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Old 31-08-2008, 01:44 AM   #1
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Default A couple of family records broken in two with an AU...

Quite shameful really knowing that the longest serving car our family has had was the Asia Rocsta, after a couple of Lada Niva's. Some dreadful choices the old man made after bidding farewell to the XF - something I never forgave him for. 6 years and 170,000 km we had that thing, until it gave up the proverbial ghost.

170,000 km's in the XR was actually surpassed a few months ago and today the Dark Horse mobile (ala just another AUIII XR6 HP) pips that Asia Rocsta off the blocks as the longest serving car in the family.

Greatest ever car was dad's mighty XD, and now longest serving car brought back in Blue Oval flavour with the AU.



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Old 31-08-2008, 08:33 AM   #2
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Nice work ... and still in very good nick for it's mileage as well.
It'll be a sad day when you have to let her go though.
I just let the work ute go at 285,000km ... it was hard to drive away from it ... but the old AU served me very well.
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Old 31-08-2008, 08:55 AM   #3
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170,000 km's she's still a spring chicken :-p
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Old 31-08-2008, 10:08 AM   #4
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Nice going mate. It held up to me driving it that day so its a winner for sure
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Old 31-08-2008, 11:03 AM   #5
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Wow good work, as long as you service the car and take care of it. It will continue to serve you for some time yet. For instance, there are still some AU taxi's around still going strong.
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Old 31-08-2008, 01:32 PM   #6
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Wow good work, as long as you service the car and take care of it. It will continue to serve you for some time yet. For instance, there are still some AU taxi's around still going strong.
I know of one with 900 000Ks on the original engine ( never had the head off it)
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