90,000

One other thing: The Avenger rolled 90,000 miles yesterday (July 4th) on my way home from work. In looking back, I rolled:

50,000 in November ‘01
60,000 in October ‘02
70,000 in February ‘04
75,000 in July ‘04
80,000 in March ‘05
90,000 in July ‘06

Yep, you’re looking at that right. It took me 8 months to drive 5000 miles, and that included a road trip to Austin, TX in September of 2004 for CM IT training. I’m now taking aim at 100,000 miles. I don’t know if an Avenger has ever gone that far before, and if it did, it certainly did it quicker than the 11+ years it will take me. I’m going to drive this thing until there’s no more drive left in it. Then I don’t know what I’m going to do. I’d get a good bike if it weren’t for the fact that the roads are a little dangerous for bikes around here, despite the bike lanes they keep putting in.