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Old 04-08-2013, 08:45 PM
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I put another 1000 miles on my 'new to me" 996 It now has almost 113,000 miles and nothing has broken yet. What gives??
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Old 04-08-2013, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Michael Everson
I put another 1000 miles on my 'new to me" 996 It now has almost 113,000 miles and nothing has broken yet. What gives??
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Your car doesn't get online much does it?
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Old 04-08-2013, 08:49 PM
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Has a bird at least crapped on it? That's something.
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Old 04-08-2013, 10:59 PM
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Hey, don't laugh about the bird crap. The PO must have left a bomb on the paint for an extended period, and it etched the paint.

On the upside, it kind of looks like a track outline.

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Gonna change my bearing and rms before I go to the grocery store tommorow. Then get it changed again after I get back.
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I put another 1000 miles on my 'new to me" 996 It now has almost 113,000 miles and nothing has broken yet. What gives??
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Start taking it apart. Im sure you'll find something that needs replacing. You have to think positive. Hope that makes you feel better.

Gonna change my bearing and rms before I go to the grocery store tommorow. Then get it changed again after I get back.
Only 17 posts in 2 and a half years but thats actually pretty funny.
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Yup, dude managed to compress 1160 posts into 17. That's some fancy algorithm. Heh...
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Time for a complete overhaul, especially after 1000 miles...
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Krazy you are getting a rep for maintenance like Ivangene has for parts that don't fit.
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I think trisgale sat back for two years just waiting for the right time to post that. Hes a comedy genius.

like Ivangene has for parts that don't fit.
I have a GT2 front sway bar that I cant decide what to do with but Im not near as bad as Ed.
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I have the same issue as the OP with my car. I put 300 miles on my car that already has 103k miles on it and nothing broke. I'm worried now.
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Additionally, most of the day was spent driving in the rain!



I even had to drive on... gravel. *gasp*

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I have the same issue as the OP with my car. I put 300 miles on my car that already has 103k miles on it and nothing broke. I'm worried now.
KK recommends you change your oil.
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I have a GT2 front sway bar that I cant decide what to do with but Im not near as bad as Ed.
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Nothing happened?? It looks like your springs melted and the car settled on the stops.
Nah, the bump stops are gone. They melted when I heated the springs with a blowtorch to lower the car.
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