One third of one million

[Walsted]

On Sunday, my Miata passed the one third of one million miles milestone. It should hit 350K by the end of the year, if all goes well. I bought it at a little over 170K in August of 2007, and it has been relatively dependable. I know it needs a front main seal, (skipped it during the timing belt changes, now I have to park on the grass at work,) but all of the other maintenance it needs is the periodic stuff. I did switch to a Walbro fuel pump late last year, and kept the old one as a spare after I got stranded the third time due to fuel pump failure. (I got about 20K out of the Autozone pumps.) I do get a camshaft tick if I run less than 10w30. I also burn oil when running in excess of 4000rpm, which happens quite a bit now that part of my commute has been raised to 75mph. All in all, though, I think the problems are minor compared to the amount that I have driven it.

I hope everyone's Miata is as long-lived.

[Rob®]

Damn! I'm 28 miles shy of 100k on my 1990. Kind of dreading it but excited about it at the same time.