gnolo,

Yes, it is the original engine. The tranny was replaced a month or two before I bought her. She had almost 400K on the clock at that time. The tranny that was put in was used, not rebuilt, but it only had about 150K on it. The starter and possibly the alternator are the only "engine" components that are not original.

The original owner took great care of her and followed maintenance by the book and then some. I think he wiped her down with a diaper before putting her in the garage each night....

The second owner was also great with mechanical maintenance, but lousy on the body and interior upkeep. He drove over 150 miles one-way to work, 5-6 days a week, and changed the oil every two weeks.

That is where most of the mileage came from. I drive her primarily to work every day and average about 600 miles a week right now. I didn't do the metric conversion yet, but I shoud be within 50K of 1,000,000 Km! I'm doing my best to see that she makes it that far at least.

On the weekends, I usually have the family with me so we drive something with working A/C and a more comfortable back seat (the kids say mine is lumpy).