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Originally Posted by Ford Man
As of this morning my '88 Escort Pony has 500,000 miles and is still running on the original 1.9L engine and 4 speed manual transmission. The amazing thing is that it's never had a rebuild. Since I started my gas log almost 27,000 miles ago it's lifetime average is 43.6 MPG. I've got to do something nice for the car, so today it will get a fresh oil & filter change along with another quart of Slick 50. My goal now is 600,000 miles.
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holy cow. Its like a saab in minnesota. or a beetle in so cal...
it is right at home to run that contently. I am always interested in these high miles threads, this is yet another that proves physics of locations annhilate cars, and they succeed elsewhere. The 88 escort was sent to a pile in oh..1989 after rod knocks never ended after the first winter..if they did stay that content, the owner kept 3 cylinder heads as spares. Amazing car you have there. 1988, in the beginning did not have miraculous oils. I am in a similar year, a 1987 subaru, also never rebuilt, with a long trip from alaska to maine..and a key chain from a north carolina muffler shop coincidentally. I would love to know where the shadow under the roof rack came from...(it may have seen arizona). one of those secretive little beater cars ya know?
any abnormalities along the way? The head lasting that long is astounding, I used to be in disbelief of these stories.