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Dec 21, 2010 | 12:54 AM

knightfan26917

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1,000 miles x 2

QUERY:
What milestones did your car(s) reach in 2010?

For the 2nd straight year ... just the 2nd time since I've owned all 5 Monte Carlos ... I drove EACH of them ~1,000 miles, over half of that in September, October & November!

To the statistics and pictures....

_1979 CC_

MILEAGE:
12/15/2009 ... 134,505
11/28/2010 ... 143,853

MILES DRIVEN:
12/15/09 - 11/28/10 = 9,348
since I purchased (2009) = 9,348

_1972 MC_

MILEAGE:
11/28/2008 ... 144,986
11/22/2009 ... 146,054
11/28/2010 ... 147,123

MILES DRIVEN:
12/11/04 - 11/19/05 = 563
11/19/05 - 11/24/06 = 497
11/24/06 - 11/18/07 = 489
11/18/07 - 11/28/08 = 957
11/28/08 - 11/22/09 = 1,068
11/22/09 - 11/28/10 = 1,069
since I purchased (2002) = 11,131

_1976 MC_

MILEAGE:
11/28/2008 ... 60,140
11/22/2009 ... 61,215
11/28/2010 ... 62,260

MILES DRIVEN:
12/11/04 - 11/19/05 = 624
11/19/05 - 11/24/06 = 527
11/24/06 - 11/18/07 = 506
11/18/07 - 11/28/08 = 930
11/28/08 - 11/22/09 = 1,075
11/22/09 - 11/28/10 = 1,045
since I purchased (1998) = 19,758

_1979 MC_

MILEAGE:
11/28/2008 ... 143,261
11/22/2009 ... 144,333
11/28/2010 ... 145,383

MILES DRIVEN:
12/11/04 - 11/19/05 = 586
11/19/05 - 11/24/06 = 500
11/24/06 - 11/18/07 = 483
11/18/07 - 11/28/08 = 959
11/28/08 - 11/22/09 = 1.072
11/22/09 - 11/28/10 = 1,050
since I purchased (1992) = 39,321 (30,065 on the engine installed September 1996)

_1981 MC_

MILEAGE:
11/28/2008 ... 191,486
11/22/2009 ... 192,574
11/28/2010 ... 193,637

MILES DRIVEN:
12/11/04 - 11/19/05 = 645
11/19/05 - 11/24/06 = 476
11/24/06 - 11/18/07 = 482
11/18/07 - 11/28/08 = 944
11/28/08 - 11/22/09 = 1,088
11/22/09 - 11/28/10 = 1,063
since I purchased (1999) = 10,824

_1987 MC_

MILEAGE:
11/28/2008 ... 163,980
11/22/2009 ... 172,900
11/28/2010 ... 174,124

MILES DRIVEN:
12/11/04 - 11/19/05 = 8,739
11/19/05 - 11/24/06 = 8,831
11/24/06 - 11/18/07 = 9,510
11/18/07 - 11/28/08 = 9,780
11/28/08 - 11/22/09 = 8,920
11/22/09 - 11/28/10 = 1,224
since I purchased (2003) = 68,404

The last time I gassed up all 6 cars on the same day was in November. The results were typical....

1979 CC
...195.1 miles
...12.379 gallons
~15.76 mpg

1972 MC
...196.8 miles
...12.505 gallons
~15.74 mpg

1976 MC
...192.7 miles
...11.376 gallons
~16.94 mpg

1979 MC
...193.5 miles
...10.287 gallons
~18.81 mpg

1981 MC
...194.8 miles
...9.268 gallons
~21.02 mpg

1987 MC
...162.2 miles
...9.050 gallons
~17.92 mpg

Taken mid-summer 2010...

...1979 CC, 1972 MC, 1976 MC:

...1979 MC, 1981 MC, 1987 MC:

Taken winter 2010...

...1980sCC, 1970 MC, 1975 MC:

...1980 MC, 1986 MCSS, 1987 MC SS Aerocoupe:

Dec 22, 2010 | 08:05 AM

06MonteSS

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last month, hit 100,000 miles on my 06 Monte...

almost at 101,000 now...

Dec 22, 2010 | 08:29 AM

MAMONTE

Monte Of The Month -- January 2010

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From: San Jose, CA

I hit 100,000 miles in my 2006 Monte at the end of Feb 2010.

Yesterday I just hit 133,000 miles to finish out the year.

Dec 22, 2010 | 09:32 PM

jaws2008

Monte Of The Month -- April 2011
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Joined: Oct 2008

Posts: 1,571

From: Lancaster PA

130000 miles a few weeks ago..

Dec 31, 2010 | 02:45 PM

knightfan26917

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Heh ... those miles tend to rack up more when you only have one car....

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Feb 27, 2011 | 09:19 AM

Ricks 2006 SS

Monte Of The Month -- May 2013

Joined: Oct 2010

Posts: 4,389

From: Albertville MN

GEEZ ! thats a lot of Miles.. I only have 54,000 on my 2006 Monte carlo. Wen I get back from vacation. I know I'll put on a few more. But I'll take my time doing it.

Feb 27, 2011 | 09:38 AM

zjerry

Monte Of The Month -- July 2011
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From: St.Louis , MO.

I only have 44,085 miles on my 2005 monte carlo ss , when I bought it Jan. 2007 had 15,000 miles,GM installed new engine at 16,900 miles ......

Feb 27, 2011 | 09:43 AM

JuniorCar

Monte Of The Month -- January 2013

Joined: Aug 2008

Posts: 5,612

From: London, Ontario

Wow, knightfan is really keeping a close eye on the mileage!

I don't track like that, but I know the BudChev cleared 70,000 kms last year...

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