How Far Did I Drive?

How far did I drive?

The truth is I do not know.  I forgot to take a picture of my odometer when I left the USA and when I visited the car at the house of the guy who towed it after I crashed.  

I took a picture of my odometer in Guatemala when it reached 200,000 miles. 

I took another picture when I arrived in Ushuaia.

Undoubtedly I drove more then 9,909 miles. I would add at least 2,000 miles to the total which gives 11,909 miles though I probably drove further than that.

Although I put so many miles on the car in such a short time I never had any major engine trouble except towards the end on the very last day of driving.  Because I wrecked the car I was never able to find out just what the problem was. The biggest problem with the car was having to change the tires so many times.  But that is the fault of the roads.

It helps that the original owner of this car was the state of Wisconsin who certainly performed proper maintenance. The person I bought the car from had bought it at auction and also took good care of the vehicle.  

The car was a 1997 Ford Escort station wagon.