Ot: Million Miles

[632 Regal]

I grew some tomatoes last summer...

Do you mean Shuniah forest Products? If so, no............BUT, I do know of them and manage a forest adjacent to one they might work on. I believe they operate in the area, including the Nipigon Forest. Are they primarily involved in timber harvesting?

Anyhow, I'm the area forester for the Lakehead Forest (surrounding Thunder Bay).

Very interested in your connnection? BTW, been to Wilmington, did a couple of bike races. Spent many a spring season training in Greenville SC, good times......

Dave

[stilljester]

2 mil:
http://www.canadiandriver.com/news/020312-5.htm

I was going to post the same story - beat me too it. That sure is a lot of miles

[BillionPa]

17 years in rural wisconsin over a million miles.... im surprised he didnt hit more deer!

[Mr._Graybeard]

17 years in rural wisconsin over a million miles.... im surprised he didnt hit more deer!

Amen to that -- I've eluded two whitetails only to have them hit *me* in the quarter panels. And the cold weather ensures that they grow big up here.

I work in the newsroom of the Milwaukee newspaper, and I think ours was the original story on the Saab. And forgive the brag, but I think our guy Rick did a pretty good job:http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=538098


If I may promote the museum where the car is going, for those in Chicagoland looking for a road trip: OK, it's kinda dingy, but full of great cars, including the Kissels (a marque owned by Fatty Arbuckle and Amelia Earhart, among others), a nice collection of Nash-Healys and some real oddballs, including several Crosleys. The Kissel collection is excellent, with the kind of documentation that's worthy of a museum.

The town is also the longtime home of an OMC factory, so the museum has a bunch of vintage outboard boat motors (OMC is the company founded by Ole Evinrude, the Henry Ford of the outboard motor). And for some reason the local municipalities turned over a bunch of old fire engines from the 1920s.

The museum takes a couple hours to get through at a leisurely pace. Afterwards, the downtown is fun to explore, featuring Wisconsin's largest restaurant, the Mineshaft. There's also an old bank building that's been converted into a pool hall (The Bank Shot). Bring your own cue.

[///M-Power 3\\\]

who's gonna be the first E34?

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/12/06/saa....ap/index.html

How the HELL did a SAAB make a million miles. I used to work on them all the time and IMHO they are the WORST cars made. Period. My mothers geo is better. EVERY SAAB i have ever seen came in with multiple ridiculous problems and left with a huge invoice, even the low milage cars. They are the worst cars i have ever dealt with

[Fetch]

I work in the newsroom of the Milwaukee newspaper, and I think ours was the original story on the Saab. And forgive the brag, but I think our guy Rick did a pretty good job

I really did enjoy that article better actually lol
Much more detail & information, and that's what I live for!

[Fetch]

How the HELL did a SAAB make a million miles. I used to work on them all the time and IMHO they are the WORST cars made. Period. My mothers geo is better. EVERY SAAB i have ever seen came in with multiple ridiculous problems and left with a huge invoice, even the low milage cars. They are the worst cars i have ever dealt with

Both of the Saabs I vaguely know are 'high mileage' and don't cause problems.

:Shrug:

[Antrieb]

You guys act as though that is an uncommon thing!

The world record for gas powered cars is currently held by a 1967 Volvo amazon @ 2.5 million and only 3 auto tranny rebuilds and 4 headgaskets... swedes definitely build great cars!

Diesel trucks (semis) are known to go a good 2 million b4 retiring but anything deisel is designed to a lot higher quality specs and much stronger to begin with than any car...

[///M-Power 3\\\]

You guys act as though that is an uncommon thing!

The world record for gas powered cars is currently held by a 1967 Volvo amazon @ 2.5 million and only 3 auto tranny rebuilds and 4 headgaskets... swedes definitely build great cars!

Diesel trucks (semis) are known to go a good 2 million b4 retiring but anything deisel is designed to a lot higher quality specs and much stronger to begin with than any car...

Am i missing something? Diesel?

[92E34]

Those big rig engines are designed to go 800K miles before needing a ring job. But come on 1 million miles, There is a VW bug or Type 1 that made it to 1.4 million and the guy still uses it!