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NYCSuits · 01-02-2018, 08:29 AM

250k miles...In Minnesota...where there is snow and salt for like 9 months of the year?? I'm even more impressed now

aj_law · 01-03-2018, 02:55 PM

*insert Heath Ledger Joker clap gif*

F Photobucket.

Rolling_GTI · 01-05-2018, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by NYCSuits

250k miles...In Minnesota...where there is snow and salt for like 9 months of the year?? I'm even more impressed now

The trick for salt I do is detail and seal the car repeatedly before winter. Then I don't wash it all winter unless I can't see or ice is impeding movement. Then clean the hell out of it every spring. Every spring I have a small section of my front passenger fender near the rear that always peels paint, only there and I repaint it annually. Had it professionally done too to no avail. Oh well, minor inconvenience.

Keep fixing issues when you find them, and don't skip maintenance, and you guys will get here eventually.

jon570 · 02-06-2018, 10:21 AM

This is great news. I only have 45k miles hahah. Glad these were made to go the distance.

thatspsychotic · 02-06-2018, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by jon570

This is great news. I only have 45k miles hahah. Glad these were made to go the distance.

Not many of them will do so without much complaining along the way. My car, at 145k miles, has eaten 1 intake manifold, 2 PCV plates, 1 rear main seal, 1 DMF, 2 passenger side axles... preventative maintenance was tensioner and chains and associated hardware, 2 carbon cleanings, all the fluids.

If I could do it again, I would, but I'd get a catch can first thing to protect the PCV and RMS.

Short Bus · 02-06-2018, 11:37 PM

Wow! Well done, good to hear they can go for so long. I'm at about 125 and I thought that was getting up there.

LightningRhod · 02-07-2018, 01:53 PM

I'm at 179k miles. Am I the closest one to you on the forums? My end goal was 200k, but you blew waaay past me!!

My repair/major maintenance history in a nut shell:

- 2 failed intake manifolds
- 2 carbon cleanings
- 1 failed PCV plate
- 1 failed RMS
- Replaced chain tensioner (preventative maintenance)

01-02-2018, 08:29 AM	#15
NYCSuits Formula 5000 Driver Drives: '12 GTI, '16 GSW SE LP/DP Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: NY Posts: 1,647	250k miles...In Minnesota...where there is snow and salt for like 9 months of the year?? I'm even more impressed now __________________ Akrapovic \| REVO \| RNS510 Rev-Q \| OEM Euro Cup Holder \| OEM Euro Power Folding Mirrors \| OEM Euro Mirrors \| OEM Golf R Mirror Caps \| OEM RLS Windshield \| OEM RLS \| OEM Dimming Mirror \| OEM DG Springs \| OEM LED Tails \| OEM Dash Cubby \| ECS CF Intake \| Unibrace UB \| Tyrolsport \| SPM RSB \| 17" OEM Goals \| 18" OEM VW Motorsport \| 18" OEM Detroit \| OEM+ \| OEM Match Markers \| OEM Lip Spoiler \| 50% llumar \| WeatherTech\| Vagcom

01-03-2018, 02:55 PM	#16
aj_law FIA GT Champion Drives: 2012 Tornado Red 4DR 6MT GTI Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,294	insert Heath Ledger Joker clap gif F Photobucket. __________________ ('12 4DR/TR/6MT GTI - MEMBER OF THE 130K+ MILE CLUB) WISHLIST (bolded done...lol): Performance - Unitronic Stage 1 & CAI // Unibrace UB // DG springs // H&R 26FSB/22RSB // Tyrolsport Subframe Kit \|\|\| Cosmetic - OZ Leggera HLT // Color matched markers/lip/rear emblem insert // OEM Black emblems // Depo Tinted LED tails // Raceseng Ashiko shift knob // 30% tint // Soundaktor delete

02-07-2018, 01:53 PM	#21
LightningRhod Formula 5000 Driver Drives: 2011 CW GTI DSG Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 1,888	I'm at 179k miles. Am I the closest one to you on the forums? My end goal was 200k, but you blew waaay past me!! My repair/major maintenance history in a nut shell: - 2 failed intake manifolds - 2 carbon cleanings - 1 failed PCV plate - 1 failed RMS - Replaced chain tensioner (preventative maintenance) __________________ APR Stage 2 :: Golf R LED tail lights :: AWE boost gauge :: Neuspeed P-Flo :: Enkei PF01 18x8 :: Dunlop Star Specs :: DG Springs :: UR DP :: UB :: XB :: R8 Coils :: SPM OEM BBK :: OSIR CF lip :: Bilstein :: Hotchkis :: 034 Front Endlinks LightningRhod's quest to 200k and beyond

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02-06-2018, 10:21 AM	#18
jon570 Touring Car Newbie Drives: 2013 Gti Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Cumberland,MD Posts: 203	This is great news. I only have 45k miles hahah. Glad these were made to go the distance.

02-06-2018, 11:37 PM	#20
Short Bus FIA GT Newbie Drives: '10 GTI Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 740	Wow! Well done, good to hear they can go for so long. I'm at about 125 and I thought that was getting up there.