Too many miles?

I bought my Camaro on August 01', and I have already racked up 15,500 miles. I love this car, I pretty much drive it everywhere. Im somewhat worried that I am putting too much miles on it. Besides the regular tune ups, I have not done any major mechanical work on the car. Should I think about doing major tune ups on the engine? What engine work do you guys recommend doing on the car?

ALso, I have considered getting the engine steam cleaned. I installed a ram air kit on my car and I worry that pockets of moisture will travel up into my aftermarket air lid. Is it safe to steam clean the engine with cars with an air ram system?

I know what you mean!;)

I picked up my car late January '02 and I have 9,700 miles on it:eek:


But, thats why I got it, to drive the hell out of it:D

I got my SS Convertible in May and now have 9,000 miles. But it's so much fun to drive. And I didn't buy it to park it in the garage and rub it with a diaper. Well I do the diaper thing, but I drive it a lot too. I even autocross in it and have taken it to the track twice.

Run synthetic lubricants and be sure to keep up with all the maintenance stuff and have fun.

Miles don't matter unless you bought it to keep for only a couple years. In that case all the miles are gonna hurt your resale value. But I don't plan on ever getting rid of mine. Heck! I still have the first car I ever bought (in October of 1989). A '67 GTO. That's the garage ornament. One day I'll fix all the rust and electrical problems and drive it again. But I'll never sell it. Same goes for the SS. I'd never be able to get another like it.

My $.02

That's no where near as bad as my friend, she got her '01 Cavilier during the summer of '01 and has 25k on it already. :cry:

Yeah it's a Cavilier but that's a lot of miles to be racking up for not commuting to school or work :eek:

My 98 has 60k on it :D

Originally posted by CPFarhood
My 98 has 60k on it :D

Same here! :metal:
Only problem thus far is a leaky head gasket that I gotta fix.

Milo

I have an `00 right at 50k. So far the best 50k mile i've driven.

'00
bought it in april with 9,300
now it has about 16k

in response to the topic...im gettin ready to change ALL fluids...oh xcept the coolant...that last for a long time...right?

'98 with 17K on it

With the aftermarket "wisper lid" intake systems I dont think power washing would be a problem provided you dont spray below the air box at the filter. The F.I.P.K. has a exposed filter You would have to cover that up.

The plugs on the car are said to be good to 100K I wouldn't mess w/them til about 50K.

John

Just rolled over into 22,000 miles today and bought mine on July 9, 2001. And to be honest I thought I would be out of my warranty by now.

Originally posted by JohnM
With the aftermarket "wisper lid" intake systems I dont think power washing would be a problem provided you dont spray below the air box at the filter. The F.I.P.K. has a exposed filter You would have to cover that up.

The plugs on the car are said to be good to 100K I wouldn't mess w/them til about 50K.

John

John

actually i've read from others that the stock plugs are not gapped right and the tips fall off way before 100K.
i wasn't sure either, so i changed them at 30,000 miles.
put in ngk tr55's they don't last as long as platinum but are supposed to perform better

I have 70,000 miles on my 99 ss, my freind has a 98 WS-6 with 168,000 THOUSAND MILES :eek:. He is a sales man and he drives everywhere! :bow: So as long as you take of your car Im pretty sure its gonna last. :cool:

Bought mine on 30 Sept 01 and just rolled 11,000

Bought my TA brand new in August 2001....now have 3,460 miles on it. For some reason I like to keep the miles low on it.:)

bought mine used in August with 8 k on it still have yet to reach 10 k

Originally posted by Z28sTunner
I bought my Camaro on August 01', and I have already racked up 15,500 miles. I love this car, I pretty much drive it everywhere. Im somewhat worried that I am putting too much miles on it. Besides the regular tune ups, I have not done any major mechanical work on the car. Should I think about doing major tune ups on the engine? What engine work do you guys recommend doing on the car?

ALso, I have considered getting the engine steam cleaned. I installed a ram air kit on my car and I worry that pockets of moisture will travel up into my aftermarket air lid. Is it safe to steam clean the engine with cars with an air ram system?

Do you mean you bought it August 2001?? Or August 1st of this year???:confused:

Regardless, I see nothing wrong with racking up lots of miles..............cars are meant to be driven right?!:D

I just bought my car June 26th of this year, and already I've put 14,xxx km (over 8500 miles) on it, which is roughly 3500km/month, or ~2100 miles/month:rolleyes:. I know I drive quite a lot, but I love every second of driving this car, and I'm planning on keeping it forever anyway, so I know at some point I'll have to (or want to:D) get into major driveline work, so I might as well enjoy the car and drive it while it's under warranty, then once that's gone, go all the way with building it up to be a 12, 11 or maybe 10 second N/A car!!;) :cool: I'll determine that by how much I can afford!:D

The way things are going right now though, I'll probably expire the warranty on mileage twice as soon as the number of years:rolleyes:.

Originally posted by 2002Z28SSConv
I got my SS Convertible in May and now have 9,000 miles. But it's so much fun to drive. And I didn't buy it to park it in the garage and rub it with a diaper. Well I do the diaper thing, but I ............. Heck! I still have the first car I ever bought (in October of 1989). A '67 GTO. That's the garage ornament. One day I'll fix all the rust and electrical problems and drive it again. But I'll never sell it. Same goes for the SS. I'd never be able to get another like it.

My $.02

2002Z28SSConv, just wanted to say I like your choice of a first car, and a current one!! If I ever get a orlando again I want to see them :D , second I also wipe my car with a diaper.

first car 87 Firebird, bought with 86,000 miles in 94
had 196,000 in 97 when I sold it, and no big problams

second car 94 Camaro, bought in 97 with 31,000 miles
sold in 99 with 168,000 miles, and no big problams

current car 99 Z28, bought in june of 2002 with 24,000 miles
currently has 31,000 miles.

I buy to drive ;)

BTW - Update - I hit 12,000 miles today. :D

i have 112000 miles on mine except the oil leak and the low colant light the car is awesome it is fast pawerful and makes a lot of noise the way i like it

Bought Mine in Feb 02. Currently have 20000 miles on it. Best 20,000 I've had the pleasure of driving. Being able to punch it when necessary. look up at the sky at the end of a stressful day has helped me let off steam before getting home. Bought it to drive it. Have to drive 500+ miles per week, wanted something to enjoy. However, I understand those who use it for pleasure and let the anticipated experience of the [B]next[\B] time grow. Parceling out the excitement and making it last and last.

Maintenance has been done according to the book. All going well so far. - ssvegas - coolant should be changed every year no more than 2 even with the new and improved coolant.

All I can say is: Keep on driving!

LOL, I bought my SS on July 7th, 2001 with only 75 miles. Currently it has 67,000 miles. I am know as the mileage king in some groups. :D

Drive It!

2000 with 15k on the odometer.

98z bought it with 33k two years ago . it now has 36084k . i do not use it for every day driving. i now only use it for car show duty. and sunday driving. i also do the diper thing . it got to be clean .

Bought my 2000 SS in May with 52k on the clock. No engine problems what-so-ever. Now up to 55.5k and still trouble free. Got to love that Chevy 350!!:metal:

My 2000 SS has 48000 already on it