the vacationer
i bought the girl back in 2003 (gee, that sounds suss...) with a touch over 51k on her. since then, she's had a 2nd gear box, the solinoids in that replaced, a new alternator, two new batteries, rocker-cover gaskets done, new brake discs (14 months now). but thats all. Oh, she needs the sway bar link on the left replaced, and a leak in the power steering done too.
Now, back on topic... she has 141k on her, not bad considering i've taken her all across the state (NSW) and down to melbourne a coupla times too. She still runs like a dream, a little tough to get going in the freezing cold (up in the highlands and down in canberra) but once she's on she's super.
i'd love to one day swap her to a manual (my only regret), get some extractors and put some berlina or callais wheels on her (the berlina wheels i think look cool) and then who knows? actually, after that... she'll be perfect!
cheers,
P