Wanted: your car's odomoter with 300k+ miles for an ad

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  1. Topher
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    Hey guys... been awhile. Hope all is well.

    We are working on something for Subaru that involves showcasing a car with a ton of miles.

    It focuses on the speedometer/odometer of the vehicle... essentially showcasing the miles the vehicle has traversed.

    Our concept involves a car with mileage over the 300,000 mark.

    Does anyone have anything like that, Chuck, Martin?

    If you could, post up a shot of your speedometer/odometer, list your mileage/location/vehicle

    Ideally we are looking for someone who we could meet locally and have a professional photographer take a picture of your odometer.

    Questions? Post em up.

    Thanks!
     
  2. curly2k3
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    i know there is an SVX locally with like 330,000 on it, i don't know the guy and i doubt he is a member on here tho
     
  3. Nuke
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    I know some Honda guys who'll play with their Odometer, don't ask why.
    They'll turn it back and forth, infact, they did that for my new motor.
     
  4. stoooo
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    Why not just PhotoShop one ? It's not like there's ever any truth in advertising, anyway.

    <Straps on asbestos undies and waits for Chris and Zak to get *really* uppity :biggrin:>

    Stuart.
     
  5. Topher
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    For clarification this should be a Subaru.


    Stoooo I am not even going to broach your comment. ;)
     
  6. esperunit
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    meh, i photoshop lots of things.

    and advertisers get away with murder all the time. See apple's macbook air "world's thinnest notebook computer" claim.
     
  7. stoooo
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    :crying: You guys are no fun.
     
  8. Shibbs
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    I'm surprised there aren't asterisks all over that ad.
     
  9. Chux
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    it's Chux ;)


    we don't have any really high mileage cars anymore. While my engine has about 265k on it, the body/dash only reads 193k. my parents' have both moved on to pretty low mileage subies.


    I probably still have the gauge cluster from the legacy that had ~235k on it when we parted it out. and my blue wagon had a similar number of miles on it when I sold it, I don't actually have the car anymore, but I probably have a picture of the cluster.


    There's a legacy near my girlfriend's house that's in pretty rough shape (I bet there's only a couple square feet of total body that doesn't have rust on it), maybe I'll stop and get the scoop.


    you should post it up on www.ultimatesubaru.org, I believe MilesFox lives in Madison these days, I can't keep track what he drives on any given day, but pretty good chance that it's got a bazillion miles, and is mostly held together with bailing twine :biggrin: and there are other guys in the midwest, although the Iowa group are all pretty low mileage (it's Iowa, the salt is worse than here).
     
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    The was a guy from the Detroit Lakes area on bbs.legacycentral.org that bought a Legacy with 400k on the ticker.
     
  11. AWDimprezaL
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    there is a lady that comes in for service on her svx, has 407K on it now, original engine.
     
  12. Topher
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    don't suppose you could give us contact info
     
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    hmmm no
     
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    how about boosted n/a motors without engine management hovering around 200K miles :)
     
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    probably Matt.....83projectbrat.
     
  16. stoooo
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    But you could call her and ask her if she might be interested. If she says no, you don't bug her again. If she says yes, pass her Chris' number. What harm can that be, really ?

    Stuart.
     
  17. Scuba Steve
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    topher...here's my buddies 2001 outback sport.
    420000. this was a couple months ago. oh and btw- the car is still in great shape. finally replaced the motor. stock tranny though.
     
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    :eek2:

    Thats more than 50k a year. Jeez...
     
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    ^ he is in nevada or something though

    My impreza has 175.5k on the clock. The brat has 235k on the clock. Brat is undergoing..... renovation... scratch that innovations at the moment and isnt in prime picture taking form.
     
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    yeah, colorado. he was a bank courier. drove like 200-400 miles per day
     
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    My car is just about to roll over 250,000 miles...
     
  22. Topher
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    Oh wow! Is he local? Ideally we would be looking for analog vs digital but that's pretty amazing.
     
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    No, he's in colorado...but I'm sure we could arrange to have some photos taken if you have interest
     
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    Subarus have a reputation for reliability. They should showcase a car that reached high miles with only regular maintenance and repairs. Somehow I don't think the caveat "stock trans, new motor" is what the ad wants to get across...
     
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    We have a regular customer that comes to out shop with a 93 Legacy 2wd sedan with over 300k on it. I can try to get a hold of him. The thing runs pretty good, still original auto trans and motor
     
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    my moms BF had a dodge with 340,000 on it but it started on fire when his friends were pulling 3 round bails of hay about 3 weeks ago
     
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    SUBARU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


    not dodge
     
  28. Topher
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    found one...

    thanks
     
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