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How many times has your car been around the Earth?

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GlitterSquid · 26/03/2023 19:01

Because curiosity got the better of me I recently googled the Earth's circumference.
Give or take, it's 25,000 miles, which is generally considered a decent, respectable mileage on a 2-3yr old car but actually it equates to one whole trip around the planet!
I mean granted, your average Mini Clubman hasn't actually traversed the Amazon Rainforest or Mariana Trench...but even so....
My car has been around the Earth 1.75 times, or 5.5 'Moon Laps'.
What has yours done? Grin

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IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 27/03/2023 20:05

Approaching the end of its second lap.

Nixer · 28/03/2023 15:04

Current car just over 4 times. Its predecessor 10 times (256k). The garage that serviced it used to refer to it as the moon car and were quite sad when I eventually scrapped it. It probably could have done another lap as the engine was sound but it just had too many other things wrong with it.
This is nothing though - there's a Volvo P1800 that's done 3 million miles.
https://wyantgroup.com/remembering-the-three-million-mile-volvo-man/

Remembering the “Three Million Mile Volvo Man” - Wyant Group

Irv Gordon is survived by the Volvo P1800 he had bought in 1966 which has earned him a World Record for carrying him 3.2 million miles.

https://wyantgroup.com/remembering-the-three-million-mile-volvo-man

Brahumbug · 28/03/2023 16:23

Not mine, but DF's Toyota land cruiser had been to the moon and back!

LunchBoxPolice · 28/03/2023 16:32

9 times

MissAmbrosia · 28/03/2023 16:42

My car has done about 37k km - which is good going considering it's 12 years old. To be fair, I commuted for most of that time on public transport and don't use it that much. It's in very good nick. 😁

bloodywhitecat · 28/03/2023 16:44

Once, it is just about to have it's third birthday.

Eyesopenwideawake · 28/03/2023 16:44

Nine times! Still going strong.

MushMonster · 28/03/2023 16:46

Wow, I never thought of it that way.
Past the fourth, not sure we will make it to a whole fifth!

Rockbird · 28/03/2023 17:11

3.5 times, and at the moment it's feeling every one of those miles!

CobraChicken · 28/03/2023 17:21

Current (Toyota) has done 155k miles so that'd be just over 6 times.

Previous (Honda) did 280k miles before we sold it on (and saw it driving around for another year or so) so that one did >11 times.

GymNewbie · 28/03/2023 17:24

Just under 4x (97k) 18 year old car.

HeadsShouldersKneesAndMyGreatAuntsWalkingStick · 01/04/2023 22:47

Anyone been to the moon?

Elphame · 01/04/2023 22:49

5 times in its 11 years to date

CobraChicken · 02/04/2023 08:18

HeadsShouldersKneesAndMyGreatAuntsWalkingStick · 01/04/2023 22:47

Anyone been to the moon?

Our previous Honda CRV did over 450,000km and the moon is only ~382,500km so I guess so 😄

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