200,000 Mile club
Discussion
crosseyedlion said:
Many problems to speak of?
Fingers crossed - but none.Original Vanos, original rings, clutch changed at 96k, with standard consumables changed e.g. Mafs, CPS, Lamda sensors.
Although did lose the rear windcreen one night going over the Severn Bridge!!! Dammed thing just got sucked straight off the car ...
Oh and a failed front passenger door actuator which cost a bit to sort as the leather door card had to be shredded to get the door open.
Edited by Seesure on Friday 8th February 20:27
ambuletz said:
There needs to be a 300,000mile+ club (which imo is much more rare).
+1A 200,000 mile car doesn't impress me at all!
I've seen a 489,000 mile Scirocco and a 700,000 mile Mercedes Sprinter. They both impressed!
There's a W124 300d on YouTube with 1,400,000kms. Again, impressive.
My old Coupe. All I ever did in 3 years was bottom suspension arms, track rod ends, clutch, thermostat, tyres and discs & pads. It looks a lot written down like that but when you consider I did all the work myself and the car cost me nothing, I think it did pretty well!
The Beemer is on circa 196k, will reach 200 in the next few months easily. Miles don't scare me!
yorkshireegg said:
My old Coupe. All I ever did in 3 years was bottom suspension arms, track rod ends, clutch, thermostat, tyres and discs & pads. It looks a lot written down like that but when you consider I did all the work myself and the car cost me nothing, I think it did pretty well!
The Beemer is on circa 196k, will reach 200 in the next few months easily. Miles don't scare me!
From my car history.... Think the higher mileage ones were:
1992 Vauxhall Carlton - Purchased at 164k and sold on at 208k
1996 Volvo 850 T5 - Purchased at 112k and sold at a very knackered 230k
1998 Toyota Avensis - Acquired following a flippant remark at MOT passing at 217k, scrapped at 228k
The E39 TDS is heading for 160k and keeps going wrong, that's going soon.
The GTV... err, well it reset after a pressure wash underneath from 70k to zero... it'll never get there now(!)
...and the Yeti, no chance, although Mrs SWH has somehow put 800mi on it over the past couple of weeks.
1992 Vauxhall Carlton - Purchased at 164k and sold on at 208k
1996 Volvo 850 T5 - Purchased at 112k and sold at a very knackered 230k
1998 Toyota Avensis - Acquired following a flippant remark at MOT passing at 217k, scrapped at 228k
The E39 TDS is heading for 160k and keeps going wrong, that's going soon.
The GTV... err, well it reset after a pressure wash underneath from 70k to zero... it'll never get there now(!)
...and the Yeti, no chance, although Mrs SWH has somehow put 800mi on it over the past couple of weeks.
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