For me it was a 2000 Saab 9-3 that had 294,000km when I bought it and 397,000km on it when I got rid of it.
For me it was a 2000 Saab 9-3 that had 294,000km when I bought it and 397,000km on it when I got rid of it.
John-Paul Drake (the manager of the business that refused to refund the guy) is a real character:
2001 Audi A4 Avant: ~488k…but possibly 500k, because the speedo/odometer stopped working a few years ago.
I remember that story. As someone who works retail, seeing he was denied a refund was like reading a heartwarming Christmas story.
There was a guy here in Australia who hoarded $10k worth of toilet paper and hand sanitizer at the start of last year, then tried to return it to the shop he bought it from (using a team of 20 people to get around purchase limits). It did not go well...
Now I have that “We like the cars, the cars that go BOOM” song in my head...
On the upside, they’re likely out a ton of money that they irrationally spent on expensive gas they can’t use.
Here’s a photo of the owners manual and our scribbles of the milestone mileages.
You win this time New Jersey and Oregon.
If I miss even one dinner I change into my feathered shoulder pads.
“Uh... you’re sentenced to parole.”
Karma, in this case, will probably come in the form of a massive hospital bill.
After all, if she’s put in jail/prison, the state would be responsible for her medical care.
FTFY
She had stolen plates, I’m guessing her insurance wasn’t up to date.
a week? three days, tops.
The Charger at 170,000 miles.
feelin so fly like a G6.
GM products of that generation seem to operate best in a partially broken state with squeaking belts. But they Will. Not. Die.
My ‘01 Forester is at 265,000 miles of ungentle use—admittedly a bit of the Subie of Theseus with most of the powertrain overhauled and, I think, its third new windshield—but still being dailied. Bought it at 140k with recent new head gaskets and timing kit and it just keeps going.