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Who has the most miles? Who's over 50,000?

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#1 ·
I saw the zombie thread someone resurrected yesterday about mileage, and the recent responses had only one person clocking in over 40,000 miles (wdhitch, moderator, with over 60,000). I figure that anyone driving 20,000 miles a year is pretty dedicated (since it's about 500 per week). As of early Feb 2010, there are only a few of us over 40,000. 30,000 is pretty impressive, too.

Maybe we could make a little calendar of when we hit 10k mileposts. I went over my old posts (and a few others), and came up with some starter data. I'm about to hit 70,000 this Friday, so ...

MILES DRIVEN
date.who.(bought when)

70,000
02/12/10. unicycle. (05/09/08)

60,000
11/07/09. unicycle. (05/09/08)
??/??/09. wdhitch

50,000
07/03/09. KingNine.
??/??/09. jthw8
08/13/09. unicycle. (bought 05/09/08)

40,000
??/??/09. jthw8
05/21/09. unicycle. (bought 05/09/08)
??/??/10. bum-bling-B. (bought 04/26/08)

30,000
01/28/09. jthw8
02/23/09. unicycle. (bought 05/09/08)
03/??/09. okie_boy.
03/??/09. 2micro4u.
06/??/09. earldahl.
??/??/09. a2jack.

2micro4u was way up there, too, with 47,000 as of 7/6/09, just a few thousand behind me.
jthw8 was ahead of me near the 50,000 mark but later commented that I'd passed him.

And of course you can approximate. Add your info, and then print the list again.

There are also some Canadians who have over 100,000 miles on their 450s, and we should include them (maybe in a different color, for clarity).
 
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#11 ·
MILES DRIVEN
date.who.(bought when)

70,000
02/12/10. unicycle. (05/09/08)

60,000
11/07/09. unicycle. (05/09/08)
??/??/09. wdhitch

50,000
07/03/09. KingNine.
??/??/09. jthw8
08/13/09. unicycle. (bought 05/09/08)

40,000
??/??/09. jthw8
05/21/09. unicycle. (bought 05/09/08)
01/10/10. bum-bling-B. (bought 04/26/08)

30,000
01/28/09. jthw8
02/23/09. unicycle. (bought 05/09/08)
03/??/09. okie_boy.
03/??/09. 2micro4u.
06/??/09. earldahl.
??/??/09. a2jack.
01/25/10. bumblebee. (01/24/08)
02/17/10. forestacademy (10/08)

as of 2/8/10:
mendo is at 38,000
macaw is at 34,000 on a Pure
louis bolieu is at 31000 (took delivery 4/1/08)
Haxzaw has around 31K miles. Bought on 15 Dec 2009 with 27.6K
 
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#21 · (Edited)
Sorry it wasn't crystal clear from the name of the thread or the list, but this list isn't about cars with under 20,000 miles. Wait till you hit 30k.

I've updated the list of cars with over 30,000 miles. I included milestones about to be achieved.

MILES DRIVEN
date.who.(bought when)

70,000
02/12/10. unicycle. (05/09/08)
04/??/10. 2micro4u.

60,000
11/07/09. unicycle. (05/09/08)
??/??/10. 2micro4u.
??/??/09. wdhitch

50,000
07/03/09. KingNine.
??/??/09. jthw8
08/13/09. unicycle. (bought 05/09/08)
10/??/09. 2micro4u.

40,000
??/??/09. jthw8
05/21/09. unicycle. (bought 05/09/08)
07/??/09. 2micro4u.
??/??/10. bum-bling-B. (bought 04/26/08)
??/??/10. mendo
01/28/10. "chuppa" (info from fuelly.com)

30,000
01/28/09. jthw8
02/23/09. unicycle. (05/09/08)
03/??/09. okie_boy.
03/??/09. 2micro4u.
05/??/09. "navybeatarmy" (info from fuelly.com)
06/??/09. earldahl.
??/??/09. a2jack.
??/??/09. macaw
??/??/09. Haxzaw (Bought 12/15/09 with 27.6K)
??/??/09. louis bolieu (4/1/08)
03/01/10. smartYsmileS. (10/28/08)
05/??/10. wahi. (2/2/08)
 
#23 ·
I have a mileage gameplan...

Since no matter what I drive I'll be taking the long way everywhere (using high speed roads rather than slow village roads), I don't lose any gas..

School is really only 2.5+ miles away from my home...but my school bus is sooooo packed I'd rather walk to school...but my backpack (or winter) wouldn't make it a good walk...

My plan is to take a planned highway route that'll clock 15 miles every time I go to/come home from school, 30 miles round trip.

That equals 5-6k in just 9.5 months not including job or any other travel. :) And I can score brownie points for good mileage by taking the longer route which takes about the same amount of time due to highway speeds
 
#24 ·
Interesting thought Neon, which has me wondering others' opinion on a matter. Hopefully not too far off topic. Anyway, as I said before, I drive 60 miles round trip to work and back every weekday. With that distance, I have a few options for a route. a) The fastest route is 32 miles each way along the interstate. b) My favorite route is 37.2 miles each way. c) My usual route is 28 miles each way. Route "a" is boring, high speed, lower mpg, and at times hazardous. Route "b" is a mostly scenic country route at 45 to 60 mph. I get probably the best mpg on that route. Route "c" is the most economical since it is the shortest route. Takes longer than "a" because I go right through town, but faster than "b". Lower speeds, traffic lights, but not a whole lot of traffic. That's why I usually select this route. I'm curious what others would do given the same choices. Spend a little bit more on fuel and time to take "b"; who cares about anything but time and take "a"; or save money and miles with "c"?
 
#26 · (Edited)
Updated

MILES DRIVEN
date.who.(bought when)

70,000
02/12/10. unicycle. (05/09/08)
04/??/10. 2micro4u.

65,000
02/??/10. Wdhitch (5/24/08)

60,000
11/07/09. unicycle. (05/09/08)
??/??/10. 2micro4u.
??/??/09. Wdhitch (5/24/08)

50,000
07/03/09. KingNine.
??/??/09. jthw8
08/13/09. unicycle. (bought 05/09/08)
??/??/??. Wdhitch (5/24/08)
??/??/??. SmartCabrio (54,000 as of 2/10)
??/??/09. 16d @ 4 (@ 53,000 as of 2/10)
10/??/09. 2micro4u.

40,000
??/??/09. jthw8
05/21/09. unicycle. (bought 05/09/08)
??/?/??. Wdhitch (5/24/08)
07/??/09. 2micro4u.
??/??/09. MPrice2948. (46781 as of 2/12/10). (bought 07/07/08)
??/??/10. bum-bling-B. (bought 04/26/08)
??/??/10. mendo
2/1/10. Pasde2. (9/16/08)
01/28/10. "chuppa" (info from fuelly.com)

30,000
01/28/09. jthw8
02/23/09. unicycle. (05/09/08)
??/??/??. Wdhitch (5/24/08)
03/??/09. okie_boy.
03/??/09. 2micro4u.
05/??/09. SmartCabrio (info from fuelly.com)
06/??/09. earldahl.
09/24/09. Pasde2. (9/16/08)
??/??/09. a2jack.
??/??/09. macaw
??/??/09. Haxzaw (Bought 12/15/09 with 27.6K)
??/??/09. louis bolieu (4/1/08)
03/01/10. smartYsmileS. (10/28/08)
05/??/10. wahi. (2/2/08)
01/??/10. 24-42. (8/07)
 
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