I had to replace the clutch at 162,000 miles ... of course I read electric
meters at the time and drove from house to house to house all day long.

You'd think the clutch would last longer than that ... doggone unreliable
cars!

"Eric O." > wrote in message
...
> Erik Dillenkofer wrote:
>> Nah, the 80's weren't any good either. I only got 18 years and 314,000
>> miles on my '83 GTI before I sold it (with the original engine) ... and
>> bought my '01 Jetta TDI which now has 200,000 miles on it. :-)
>
> "Only" 314,000 miles and 18 years? I'd say that's pretty good. I
> knew someone who had a 1980 Scirocco that he eventually sold after about
> 18 years and more than 200,000 miles - and it still had the original
> engine, and even the original clutch.
>
> Eric