Now That's a Car

Whatever

This story brings a smile:

MILWAUKEE — As a traveling salesman, Peter Gilbert has put a few miles on his car — 1,001,385 miles, to be precise.

It took the Glendale, Wisc, man 17 years to cross the million mile mark with his 1989 Saab 900 SPG. He recently donated the durable vehicle to the Wisconsin Automotive Museum after Saab verified the mileage.
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Gilbert bought the Saab for $29,000.

Sadly, I totaled my 1984 Saab 900 S -- handed down from my dad, a traveling salesman, through my mom and then my older brother -- at around 196,000 miles in 1995. The insurance company only gave us $500 for it. If only they knew how many more miles the car had left in it.

Of course, in its place, my parents let me have my mother's 1987 Saab 9000 S with 197,000 miles on it. My dad sold that car for $500 in 1998 when it had 212,000 miles on it.

Man I loved those cars.