# 450K Mile Corvette

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/450k-mile-corvette/257703>\
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [April 5, 2011, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/450k-mile-corvette/257703 "2011-04-05T07:24:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 16\
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**Author:** ![Johawk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/johawk/32/6284_2.png) [@Johawk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Johawk)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/450k-mile-corvette/257703/1 "2011-04-05T07:24:46Z")

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Video is a little silly but it is still rather impressive.

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKHPa2G1Otw](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKHPa2G1Otw)

[youtu.be/KKHPa2G1Otw](https://youtu.be/KKHPa2G1Otw)

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**Author:** ![psi2high](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psi2high/32/6320_2.png) [@psi2high](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psi2high)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 7:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/450k-mile-corvette/257703/2 "2011-04-05T07:26:21Z")

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Video is blank you butthole

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**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 7:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/450k-mile-corvette/257703/3 "2011-04-05T07:27:22Z")

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You’re gonna get banned for that Sean lol.

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**Author:** ![Johawk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/johawk/32/6284_2.png) [@Johawk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Johawk)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 7:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/450k-mile-corvette/257703/4 "2011-04-05T07:28:38Z")

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Yeah… I f@cked something up…

Link instead. all better

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**Author:** ![SSmokinn\_SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@SSmokinn\_SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSmokinn_SS)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/450k-mile-corvette/257703/5 "2011-04-05T07:32:24Z")

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cool video

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**Author:** ![zee\_oh\_sex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zee_oh_sex/32/6451_2.png) [@zee\_oh\_sex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zee_oh_sex)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/450k-mile-corvette/257703/6 "2011-04-05T07:57:28Z")

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cool find

Delucia’s dad would probably cringe at the thought of this lol

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**Author:** ![97cavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/c5a1d2/32.png) [@97cavy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97cavy)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/450k-mile-corvette/257703/7 "2011-04-05T08:16:25Z")

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Psh, my 08 dodge sprinter has 215k+ on it. 450k on a car that old is pussy shit

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**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/450k-mile-corvette/257703/8 "2011-04-05T08:16:55Z")

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Embed fixed.

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**Author:** ![zee\_oh\_sex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zee_oh_sex/32/6451_2.png) [@zee\_oh\_sex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zee_oh_sex)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/450k-mile-corvette/257703/9 "2011-04-05T08:21:00Z")

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> [@Official ICE BOWL Meet](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-ice-bowl-meet/40785/91):
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> Psh, my 08 dodge sprinter has 215k+ on it. 450k on a car that old is pussy shit

you cant be serious :wtf

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**Author:** ![97cavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/c5a1d2/32.png) [@97cavy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97cavy)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/450k-mile-corvette/257703/10 "2011-04-05T08:40:02Z")

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Dead serious. Driving down the road now at 215811. Truck was manufactured in late 07 and was put in our work fleet in spring of 08. I got the truck last year in April at 150k or so

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**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/450k-mile-corvette/257703/11 "2011-04-05T08:44:08Z")

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Well daumn. Assuming you get about 15mpg, the Van has gone through nearly $45,000 worth of gas :wow

Did I do that right? 3$ a gallon gas, 15 thousand gallons?

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**Author:** ![97cavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/c5a1d2/32.png) [@97cavy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97cavy)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 8:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/450k-mile-corvette/257703/12 "2011-04-05T08:47:06Z")

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Gets about 22, and it’s diesel. Think I paid $4.17 a gal this am. company gas card thank god.

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**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/450k-mile-corvette/257703/13 "2011-04-05T09:00:09Z")

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~$34,204 assuming the average price of Diesel over the years was around $3.50

Dinosaur piss isn’t cheap over a life time of a vehicle.

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**Author:** ![GermanPSI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/germanpsi/32/6353_2.png) [@GermanPSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GermanPSI)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/450k-mile-corvette/257703/14 "2011-04-05T10:28:56Z")

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> [@FS: 1991 BMW 318is \*\*\* SOLD \*\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-1991-bmw-318is-sold/40849/20):
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> cool find
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> Delucia’s dad would probably cringe at the thought of this lol

LOL i just sent him the video

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**Author:** ![zee\_oh\_sex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zee_oh_sex/32/6451_2.png) [@zee\_oh\_sex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zee_oh_sex)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/450k-mile-corvette/257703/15 "2011-04-05T11:04:06Z")

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:rofl

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**Author:** ![Johawk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/johawk/32/6284_2.png) [@Johawk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Johawk)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/450k-mile-corvette/257703/16 "2011-04-05T11:37:07Z")

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> [@Official ICE BOWL Meet](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-ice-bowl-meet/40785/91):
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> Psh, my 08 dodge sprinter has 215k+ on it. 450k on a car that old is pussy shit

The guy has owned since new and this Vette has been his daily driver. That kind of mileage on a car with old technology as far as machining, engineering, materials, and understanding of metallurgy is quite an accomplishment considering most cars of this era were considered money pits and crushed just over 100k. Then consider what time does to rubber, metal, and fiberglass. Your sprinter is pussy as fuck. All sorts of cars go 200+ or even 300+k miles these days.
