114 days

[WESHOOT2]

At 156,248 miles right now.

Last tank 25.1 MPG; driving very fast
Mud (season) SO BAD my wheels are completely out of balance, and I haven't had time yet to high-pressure hose them out.
But I will, because the wheels hop.


Other than that, still flying.........





Fender liners still attached; I added some 'custom' rivets.

[KansasKid]

Weshoot2's "114 days" is an epic 150,000 mile saga serving as a testament to the Kizashi's durability and performance. However, others have also put the Kizashi through grueling conditions where it still delivered. Motor Trend created a mini series on the Kizashi back in 2010 called "Tokyo to LA; the Hard Way" where they drove two Kizashis from Suzuki's HQ in Hamamatsu, Japan to Los Angeles, CA via Japan, Russia, Alaska, Canada, and the West Coast USA covering near 7,000 miles. It's both an article and video series. I've watched the videos a while ago when researching the Kizashi prior to purchase. You can say I was impressed.
Here's the article with the videos embedded. I need to revisit this as well.

http://www.motortrend.com/extra/1012_su ... _hard_way/

Japanese manufacturers needs factory pickup programs like BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo have.

http://www.bmwusa.com/Standard/Content/ ... fault.aspx

I think a trip similar to the one MotorTrend did is going on my bucket list. And apparently, I need to read MotorTrend more often. I still want to know how they sealed off the engine for the river crossings. I highly doubt that a little tape on the hood was all that they needed...

[WESHOOT2]

Currently at 157,067 miles.


Other than pressure-washing the baked-in mud out of my wheels, I've done nothing except drive.
Hard.
Gas mileage suffering slightly from said hard driving, but it still exceeds 25 MPG per tank.





Most of the stuff underneath still attached.
I think....

[WESHOOT2]

The mud on one section of my road is SO BAD I almost got our AWD CR-V stuck.

And, frankly, I have significant 'mud' experience.

[Moto]

lol keep it together.

[WESHOOT2]

Nuthin' was a-flappin' this morning on the way to work (kept it juuuust under 95....).

[WESHOOT2]

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158,148 miles.

Last tanks = 27.5, 26.7 MPG.
Warmer weather.
But I still have the studded Goodyears on.

Dirty, noise from the rear suspension, no slowin' down.


Mud's almost dry in most places, so my speed continues to climb. Man what a nice car.



Nuts still attached.

[Fritz2]

I just picture your car looking like ckonklin33's with the mudflaps and large basket on top rally style.

[WESHOOT2]

Nope; my car is filthy, has steel wheels with no covers, and the windows are dripping with smoke residue.

I recently accidently pressure-washed the 'S' emblem off the back.....

[golftango]

I average 80 mph and see a constant 27, or greater, mpg.