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Series 1 longevity?

Old Feb 27, 2010 | 06:03 PM
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My Series I has 132K on it when it spun a rod bearing. Mostly my fault from bypassing the boost control solenoid. But it still had a slight knock beforehand. Not sure of how well maintained it was before I got it but I'm sure it could have lasted a bit longer under normal boost conditions.
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Old Mar 1, 2010 | 08:23 PM
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i had a 94 buick lesabre with 220xxx on it when i sold they car. The best car i had in a while. I picked it up with 160xxx and for 800 bucks. I got my money out of it think...lol
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Old Mar 11, 2010 | 12:05 AM
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my dads park ave ultra died at 220k he got off the freeway and the oil pressure dropped to zero and she started to knock one of these days i will rip the engine apart and repair it but it had a hard life and it ran like a top to that point
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