Highest miles on a 99-01 Cobra
- Thread starter SVT Kev
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100,8xx as of this morning...bought it 09/01 w/ 12 miles
How is she running? Any major problems with her?
I'm up to 43000 or so, but I bought it with 17,800 last March.
thats alot of miles =x i have like 47k bought it 4-3-04 with 42kmiles on it. =] average american drives 12-15kmiles a yr.
damn 59k on my 99 vert(for sale by the way... anyone...)
SVTHorsnake
Banned
just broke 24,000 yeah, how's the 100K miler running?
Only 28K on my '99
Rich
Rich
Cool thread, I'm interested to see what kind of problems these cars have at higher mileage. Mine just turned 30k last night, it had 26,XXX on it when I got it on the 30th of Sept '03. Not to bad I try to not drive it very often. Anyways, Im subscribing. 2881
i must note that it doesn't have the orginal motor in it. the original motor had a consumption problem from day one, and i spent many days and dollars at the dealership testing the motor and such, only for them to tell me that burning 1.5-2 quarts of oil every 3K miles was normal. so at about 40K miles, the consumption got worse, and i started hearing a "tick" that sounded like it was coming from the driver's side head. this was also about the time i moved to STL, so i took it to a dealership out here. they found low compression on 6&7 and suggested that my shortblock might be on it's way to being severely focked, and suggested tearing it down and seeing what it looked like inside. upon inspection, they found that the rod bearings on 6&7 had failed. in summary, i got a new longblock for 50 bucks on my extended warranty (best 860 dollars i ever spent).
original motor was replaced at 43K, so the new one has ~57K miles on it (mostly interstate)....i change the oil every 5K miles, and plug every 10K miles...at 320+rwhp, i still get 26 mpg on the hwy, it doesn't burn a drop of oil.....it has been immensely better than the original motor ever was....
other than aftermarket parts, the only other things that have had to be replaced are the brake pads and rotors, changed PS fluid, borke a halfshaft when i had the IRS, drivers side tie rod end, passenger side door lock actuator, and i just put the 27th and 28th tires on her yesterday....this has been fairly expensive for me, but only because i have incurred the normal costs at a faster rate than most people....i would NEVER get rid of this car, and before too long it will become a track only car anyway....
good job Ford!!!:thumbsup:
45k on mine. Bought it with 6 miles on it.
mine is at 51K and I bought her with about 36K last year. I've replaced the clutch due to TOB, the battery, starter, alternator, clutch cancel switch, plugs, rotors/pads and the throttle cable. The electrical parts were replaced because Ford couldn't figure out why I was having an intermittant starting problem. Turned out to be the clutch switch. LOL.
tommyhil4_6
Buh Bye
9000 miles, wait I don't have a cobra lol
25 on my 99 cobra. (it hasnt been driven since labor day though)
-Homer
-Homer
75,000 Miles. Absolutely no problems whatsoever.
Going to need a new clutch in a few months, but that's a normal wear item.
Going to need a new clutch in a few months, but that's a normal wear item.
38k, have 3k on new motor because it had a slight ticking/rattling and svt couldn't figure it out. Motor looked perfect on the inside, just had too much crankshaft end-play. and wheelbearing failure from the knuckle updates and nothing other than that.
Cobra4pt6
Banned
93,000k miles here, only problems ive had were clutch probs
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