by ThurzNite » Mon May 23, 2011 2:55 pm
99 v6 5sp
Lil status update, officially hit 205k, ran some 0w-30 mobile for a while, just sent in oil for analysis at about 3k. Waiting to get report back. Topped off 1qt with m1 5w-30. Drove 422 miles with AC on, under 10 over posted, got 25.2 mpg. On the trip back, 410 miles, under 15 over posted, no AC, 25.0mpg. Overall, I'm surprised how it's holding up compared to my other 2 cars I've taken beyond 200k. So Mechanically, it's still all there when following maintenance schedule.
What sucks is that my minivan did the same trip, and got better MPG. I'm really considering selling the solara and driving the van instead. More torque, more room, more mpg.
Dr J