tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post8596017362077123439..comments2024-03-24T20:30:55.379-07:00Comments on Subcompact Culture - The small car blog: Question: What's the higest-mileage vehicle you've owned?Andy Lilienthalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08962844660116593646noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-63104959133029044212012-10-14T19:25:58.608-07:002012-10-14T19:25:58.608-07:001991 Festiva with 332,000 miles. Original clutch a...1991 Festiva with 332,000 miles. Original clutch and no work has been done to the engine. Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09739146406430923819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-54585112461017609522012-03-21T13:27:26.556-07:002012-03-21T13:27:26.556-07:00Let's hear it for the humble little Festiva!Let's hear it for the humble little Festiva!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-51827374456748360042012-03-09T13:53:13.374-08:002012-03-09T13:53:13.374-08:00Have a 1991 Toyota Previa minivan with 205,000 mil...Have a 1991 Toyota Previa minivan with 205,000 miles on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-38976137819097510572011-11-21T13:41:59.864-08:002011-11-21T13:41:59.864-08:001992 Festiva... 333,500 miles and counting. 170+ ...1992 Festiva... 333,500 miles and counting. 170+ miles per day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-42167167278415919412011-11-17T15:55:42.589-08:002011-11-17T15:55:42.589-08:001990 ford festiva lx with 422,000 kms on it. Ran s...1990 ford festiva lx with 422,000 kms on it. Ran strong with stock clutch and transmission until I wrote it off last week :-(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-30855034034062812752011-11-17T04:23:43.548-08:002011-11-17T04:23:43.548-08:001991 Ford Festiva, 265k miles, 42mpg
1996 Jeep Ch...1991 Ford Festiva, 265k miles, 42mpg<br /><br />1996 Jeep Cherokee 232k milesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-90988001220814930082011-11-17T02:21:40.926-08:002011-11-17T02:21:40.926-08:00I have a 90 festiva with 313,000 miles on it and i...I have a 90 festiva with 313,000 miles on it and it gets 48 MPG when I drive back and forth to work (+2000 ft elevation gain).Hamburglarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-76298105223378287142011-11-16T22:32:40.126-08:002011-11-16T22:32:40.126-08:00My 1991 Ford Festiva GL just rolled 431,000 miles ...My 1991 Ford Festiva GL just rolled 431,000 miles on the odometer.My 1991 L has 172,000 miles on it, and 1993 GL has 234,000 miles on it.hotfordcatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-67850537441430727952011-11-16T22:19:19.804-08:002011-11-16T22:19:19.804-08:00My 1990 Ford Festiva rolled over 500,000KM a coupl...My 1990 Ford Festiva rolled over 500,000KM a couple months ago on the original engine and transmission. That's 300,000 miles approximately.Aaronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-80568505798083271382011-11-16T20:59:24.310-08:002011-11-16T20:59:24.310-08:00my 1990 for festiva has 420,000 kms on it... after...my 1990 for festiva has 420,000 kms on it... after making it more of a race car than a street car i bought a 1990 GMC tracker, it has just under 390,000 kms on it... 2 of my friends have for festivas and they have 520,000 kms and 430,000 kms on them... festivas last forever, and if they do break, just swap out the part for a higher performance part :)sasquatchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-8535796983147879242011-11-16T17:43:46.304-08:002011-11-16T17:43:46.304-08:00sc72
My Festiva has 246,000 and keeps making the r...sc72<br />My Festiva has 246,000 and keeps making the rounds in the family, if some one in the family needs a spare car they ask for this one, it's good looking easy to drive and gets great MPG's and cheep to maintain.sc72noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-29048805806325317712011-11-16T16:16:39.174-08:002011-11-16T16:16:39.174-08:00I've got 225 000+ on my 93 BPT FestivaI've got 225 000+ on my 93 BPT FestivaMaxtivanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-31177439016225579552011-11-16T16:03:47.670-08:002011-11-16T16:03:47.670-08:00Oh I also have a 97 Outback Sport I picked up rece...Oh I also have a 97 Outback Sport I picked up recently with 232,000 miles. Its a rusty beater but runs great.bhazardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-80090059250205880272011-11-16T16:02:00.814-08:002011-11-16T16:02:00.814-08:00My 93 Festiva had around 182,000 on it when I deci...My 93 Festiva had around 182,000 on it when I decided I wanted MPH more than MPG. Performed a B6T/G5MR swap and ran put 13-14,000 miles on that in a year or so. Then went to a BP-T this year and put around 14,000 miles on it since May.<br /><br />Here it is a couple weeks ago when I broke into 12's<br /><br />http://youtu.be/NkFRBFlq-Ag<br /><br />It still gets 30-35 mpg daily driving with the BP-T setup. I miss the 47 I averaged in stock form though!bhazardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-1155338008697158692011-11-16T14:07:15.169-08:002011-11-16T14:07:15.169-08:00Wow a few Festiva folks comin' out of the wood...Wow a few Festiva folks comin' out of the woodwork. I still would love a Festiva with a BP swap.Andy Lilienthalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962844660116593646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-84231658215599925242011-11-16T12:58:17.563-08:002011-11-16T12:58:17.563-08:001993 Ford Festiva has 280,000 miles on it and stil...1993 Ford Festiva has 280,000 miles on it and still going strong achieving 42-44mpg with mixed city and highway driving.Timmay89noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-12233385607465142572011-11-16T12:38:04.812-08:002011-11-16T12:38:04.812-08:001990 Ford Festiva bought new has 301,000 miles on ...1990 Ford Festiva bought new has 301,000 miles on it. My 1998 Dodge Dakota has 211,000 and has the original clutchbebandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480474118916146518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-61637288285529230332011-11-16T12:00:55.978-08:002011-11-16T12:00:55.978-08:00my 1988 ford festiva lx that i sold last year had ...my 1988 ford festiva lx that i sold last year had 456,000 miles on it & still got around 42mpg!kumalabanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-34917299621697399232011-11-08T12:54:45.802-08:002011-11-08T12:54:45.802-08:00I had a 2000 Nissan Sentra SE that had 155,000 tro...I had a 2000 Nissan Sentra SE that had 155,000 trouble free miles when I sold it. Put all of them in myself. The car could have easily gone at least another 300,000 miles, but then it was totaled by a wreckless driver. It had about 180,000 at the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-50403282540262655532011-11-07T15:30:13.663-08:002011-11-07T15:30:13.663-08:00I have 162,000 miles on an 06 Kia Sedona, and it&#...I have 162,000 miles on an 06 Kia Sedona, and it's still going strong. Can't seem to get anything to go wrong with it. Spent about $300 in the last 30k miles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-51984745222659970822011-10-22T19:27:55.205-07:002011-10-22T19:27:55.205-07:00The GMC sanoma delivery truck I used at a parts st...The GMC sanoma delivery truck I used at a parts store for my first job had recently passed over 500,000 when I left the job. It was a 5 speed, it managed to be fun, and it worked hard its whole life. Cool blog by the way, I've been reading for a while..https://www.blogger.com/profile/13836973044984405354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-52186429693774285712011-10-21T07:16:45.395-07:002011-10-21T07:16:45.395-07:00My 99 SVT Contour hit 146k when it met its demise ...My 99 SVT Contour hit 146k when it met its demise at the hands of a Ford Ranger.<br /><br />My current ride, an 01 Focus, is sitting pretty at ~120k.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-53000373812211562532011-10-21T03:49:39.127-07:002011-10-21T03:49:39.127-07:00My friend's Sprinter Trueno had 200,000 miles ...My friend's Sprinter Trueno had 200,000 miles also. It still is alive and kicking though and can still join some events.Projector Headlightshttp://www.x2industries.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-55168358243293492442011-10-20T21:17:14.523-07:002011-10-20T21:17:14.523-07:00Holy smokes--400,000+ miles on the original clutch...Holy smokes--400,000+ miles on the original clutch? Is it mostly highway miles?Andy Lilienthalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962844660116593646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-44617337893169285692011-10-20T20:20:57.612-07:002011-10-20T20:20:57.612-07:00My 1994 Toyota Corolla wagon is currently at 412,6...My 1994 Toyota Corolla wagon is currently at 412,634 miles. I used to work as a courier putting on about 50k on it per year. The engine, transmission and clutch are all still original. It has been through 3 alternators, 3 starters, 2 blower fans and a whole bunch of tires.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com