High Mileage?

Hi guys, what is the kind of mileage your cars have on them?, my atmo has done 122,000 miles and still pulls like a train ( no not Stephensons Rocket ) i was told by the last owner that the engine had been rebuilt at around 100,000 miles but no paper work to back this up though this must be true ( i will say a prayer tonight ). because the engine just goes so well.

~ 200,000 on a turbo

"It made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs. She's fast enough for you, old man"

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm ,Han Solo
My turbo's got 120k on it and is still going strong

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm ,Han Solo
My turbo's got 120k on it and is still going strong

When in the Empire Strikes Back the Millennium Falcon is under siege and won't start there's a classic line:

Leia: Would it help if I got out and pushed?
Han: It might!


The Millenium Falcon definitely shares a bit of DNA from a GTA I'm sure.

On a serious note though there's a bit of competition over what petrol engine holds the mileage record. Martin (StunnedMonkey) can tell you the details but one of the alleged record holders is.... a PRV in a volvo.

The same unit from a Delorean and not far removed from a GTA.

one of the alleged record holders is.... a PRV in a volvo.

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Hope the record is legit and not like Trigger's broom....

Head gaskets only I believe. Martin looked up the details, I'll let him explain.

My turbo's got 120k on it and is still going strong [/quote]




The Millenium Falcon definitely shares a bit of DNA from a GTA I'm sure.

Mmmm did"nt take long 4 my question to get turned into a starwars convention !! lol, if this is what happens to you when you own a GTA then i can"t wait .

I met Goerge Lucus and my son got his autograph a couple of wks ago at Goodwood -- .

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Sun got to me George, not Goerge looks like the Alpine things started.

My turbo's got 120k on it and is still going strong

The Millenium Falcon definitely shares a bit of DNA from a GTA I'm sure.

Mmmm did"nt take long 4 my question to get turned into a starwars convention !! lol, if this is what happens to you when you own a GTA then i can"t wait .

I met Goerge Lucus and my son got his autograph a couple of wks ago at Goodwood -- .[/quote]


You started it with all the name dropping
'I met Gearge Daws ' an all that

All this talk of mileages are these the ones recorded or are we including needle (speedo) breakdowns.200K = 275k

My turbo's got 120k on it and is still going strong [/quote


You started it with all the name dropping
'I met Gearge Daws ' an all that

I once met Sally Clobberfoot

and last year the lucky few had champers and a few beers with Rene Arnoux and Jean Ragnotti, more than once

All this talk of mileages are these the ones recorded or are we including needle (speedo) breakdowns.200K = 275k

No I was accounting for that - recorded mileage is about 185 but I added a little extra for the odd few months every other year when the needle gets lazy and goes AWOL.

Wow! some high mileages out there but at least this means the engines can take it and it shows that even though Alpines seem to be fragile mini supercars they at least get well used ,not like much more expensive machines so perhaps that statement doesnt really hold up because would a 100,000+ miles Ferrari 328 GTB be any more reliable , but for sure it would cost buckets more to stay on the road.

So maybe these GTA"s are much better then we give them credit and pound for pound these must be THE performance car bargains out there.

There's a Norwegian A310 with in excess of 500,000 km on the clock, still on its original engine and gearbox.

It's why Delorean used A310s as the mules for the DMC12, same engine, gearbox and drive config. And with a GRP body the same no rust properties as stainless steel. It's a shame Alpine didn't put the same effort into rust-proofing the actual chassis though