World record set in Laredo Texas

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http://www.daimlerchrysler.com/dccom/0,,0-5-7145-1-488422-1-0-0-0-0-0-9-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0,00.html

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W163.154, M112.942, 722.662, ZF.970.402

I sure hope it would go 100K miles without a failure.

Wonder if it got any oil changes in the run?????

They sure had very little downtime if any!

100,000 miles / 30 days = 3,333.33~ miles per day

@ an average speed of 139.696 mph they'd have to be driving them 23.861 hours a day! That leaves them with about 4-5 hours the entire month to service the tires/oil/fuel etc...!!!

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'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)

I hope my neighbor's one will equal that record despite shorted seat heaters,burned out digital dash,confused computer{limp home mode} but hey, It's only got 1,400 miles on it,give it some time.

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Notice that nothing was mentioned about everything on the vehicle functioning properly when it passed 100K.

All it required was a functioning driveline.

100,000 miles, at 140mph for 30 straight days is a VERY trying test. I am quite sure alot of vehicles on the road today (straight out of the showroom) could not do it.

But, it does not test anything but the endurance of the engine and transmission. It doesn't even heat-cycle the engine thousands of times like in normal driving.

I think a better test would be to have an intercompany car or an outside person who drives 100-150,000 miles a year give their test results back to MB.

its not really the mechanics that you have to worry about in these new cars, its the electronics, which instead of deterioration over long miles, deteriorate over time. id rather see it go for two years with 20,000 miles without anything failing.

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1991 300 D 2.5 Turbo, 220k
also in the family:
1981 240 D 185k
1991 350 SD 185k
2006 S 500
2005 SLK 350

I'll volunteer for that job!

It’s my civic duty

Sometimes I fear that I am too giving

I would imagine they had some oil changes.

Tom W

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I wonder what the top sustained speed was? including pit stops 139mph average HAD to be really cranking it!

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