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The waiting is over!

Post by Charles » Mon Jan 08, 2024 6:05 pm

Look what I've done 😄
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Re: The waiting is over!

Post by davettf2 » Mon Jan 08, 2024 7:44 pm

Fantastic, what a mileage and a great way to start 2024.

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Post by DogWagen » Mon Jan 08, 2024 8:06 pm

That's a whole lot of fun over 20-odd years :D

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Re: The waiting is over!

Post by Charles » Mon Jan 08, 2024 8:17 pm

DogWagen wrote:
Mon Jan 08, 2024 8:06 pm
That's a whole lot of fun over 20-odd years :D
First registered in March 2003 - just don't ask me to calculate how much V-Power I've used in that time 🤣🤣🤣
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Re: The waiting is over!

Post by Rav » Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:08 pm

Congratulations Charles - That is a really impressive achievement. I wonder how many hours you have spent in that driving seat?
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Re: The waiting is over!

Post by Wellsy » Tue Jan 09, 2024 11:43 am

when I first saw the pic on FB, I thought " ahh that's nice someone has caught 40,000k miles", then I checked the name and thought hang on a min. Rechecked and yep its 400,000k miles. That's awesome what cars were made for.
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Re: The waiting is over!

Post by Fast3000 » Tue Jan 09, 2024 1:08 pm

Congratulations Charles :clap:
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2001 VW Golf GTI MK4 (Meh)
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Re: The waiting is over!

Post by MikeR » Tue Jan 09, 2024 9:45 pm

:dance
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Re: The waiting is over!

Post by hooneybadger » Wed Jan 10, 2024 12:17 am

Outstanding!
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Re: The waiting is over!

Post by JohnW » Wed Jan 10, 2024 4:19 am

That’s a huge mileage to achieve in any car. Fantastic!

I wonder how much V Power that took? :wink: :lol:
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Re: The waiting is over!

Post by B10BRW » Wed Jan 10, 2024 2:28 pm

Fantastic achievement for the B3S and you, here's to the next milestone, half a Million :dance

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Re: The waiting is over!

Post by Charles » Wed Jan 10, 2024 4:45 pm

JohnW wrote:
Wed Jan 10, 2024 4:19 am
I wonder how much V Power that took? :wink: :lol:
That's not a question you ask the owner of a petrol Alpina - how rude! :lol:
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Re: The waiting is over!

Post by Avtar » Wed Jan 10, 2024 5:54 pm

The things guys do to get away from the family. :D

Well Done indeed, look like my B3S with 131000 is just run in.......
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Re: The waiting is over!

Post by Marc 76 » Sat Jan 13, 2024 4:55 pm

Good work Charles, that's a lot of smiles!
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Re: The waiting is over!

Post by Parklane47 » Sun Feb 18, 2024 11:34 pm

To achieve this milestone, may I ask if you can share with us a list of parts that need replacement at specific mileage?
I have a 300k and have compiled such a list for the dealer to ensure trouble-free mileage.
For me personally, I use the 100k as when this work takes place.

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