Pete,

I suspect it was an Inline six (M103 ) it would be real interesting if it was the M102 4 banger. I would bet with (the taxi) there was little shut down (Cool down) and start ups with normal driving.

As mentioned above IRT cheating due to part replacement I guess you could consider that a little cheating but it still proves the longivity, everything wears out eventually. Irv Gordon's (sp) 65' P1800 Volvo which has 2+ million miles has done allot of cheating then.

I guess time will tell , even with gas prices climbing people will still be driving their autos. It will be interesting to watch and see how the gassers hold out longivity wise over the next decade. Thanks

Lee

E320 W210 showing 30.2 MPG ( though in the slow lane)