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  • How long will it last?????

    How many miles should I be able to expect to get out of my baby??? I am pretty sure I beat on it because I only am getting 18.9 mpg right now

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    Re: How long will it last?????

    My GT got between 16-19 mpg in the winter and this summer so far has gotten between 19-23mpg mostly deppending on how much I beat it. I did go on a 125mile trip a few weeks ago and it was mostly 75mph highway driving with a decent bit of city driving and I got 26mpg.
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    • #3
      Re: How long will it last?????

      if you take care of it it could last forever

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      • #4
        Re: How long will it last?????

        yea but I wont be able to put 200k+ miles on it and have it run without many problems like toyota's and lexus' do right?

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        • #5
          Re: How long will it last?????

          Not true.

          All cars have problems, I know Andy will back me up on this. They are pieces of metal, electronics, etc etc. All are made, all will break. You slap a GM and Toyota sticker on a hundred dollar bill and its still a hundred dollar bill. They will get wear and tear and things will go wrong.

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          • #6
            Re: How long will it last?????

            if you take care of your car and you know what to listen for, smell, and look for your car will last for a long time.

            yes you are putting your foot in it when you drive (18mpg) but as long as you dont floor it everywhere all the time you are fine.

            Change the oil, do a trans flush, change the radiator fluid, check your brakes, notice when your tires are jacked up basically if you do routine maintence it will last for a long time.

            (not dissagreeing with you cody, because you will run into the occasional lemon)

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            • #7
              Re: How long will it last?????

              I know people with the 3.4L engine which is almost identical to the 3.5L and they have 200K+ miles on their original engine! most had a trans go out though by 170K.

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                Re: How long will it last?????

                Originally posted by grfnkl
                I know people with the 3.4L engine which is almost identical to the 3.5L and they have 200K+ miles on their original engine!
                If you don't mind replacing the leaky manifold gasket every few years. The 3.4 may last a long time but they have a fair share of problems.

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                • #9
                  Re: How long will it last?????

                  I have seen MANY GM cars get well over 200,000km

                  Working for a taxi company I have seen many 3.8L GM engines make well over 300,000Km currently we have a bonneville sitting around with 375,000km
                  also seen toyotas crap out just over 100,000km
                  If you maintain the car properly, always check/change fluids regularly, let it warm up when necassary, etc.
                  you should be able to get a long life out of your car

                  all cars run into difficulties, and ALL cars will need things replaced as mileage gets up there
                  batteries, alternators, belts, plugs, filters

                  If you do drive it really hard you may run into problems earlier than expected, but you would get those problems with any other car to
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                  • #10
                    Re: How long will it last?????

                    Originally posted by EnfieldG6
                    yea but I wont be able to put 200k+ miles on it and have it run without many problems like toyota's and lexus' do right?
                    I wouldn't go by that, a cars a car, end of story. It bottles down to how well YOU take care of your car, not who makes it. My sisters Toyota RAV4 is just 1 year older than my 6 and she has far more problems than I do cause she doesn't take the time to take care of it like I do. My Chevy Monte Carlo is 14 years old and its running fine too cause I took care of it when it fell into my hands.


                    I avg. around 24 city mpg and get 27-30 highway. I'm not too sure on the highway cause its been a while since I last tested it but I'm going back to Tampa and then to Orlando this weekend so we'll check it out then.

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                    • #11
                      Re: How long will it last?????

                      Originally posted by mrslcom
                      Originally posted by grfnkl
                      I know people with the 3.4L engine which is almost identical to the 3.5L and they have 200K+ miles on their original engine!
                      If you don't mind replacing the leaky manifold gasket every few years. The 3.4 may last a long time but they have a fair share of problems.

                      True.. except this one guy i know he got tired of replacing the gasket that I forget what he did exactly but it's been good ever since. Then again he's done a lot of custom work to his and has his own shop.

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                      • #12
                        Re: How long will it last?????

                        Ok so how long until problems will start to set in (someone said the transmission starts to go @ 170k)

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