Is this a record?
Is this a record?
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tyreka

Original Poster:

35 posts

279 months

Tuesday 22nd July 2003
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My Chimp (4.0l N reg) clicked over 111,111 miles on the way back from Wales this evening. Is this a record?

BTW: It's still running as sweet as a nut and feels fit to do it all again....

>>> Edited by tyreka on Tuesday 22 July 22:26

simpo one

91,243 posts

288 months

Tuesday 22nd July 2003
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It's either a record or your odometer's busted!

RobM

392 posts

307 months

Tuesday 22nd July 2003
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Do you have a binary counter. if so, thats around 63 miles God damn this geek gene :/

>> Edited by RobM on Tuesday 22 July 23:38

sagalout

22,245 posts

305 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2003
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No, a records a flat, black, circular plastic thing with a hole in the middle...........
(waited years to use that)

ocean1

1,045 posts

283 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2003
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My ex Chimaera has 102000 miles on now I think.

Ocean1

the jiffle king

7,420 posts

281 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2003
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Superb, great to know they can do this sort of distance!!

T-J-K

crimsonchim

424 posts

293 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2003
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sagalout said:
No, a records a flat, black, circular plastic thing with a hole in the middle...........
(waited years to use that)


Really, you mean like a CD but black?
Think I saw one in a museum once.

dannyboyo

2,392 posts

302 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2003
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Mines on about 84,000, and I plan to have it well into it's 100,000's. At the rate I'm doing miles at the moment (15,000 in 7 months!) that'll be this time next year!!!

Well done mate, but look out, i'm coming up fast behind you!!

JonRB

79,335 posts

295 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2003
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ocean1 said:
My ex Chimaera has 102000 miles on now I think
An ex-Chimaera? What is it now then? (BOOM BOOM)

Steve_T

6,356 posts

295 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2003
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Factory had a press 5L Chim' that did 130k. Keep motoring chaps.

jellison

12,803 posts

300 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2003
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Nothing weird - its a big fat lazy V8, should do a couple of hundred thou easy before a rebuild needed unless after the absolute last bit of power. They only make about 55 bhp per/ltr for a 5.0 which is crap but good for a long life. Screamers like VTEC are the ones that won't last.

TomPob

280 posts

307 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2003
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My 1L Grass Track Mini pushes out more than that. Well.. If the V8 goes I'll just bolt 4 mini engines together That will be 222bhp.. More I think than my Chim is pushing out at present.

tyreka

Original Poster:

35 posts

279 months

Thursday 24th July 2003
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dannyboyo said:

Well done mate, but look out, i'm coming up fast behind you!!

Keep it up DB, these cars are no fun stuck in a garage. But you'll have to do about 30k to catch me up next year becaue I'm putting on the miles at about the same rate as you

simpo one

91,243 posts

288 months

Thursday 24th July 2003
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My BMW 730's up to 153,000. It's not worth much but for another £10K I could buy a car that doesn't do anything much better... so I guess I'm stuck with it! I can think of worse ways to travel.

jigs

1,840 posts

273 months

Friday 25th July 2003
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Our RO's Chimaera's done more than that - great isn't it? We should post this thread on the Tuscan and Tamora forums!