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RE: Miles on your 3.8L? - 7/9/2007 7:55:59 AM

v6stang07

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i was reading in 5.0 mag and there was a fox that someone gave their kid with 450k on it and it didnt die till it broke the crank at 650k and there was still nothing wrong with the engin but a broken crank shaft....they ran mobil 1 synthetic btw

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RE: Miles on your 3.8L? - 7/10/2007 11:44:47 AM

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i was reading in 5.0 mag and there was a fox that someone gave their kid with 450k on it and it didnt die till it broke the crank at 650k and there was still nothing wrong with the engin but a broken crank shaft....they ran mobil 1 synthetic btw

well i run mobil 1 full synthetic maybe i will last 650k

, seriously though i'd be happy with 150-200k, by then i will want to sell it anyway.

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RE: Miles on your 3.8L? - 7/10/2007 12:29:17 PM

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i am at 150k and still running strong. Only thing done to it is a broken radiator hose and new brakes at 150k.

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RE: Miles on your 3.8L? - 7/10/2007 7:43:02 PM

v6stang07

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650k would be awsome!!! considering im at 142k now

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RE: Miles on your 3.8L? - 7/10/2007 8:02:00 PM

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Im about to hit 120K, but 90 k on the engine (long story, not mine then). It seems to only get better as it goes.

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RE: Miles on your 3.8L? - 7/13/2007 11:00:10 PM

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Hmmmmmm my 97 has almost 85,000 on it. I hope it gets to 150k.

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RE: Miles on your 3.8L? - 7/14/2007 8:24:23 PM

kraz3y

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130xxx on my 98 =P still runnin strong!! mobile 1 synthetic

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RE: Miles on your 3.8L? - 7/14/2007 8:47:09 PM

stanginlikeamug

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little over 77k

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