Look what I did today!

UriahRR · Post by **UriahRR** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:42 pm

Mileage, baby, mileage!

Today, 9/17/09, my car finally hit the 100,000 mile mark. Only two owners in its entire life and it's still very healthy. This is my highest mileage car and it has the least amount of quirks.

I love it!

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:53 pm

Happy 100,000th mile birthday! You should buy it something nice.

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 1:45 am

knock on wood

grats timing belt changed?

gsxr7racer · Post by **gsxr7racer** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 2:05 am

Wow, is that all?! Just kidding, mine has almost 170k on it now and it finally might need a clutch. Very happy with mine too, keep enjoying it!

RADARsx 2.0 · Post by **RADARsx 2.0** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 3:32 am

Yeah knock on wood cause you just said it's your least issued car...but congrats man...

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 4:29 am

I've always said that Neons are more dependable than the motoring press have given them credit for. Congratulations!

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:45 am

Fuzzyneon wrote:knock on wood

I never changed my timing belt in the Neon and she was still chuggin' along at 120K when I sold her. People don't give enough credit to these engines. They can blast on for miles and miles as long as you give it SOME attention.

UriahRR · Post by **UriahRR** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 8:50 am

No, didn't change the timing belt or anything yet. I'm going to see if I can make it another 5 or 10 thousand before that. Car has it's fair share of super minor problems, but most of them have resulted from aftermarket things I've installed

Other than a few glasspack slaps, no e-brake, and clicking before the car warms up, this car is amazingly dependable. Hope I'm not jynxing myself here, but I really am going to drive my Neon until it dies (FOREVER!).

dtjackten · Post by **dtjackten** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 8:55 am

i only have 38k more till i get there... LOL

Tam · Post by **Tam** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 9:37 am

Wow, conrats on the 100,000 mark! It shows how great the neon's engine is. Mine's at 160k now and still going strong.

hul kogan · Post by **hul kogan** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 9:42 am

Congrats. Here's to 100,000 more!

AR04SRT · Post by **AR04SRT** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 6:50 pm

wow not bad congrants i guess lol

UriahRR · Post by **UriahRR** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:02 pm

AR04SRT wrote:wow not bad congrants i guess lol

"i guess"

gsxr7racer · Post by **gsxr7racer** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 1:50 am

UriahRR wrote:No, didn't change the timing belt or anything yet. I'm going to see if I can make it another 5 or 10 thousand before that. Car has it's fair share of super minor problems, but most of them have resulted from aftermarket things I've installed Other than a few glasspack slaps, no e-brake, and clicking before the car warms up, this car is amazingly dependable. Hope I'm not jynxing myself here, but I really am going to drive my Neon until it dies (FOREVER!).

I would change it sooner than later, the belt is only rated for 105k miles. I changed mine early, rather do that than have it self destruct and leave you stranded.

UriahRR · Post by **UriahRR** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:37 am

gsxr7racer wrote:
UriahRR wrote:No, didn't change the timing belt or anything yet. I'm going to see if I can make it another 5 or 10 thousand before that. Car has it's fair share of super minor problems, but most of them have resulted from aftermarket things I've installed Other than a few glasspack slaps, no e-brake, and clicking before the car warms up, this car is amazingly dependable. Hope I'm not jynxing myself here, but I really am going to drive my Neon until it dies (FOREVER!).
I would change it sooner than later, the belt is only rated for 105k miles. I changed mine early, rather do that than have it self destruct and leave you stranded.

Would anyone advise getting a cam 200 while I do this? I'll have to see how much it is all together.

EDIT: And what true color is your car? Shale green or hunter green? I always thought mine was hunter green and yours was shale green, but mine is metalflake, so wouldn't that make mine shale green since the hunter green is gloss?

Pocahontas · Post by **Pocahontas** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 2:06 pm

May you have many many MANY more miles

gsxr7racer · Post by **gsxr7racer** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 12:08 am

I don't know what color mine is, I just polished with a gritty Turtle Wax scratch/paint restorer kind of stuff. Only did it by hand though, then waxed it, will be posting new pics in second. Should be able to tell a little better what the real color is then.

As far as putting in a cam at the same time, I don't know if matters if you are doing the timing belt or not, might not be a bad time but I don't think it makes too much difference.