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Old May 2, 2019 | 06:39 PM
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Some kind of milestone
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Old May 2, 2019 | 06:46 PM
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Put it up on jack stands and run it in reverse for 2 miles...like they tried in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Snap photo. Job done.

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Old May 2, 2019 | 07:21 PM
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Shoot. I’d have to go 90 miles now.
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Old May 2, 2019 | 07:31 PM
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Great Milestone,

That makes me laugh. As I came up to 250,000 miles on my VW I wanted to make sure to get a pic. So I was watching it closely and at 249,998 I made a mental note to get ready with the phone...next thing I know, its sitting at 250,006 -- and I swear I didn't even go that far. Still bugs me to this day
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Old May 2, 2019 | 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by latonnelier
That makes me laugh. )
Lol, me too. A few years ago I was on the way to Monterey car week with a buddy in the M5 and when we stopped in Morro Bay for the night I said, "don't forget to remind me to take a pic of the odometer at 300k tomorrow".
The next day we were on 101 outside of King City when he took a call from work on speakerphone. He worked for Rolls Royce at the time and an issue had come up where they needed to check the mileage on a particular car. As soon as the words "check mileage" were spoken, we both looked at each other and went "OH SH*T!".





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Old May 3, 2019 | 09:14 AM
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Thanks JTT. I feel so much better, and seeing kilometers not miles doesn’t matter. Even 100001 would’ve been OK with its digital-like symmetry. But 100002? Meh.
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