It would be really great if every GT owner would reply to this post and tell me how many miles they have on their engine, how much oil it uses, and how soon they think they'll have to replace the engine.
I have 179,000 on mine now. It's never been touched exept for timing belt replacements and a new head gasket. It seems to run really good and hasn't lost any power over my 85,000 miles of ownership, but I am starting to get converned about longevity.
Last night this dumb old lady in a Ford Explorer tried to race me (Ill, get off racing and to the point Mr. Moderator). I was cruising along at 55; she came up on me around 70. I waited until she was a few car lengths behind, downshifted into 3rd and hit it. I was at 70 before she even got beside me, but when I looked in my rearview I was a bit upset to see my own exhaust behind me!
I've never seen my own exhaust before, and have used that fact as a measure of my engine's health.
I've always used synthetic Mobil 1 10-30, and it never uses more than a quart in 1500 miles. (Is this excessive for an 180,000 mile car? I don't really think so.)
Being realistic, what mileage can you expect from a 1st gen turbo? Does anyone have more miles than me?
I have 179,000 on mine now. It's never been touched exept for timing belt replacements and a new head gasket. It seems to run really good and hasn't lost any power over my 85,000 miles of ownership, but I am starting to get converned about longevity.
Last night this dumb old lady in a Ford Explorer tried to race me (Ill, get off racing and to the point Mr. Moderator). I was cruising along at 55; she came up on me around 70. I waited until she was a few car lengths behind, downshifted into 3rd and hit it. I was at 70 before she even got beside me, but when I looked in my rearview I was a bit upset to see my own exhaust behind me!
I've never seen my own exhaust before, and have used that fact as a measure of my engine's health.
I've always used synthetic Mobil 1 10-30, and it never uses more than a quart in 1500 miles. (Is this excessive for an 180,000 mile car? I don't really think so.)
Being realistic, what mileage can you expect from a 1st gen turbo? Does anyone have more miles than me?