Re: How Many Miles?
 

Damn, there you go again Bill. Volkswagens don't golf, they play
soccer. Except they call it football.

L.W.(Bill) ------ III proclaimed:

> Those too, along with German cars, seen a Volkswagen Golf, lately?
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
>>Nah, he just can't see that those cars going to the crusher aren't Japanese,
>>they're Korean. To him, they all look alike anyway... :-)

Re: How Many Miles?
 

Damn, there you go again Bill. Volkswagens don't golf, they play
soccer. Except they call it football.

L.W.(Bill) ------ III proclaimed:

> Those too, along with German cars, seen a Volkswagen Golf, lately?
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
>>Nah, he just can't see that those cars going to the crusher aren't Japanese,
>>they're Korean. To him, they all look alike anyway... :-)

Re: How Many Miles?
 

Damn, there you go again Bill. Volkswagens don't golf, they play
soccer. Except they call it football.

L.W.(Bill) ------ III proclaimed:

> Those too, along with German cars, seen a Volkswagen Golf, lately?
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
>>Nah, he just can't see that those cars going to the crusher aren't Japanese,
>>they're Korean. To him, they all look alike anyway... :-)

Re: How Many Miles?
 

I want a street version of the TDI diesel that Audi ran at Le Mans...

Dave Milne proclaimed:

> Great cars - the 2 litre TDI diesel puts out 236 lb/ft at 1750rpm, 140 hp
> and does 47 mpg US.
> Now why can't we have a 472 lb/ft, 280 hp 4 litre Jeep ?
>
> Dave
>
> "L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:450E849A.C9BCDB26@cox.net...
>
>> Those too, along with German cars, seen a Volkswagen Golf, lately?
>> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
>>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>>
>>Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>>
>>>Nah, he just can't see that those cars going to the crusher aren't
>
> Japanese,
>
>>>they're Korean. To him, they all look alike anyway... :-)
>
>
>

Re: How Many Miles?
 

I want a street version of the TDI diesel that Audi ran at Le Mans...

Dave Milne proclaimed:

> Great cars - the 2 litre TDI diesel puts out 236 lb/ft at 1750rpm, 140 hp
> and does 47 mpg US.
> Now why can't we have a 472 lb/ft, 280 hp 4 litre Jeep ?
>
> Dave
>
> "L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:450E849A.C9BCDB26@cox.net...
>
>> Those too, along with German cars, seen a Volkswagen Golf, lately?
>> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
>>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>>
>>Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>>
>>>Nah, he just can't see that those cars going to the crusher aren't
>
> Japanese,
>
>>>they're Korean. To him, they all look alike anyway... :-)
>
>
>

Re: How Many Miles?
 

I want a street version of the TDI diesel that Audi ran at Le Mans...

Dave Milne proclaimed:

> Great cars - the 2 litre TDI diesel puts out 236 lb/ft at 1750rpm, 140 hp
> and does 47 mpg US.
> Now why can't we have a 472 lb/ft, 280 hp 4 litre Jeep ?
>
> Dave
>
> "L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:450E849A.C9BCDB26@cox.net...
>
>> Those too, along with German cars, seen a Volkswagen Golf, lately?
>> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
>>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>>
>>Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>>
>>>Nah, he just can't see that those cars going to the crusher aren't
>
> Japanese,
>
>>>they're Korean. To him, they all look alike anyway... :-)
>
>
>

Re: How Many Miles?
 

The Pinto died because owners kept their brakes in good shape but the
folks behind them didn't and nobody had hot dogs or marshmallows. It
really didn't die, I recall it outsold the Mercury version by a goodly
margin, particularly the Pinto with the 2 litre. Not a bad little car,
but the Japanese were just learning how to keep their steel from rusting
before it left the dealer's lot and they were becoming popular enough
the Japanese car dealers were beginning to add ripoffs to the selling
price of such as the Datsun 510.

The Vega died as did most good GM ideas, the bean counters killed it.
Some models saved a penny per hundred vehicles by not putting lock
washers on the carbs. The cooling system was a piece of crap and GM
managed to screw up the same engine technology that Porsche used on
their watercooled engines. Then someone tried to create a signature
model and the bean counters cheapened up the Yenko Vega so badly that
Don Yenko tried to get his name removed from the result. Screwed it up
worse than the late 65-66 Turbo Corsa and the later Fiero GT-6. Wonder
how long it will take them to screw up the Solstice.

L.W.(Bill) ------ III proclaimed:

> The Pinto died because no one followed the maintenance manual and
> replaced the timing belt as it only last seventy thousand before it bend
> ever valve. They're still one of the strongest sand buggy engines
> around.
> The Vega died because no one followed the maintenance manual again,
> and didn't change coolant and the acid eat through their aluminum
> blocks.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> billy ray wrote:
>
>>When the local Oldsmobile dealer started selling Subarus in '72 they arrived
>>on the lot with rust already bubbling through the paint.
>>
>>Those little engines ran a lot stronger than the Pinto and Vega engines....

Re: How Many Miles?
 

The Pinto died because owners kept their brakes in good shape but the
folks behind them didn't and nobody had hot dogs or marshmallows. It
really didn't die, I recall it outsold the Mercury version by a goodly
margin, particularly the Pinto with the 2 litre. Not a bad little car,
but the Japanese were just learning how to keep their steel from rusting
before it left the dealer's lot and they were becoming popular enough
the Japanese car dealers were beginning to add ripoffs to the selling
price of such as the Datsun 510.

The Vega died as did most good GM ideas, the bean counters killed it.
Some models saved a penny per hundred vehicles by not putting lock
washers on the carbs. The cooling system was a piece of crap and GM
managed to screw up the same engine technology that Porsche used on
their watercooled engines. Then someone tried to create a signature
model and the bean counters cheapened up the Yenko Vega so badly that
Don Yenko tried to get his name removed from the result. Screwed it up
worse than the late 65-66 Turbo Corsa and the later Fiero GT-6. Wonder
how long it will take them to screw up the Solstice.

L.W.(Bill) ------ III proclaimed:

> The Pinto died because no one followed the maintenance manual and
> replaced the timing belt as it only last seventy thousand before it bend
> ever valve. They're still one of the strongest sand buggy engines
> around.
> The Vega died because no one followed the maintenance manual again,
> and didn't change coolant and the acid eat through their aluminum
> blocks.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> billy ray wrote:
>
>>When the local Oldsmobile dealer started selling Subarus in '72 they arrived
>>on the lot with rust already bubbling through the paint.
>>
>>Those little engines ran a lot stronger than the Pinto and Vega engines....

Re: How Many Miles?
 

The Pinto died because owners kept their brakes in good shape but the
folks behind them didn't and nobody had hot dogs or marshmallows. It
really didn't die, I recall it outsold the Mercury version by a goodly
margin, particularly the Pinto with the 2 litre. Not a bad little car,
but the Japanese were just learning how to keep their steel from rusting
before it left the dealer's lot and they were becoming popular enough
the Japanese car dealers were beginning to add ripoffs to the selling
price of such as the Datsun 510.

The Vega died as did most good GM ideas, the bean counters killed it.
Some models saved a penny per hundred vehicles by not putting lock
washers on the carbs. The cooling system was a piece of crap and GM
managed to screw up the same engine technology that Porsche used on
their watercooled engines. Then someone tried to create a signature
model and the bean counters cheapened up the Yenko Vega so badly that
Don Yenko tried to get his name removed from the result. Screwed it up
worse than the late 65-66 Turbo Corsa and the later Fiero GT-6. Wonder
how long it will take them to screw up the Solstice.

L.W.(Bill) ------ III proclaimed:

> The Pinto died because no one followed the maintenance manual and
> replaced the timing belt as it only last seventy thousand before it bend
> ever valve. They're still one of the strongest sand buggy engines
> around.
> The Vega died because no one followed the maintenance manual again,
> and didn't change coolant and the acid eat through their aluminum
> blocks.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> billy ray wrote:
>
>>When the local Oldsmobile dealer started selling Subarus in '72 they arrived
>>on the lot with rust already bubbling through the paint.
>>
>>Those little engines ran a lot stronger than the Pinto and Vega engines....

Re: How Many Miles?
 

In article <12gic36pervi39d@corp.supernews.com>,
reconair <reconair@staffnet.com> wrote:
>Super motor -- My 91 Wrangler just turned 256,000mi on it's 4.0L. It leaks
>more oil than it burns.

Agree. My 94 YJ I6 is around 213,500 miles now. Original AX15, transfercase,
and all around drivetrain original. No oil burning at all and just a wet
looking oil pan at the engine end. No oil on the ground or drips.

>
>Scott
>"sam owens" <sam@sam.com> wrote in message
>news:b8chg2dv33m86vgs5906lg47rboov21gri@4ax.com.. .
>>I was talking with a guy at the collision shop in Ingalls and he was
>> tellin' me that the engine that is in my 98 Cherokee Sport was among
>> the best engines ever designed and has been around in various
>> iterations since the 60's. He lamented that Chrysler decided not to
>> produce that engine any longer and feels that it is a mistake. I asked
>> him how many miles might I expect to get if I take care od business
>> and he felt 250,000 wasn't out of line. I have 138,000 now.
>>
>> Any opinions on wither of these statements?
>>
>> Sam
>
>


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