High Mileage Supercars/Keepers
Discussion
_Leg_ said:
Ive a 458 Spider I've had since 2014 (new) that I've done 33000 miles in, an F12 Ive had since 16 (slightly used) that's on 33000 miles also. Both those will rise by 5000 this year. Theyve been all over Europe (Southern Spain, Southern Italy etc).
Aside from those I have other cars that I've owned long term that I use a lot too (Bentley, Porsche, Mercedes).
54 this year, I missed a year of road trips last year doing adventure stuff. Irritated the hell out of me so I wont be doing that again. Just finished planning and booking 3 euro road trips for this year last night. :-)
Love the 458 tho I never did get used to the indicators on the wheel.Aside from those I have other cars that I've owned long term that I use a lot too (Bentley, Porsche, Mercedes).
54 this year, I missed a year of road trips last year doing adventure stuff. Irritated the hell out of me so I wont be doing that again. Just finished planning and booking 3 euro road trips for this year last night. :-)
As I’ve said before if you’d consider a walk around chat with your cars for this new channel I’m doing be very grateful!
My email is bbmrmail@gmail.com
Thanks again
First video of the YouTube channel Drivers Keepers is live. This one about my Murcie. It’s the first one so go easy!
If anyone on here can help with appearing with their high mileage supercars (or supercars they would never sell) then I’d be very grateful
https://youtu.be/Z8P_BDgVqJ4?si=cA8Zqwf_8yjFw_3W
If anyone on here can help with appearing with their high mileage supercars (or supercars they would never sell) then I’d be very grateful
https://youtu.be/Z8P_BDgVqJ4?si=cA8Zqwf_8yjFw_3W
tberg said:
My 1972 De Tomaso Pantera probably has about 100,000 miles on her now. Owned almost 30 years but barely driven for the first 20 years as it would break down before I could get it out of the driveway. In 2013 when I bought my 5.0L Jaguar XKR, it was (and still is) so good and so quick (600hp) that I simply gave up even attempting to drive the Pantera. After it sitting for a couple of years, I decided that if I couldn't make it into a car I could confidently drive whenever I wanted to, I was going to get rid of it. It spent more than 4 years being modified and restored, and for the last five years or so, I drive it every weekend and sometimes when the Jag is being serviced during the week.
As for my XKR, I passed 210,000 miles on her this week, absolutely the best automobile I will ever own in my lifetime, and still a pleasure after 11 years and so many joy filled miles. Tracked dozens of times and completely reliable. It will never leave my garage.
Simon
Important to say I didn’t drive all of those miles - I reckon I did half. As said in the vid a lot of people drove the car - about 8000 -on various U.K. circuits over 6-8 years.
In the third vid on the Drivers Keepers channel I’ll discuss the mileage and the much discussed MOT mileage history!
To preempt the questions it jumps hugely one year as I added back on the mileage (once back to road spec) I took off it during its 6/7 years living on a track. At already 117,000 miles in 2006/7 from memory, we’d be getting complaints galore and having to give refunds from people saying it was tired etc hence this decision.
Right thing to do adding back on what got taken off but it does look as though it went to the moon and back in one year!
In the third vid on the Drivers Keepers channel I’ll discuss the mileage and the much discussed MOT mileage history!
To preempt the questions it jumps hugely one year as I added back on the mileage (once back to road spec) I took off it during its 6/7 years living on a track. At already 117,000 miles in 2006/7 from memory, we’d be getting complaints galore and having to give refunds from people saying it was tired etc hence this decision.
Right thing to do adding back on what got taken off but it does look as though it went to the moon and back in one year!
Bebs said:
360 Modena. 116,000 miles all done by me. Owned since 2002. PH article here:
https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-eurocars/ferra...
That’s an achievement! Fantastic. https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-eurocars/ferra...
If you could help by having your 360 participate in a video with my Murcie too that would be great.
Thanks to all of you who’ve been in touch
In other news I’m trying to put more mileage on the Murcie atm so figured a fun way was to take it up to the Shetlands.
Come Saturday the Murcie and me are heading on a 1200 mile round trip there via the Orkneys. Always fancied seeing the wrecks and the history of Scapa Flow.
The ferries will be interesting given my front lift system hasn’t worked in a decade. To their credit Northlink replied immediately when I asked about their ramps on boarding. Sent me pics and said two of their loaders were car crazy. Still, I’ve a pair of ramps and wood in the boot
Just had to invest in a pair of new rear boots too
Come Saturday the Murcie and me are heading on a 1200 mile round trip there via the Orkneys. Always fancied seeing the wrecks and the history of Scapa Flow.
The ferries will be interesting given my front lift system hasn’t worked in a decade. To their credit Northlink replied immediately when I asked about their ramps on boarding. Sent me pics and said two of their loaders were car crazy. Still, I’ve a pair of ramps and wood in the boot
Just had to invest in a pair of new rear boots too
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