I completely agree, although I get an itch for a newer car every so often, my dad taught me growing up that "Mileage doesn't matter, as long as a vehicle is properly maintained" and "It's cheaper to fix what you have, than to replace it with a car payment". My car hasOriginalWheelman wrote:I love how she says "It's all maintenance." Truer words have never been spoken.![]()
There's lots of machines built in 1950, 1920, 1900, that are all still working because they are maintained. Why should our cars be any different?
If you paid attention to the video, it's 99,999(9), not 999,999(9), there are only 5 black counters and one white one. So each time it rolls over is 100,000 miles, not 1,000,000 miles...Amays U G37S wrote:This car has 1,000,000 miles on it.... The white is a counter per mile, to roll over the black end one next to it. So it really reads 999,999.
lolwut? 800,000?
The only ford in existance to ever be built correctly folks!
My car has a limp-home mode that runs the motor on half its cylinders while its overheating, in case of morons who insist on driving home while their aluminum V8 engines are melting.OriginalWheelman wrote:I love how she says "It's all maintenance." Truer words have never been spoken.![]()
There's lots of machines built in 1950, 1920, 1900, that are all still working because they are maintained. Why should our cars be any different?
You make absolutely no sense. Just sayin'.Amays U G37S wrote:I'm glad that was cleared up.
No worries then, simple mistakeAmays U G37S wrote:I've always thought the white clicker was another number towards the mileage. I didn't hear her say the 'eighth' time.
I lived in Hardin county. Don't hate on me.
Yeah the wife's dad is in the military and works for the federal government too, so they've been all over. Actually they're fixing to move to DC, he just got a job a the Pentagon.Amays U G37S wrote:Heh. My dad is military and was stationed at Ft. Knox. Hung out in Radcliff/Etown for a long time. I live in Acworth. About 5 mins from Kennesaw.
I love hatin' too. KY used to be really nice. It was 70-75 all the time with a cool breeze. And everything tasted like blueberries.