Ihya and the Porsche has as many motor changes as many modern cars have oil changes. In fact there are very few OE parts left I that car. I think the only major component left in it is the torque tube and the tub.
Ihya and the Porsche has as many motor changes as many modern cars have oil changes. In fact there are very few OE parts left I that car. I think the only major component left in it is the torque tube and the tub.
dean1484 wrote: I think the only major component left in it is the torque tube and the tub.
(bullE36 M3alarm.gif)
Everyone online knows that the torque tube bearings fail rapidly and they aren't replaceable by mere mortals!
I have 47xxx on my 79 rx7. Almost 90xxx on my daily svt focus. I dont think I qaulify for this thread
I just bought an '86 CRX Si with over 400,000 miles on the original engine and transmission. I have no idea how many owners this thing has had but its in really good condition for being 30 years old. I want to replace what is broken and "unfix" some of the hacked together mods and see how many more miles I can get out of it.
In reply to stanger_missle:
Get another 200k out of it if you can... that's a million kilometers. A gigameter!
I didn't put all the miles on any of them but my highest mileage vehicles have been 358k, 347, 333, 314, and 280 something with just tons and tons in the 220-250 range. In fact, on average i would say i am most likely to buy a car at the 220k mark.
Im at the point where if i could trade certain of my cars for the same car with higher mileage, i would do it. It's something to talk about, to break preconceptions and make jokes, with very little downside. There are tons of cases where mileage has only a tiny correlation to overall condition.
One of my F150 trucks has 252k on the original engine and drivetrain, including the original clutch
Dads been driving the same 2001 expedition for just over a decade and it now has 309k. He was scared of it when it was getting close to 200k because he never had a car go that far but it just kept on going. Then i found and showed him this video https://youtu.be/hDF1zcaxrNU and we both relaxed a bit. Changes the front end parts every 100k and ive put one new alternator in it a year back and thats it. Now he loves those 2v modular motors, hes got 3 now between him and mom with almost 700k collective miles!
My E30 had about 360K miles on the original engine before I yanked it out and put in an M52. I should have left it with the old engine because it hasn't moved from my garage in about 2 years :(
My '87 BMW 535is has 344000 miles and still running kinda strong...but I don't really drive it that hard anymore. She looks like it too...peeled clear coat on the hood, roof and trunk but the sides still looks ok.
Wife unit's 2000 Ford PSD has 300,000 miles (US truck) on it and still going strong.
My mom's 1985 4-runner made it to 450,000 kms before a frost plug fell out and warped the hell out of the head. I had it milled flat, bolted it back on and sold the truck.
My 1988 Mazda 1.6i 323 was still reading 182 to 189 compression at 392,000 miles, original engine and 5-speed, original CV axles. Finally left it behind at 403,000. But it was still running strong. Oh, and I acquired it with only 27,000 miles.
Knurled wrote:dean1484 wrote: I think the only major component left in it is the torque tube and the tub.(bullE36 M3alarm.gif) Everyone online knows that the torque tube bearings fail rapidly and they aren't replaceable by mere mortals!
If it matters it has been making the tell tail humming noise for the last year or so. When I replaced the motor this fall the torque tube will also be replaced.
172,000 on my 05 Malibu and 10k - 12k on track (vir and njmp) and origonal engine and automatic trans.
It doesnt owe me anything at this point but it just keeps going.
Biggest thing I have had to replace is a starter.
My SAAB c900 turbo sedan died at 250k miles due to a hit and run. It was still running strong right up until it got crunched.
My SAAB 9000 CSE was sold with 275k on it, still running, but with more problems than I wanted to fix.
My Datsun 620 pickup rusted apart around 175k miles, but still ran fantastic right up to the end. that drive train was barely half way through its service life.
I now have a Jeep ZJ 4.0 that has 250k and is doing quite well, aside from peeling paint.
All three running vehicles in our fleet are getting up there for mileage. My 2012 Mazda 3 hit 117k the other day, my wife's 2010 Mazda 3 has about 135k, and our beater Dakota with the 3.9L V6 has about 177k on it. The V6 in the Dakota always seems like it runs like E36 M3, and likes to shake all over the place, but the CEL rarely goes on. It probably ran like that since day one, and will probably run like that forever!
My W150 shows 142,000 and the title that I received with it showed 142,000. That title was from '99. I'm guessing it is way over that now!
My '87 Toyota has 312,000 on the clock, and some of them were even on pavement! 
Daily drive-a-beater
My 2004 Saab 9-5 had 225k at time of trade, started nickel and diming me to death, current ride, 26k 
going to try to drive to it the moon ~238k miles
We have a customer with a 2004 Acura MDX, 555,300 miles when he gave it to his son. and it still ran just fine, Original engine and transmission to boot!
Edit:
Forgot we also have a guy with a 2008 Porsche Cayenne s (v8) with 210k miles, I had no idea those could still run at that mileage!
My three season daily driver '01 Mustang GT has 292k on it. 271k from the original owner, and I'm working on getting it to 300k as my immediate goal.
My '09 Civic Hybrid now has a hair over 307k kms, so about 190k miles. It's on battery two, but the cvt is starting to shudder hard from a stop, and that'll be the death of her when it goes. Unless someone knows how to fix it.
There is some guy out there on the Porsche forums with a 996 Turbo that he has driven over 400k miles. Actually I think there are a few of them.
My wife had a 90 Celica GT that we sold with just under 300K, still on the original clutch. My 03 9-5 Aero had @240K on it when it was hit and totaled.
My lemons team's 93 Taurus SHO rolled 250k miles on track a couple years ago. The only thing the engine has ever seen is new rod bearings and we're running the original transmission as well.
My E36 had 208k when it got rear ended, which is my high mark so far. Aside from the usual E36 interior maladies, it still looked and ran great. Did not consume any detectable amount of oil.
The Cherokee is the senior member of my current fleet at 151K and change. Really hoping to break the 250k mark eventually.
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