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While covering 500,000 miles (804,500 kilometers) with the same engine is not something unheard of these days, it is not common either. Welcome to the world of Matt Marion, deputy editor at Men’s Health magazine, who recently hit the half-million mile mark with his 2001 Volkswagen Jetta 1.8T.
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2001 VW Jetta 1.8T Receives an Autopsy After Hitting the 500,000 Mile Mark
While covering 500,000 miles (804,500 kilometers) with the same engine is not something unheard of these days, it is not common either. Welcome to the world of Matt Marion, deputy editor at Men’s Health magazine, who recently hit the half-million mile mark with his 2001 Volkswagen Jetta 1.8T.
Marion began blogging about his car on a dedicated section at Men’s Health website called "The Half-Million Mile Man" on March 2010, when his turbocharged Jetta reached 400,000 miles (643,000 km). The purpose was to detail his efforts to reach the half million-a-mile landmark.
“The purpose of my blog ‘The Half-Million Mile Man’ was not only to chronicle my journey toward 500,000 miles, but also to share what I learned along the way about automotive maintenance with other drivers,†Marion explains. “When I neared 500K, I realized that the most valuable lessons of all were probably hiding inside the Jetta’s engine.â€
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You may remember the story of Irv Gordon who first made automotive headlines back in 2007 when his 1966 Volvo P1800 Coupe's odometer crossed the 2.6 million mile (4.18 million km) mark, and again just last summer, when he reported approaching 3 million...
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