200,000 Mile club
Discussion
Davie said:
231,000 on the 2007 diesel V50... the latter of which I thought would be headed towards quarter of a million soon but a dramatic commute change added to the current restrictions has seen my monthly mileage drop hugely. Sadly!
Ditto, 222K on my 12 V50 Diesel - would have been on 250K if site visits had continued at normal rates.Davie said:
207,000 on my 2007 XC70 and 231,000 on the 2007 diesel V50... the latter of which I thought would be headed towards quarter of a million soon but a dramatic commute change added to the current restrictions has seen my monthly mileage drop hugely. Sadly!
What's your preventative maintenance schedule on the V70? Assuming its 2.4??
Hasbeen said:
378,000 kilometer 1986 Toyota Cressida.
It has only required 1 front wheel bearing, 1 rear axle bearing, 2 cam shaft oil seals, & 7 windscreens. It is now retired to paddock use.
Still going strong, running up & down the paddocks to service pumps on the dam & river.It has only required 1 front wheel bearing, 1 rear axle bearing, 2 cam shaft oil seals, & 7 windscreens. It is now retired to paddock use.
Had to buy it 2 tyres recently, as the old ones were just too old & started to disintegrate.
I've just bought a 2008 Octavia estate. It has the 1.9tdi engine.
It's currently on 296k miles.
I think it was an ex mini cab? has some strange ariel on the roof and seats/boot are remarkably clean (seat covers?) for a nearly 300k mile car.
And yes it was cheap, rear calipers are a bit sticky, but investigations show it's had new discs and pads all round, in the last couple of months.
Drives surprisingly well for the miles. Will see how long it lasts.
It's currently on 296k miles.
I think it was an ex mini cab? has some strange ariel on the roof and seats/boot are remarkably clean (seat covers?) for a nearly 300k mile car.
And yes it was cheap, rear calipers are a bit sticky, but investigations show it's had new discs and pads all round, in the last couple of months.
Drives surprisingly well for the miles. Will see how long it lasts.
Davie said:
207,000 on my 2007 XC70 and 231,000 on the 2007 diesel V50... the latter of which I thought would be headed towards quarter of a million soon but a dramatic commute change added to the current restrictions has seen my monthly mileage drop hugely. Sadly!
Likewise. My 2006 V70 D5 is on 195k. I was doing 18k pa, but now doing about 5k pa. I would have passed the magical 200k at some point last year had lockdown not happened. Sadly looks like it’s going to be up for sale before I click over the milestone.
basherX said:
tedman said:
As an oil company employee I would like to thank you for paying for my kitchen. LunarOne said:
basherX said:
It's quite terrifying actually. I calculated how much I've spent on fuel since bringing my BWW 330Ci from 0 miles to 210,000 miles over 20 years of ownership. Assuming 325 miles/tank and an average of £60 to fill up average, it's at least £38,500 which is as much as I paid for the car!Edited by DavidY on Saturday 11th September 06:55
DavidY said:
LunarOne said:
basherX said:
It's quite terrifying actually. I calculated how much I've spent on fuel since bringing my BWW 330Ci from 0 miles to 210,000 miles over 20 years of ownership. Assuming 325 miles/tank and an average of £60 to fill up average, it's at least £38,500 which is as much as I paid for the car!Running any car is a costly exercise. I've been driving since 1989 and probably averaged 10k per annum since then so 320000 miles. That equates to a lot of fish in fuel alone. Bearing in mind I couldn't have earned a penny without the use of a car due to professions and house locations, I'm a slave to fuel prices like everyone else.
wiliferus said:
Likewise. My 2006 V70 D5 is on 195k. I was doing 18k pa, but now doing about 5k pa. I would have passed the magical 200k at some point last year had lockdown not happened.
Sadly looks like it’s going to be up for sale before I click over the milestone.
Indeed, all of mine have rather erratic annual mileage histories... as in none have followed the "12,000 miles per year" trend year on year. All have done well over 200,000 each now and all have wildly varying annual mileages between MOT's. Not as in dodgy, more as in one year itd be 3k, then it'd be 25k, then back to 5k and so on. I've one that did 3k a year, I bought it and put 20k on it and last year... it did about 30 miles. I've yet to hit 250k in any car I've owned, despite having had leggy Volvos for the past 20 years. Must try harder. Sadly looks like it’s going to be up for sale before I click over the milestone.
Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff