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How many miles a year do you put on your C3?

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Re: How many miles a year do you put on your C3?

Posted: 10/9/12 5:46pmMessage 21 of 60
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Re: How many miles a year do you put on your C3?

Posted: 10/9/12 7:01pmMessage 22 of 60
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  Confused  WELL....... I love driving the Vette almost as much as SEX,....sooo, Guess I'm not gettin' near enough of either Unhappy. 1000 to 2000, all vettes totaled Cry, Pitty- full. In California right now, fuel is $4.65 per, for reg. so those stats won't change til the price of fuel does Ouch. What's a guy to do ?

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Re: How many miles a year do you put on your C3?

Posted: 10/9/12 9:11pmMessage 23 of 60
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Hi all.

For the past three years I've been putting around 2.5K miles per year.  The previous years in New England,
she was going for under 1.2K / year. Here in Arizona, I can drive her most of the year.  She sits for about
two months due to the Monsoon.  I did get caught out and about and had to drive through some minor washes while
they were running.  I have to get a second car to make the 44 mile round trip daily.  If I keep this up I'll
spike to 10K+ this year.

I have the Dodge RV that is comfy but, worse on gas.

Keith


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Re: How many miles a year do you put on your C3?

Posted: 10/9/12 9:50pmMessage 24 of 60
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Vette(s): 1976 Silver/Firethorn. L48, 4spd. Original 2 bolt, vortec heads, 9.4:1 CR, Speed Pro Cam: 224/224@0.050, 112 LSA, Eagle Steel Crank.
6500 miles in 11 years = 591 miles/year.  But 2 or 3 of those years I was close to zero cause it just wasn't fun to drive.  And then two more years where it was zero since it didn't have a motor or front end.  I expect the miles/year number to climb much higher now that it's FUN TO DRIVE again.  Thumbs Up

 

1976 Silver/Firethorn.  L48, 4spd.  Original 2 bolt, vortec heads, 9.4:1 CR, Speed Pro Cam: 224/224@0.050, 112 LSA, Eagle Steel Crank.
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Re: How many miles a year do you put on your C3?

Posted: 10/10/12 10:24amMessage 25 of 60
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aceinthehole said:   Confused  WELL....... I love driving the Vette almost as much as SEX,....sooo, Guess I'm not gettin' near enough of either Unhappy. 1000 to 2000, all vettes totaled Cry, Pitty- full. In California right now, fuel is $4.65 per, for reg. so those stats won't change til the price of fuel does Ouch. What's a guy to do ?


Well Jimmy, you could try having sex in the car! Of course that's a feat in itself!Shocked
Dave

 

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Re: How many miles a year do you put on your C3?

Posted: 10/10/12 12:04pmMessage 26 of 60
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Not many miles in the past few years.

The first few years I owned it I did around 1,500-2K. per year.
Now, poor health, teenaged kids and really expensive gas prices have it at a few hundred per year.
I recently did a road trip of about 3+ hours of driving- mostly highway. I paid $50.00 for the gas on that trip. Dead
No plans of getting rid of it, though. Things'll change and I'll drive it more in the future.
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Re: How many miles a year do you put on your C3?

Posted: 10/10/12 1:55pmMessage 27 of 60
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6-5+2
 
approximately 25,000 - 30,000 miles in the last year alone !
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Re: How many miles a year do you put on your C3?

Posted: 10/10/12 3:54pmMessage 28 of 60
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ceastham1 said: 6-5+2
 
approximately 25,000 - 30,000 miles in the last year alone !

Ummm Buddy I don't remember you putting any miles on your C3...... just sayin....Wink
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How many on the C2?
With the 600 miles to Carisle maybe 1K this season.


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Re: How many miles a year do you put on your C3?

Posted: 10/10/12 7:17pmMessage 29 of 60
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I've put about 4200 miles on the C6 since March.  The C3, maybe 100 miles this year and only bout 3000 in the 9 yrs I've had her.  Put 1200 of that on when we went to Hot Springs.  Just don't drive it much since we got the C6.  
 
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Re: How many miles a year do you put on your C3?

Posted: 10/11/12 10:35amMessage 30 of 60
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Vette(s): 1980 Coupe / Snowcrest White / L48, 350 / Comp Cam / Edelbrock Heads / Cyclone Intake / Holley Carb / Holley Fuel Pump / Patriot Headers / Dual Exhaust / Magnaflow Mufflers / 1964 Coupe / Riverside Red / L76, 327, 365hp
I am the original owner of my 1980 and it currently has 30,313 miles on it so you can do the math: about 950 / year.
 
The '64 had 59,794 when I bought it in April 2011.  It now has 60, 983.  That's 1189 in a
1 1/2 years.
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