Odometer Brag

[Blue Streak]

A vehicle with more than 100K is mandatory equipment for an aspiring ski bum.
I just turned this on Friday.

 

[Blue Streak]

Run into me with your brand new Audi S7.
I dare you!

 

[Philpug]

I would be real impressed of it happened 2/2/22...too. ( I added that last "too") Actually it is pretty neat to catch that.

 

[SBrown]

I hit this about 3.5 years ago. Just crossed 190K yesterday, should definitely hit 200K by the end of ski season.

 

[Bill Talbot]

I hit this about 3.5 years ago. Just crossed 190K yesterday, should definitely hit 200K by the end of ski season.

seg, it looks like you may be operating that vehicle outside the state sanctioned limits.... AGAIN!!!

 

[SBrown]

I think I was right at 65, in fact :p

 

[SBrown]

I think I was right at 65, in fact :p

ok maybe 75.

 

[Philpug]

I did the 123456 thing too but I also set my trip odometer to come up 789.0 but completely forgot when I got close and missed it. LOL.

 

[SKI-3PO]

ok maybe 75.

Does the state say anything about taking a picture of the odometer at that speed?

 

[Don in Morrison]

My Chebby Malibubble just turned 100k last week, so it's officially old. The Dodgy Carryvan just passed 80k. Both have tires with about 8-10 k left before hitting the tread wear indicator but they're going to be iffy for passing CDOT rules before they get to that point. I'm going to have to time things better next time.

 

[SBrown]

Does the state say anything about taking a picture of the odometer at that speed?

I don't think so? Maybe if I'd run into someone. But we can still use phones in the car. I was on a dry straight section of highway (I-70 right next to Georgetown Lake) so it wasn't too scary.

 

[Eleeski]

Not the odometer but a pretty cool display.
Eric

 

[crgildart]

ok maybe 75.

And taking photos...

 

[Don in Morrison]

Taking photos at 75? Piece o' cake. My kids did a driver swap on I-80 at 75 with all the siblings on board. The driver got tired and asked her sister to take over, so she did. Mrs. Claystone and I were in the car ahead of them and I looked in the mirror in time to see the car take this big zig-zag and then settle back out into a straight line.

We were bringing the other car back after it puked a radiator in the middle of Utah and left the oldest daughter stranded. That one had about 150k miles on it at the time. (see, still on topic) It also ate a thermostat on the way home and then blew a head gasket a couple of days after getting back. I shoulda brought the daughter back and left the car there. It made about 3k after I fixed the gasket before blowing an oil pressure gauge fitting on the block. At that point we pitched it and bought a new car.

 

[Philpug]

Cue the "scary stuff I have done while driving..." Thread

 

[coskigirl]

I don't think so? Maybe if I'd run into someone. But we can still use phones in the car. I was on a dry straight section of highway (I-70 right next to Georgetown Lake) so it wasn't too scary.

That section is far scarier when a roof box opens spewing Christmas gifts across the road.

 

[SBrown]

That section is far scarier when a roof box opens spewing Christmas gifts across the road.

It's been a very eventful stretch of road, I guess. This very morning the roof box opened there again, in those dastardly winds. When I finally pulled over, my MX83s were hanging halfway out. I don't think I lost anything, though. Bungee cords are now de rigueur.

 

[coskigirl]

It's been a very eventful stretch of road, I guess. This very morning the roof box opened there again, in those dastardly winds. When I finally pulled over, my MX83s were hanging halfway out. I don't think I lost anything, though. Bungee cords are now de rigueur.

Criminy! The loss of the MX83s would have been sad. The winds were insane in Boulder.

 

[SBrown]

Criminy! The loss of the MX83s would have been sad. The winds were insane in Boulder.

There were a few places on the drive home that were bad today, including Georgetown Lake area. Down farther, I saw a Prius (I think) blow into the median, frame deep in snow. I wasn't totally sure what was happening, as I was fighting to keep my 6,000-lb vehicle heading straight.

 

[coskigirl]

Oh I get it. My drive to work was a battle this morning. It was during my commute that a gust of 102mph was reported just a few miles away. My vehicle was rockin' like there was something far more exciting going on inside.

Then we lost power for over an hour at work. Plus the network was down for another 90 minutes. I should have been skiing WiTS at Copper.