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Night driving by numbers
« on: June 26, 2014, 09:50:47 »
While driving last night I noticed that the mileage turned to 44444 miles. So here is a picture that captured that moment
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Re: Night driving by numbers
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2014, 10:42:52 »
A little bit more scary moment will be when your odometer will turn to 66"666"  :D. Beware of !
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Re: Night driving by numbers
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2014, 11:56:30 »
As a coincidence, last year whilst returning home form the Pagoda 50th celebrations, the speedo clicked over 50,000 miles so had to stop to take the photo.
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Re: Night driving by numbers
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2014, 12:54:57 »
Dario

I plan to change the speedo scaled in miles into the km scaled one, so no worries ;D
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Re: Night driving by numbers
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2014, 11:57:14 »
I'm looking for the photo I took in my '87 Acura turning 100,000 at 100 MPH.  ;D
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Re: Night driving by numbers
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2014, 20:09:35 »
Good idea to do the same in our Pagodas....
For some it will be the only time not because the they have so many miles on tyne counter, but most may not reach that speed ;)
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Re: Night driving by numbers
« Reply #6 on: June 29, 2014, 18:40:34 »
reached 100.000 km's on the motorway a couple of years ago :-)
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Re: Night driving by numbers
« Reply #7 on: July 03, 2014, 01:01:55 »
As a coincidence, last year whilst returning home form the Pagoda 50th celebrations, the speedo clicked over 50,000 miles so had to stop to take the photo.

Garry, that is a beautiful colour on your car! Wow! Would love to see all of it!


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Re: Night driving by numbers
« Reply #8 on: July 03, 2014, 06:06:24 »
Thanks jpinet

The colour is 334G Light Blue and should have a 350H Medium Blue Hard top according to the Data card. A PO painted the HT light blue but not well and I am planning on repainting the HT in the next few weeks to its original colour 350H. It glows in bright daylight.
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Re: Night driving by numbers
« Reply #9 on: July 03, 2014, 10:39:26 »
Really nice car! Post pictures of your newly painted top when it's done.