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Got stuck in a stationary queue of traffic on the A1 today after a couple of cars had a coming together. You know how it is, after a couple of minutes sitting in Drive with your foot on the brake, you stick it in Park and just wait. Then the fire engine, ambulance and two police cars thread their way through the queue and you know you are likely to be there for a while. You idly look around at the other poor buggers sitting in the queue around you, wonder if you should open the can of drink in the car and then have a mental argument with yourself that while you might be getting thirsty, if you are going to be there for a while, you'll be bursting for a pee, so decide against it. HEVAC is showing 4 degrees so you keep the engine running and you glance at the dash to make sure the temperature gauge isn't starting to climb, then I noticed the odometer. I always reset it when I fill the LPG tank so I'd managed 33.3 miles of my 45 mile journey (with no exits off the A1 between me and the end on the red line on the satnav) but it was what the main display was showing that made me take a picture.....

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Good shot!
Let's see 567 with 43.2 on the lower display next!

I make it a point to call out things like that and the missus thinks I'm nuts!
Heck, she may have a point.
Keep up the good work!

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That's impressive!! IIRC She's had a new engine in that time - but that's still a hell of a run even for two engines I reckon.

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Original engine but rebuilt with top hat liners at 287,500. Heads are still the originals. Gearbox was replaced at 454,185 as it lost all drive but that actually turned out to be the torque converter. Both diffs replaced at some point, all wheel bearings are original. Brake discs have been replaced about 4 times though......

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Good Grief Richard ! And at 33 1/3rd that's definitely a (Long-Playing) Record !

You may not have even noticed if you had not checked the Temperature Gauge.....
(as we all do in such traffic, as well as wondering if the Viscous Fan is behaving) !?

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I'm not even sure why I looked at the temperature gauge as it never moves no matter how long it is idling. I seem to have a habit of driving on bits of road that are about to be closed in front of me. I sat in one queue for almost 2 hours a few weeks ago and wondered if the temperature gauge was working as it hadn't moved so pulled the Nano out and checked it. 93C is the highest I've ever seen, with normal running at 87-89C.