23 years - 800,00km

[RenesisEvo]

Had to share this with you all:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18910560

Really impressive and moving story. I find it incredible to see the same car in so many different locations, and even more so that the same car has survived all that largely intact. In some ways a very good advertisement for the car.

I tip my hat to you, sir.

[FoundOnRoadside]

80,000km? 50,000 miles in 23 years? Hardly run in?

[RenesisEvo]

800,000km - can a mod please fix the title? Thanks.

[FoundOnRoadside]

Sorry, I was winding. Beeb's slideshow is broken for me, gets a few seconds in and buffers, despite 20Mb internet.

[Dave Hedgehog]

very impressive

but hes missed out on so much

getting up early, commuting to work, the tedium of work, commuting home, paying bills, sleep - repeat until dead

[RenesisEvo]

FoundOnRoadside said:

Sorry, I was winding. Beeb's slideshow is broken for me, gets a few seconds in and buffers, despite 20Mb internet.

Quite alright - and I find BBC slideshows can be temperamental at times too.

[Mr Roper]

Amazing dedication. 23 years! Wow.

[The Moose]

What an amazing story. I really enjoyed that and I just hope he's kept a 'secret' diary of some description otherwise all his stories will be lost forever.

Such a shame about his wife - I hope he keeps going!

[BarbaricAvatar]

An amazing guy and an amazing car.
And much better ad for the Mercedes brand than if he'd accepted the sponsorship and switched to a Bling-Wagen (which probably would've broken down in between being stolen on every continent).
And also: Old fashioned film photos are better than digital. The end!!

[masermartin]

Inspirational. To think people get all worked up about driving 150 miles.