Now that's longevity: '64 Comet retired after 576k miles

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04-03-2012, 02:42 AM

Subie

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Now that's longevity: '64 Comet retired after 576k miles

Some threads here talk about making their Fits last then I just came across this article here. And she only went through 3 sets of shocks... :-)

Interesting read: '64 Comet retired after 576k miles

04-03-2012, 09:43 AM

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Nice find! I'm always amazed when I read stories of vehicles with more than a couple thousand miles - it make me wonder how it was treated and the maintenance schedules.

04-03-2012, 09:51 AM

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I hope Jay Leno buys this car. Just for the sake of presurving a bit
of history no one really cares about.

04-03-2012, 11:12 AM

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One owner, no CARFAX... :-)

04-03-2012, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by mhadden

it make me wonder how it was treated and the maintenance schedules.

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"She credits the longevity to a "near-obsessive" approach to the car's maintenance. "I've never been a destructive person and I've just taken care of everything, except my husbands," she told FoxNews."

That's too funny! haha