Now that is a suprise, but its good to know my GTO should last just as long then. I dont think those specs mean much until it comes down to a warranty claim, if an engine is going to have problems they will show up immediately unless you just dont change the oil at all. Some of the LS2s were having wrist pin problems, not oil related at all but they showed up immediately.quote:
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I know, but it's still nice to know it might be able to make it that far.
Actually, I just did a google search to see if I could find who has the highest mileage Corvette out there, and it came up with a link to this month's Corvette Fever magazine which has an article in it on a 78 Corvette with close to 400,000 miles on it.
I do know there was a guy on Corvetteforum with a 99 Corvette who had over 320,000 miles on it the last time he posted (which was more than a year ago, maybe even two) He was a salesman in Michigan who drove his car all day long for his job. My 98 is nowhere near that, I bought it two years ago with 32k on it, and now it's got just under 68k on it. I drive about 18k a year. When I bought it I figured I'd keep it at least 10 years, but I don't think I'll keep it that long before trading it for a C6 Corvette. I'm waiting for the prices on the used ones to come down a lot more though. (and when I do buy one, it'll be a 2006 or newer since I want one with the 6 speed automatic)
Why doesn't Mobil 1 Extended Performance 5w30 meet GM 4718M?
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If I ever do buy a brand new Corvette, I probably would run Mobil 1 5w30 in it for at least the first six months just to be sure the engine has no issues. Then I would switch it to GC.
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