CDi for ever

[JasM]

I think if I was MB, I would buy it clock up another 500k on it and put it in their museum as a million miler in 5 years time!

It still has a long way to go to beat the 4.6 million KM 240D on display in the MB museum.

LINK

 

[ringway]

Also this sort of world record albeit on the later model.

LINK.

 

[silversilver]

Wow, pretty impressive! This now looks like a low miler.

 

[James Rothwell]

I think if I had to take it in chop I'd want to pay £400 for it, I wouldn't want to retail it though as it is bound to come back and haunt you! If you can get it for less than a grand and are fairly handy with tools and are planning on keeping it forever then it's a good buy. I've got a thing for low mileage cars though.

 

[peterg1965]

Wow, 540,000 miles in 9 years = 60,000 miles per year = 5,000 per month = 164 miles per day! Blimey, that is a service every 3 months and probably tyres every 3/4 months. Funny, it doesn't mention a full MB service history, which frankly I would insist on

 

[BlackC55]

The timing chain will be the weak point. I have seen a couple snap at 500k.

I'd have it for a laugh for a grand. Run it as a courtesy car.

 

[Deleted member 6183]

Wow, 540,000 miles in 9 years = 60,000 miles per year = 5,000 per month = 164 miles per day! Blimey, that is a service every 3 months and probably tyres every 3/4 months. Funny, it doesn't mention a full MB service history, which frankly I would insist on

I've been doing 5.5K miles a month since February.

Damn expensive on services, tyres, business insurance e.t.c.!

 

[ringway]

So, the poll as it stands reads:

26 = NO.
27 = YES.

To those that voted YES, (I'm one of them) if you cast aside your affinity to MB, could you see yourselves answering YES if the car was any other make?

I couldn't.

 

[trapperjohn]

Other than MB. Pass a really long barge pole please.

 

[st4]

Other than MB. Pass a really long barge pole please.

Any VAG product, Honda, Toyota, or Volvo and would still be okay.

I'd be more concerned about condition and whether the car had been maintained well. Above 100k its all about the condition of the car, as some without maintenance will turn to sheds, whilst others will fend off becoming a shed.

 

[Gasump]

possibly better than we think

Just been reading something (sorry lost link) about effect of oil/changes on engine wear; much more effect than I ever realised.

The conclusion of the study was that by using high quality oil and shortening the manufacturers reccomended change intervals you can effectively almost halve engine wear!

So direct comparison of mileage need not tell the whole story on the condition of the mechanicals.

 

[V12]

Just today i drove a 300td (124) with 575,000 on it. Is an absolute dog in almost every way, drives like hell, but the engine fires up immediately and still has full power. No service history with it so i wonder if it (relatively) recently had an engine change.

 

[SilverSaloon]

So, the poll as it stands reads:

26 = NO.
27 = YES.

To those that voted YES, (I'm one of them) if you cast aside your affinity to MB, could you see yourselves answering YES if the car was any other make?

I couldn't.

MB only - and cause its a diesel i guess aswell

 

[abs]

ive been changing my oil every 7500 and the oil + filter every service interval
so thats two oil changes in one serive interval
used to use 0w/40 but once i hit about 300k i moved to a 5w/50

 

[Gasump]

was there a 't' in it?

Just today i drove a 300td (124) with 575,000 on it. Is an absolute dog in almost every way, drives like hell, but the engine fires up immediately and still has full power. No service history with it so i wonder if it (relatively) recently had an engine change.

I was under the impression there wasn't a turbo fitted to the E300 w124? Might be the reason for its sedentary impression made on you?

 

[V12]

T denotes that it's an estate car. 300td shows that it was a pre multivalve diesel, where as the E300D estate was the facelifted multivalve version (from approx 1993)