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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 03:15 PM
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broke in, finally
Well fellas, just got back from a short jaunt to town and I finally got my motor broke in. 100,000 miles and going like new.
 
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 03:30 PM
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400,000 to go.
 
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 05:27 PM
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That thing's still loosening up!

Mine has 170,000 and gets better milage than when I hit 100,000. LOL!
 
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 05:52 PM
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I hope when mine hits 170,000 it will get better milage than it does now. Only 60,000 miles to go!!!!
 
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 07:06 PM
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awe, come on, mines at 211K...still gets 20 MPG! if i'm nice to it that is....
 
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 08:33 PM
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i'm only at 94k... no wonder i only get 16mpg..!
 
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 11:33 PM
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man if thats the case I should be gettin 40 mpg by the time I get to 200,000 I've got 58,000 and get between 20-25 mpg. Looks like I better get movin
 
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I'm still workin' on the break-in at 59k.
 
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Dang, I got a long ways to go with only 26K...
 
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275,000 miles and last trip got 20.5 mpg. Not too bad!!!
 
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Old Aug 30, 2005 | 10:29 PM
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275,000 miles and last trip got 20.5 mpg. Not too bad!!!
man...! that is just plain AWESOME...! lets see a dodge that can do that...! wait a minute... i have never seen a dodge with that many miles on it..!
 
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