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Old 09-21-2013, 07:36 AM   #1
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100k club, check in!!

128,500 or so. Runs great. Not one bit worried about mileage, daily driver.

Will do shift lever leak, clutch, IMS this winter, then we're in top shape.

Who else ain't so bothered by mileage??

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Old 09-21-2013, 07:45 AM   #2
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My 2002 S at 165k. IMS changed at 145k. Had no signs of wear.
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Old 09-21-2013, 07:55 AM   #3
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133,000+ miles. Purchased 3 months ago, already put over 7,000 glorious miles on her. I take the long way to work each day now, with extended weekend trips.

Two oil changes : first found small brown nodules in filter, less then 1mm in size, and 1 very thin sliver of metal. My specialist said brown nodules are normal and from timing chain guide, and the sliver if metal is aluminum, so not the IMS. Second change filter looked much better; keeping them at 3000 miles. Changed transmission oil, which was a beautiful metalflake gold color; just something you hate seeing in a car however. Probably never changed, and a definite improvement. Still need to do all the basic's of plugs, brake fluid and coolant flush, other filters. Drives magnificent!

Hope to get to 150,000 miles by next summer!
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Old 09-21-2013, 08:07 AM   #4
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106,000 miles. 2003 S. On my third water pump, second fuel pump and replaced both window regulators at different times. Other than that, no issues. I am in my fifth year of ownership and it is my daily driver.
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Old 09-21-2013, 09:18 AM   #5
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Old 09-21-2013, 09:21 AM   #6
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Amateurs…
I almost renamed the thread to exclude you specifically.

Start your own thread all by yourself!

We're mid-lifers.
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Old 09-21-2013, 09:37 AM   #7
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105k miles, bought with 97k miles, owned since Feb 2013. All I have had to do so far is regular maintenance and rear tires. Planing IMS Retrofit, some exhaust mods and suspension pkg..

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Old 09-21-2013, 09:58 AM   #8
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132k, bought with 131k.

These last 1k have been bliss! lol
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Old 09-21-2013, 10:39 AM   #9
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142k miles and still strong.....driver /track car
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Old 09-21-2013, 11:22 AM   #10
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Have you done the IMS upgrade on your 01 S Kevin?
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Old 09-21-2013, 02:45 PM   #11
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Old 09-21-2013, 03:23 PM   #12
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Have you done the IMS upgrade on your 01 S Kevin?
01 only has 35K ....the 02 track car 142K ...no IMS ....... when I do a clutch or freshen the engine I will take care of that while I'm at it
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Old 09-21-2013, 06:13 PM   #13
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104,000 on 1998 IMS guardian installed. No metal in the filter yet. Lots of little things fixed, rather routine with the exception of CLU! We drive it pretty hard.
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Old 09-21-2013, 06:18 PM   #14
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131K on my 2001 Base, bought it with 114k in Feb 2012. Mostly routine stuff, starter, AOS, tires, front suspension refresh. Oh & replaced the old faded tan top with a new black one.
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Old 09-21-2013, 06:27 PM   #15
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Well, I'll be in the club in about 3700 miles.
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Old 09-21-2013, 06:52 PM   #16
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Well, I'll be in the club in about 3700 miles.
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Old 09-21-2013, 08:06 PM   #17
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2000S with 108k. It had 103k when I bought it in December. I love it! I had the ln double row bearing put in and previous and owner took really good care and fixed all the stuff like aos, maf, ignition switch, and new clutch. I'm loving it!
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Edit to provide additional information. I have service records going back around 50,000 miles.

103,000
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LN Engineering double row IMS bearing retrofit

100,896
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Bank 1 precat oxygen sensor replaced
Replaced fuel and oil caps due to cracked seals

97,637
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Clutch replaced, clutch assembly disk, pressure plate, and throwout bearing
Ignition switch replaced
Parking brake switch replaced (top not working)
AOS Replaced
RMS Seal replaced
IMS Seal replaced

Sometime within the last 20,000 miles (I don't have that one in front of me)
Front engine mount replaced

When I find that folder I will update here with more info, there is also some regular maintenance like spark plugs.

I do not have a record of the water pump ever being replaced.

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Old 09-22-2013, 06:21 PM   #18
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My 2002 S at 165k. IMS changed at 145k. Had no signs of wear.
How long have you had it? How do you drive it? TIA!
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Old 09-22-2013, 08:41 PM   #19
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How long have you had it? How do you drive it? TIA!
Had the car since 2006. Previous owner drove long distance a lot. It was daily driven for me but hardly any traffic. My son has it now and daily driven but only 10 miles each way.
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Old 09-22-2013, 09:41 PM   #20
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Had the car since 2006. Previous owner drove long distance a lot. It was daily driven for me but hardly any traffic. My son has it now and daily driven but only 10 miles each way.
I'm from Antioch....

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