Cars With Lots and Lots of Miles

My daily 04 caravan sxt is still going strong at 267,000. Recently drove from kansas city to myrtle beach south Carolina and back . Van ran flawlessly. According to the digital readout pulled down 25mpg at 67mph (best ever!!).

I know it's not a ton, but my E36 M3 has 222k on it, and it hasn't seen a public road aside from shakedowns, or transport to/from the track since 176k...

That thing has had a hard life, but it still just will.not.die.

In reply to sanderscharley2:

That is good to hear, because that makes our 2002 Caravan a babe, just coming up on 200K. Hopefully our vans have plenty of good years left! I keep pondering whether it is getting to be time to replace the Caravan, but it keeps racking up the miles, and is really just as reliable as a new car.

All these stories are fun to read. I remember when many people didn't trust a car after 50K! In earlier times, I imagine even 50K was beyond belief. The engineering of most newer cars is impressive!

I don't keep cars long enough to rack up that kind of mileage. Only 2 cars I have owned have cracked 100K.

But since I tend to like German luxury cars, it probably isn't smart to keep them past 100K anyway.

My work truck was a Ford Econoline E250 with 475000 miles on it when it was sold.

My current daily driver is a Volvo 240 wagon with 294,00+ miles. Engine and transmission run good (hope for it to stay like this). Refreshing the suspension bit by bit and hoping it lasts me another 100k miles.

I won the Stock Front Wheel Drive class at the 2007 Rallycross National Championship in my 1998 Neon R/T with 390,000 miles on it. I sold it at 450,000 miles. I have a second 98 Neon R/T that used to be my autocross and track day toy that is over 350,000 miles. Original engine on both. Rebuilt transmission on the track car at 300,000 miles.

Devilsolsi wrote: I don't keep cars long enough to rack up that kind of mileage. Only 2 cars I have owned have cracked 100K. But since I tend to like German luxury cars, it probably isn't smart to keep them past 100K anyway.

Dad has an'84 911 cabrio that is well over 300,000 miles, runs like a German sewing machine. He had to put a new top on it, and have the interior redone, but it is mechanically great. Air conditioner does not work any better than it ever has, but he has the top down most of the time anyway. My brother had a '69 280 SE Merc that was a tank. Original everything, sold it with just about a half million miles on it. New ones, not so much, but the old ones were built to go forever.

parker wrote: I won the Stock Front Wheel Drive class at the 2007 Rallycross National Championship in my 1998 Neon R/T with 390,000 miles on it. I sold it at 450,000 miles. I have a second 98 Neon R/T that used to be my autocross and track day toy that is over 350,000 miles. Original engine on both. Rebuilt transmission on the track car at 300,000 miles.

Wow, Parker, THAT is impressive! That would be over 800,000 miles between the two Neons, driven very hard, and still going strong. You must take very good care of them. And your spine must be more robust than mine.

My urs6 is sitting at 249k and is still running like a champ. I was hoping to rebuild the engine with a larger turbo and supporting mods, but suspension issues put that plan on hold for a while.

Toebra wrote:

Devilsolsi wrote: I don't keep cars long enough to rack up that kind of mileage. Only 2 cars I have owned have cracked 100K. But since I tend to like German luxury cars, it probably isn't smart to keep them past 100K anyway.

Dad has an'84 911 cabrio that is well over 300,000 miles, runs like a German sewing machine. He had to put a new top on it, and have the interior redone, but it is mechanically great. Air conditioner does not work any better than it ever has, but he has the top down most of the time anyway. My brother had a '69 280 SE Merc that was a tank. Original everything, sold it with just about a half million miles on it. New ones, not so much, but the old ones were built to go forever.

I had a 2001 Mercedes C class. Not built to the same standards as the older cars. Once it got around 100K it was non stop repairs. Mostly electrical. And the doors were rusting..

It was the fuel pump going out and Benz wanting $1,500 to replace it that was the final straw.

I just recently sold a 1996 Ford F350 Powerstroke and it had 307K miles on it. I currently have a 2005 Ford F250 Powerstroke with 225K miles on it. P.S. it has the 6.OH! We also daily drive a 1989 Jeep Comanche with 185K miles on it.

Danny Shields wrote:

parker wrote: I won the Stock Front Wheel Drive class at the 2007 Rallycross National Championship in my 1998 Neon R/T with 390,000 miles on it. I sold it at 450,000 miles. I have a second 98 Neon R/T that used to be my autocross and track day toy that is over 350,000 miles. Original engine on both. Rebuilt transmission on the track car at 300,000 miles.

Wow, Parker, THAT is impressive! That would be over 800,000 miles between the two Neons, driven very hard, and still going strong. You must take very good care of them. And your spine must be more robust than mine.

I don't know, the FR-S is quite a bit harder on my spine than the Neons ever were.