On small cars, good tires generally last beyond the mileage they are listed for.  Corollas, Civics, even older Accords, a tire listed for 75K miles typically runs right at 100K for me.  But, I drive sensibly.  Probably that lady did, too.  mcneely

---- Jeff <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
> Back in the mid 70's I worked with a German lady who owned an early 60's Bug with over 100k miles and the original tires, which still liked like new.

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Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:

>They sure must have had and used very good rubber in Germany in the 80's ...
>since the original CV boots and many of the cooling system hoses last
>nearly forever.
>
>I have lots of original boots ....that's what I use bring a project van
>back to health again.
>Sure is nice when things last, not only like they should ...but even
>better than that !
>
>
>
>
>On 4/22/2013 7:42 PM, Karl Wolz wrote:
>> I've never, in about 700K miles (several vans), had a boot fail. All have been OEM.
>>
>> Karl Wolz
>> Sent from my electronic umbilicus
>>
>> On Apr 22, 2013, at 6:31 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>
>>> Find used OEM boots, or buy from the VW dealer, they never seem to wear out.
>>> Mine are fine after 27 years and 140k, and the ones on my previous '84 were
>>> fine after 250k when I sold it in 2006.  Aftermarket stuff is junk.
>>>
>>> Stuart
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>>> Jim Felder
>>> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 3:43 PM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: 9-month life on new CV boots
>>>
>>> All this talk about CV joint cleaning and booting made me take a look at my
>>> boots today, 9 months after putting four new ones on the car.
>>>
>>> One has a gaping hole.
>>>
>>> This is ridiculous that unacceptable that in 2013 someone can't even make a
>>> CV joint boot that will hold up for a year.
>>>
>>> Well, maybe somebody can, but who is it? Tell me and I will start buying
>>> from them.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Jim

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David McNeely