Milestone achieved

greenMachine · Postby **greenMachine** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 11:59 pm

After nearly 14 years of ownership, this:

Taken by Lake George this afternoon. I nearly forgot - when I looked down, this is what I saw, so quickly jumped on the brakes, pulled over and out with the camera.

:mrgreen:

M1474 · Postby **M1474** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 12:06 am

Congratulations.
I looked down and saw 200003 yesterday.
Just missed it.

Rocky · Postby **Rocky** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 12:25 pm

Well Done that Man!
That is an awesome number of Ks on any one car. I don't think I will ever see those sort of numbers.
Mine is heading for 50,000Ks after 12 years.

OurCognitiveSurplus · Postby **OurCognitiveSurplus** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 12:43 pm

Nice

I'm about to tick 144444 in my NB8A. Almost halfway there!

Lokiel · Postby **Lokiel** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 12:49 pm

Congratulations on hitting 300,000 kms.

Can you please give a breakdown of what has been done along the way to this milestone with regards to servicing and and big-ticket replacement parts?

OurCognitiveSurplus · Postby **OurCognitiveSurplus** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 1:10 pm

Lokiel wrote:Can you please give a breakdown of what has been done along the way to this milestone with regards to servicing and and big-ticket replacement parts?

This is a very good question. 3 timing belts, 3 water pumps, 1 heater core, 1 radiator, 2 sets of suspension bushings, 2 sets of dampers - is that the ballpark?

MINX · Postby **MINX** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 1:19 pm

I filled up with fuel this morning, zeroed my trip metre then noticed this

From post above - hopefully she has a long life ahead of her yet.

manga_blue · Postby **manga_blue** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 2:06 pm

OurCognitiveSurplus wrote:
Lokiel wrote:Can you please give a breakdown of what has been done along the way to this milestone with regards to servicing and and big-ticket replacement parts?

This is a very good question. 3 timing belts, 3 water pumps, 1 heater core, 1 radiator, 2 sets of suspension bushings, 2 sets of dampers - is that the ballpark?

300,000km on the original clutch?! :shock:

Caffeine · Postby **Caffeine** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 2:27 pm

My 2001 has 259995 on it at the moment. It's sitting in the garage waiting for a suitable drive to bring up 260k

PeterB · Postby **PeterB** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 7:22 pm

greenMachine wrote:After nearly 14 years of ownership, this:

Taken by Lake George this afternoon. I nearly forgot - when I looked down, this is what I saw, so quickly jumped on the brakes, pulled over and out with the camera.

Ed

Well done catching the memorable moment.

Ed's car won't be a real comparison for mileage compared to an everyday use car as it has been used in serious competition over a number of years, including a win in class 2B in the NSW state supersprint championship a few years ago, a run around Bathurst with FOSC and is still the backup for 6 hour relays and other competition when the race car is inoperable. An impressive little car.

maxgus · Postby **maxgus** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 7:38 pm

Congrats. My 99 Nb is about to hit 200000. Good to see there is plenty of k's to come.

dmad_dood · Postby **dmad_dood** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 7:47 pm

So awesome.

I love taking photos of odometer readings although nothing i've got is that impressive

My na8 hit 92,000 today

Congrats!

greenMachine · Postby **greenMachine** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 9:26 pm

PeterB wrote:
greenMachine wrote:After nearly 14 years of ownership, this:

Taken by Lake George this afternoon. I nearly forgot - when I looked down, this is what I saw, so quickly jumped on the brakes, pulled over and out with the camera.

Ed

Well done catching the memorable moment.

Ed's car won't be a real comparison for mileage compared to an everyday use car as it has been used in serious competition over a number of years, including a win in class 2B in the NSW state supersprint championship a few years ago, a run around Bathurst with FOSC and is still the backup for 6 hour relays and other competition when the race car is inoperable. An impressive little car.

Thanks Peter and others.

Yes, the GM has had a fairly hard life - with me at least. I got it with 18k on it in January 2000, and it was pristine. From there it has all been down hill :lol:

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I live at the end of 2kms of dirt driveway, so that came as a shock to the poor beastie. On top of that there were the 35kms each way commutes, as for three or four years it was my DD, up to 45k kms per year. Then the track action on top of that ... to add to Peter's list, a couple of Club pots, and this year it ran four rounds of the Supersprint series pretending to be a Type 3 car (until the racecar came to life again), including one class win on the SMP GP circuit

!

The original engine was highly modded (105kw), but that dropped a valve head a few years ago. A quick and very dirty engine swap ended with a cooked engine after a heater core failure, so it is now on its third engine. The first 5 speed gearbox stuffed the 3rd gear synchros/selectors/something and was replaced with a 6 speed, and that is now in the racecar, so it is gearbox no 3 also. The suspension was rebushed, but that is now in the racecar too, so it is riding on some tatty old bushes until my new workshop is finished, when a set of polys is going in. After the mandatory 'Koni and Kings' period, it ran PSS9s (now in - guess where?) and these have been replaced with another set of PSS9s.

It is not quite 'grandfather's axe' territory, but no way is an 'original car'!

Having said that, the experiences and fun I have had over the last decade plus in this car have been truly memorable. As well as the fun I have had in it, the GM has been the vehicle for meeting so many interesting and friendly and enjoyable people. My life would have been much poorer without these experiences, so I have a lot to thank the MX5 community for, and hopefully much more in the future too!!

Roll on the half million kms mark!

:mrgreen:

doc · Postby **doc** » Sat Sep 28, 2013 5:52 pm

My MX-5 just turned 26K. No wow factor there. But good to see that many more K's are in it's future.
My Vette, Which I've had for Many years, Will turn 37 on the first of Dec. Has 86 Thousand Miles on her.
Yes many new parts over the years. But the original engine, Trans and diff still charging forward after all these years.
Most of my back and forth commuting is done on My Trusty Harley Davidson. The Fuel economy and ability to get through traffic can't be matched by my MX-5.
In over 40 years of running Harley Davidson Motorcycles, Only once have I needed to get one towed in. (Ran over a nail and got a flat on my 96 Sporty).
The old Vette just Run's and Run's. And took a nice trophy at the Corvette Concours a couple weeks ago.
Can Only hope my Little MX does as well.
Great little cars!

maxgus · Postby **maxgus** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 1:30 pm

My 99 NB just hit 200k mark today! I bought it at 178k and have owned it for nearly 3 years. It is my DD and I am slowly modifying it as I can afford. Looking at building a new engine next year. Nothing crazy but a solid build with a little more power is the goal. I have really enjoyed the car up to this point and look forward to for more to come.