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Old Sep 29, 2016 | 09:07 PM
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Hi guys, my name is Paul, I'm 34 years old. I'm a HD diesel mechanic, but my experience with cars is limited. I have a 2001 Monte Carlo. My dad bought it new and I drove her off the lot, I bought it off of him around 2006. She's got her second transmission in (a bastard of two transmissions I mashed together). She's at 296,000km so I'm looking forward to break past 300k.

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Old Sep 29, 2016 | 09:10 PM
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Old Sep 29, 2016 | 10:10 PM
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Old Sep 30, 2016 | 09:50 AM
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Wow that a lot of miles for sure? Welcome to the forum
 
Old Sep 30, 2016 | 10:52 AM
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Welcome to MCF, Paul! I'm looking forward to seeing your car.
 
Old Sep 30, 2016 | 12:52 PM
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Thanks for posting, makes me feel better about my 156K
 
Old Sep 30, 2016 | 01:10 PM
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Yeah, she's a working girl. Been primary vehicle up until two years ago, but still use her 2-3 days a week. Ill post a pic soon enough, but she's starting to show her age, lol. It's a toss up of driving her till she dies, or invest coin into her and try to make her last.
 
Old Sep 30, 2016 | 04:01 PM
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Hi Paul and welcome to the forum!!
 




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