Fleeingpepper Posted September 9, 2008 Report Posted September 9, 2008 What is the average lifetime of a 3100? 175,000-250,000 maybe? IDK.. I ask because I'm not sure if it would be worth replacing the top on my vert for $900, because the 3100 has 140,000 miles on it. Quote
White93z34 Posted September 10, 2008 Report Posted September 10, 2008 as long as the engine is kept up on, you should be good to at minimum 200,000. I'd worry more about the trans failing as the car gets older then the engine. Quote
Spilly Posted September 10, 2008 Report Posted September 10, 2008 My buddy had a '94 Skylark with the 3100, went on until 210ish thousand miles. Decided to snap a rod and seize itself stoplight racing me in my old Tempo. I'm not a big fan of the 3100 seeing as how my '93 ford tempo 2 door 2.3 could smoke the skylark. Quote
ns87 Posted September 10, 2008 Report Posted September 10, 2008 really? My roomate's old 92 tempo was no match for an iron duke, let alone a 3100. edit** 200,000 at least if you keep up on it and fix stupid little things that break every so often Quote
AWeb80 Posted September 10, 2008 Report Posted September 10, 2008 i got 126k and still going strong....and I'm not easy on it either..... Quote
MonteCarloDude Posted September 10, 2008 Report Posted September 10, 2008 i got 126k and still going strong....and I'm not easy on it either..... x2, Im almost at 124K and it still runs great! Quote
Masterchief362 Posted September 10, 2008 Report Posted September 10, 2008 about 122k miles, and runs better than when i got it at 114k... oh wait, new head gaskets and a head. that'll do it . but she is still strong, and i make sure to keep up on all the maintenance now that it is my car. but i had a 96 lumina with 193k ran pretty damn good, then the tranny failed. i really miss that car. Quote
mfewtrail Posted September 10, 2008 Report Posted September 10, 2008 I regularly see junkyard 3100's with 250,000 to 275,000 miles on them. They will last longer than that if you keep up maintenance on them... Quote
oldscsc Posted September 10, 2008 Report Posted September 10, 2008 Most I've seen (on the internet) was in a Grand Prix. It had over 400,000 miles, although I think it was the tranny that broke... Quote
mfewtrail Posted September 10, 2008 Report Posted September 10, 2008 Most I've seen (on the internet) was in a Grand Prix. It had over 400,000 miles, although I think it was the tranny that broke... Very typical. Most people ditch the cars in the 200K+ range due to transaxle failures. Quote
Night Fury Posted September 10, 2008 Report Posted September 10, 2008 A friend of mine has a 3100 in a Grand am... It has over 180,000 and runs GREAT! The car itself fucking falling APART BUT the engine is cherry. She treats it like the stereotypical female, too! She let it go 10,000 miles w/o an oil change... I changed it then. It does have a strange 'issue' though... It starts like REALLY easy. It seems that you couldn't not start it if you tried! Just TOUCH the key and it starts! :thinking: :dunno: Quote
oldscsc Posted September 10, 2008 Report Posted September 10, 2008 A friend of mine has a 3100 in a Grand am... It has over 180,000 and runs GREAT! The car itself fucking falling APART BUT the engine is cherry. She treats it like the stereotypical female, too! She let it go 10,000 miles w/o an oil change... I changed it then. It does have a strange 'issue' though... It starts like REALLY easy. It seems that you couldn't not start it if you tried! Just TOUCH the key and it starts! :thinking: :dunno: Timing a little off? Quote
Night Fury Posted September 10, 2008 Report Posted September 10, 2008 Hell if I know... nor do I care, nor does she. The car is a heap! Quote
Addicted to eaton Posted September 10, 2008 Report Posted September 10, 2008 230,000 on my monte and still goes fine! has now power but she runs!!! It wont even spin out on WET pavment lol!!... uhh 140,000 on the grand prix and Head gaskit went! Quote
Fleeingpepper Posted September 10, 2008 Author Report Posted September 10, 2008 Sometimes I wish it wouldn't last long..cus it has no power. Stupid thing. But at least it should go on for a while! Quote
MonteCarloDude Posted September 10, 2008 Report Posted September 10, 2008 Sometimes I wish it wouldn't last long..cus it has no power. Stupid thing. But at least it should go on for a while! Don't get me wrong they are FAR from fast, But they really are not THAT slow, And im sure some of the problem is the fact that you have a vert and they are a LOT fatter then a hardtop. 230,000 on my monte and still goes fine! has now power but she runs!!! It wont even spin out on WET pavment lol!!... uhh 140,000 on the grand prix and Head gaskit went! There has to be something wrong with your monte, Because an L82 is a lot better then that down low. Quote
Night Fury Posted September 11, 2008 Report Posted September 11, 2008 I experienced my highest 3100 mileage today... in a cab. Base ass mid-90's lumina... 217,xxx I believe it was! It seemed to have all of its power, but who in hell knows if it's even original! Quote
Addicted to eaton Posted September 11, 2008 Report Posted September 11, 2008 Yeah im pretty sure it has a burnt valve lol. takes 12 sec to get to 60... lol Quote
MonteCarloDude Posted September 11, 2008 Report Posted September 11, 2008 Yeah im pretty sure it has a burnt valve lol. takes 12 sec to get to 60... lol Quote
Addicted to eaton Posted September 11, 2008 Report Posted September 11, 2008 Yeah. Why do you think i was happy to get the gtp back... 5.8 sec to 60 Quote
Fleeingpepper Posted September 11, 2008 Author Report Posted September 11, 2008 Don't get me wrong they are FAR from fast, But they really are not THAT slow, And im sure some of the problem is the fact that you have a vert and they are a LOT fatter then a hardtop. Yeah that's what I tell everyone. The car is overweight and underpowered! 230,000 on my monte and still goes fine! has now power but she runs!!! It wont even spin out on WET pavment lol!!... uhh 140,000 on the grand prix and Head gaskit went! Yeah..even mine can spin for maybe half a second depending on the situation on dry pavement! If I get pissed off and be an idiot on a wet road at 20 or so I can spin the tires. Got stuck behind a "35mph in a 50 zone" person for five miles on a two lane road! I turned off that road, got going a little and punched it. The car went right and my rpms flew up! I drove a little more conservatively in wet weather after that. So at least I know I don't have a burnt valve.. Quote
MonteCarloDude Posted September 12, 2008 Report Posted September 12, 2008 Yeah. Why do you think i was happy to get the gtp back... 5.8 sec to 60 5.8 seems a bit fast, Have you done a 0-60 with a stopwatch yet? Quote
Addicted2bass Posted September 12, 2008 Report Posted September 12, 2008 I experienced my highest 3100 mileage today... in a cab. Base ass mid-90's lumina... 217,xxx I believe it was! It seemed to have all of its power, but who in hell knows if it's even original! Thats LOW mileage for a cab that old! Quote
Night Fury Posted September 12, 2008 Report Posted September 12, 2008 I experienced my highest 3100 mileage today... in a cab. Base ass mid-90's lumina... 217,xxx I believe it was! It seemed to have all of its power, but who in hell knows if it's even original! Thats LOW mileage for a cab that old! They are a relatively new company, but yes, I was honestly expecting more. Maybe it had rolled over!? Quote
IRONDOG442 Posted September 12, 2008 Report Posted September 12, 2008 Dads 94 Supreme has 200,000 miles on it and its LIM gaskets are starting to fail. Quote
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