10K miles in 4 months!

[S77CCP]

Ops!

Think I’ve just a little addicted to driving. Some how since Easter I’ve managed to clock up 10k miles on my 172/197. Trips around France, then back to Le Mans, plus the weekly commute to the Southwest from the Home Counties hasn’t helped. Just been going though my credit card statements and I’ve blown £1500 on super unleaded fuel! I’ve spent far too much on oil changes (every 5k) and been through a set of PE2’s.

Still cheaper than smoking I guess!

 

[Dubai182]

Not bad going, I used to clock 4,500 miles a month last year. Luckily petrol is filthy cheap here! lol.

 

[Butler205]

I do about that mileage. I have a fuel card though. :rasp:

How is the car coping?

 

[S77CCP]

Not bad, the clutch was replaced last week. Only had one breakdown when the Aux belt broke after the alternator lost a retaining bolt.

 

[Leeshez]

That is a fair old amount of miles.

 

[Ad]

is quite a lot of miles in a 172 that!!!

Do quite a few miles in the workshorse but thats what its for.

 

[Dan 172]

Fair play mate!

And I was getting a little worried about doing 1,600 miles a month.

 

[Butler205]

Better then mine.

I got mine at 54k last November. Done 72k now and have 2 springs, 1 damper, a UCH unit and it needs strut top mounts and there is play in the steering rack.... French tat lol.

 

[Laura]

ive done about 5k in 7 months hehe

 

[Don]

At one point when I was living in Manchester and contracting by the NEC (South of Birmingham) I was doing 198.4 miles round trip to work and back...1,000 miles a week... suffice to say I had to get the car serviced within 3 months...then moved down to Telford...and still did 20,000 miles last year! Car is now 3 years and 9 months old...and done 74K!!!!

 

[black kro]

pasting same in two forums - you must be bored, just like me !