100,000 miles

[Vlad]

My 17 year old W124 300D, affectionately known as "Bernard" by my kids (no, I have no idea why they named him this! ), has just hit 146,000 miles.

I'm making the old boy work hard for his living and he's taking it in his stride.....a great old lump that I would be hard pressed to get rid of, much to my wife's irritation

 

[hartley]

Don't know if it's true but i heard a story of a greek taxi driver who passed the million mark, and MB gave him a new car? Anyone else hear this?

 

[GrahamC230K]

Don't know if it's true but i heard a story of a greek taxi driver who passed the million mark, and MB gave him a new car? Anyone else hear this?

http://www.wqad.com/global/story.asp?s=2795923&ClientType=Print

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1111264.html

 

[V12]

After reading this thread i checked our fleet, and one of the 124 250D estates we use for small deliveries has passed 500,000 miles, it is still used every day, looks and drives immaculately!

 

[GrahamC230K]

After reading this thread i checked our fleet, and one of the 124 250D estates we use for small deliveries has passed 500,000 miles, it is still used every day, looks and drives immaculately!

It must be a case of Trigger's broom though. Four new heads and two new handles or whatever the line was.

My car might make 500K miles, but after one engine rebuild, 10 pairs of ball joints and 20 steering dampers and an exhaust!

 

[V12]

Yeah...we've changed just a few parts! but it's never had more than 2 head gaskets since weve had it...no engine rebuild or anything! And we only service it every 10,000 miles, not exactly well kept!


A true testament to these engines. Long live the merc diesel

 

[GrahamC230K]

In that case (oh dear I sound old) "they don't build them like they used too"!

 

[V12]

I say that all the time

Well at least it's an excuse to keep my good old '92 190...

 

[Ian B Walker]

a great old lump that I would be hard pressed to get rid of, much to my wife's irritation

Yes I know that feeling very well. Wife wants me to release my 200T back into the wild

 

[garystu1965]

I had bought a Lexus at 84,000 and sold it with 104,000 on the clock. Lost £7500 in 18 months. Then bought a BMW with 74,000 on it and sold it at 101,000. Lost £7000 in 18 months. Then another Lexus at 89,000 and sold it 14 months later with 107,000 on it. Lost £8000. Oh dear. Never buy a high mileage car if you are not going to keep them for more than 18 months - you'll lose a shed load.

 

[Shude]

Never buy a high mileage car if you are not going to keep them for more than 18 months - you'll lose a shed load.

The secret is to buy them with over 100k on the clock for peanuts. Then you lose very little (and pick up a cheap car!).

 

[Alex Argent]

I had bought a Lexus at 84,000 and sold it with 104,000 on the clock. Lost £7500 in 18 months. Then bought a BMW with 74,000 on it and sold it at 101,000. Lost £7000 in 18 months. Then another Lexus at 89,000 and sold it 14 months later with 107,000 on it. Lost £8000. Oh dear. Never buy a high mileage car if you are not going to keep them for more than 18 months - you'll lose a shed load.

I do hope that you have a very understanding wife

 

[Shude]

I had bought a Lexus at 84,000 and sold it with 104,000 on the clock. Lost £7500 in 18 months. Then bought a BMW with 74,000 on it and sold it at 101,000. Lost £7000 in 18 months. Then another Lexus at 89,000 and sold it 14 months later with 107,000 on it. Lost £8000. Oh dear. Never buy a high mileage car if you are not going to keep them for more than 18 months - you'll lose a shed load.

I just worked out that you lost about £22500 in 4 years in depreciation! That's the equivalent of buying a brand new c-class, driving it for 65000 miles over a 4 year period then scrapping it!

 

[didgit]

just found this one
my car is now coming upto 63000 i think
my vw van has just turned 197000 last week, no rust no nasty ratles just a strong workhorse

 

[concordepilot19]

Name this car........

 

[V12]

not a merc

 

[concordepilot19]

True, not a Merc, but one which gave me equal pleasure from ownership in the early 80s. After it passed 100,000 miles I transplanted the V8 engine out of the rotting automatic body shell into a clean, manual shell and it went on for another 40,000 miles without using a drop of oil between changes. Any ideas yet as to what it was ? Clue..look at the out of focus badge on the steering wheel.

 

[NicDale]

My 190E 2.5-16 is on 156,000miles
My Dad's w124 E36 AMG is on 181,000miles

 

[Vlad]

True, not a Merc, but one which gave me equal pleasure from ownership in the early 80s. After it passed 100,000 miles I transplanted the V8 engine out of the rotting automatic body shell into a clean, manual shell and it went on for another 40,000 miles without using a drop of oil between changes. Any ideas yet as to what it was ? Clue..look at the out of focus badge on the steering wheel.

Is it a Rover SDI??????

 

[Will]

Is it a Rover SDI??????

No

Will