How long would our cars run if driven on the autobahn every day? - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

t walgamuth · #1 05-17-2018, 09:04 AM

I think the reason the German cars are known for duribility is they are designed to run flat out on the autobahn. Excellent cooling, excellent oiling, extremely high quality parts, etc. I had twenty year old benzes with the original cooling hoses for chriz sake!

jake12tech · #2 05-17-2018, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by jay_bob

Mercedes and Mobil1 did this to a W211, albeit on a test stand. 1 Million km or about 600k miles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fygoGMWgKxU

I think there's another one where they did 1 million km on a test track. 24 hours of LeMans style with guys driving it in shifts, and only stopping for scheduled maintenance.

that's pretty impressive. lemans style is a good test. They beat the he'll out of them cars!

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Originally Posted by t walgamuth

I think the reason the German cars are known for duribility is they are designed to run flat out on the autobahn. Excellent cooling, excellent oiling, extremely high quality parts, etc. I had twenty year old benzes with the original cooling hoses for chriz sake!

original cooling hose. impressive and scary at the same time!