I bought a four year old Proton persona for £500 with about 205k on the clock. Drove it back from the auction with the oil light on and replaced the engine for the grand sum of £85.
I bet it still going!
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I had a 1990 G reg Audi 80 2.0i with 200k on original engine and gearbox. Motorway journeys were fine. Round town a nightmare as it overheated, and had a knackered clutch. Went to a scap merchant, but to my knowledge may still be on the road.
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My next door neighbour has one of those merc sprinter vans and he does 2000 miles a week and his is three years old, so thats what, 300,000 and hes still using it daily. He used to have one of the Iveco vans with 450k on it!
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At the other end of the scale, our Mini is 21 years old and has only covered 23,000 miles...
Lee -- There\'s no place like 127.0.0.1
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>>What engine is the 75 running?
Its a CDT so the BMW unit. Would love to have said a K series:-)
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Its a CDT so the BMW unit. Would love to have said a K series:-)
No one would have belived you!
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Had a diesel cavalier saloon non-turbo with some history that had done 285 000 and although completely dreadfull was actually a sweet runner started first time every time the rest of the car however was shot ...cheers...Keo.
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If 'had' is okay, when we passed it on to a friend, our '57 beetle had been round the clock twice (we had paperwork to prove it!) and was on about 75,000.
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I once boasted on another forum about my 170k BX 1.9XUD which I sold to a mate who ran it to over 200k and then sold it to a mate of his - lost track after that.
Someone replied that 200k was nothing in a BX :-
"I drive a BX diesel which I use as a taxi. It's my 5th. BX 19 diesel. I still have my 1987 BX which I cannibalise for spares, not that I need many. It was retired for 'scrap' after a crash @ 350,000 miles. It's replacement was sold off for less than the value of its parts @ 450,000 miles; one has been retired to my driveway @ 740,000miles & my current workhorse is now @ 380,000 miles. I've never changed a wheel-bearing, only one gearbox and a few suspension bits; one major engine overhaul."
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My VW Passat 1.9 TDI estate, '94 model, has done 161,000 miles. Only modest compared to some on this thread but high enough to mention!
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I used to work for a motor factors and our old P reg Escort 1.8D van had done 400k still with same engine and exhaust been crashed lots of times though!
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My 1993 Ford Fiesta Diesel is still chuggering along with 165k on it and still counting! Once it gets going, it goes! Driving to manchester weekly on the M62 sepatates the men from the boys haha!
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My uncle has a 1989 190E with 280k on it. not sure if and what has been changed
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Had a £50 520i E28 a couple of years ago showing 218k on the clock, however the last 7 MOTs showed exactly the same mileage, so probably more like 300k. original engine, box and clutch, just needed a bit of welding. It probably had near £40 of petrol in when I picked it up too.
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OK, you asked for it.
Volvo 240 Torslanda 1993, 342,000 miles. I bought it 8 years ago with 180,000 miles, and it passed its MOT last week. Nearly everything is original, including the controversial brake disks (see an old thread). I have never touched the engine except to change the oil, and to check the valve clearances when I bought it.
The gearbox actually is not original, so I don't strictly meet the criteria. When I bought the car I swapped the original 5-speed and fitted a 4-speed with overdrive from an earlier model. So the gearbox has now done well over 400,000 miles.
Incidentally the catalyst and oxygen sensor are original too.
The only major thing to go wrong has been the alternator, which failed at 235,000 miles.
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Its looking like diesel is the way to get the best service out of your french car while the germans and swedes are better at long lived petrols with the japanese not far behind.... telling that there is nothing italian been offered up so far...!
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I've driven an MB W126 300 SE (1980s S-Class) with 370k on the clock -- no engine rebuild, no autobox rebuild, just rigorous servicing and, significantly, oil changes at 6k on the dot. Had its bodywork not given it away, I wouldn't have thought it had done more than 100k.
There was a report in the MB Club recently of a W124 estate that has done 420k. When the owner bought it, he thought it had done only 170k. When he discovered it had been clocked, he was even more impressed and pleased with the car.
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When he discovered ithad been clocked, he was even more impressed and pleased with the car.
That's interesting. There might even be a kind of negative clocking effect at high mileages. If I wound my mileometer on a few hundred thousand the car would be in the big-time league with the Swedes and Finns. With a Volvo gold high-mileage badge it might actually be worth more than with its real mileage.
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Yes, he did speak of an enhanced sense of pride and in anticipation of it attracting attention and being a talking point.
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193k 1996 Audi A4 1.8 petrol. Second engine though, first one lunched when cam belt broke on previous owner.
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Until a couple of years ago I owned a 1984 Ford Capri Laser 1.6 that had done 255,000 miles!
It had 21,000 on it when I bought it at two years old.
Same engine, same gearbox, same rear axle, had the clutch changed at 180,000 miles.
Amazing!
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Office hack 1994 SRi Cavalier ECOTEC. Original everything according to the immense service record that came with it. 169k when we parted comapny with it - worn steering rack. Drove like new, showing Saxo drivers a thing of two. Everything worked on it. It's still around...
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Nice one, Galaxy. My 72k Capri 2.8i has a way to go then. Actually, it still does feel as though it could go a long way.
Rigorous servicing, frequent oil changes, rigorous servicing, frequent oil changes, . . .
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Spanish Defender 118,000 kms. Rigorous nothing. (only neglect)
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I think my E320CDI with 157,000 is about sixth - that is, within the definition of the thread, i.e. still owned by the poster.
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The message seems to be that most cars can do high mileage is mainatined to a high standard - theres a fair mix of cars here.
A mate of mine had a beige MK1 Fiesta which had 185k on it before a bearing in the gearbox went when he when into 2nd gear at 50mph lol - he was coming to sussex from wales and he got as far as the M25, so he had a long ride back on the AA truck lol.
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I have my late mother's 91 (J) Saab 9000 saloon stood on my driveway. It has 210,000 on the clock, still on original engine & gearbox and not bad general nick. Surplus to my Dad's requirements though, and needs money spending, including brakes, for the next MOT so he was going to scrap it. My mate is taking it away gratis at weekend to repair and use as a towcar for his Mini track car, so it should rack up a few more miles. I would have maybe kept it myself but I like my Italian motors.
Highest mileage I ever got though was 190,000 out of a 89 Fiat Tipo 1.6, until the gearbox went bang, and it went to the scrappy.
Citivanvin
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Didn't Dave_taxi_driver have a high mileage taxi?
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DTD had an Octavia up to 330k ISTR.
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My Astra - Had 162k on the clock - well 62k there wasnt a digit to display the '1',.
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1983 (A) Vauxhall Astra 1.3L
1993 (K) Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0i GLS
1999 (T) Renault Laguna 1.6
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Not the most miles (yet) but I plan to keep it as long as possible to challenge some of these above:
1999 BMW 323 E46 159K flew through MOT today 5/6 with Tester commenting how good condition it was -
Everything original - engine/manual box/clutch/exhaust etc etc
apart from service parts only new wishbones at 105K (under warranty).
I'm now changing oil every 7K and hope this keeps it going !!
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2001 Y plate hyundai accent 1.3i
139,000 miles
original engine, clutch, gearbox (but the syncros have been nackered from day 1) and exhaust!
ok it was a shed with 0 miles never mind 139 thousand - but its reliable, fairly efficent (38mpg on motorway) and not a bad drive as you may think. great head room for driver, good size foot rest and leg room up front with easy to use dash.
and no one will ever steel it - musrt be worth 200 quid tops.
plus its been in 2 crashes - not fully repaired either.
clutch is starting to feel worn and getting close to the bite and exhaust box looks like it is about to drop - but i'll probably have the work done - although the cam change is over due - so technically could go anytime.
big decision - pay out to have work done - or buy another hyundai/kia? im not sure.
i might break my rule and get a mitsubishi charisma - seen the good reliability write up - and they have entered hyundai price zone in the auctions.
dont forget - never buy hyundai parts from a dealer! the most expensive and over priced around.
if anyones interested i use a fantastic chinese copy part company who do everything including door panels.
i had a new bonnet for 50 quid (plus the delivery but i got other bits to)!
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There's a guy over in technical who has a 239000 pug.
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3 miles(delivered today)
whooppeeeeeeeee!
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We paid £650 for Mrs S's, :( , however it had had the clutch done!
I found the cambelt was an easy DIY job (apart from the usual hassle of loosening the crankshaft pulley)
Would be interested in where you get your parts, just in case.
Back on topic it's only done 112K, however the '86 Volvo 740 is on 230K with only minor bits and pieces replaced, even the battery is at least 10 years old (came with the car and may be the original as it's a branded Volvo item)
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One mans junk is another mans treasure
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Above post relates to DaveyK's...
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One mans junk is another mans treasure
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The only major thing to go wrong has been the alternator, which failed at 235,000 miles.
They don't make anything to last these days, do they? ;-)
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>> The only major thing to go wrong has been the alternator, >> which failed at 235,000 miles. They don't make anything to last these days, do they? ;-)
Reminds me of the tale told about Henry Ford employing men to go round the scrap yards looking to see what had not worn out as these parts were obviously over engineered and were then targeted for cost saving!
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At the other end of the scale, our Mini is 21 years old and has only covered 23,000 miles... Lee -- There\'s no place like 127.0.0.1
Yeah, those old minis were a little unreliable.
Sorry, couldn't resist ;-)
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