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      10-05-2011, 05:28 AM   #20
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Originally Posted by ianf2002 View Post
What about all the press cars for the 1M promotions. Most of them would have been driven really hard from new, possibly even had the rev limit removed?
Someone who tested a 1M test-mule over here reported that, with merely ± 9000 km (5600 miles) on the 1M odometer, the transmission was already slipping ! Talking about car abuse. Okay, the engine is rock-solid and they replace several parts once those test-mules are put up for sale (if not recalled, dismantled and/or destroyed), but personally I wouldn't fancy getting a trashed around car, even if offered at an attractive price.
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