Worlds highest mileage car, 2.9 million miles!

meoklmrk91

http://www.grautoblog.com/2011/06/08/worlds-highest-mileage-car-volvo-p1800/

My polo with 93k pales in comparison by a long shot! My dad had a 94 corolla that had almost 300k on it when it sold it two years ago, it never gave him an ounce of trouble he only replaced the clutch once in the time he had it which was from 1999. It had about 60k on the clock when he got it. He replaced it with the 02 model which had consistently given him nothing but trouble.

What's the highest mileage car you have owned or know of?

gollywog

meoklmrk91 wrote: »

http://www.grautoblog.com/2011/06/08/worlds-highest-mileage-car-volvo-p1800/

My polo with 93k pales in comparison by a long shot! My dad had a 94 corolla that had almost 300k on it when it sold it two years ago, it never gave him an ounce of trouble he only replaced the clutch once in the time he had it which was from 1999. It had about 60k on the clock when he got it. He replaced it with the 02 model which had consistently given him nothing but trouble.

What's the highest mileage car you have owned or know of?

My brother has a 00 406 hdi whichbhas over 600,000 MILES on it, think it's 630 something actually... Next time I see him ill take a picture and throw it up here!

Mar4ix

wouldnt fancy drive over 2 million miles in that youke.

actually in my fathers work (he is working for property measurment and documatiation- government thingy), renault lagunas ( 00 ish) with petrol engines(1.6 if im not mistaken) has clocks went twice to 000000 ... but my father said, they sets to 0's on when pass 499999 km. mark.

had some electrical problems... as you expecting from renault, but engine/gearbox wise grand. ... still goin.

JP 1800

Mar4ix wrote: »

wouldnt fancy drive over 2 million miles in that youke.

actually in my fathers work (he is working for property measurment and documatiation- government thingy), renault lagunas ( 00 ish) with petrol engines(1.6 if im not mistaken) has clocks went twice to 000000 ... but my father said, they sets to 0's on when pass 499999 km. mark.

had some electrical problems... as you expecting from renault, but engine/gearbox wise grand. ... still goin.

Don't knock it til you try it, I own a 1965 p1800 and they are quite comfortable to drive with more than enough power to compete with modern traffic. I can assure you that the engines are bomb proof so much that they still use that engine in boats and some military hardware today. The p1800 and Amazons were Volvos golden era for build quality and reliability.

Plug

Serviced every 3500 miles, I think there is a bit of a hint there.

bazz26

Plug wrote: »

Serviced every 3500 miles, I think there is a bit of a hint there.

Indeed, Irish people take note!

Mar4ix

Plug wrote: »

Serviced every 3500 miles, I think there is a bit of a hint there.

id say that the one of main reasons why it go well so long, ... me wonder, would any engine go so long, if good oil and fuel used.

colm_mcm

That's an oil change twice a month for him, he's doing 100000 miles a year recently

I'd imagine it's a lot of straight line long distance cruising

thewintermute

Haters gonna hate,

I believe that particular Volvo has had a few engine rebuilds. Just saying.

Tea drinker

bazz26 wrote: »

Indeed, Irish people take note!

Servicing is what the next owner does right?
;-)

245

thewintermute wrote: »

Haters gonna hate,

I believe that particular Volvo has had a few engine rebuilds. Just saying.

It has had indeed - twice. First rebuild at 680,000 miles, just as a precaution, second rebuild at 2,010,000 miles

L-M

bazz26 wrote: »

Indeed, Irish people take note!

Conversation in the Motorfactors

Female 1 "hi, i need oil for my car"
Motorfactors "No bother, what car is it?"
Female 1 "Why?"
M "Well, i need to know what car to know what oil?"
F1 "Jaysus, i thought there was only one oil. it's a Corolla"
Female 2 "Heh, i've had me car four years and never touched the oil in it"

inspires confidence in the term "Lady owner"

heate

So this chap claims he does 100k a year now - that 273 miles a day.
How?
A.) Does he fund this
B.) Has not been in a serious accident
C.) Doesn't he drive a Jetta TDI

alexlyons

That is a gorgeous car...

unkel

thewintermute wrote: »

I believe that particular Volvo has had a few engine rebuilds. Just saying.

A few rebuilds, yes. But technically it is still the first engine.

This car has been reported to be the worlds highest mileage car for many years. It wasn't until recently though. A Mercedes taxi from Greece was the record holder for many years until it went into the Mercedes museum and the owner got a free brand new Mercedes

Anan1

Limerick man wrote: »

Conversation in the Motorfactors

Female 1 "hi, i need oil for my car"
Motorfactors "No bother, what car is it?"
Female 1 "Why?"
M "Well, i need to know what car to know what oil?"
F1 "Jaysus, i thought there was only one oil. it's a Corolla"
Female 2 "Heh, i've had me car four years and never touched the oil in it"

inspires confidence in the term "Lady owner"

Very few people of either gender have both the knowledge and the inclination to work on their own car. I honestly don't think that women are any less likely than men to have their cars serviced. Looking after your possessions is an attitude thing rather than a gender thing, IMO at least.

PrettyBoy

heate wrote: »

So this chap claims he does 100k a year now - that 273 miles a day.

You'd have to wonder how he can afford it and where he finds the time to drive an average of ~300 miles every single day.




































Clocked? :pac:

paddysaab

PrettyBoy wrote: »

You'd have to wonder how he can afford it and where he finds the time to drive an average of ~300 miles every single day.

Why wouldn't he afford it. The mpg on that yoke is amazing, only 8,600 fills of petrol. That's over 337 mpg. Puts the low emissions BMW 520 to shame

alastair

PrettyBoy wrote: »

You'd have to wonder how he can afford it and where he finds the time to drive an average of ~300 miles every single day.

He's a retired teacher. Petrol is still cheap in the US, and he's really clocked up the serious pace of mileage since he retired. The last million came around a lot quicker than the earlier ones. It's the guy's hobby - probably costs him no more than membership to a fancy golf course.

Pique

unkel wrote: »

A Mercedes taxi from Greece was the record holder for many years until it went into the Mercedes museum and the owner got a free brand new Mercedes

Mercedes probably wanted at least one reliable car in their factory :-)

Littlehorny

He must have had to replace the drivers seat, pedals, gear knob and steering wheel in that time too.

dgt

When I was out in Manilla most of the taxis I was in had been around the clock at least once. The Volvo just happens to be well documented. Lower mileage ones had 600k kms, 850k kms etc... Mostly 1.3 and 1.5 petrol Corollas!



One of my Bravos had 580k miles, I'll see if I can find the pics of the clock.That was a nice surprise to get!

Big Nasty

paddysaab wrote: »

That's over 337 mpg

Ya put a what in your what!?!:eek:

johnayo

unkel wrote: »

A few rebuilds, yes. But technically it is still the first engine.

This car has been reported to be the worlds highest mileage car for many years. It wasn't until recently though. A Mercedes taxi from Greece was the record holder for many years until it went into the Mercedes museum and the owner got a free brand new Mercedes :)

Me wonders if he will manage a similar record with his new acquisition.:rolleyes: