he drives a Pontiac.
I bought a used Dodge Caravan with 99100 miles on it. The 100k milestone was somewhat anticlimactic after owning the vehicle only 3 weeks.
I’ll celebrate when it hits 200k.
Back when I had the Hyundai, I set it up so that the main odometer would read ‘123456’ when the trip odo read ‘7890’. Sadly, I had to change a light bulb in cluster and accidentally bumped the reset button for the trip odo about 300 miles early.
My Saab 9000 is sitting on 209000 miles, and that’s not a big deal to me at all. And I’m nearly positive that my car is more likely to be running at 300k than that one is to be at 200.
My Grand Prix of similar vintage has 131,000 miles with no major problems and is currently running great. I suspect it will go much further with proper maintenance.
What B-rad said. :) 107k and still going strong…but NE winters are starting to take their toll.
As soon as the Ranger hits 200k, I’ll be pleased. Getting ready to roll over 150k, and I’ve heard of Rangers lasting a while. Thank the Gods it isn’t a Pontiac :D
250k is actually the new hallmark of owner achievement.
You want to know what vehicle gets there more frequently than any other? It’s the Chevy Silverado. At least that’s what I find at the auctions.
I did the same lame thing in a friend’s Corolla in the 80’s when it hit 200K – which is impressive given western NY’s salted winter roads.
During the 200K turnover, we drove to and ate at every Mighty Taco franchise in existence at the time. I think it was a 100+ mile trip…
100,000 really isnt that much. We tossed my car at 296,000.
Of course 100k probably is an achievement in the plastic cladded Pontiacs…