Ummm.

Yes, with several rebuilds..

I heard about this volvo p1800 IIRC that has 2.7 million with only 2 rebuilds. That seems just about impossible. 900,000 miles without a rebuild? On a 1966 gasser?

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1989 Subaru GL Wagon 5-speed Touring Edition

Here we go gents:

http://blog.mlive.com/grpress/2008/08/volvo_with_27_million_miles_cr.html

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My buddy has 460,000 miles on his 82 300d turbo and it still runs ok..well engineered cars

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1984 300d 290,000 (2nd owner) (mine)
1983 300d 235,000 (2nd owner) (mine)
1977 240d 230,xxx (dads baby)
1969 250s (restoring project)

(really want a new c350 sport )

Lightweight.

haha.. i will keep my car another 20 years..

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1984 300d 290,000 (2nd owner) (mine)
1983 300d 235,000 (2nd owner) (mine)
1977 240d 230,xxx (dads baby)
1969 250s (restoring project)

(really want a new c350 sport )

That's very cool, I'll have to drive 50k miles per year until I'm 100 to pass this guy's record.

Sure, just keep rebuilding/replacing parts, don't let it get rusty, don't drive into anything big and they will last forever. No problem.

With several engine/tranny rebuilds, 8 or 10 axle shafts, a couple rear ends, 2 or 3 sets of front wheel bearings/2 rears, 3 complete front end rebuilds, countless A/C problems, etc...

But... At least it will still look good when you get there.

Any car will go a million miles if you throw $$ at it.

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1985 300D (SOLD)

Sure, but why would you bother with "any car"?

For the same reason why you only bother with "older" cars, personal preference.

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Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.

Depends on the engine, maintenance schedule, and how it is driven. Obviously certain engines (617, 601, 602, 603, 606....M103/M104 etc)......can all make it to the 400k+ range with proper general maintenance.

I've seen a few MB V8's with well over 300k on them....still running fine.

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'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

My original 617 made it to 438k miles before it lost compression in one cylinder. That's probably about as good as it gets.

Remember it's not just the engine. If you really want to put high miles on one of these, you have to decide you are going to put some serious effort (meaning money) into it starting around 300k miles. At the moment, my 300D is with my Indy for rear tires, front calipers, a speedo cable, tranny service, valve adjustment, rebuilt injectors, one trailing arm (beginning to fail at the shock mount), two rear shocks, two rear springs (one was found broken when the trailing arm was removed), and some front end work. This isn't "defered work," this is stuff that's developed over the last year (about 50k miles) since the last time I had a chance to have it gone over in detail.

I would venture to say at least four top-end rebuilds with the fourth timed around the million mile mark. Two bottom-end rebuilds.

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139K on 1993 W124, 104.942, 722.433 2.8 300E ("Queen")

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take a walk down memory lane...

I never understood the logic of doing "top end" rebuilds only on these engines, at least not on the 61X.