Well, I purchased my 97 BMW 2.8 Z3 back in 2000. It had just under 40k miles on it. Today I finally hit 200k on it. They car honestly runs close to the way it did when I bought it. Finally put in its first replacement clutch at 197k.

Anyone know if BMW makes badges for high miles? Im at the point now where I want to drive the car until it dies. Still looks great inside and out (well, when there isnt a drought and I am allowed to wash it).

2/5/2008 9:08:08 AM

229,000
1997 civic hatch. red in color

2/5/2008 9:51:05 AM

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"Anyone know if BMW makes badges for high miles?"

seriously?

2/5/2008 10:03:30 AM

I've owned lots of vehicles that made it over 200k.

1984 Sentra - 327k
1984 810 Maxima - 284k
1988 Stanza - 288k
1987 Integra - 264k

2/5/2008 10:11:02 AM

my odometer/speedometer stopped working at 160k a couple years ago. does that count?

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2/5/2008 10:12:05 AM

1994 Ford Ranger - 235k and still running 60+/day.

2/5/2008 10:13:29 AM

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"seriously?"

Yeah, as much shit as I hear people spouting out about BMW engines, it would be nice to let people know they dont fall to pieces after 100k.

2/5/2008 12:06:31 PM

1996 240sx, 237k miles and running strong.

2/5/2008 12:19:51 PM

270k on the E30 track car. original motor and tranny running strong.

2/5/2008 12:49:43 PM

1992 Dodge Dakota right at 200k

2/5/2008 1:08:37 PM

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"seriously?"

Seriously what? Mercedes-Benz has high mileage badges, so why not BMW?

267,000 on my GS-R. Engine's never been opened up for any work, doesn't burn any oil. Transmission's fine, currently on its 2nd clutch.

2/5/2008 1:10:46 PM

^My dad got his 94 around 218k before he traded it. It was burning oil a little when you cranked it, and it had dropped the tranny, water pump, etc. Crazy part was my 93 Dakota dropped the tranny and water pump within 2k miles of his truck, a year or so apart.

I can say that Ranger I think has a new water pump on it, but the manual tranny is original, and damn near everything else. I think even the platinum dual spark plugs are original.

2/5/2008 1:13:11 PM

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"1994 Ford Ranger - 235k and still running 60+/day."

i sold mine at ~280k.. never had to do anything to the engine (4.0 v6).. never even had the valve covers off... and went 12k+ on more than one dino oil change (not regularly, tho)

2/5/2008 1:25:07 PM

I follow the service interval lights on the Z3, which is about every 10k miles. always have used synthetic.

2/5/2008 1:31:08 PM

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"Seriously what? Mercedes-Benz has high mileage badges, so why not BMW?"

yep. volvo does as well.

my list:

1996 2500 suburban 454- 227k
1991 blue bird bus 5.9 cummins- 203k
1998 international toterhome m11 cummins- 450k

2/5/2008 2:46:06 PM

i had 210 on my 88 camry, 180 on an astro van, 190 on my new truck, 180 on my bonneville, 150? on my bmw?

2/5/2008 3:03:47 PM

1982 Benz 240D
1989 Benz 300E
1996 Jeep XJ

2/5/2008 3:13:14 PM

i have owned 5 BMWs with over 200,000 on the clock and a honda with over 300,000

2/5/2008 6:46:03 PM

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"Well, I purchased my 97 BMW 2.8 Z3 back in 2000. It had just under 40k miles on it. Today I finally hit 200k on it. They car honestly runs close to the way it did when I bought it. Finally put in its first replacement clutch at 197k. Anyone know if BMW makes badges for high miles? Im at the point now where I want to drive the car until it dies. Still looks great inside and out (well, when there isnt a drought and I am allowed to wash it)."

Damn nice work man. How is the top holding up?

2/5/2008 6:56:04 PM

Top is in good shape. There are 2-3 small pin prick holes that can leak if it rains hard enough. They are so small, I can apply a small glue patch on the underside and fix it (hasnt been enough rain for me to deal with it). The rear window has already been replaced once since I have had the car.

2/5/2008 6:59:51 PM

1988 bmw 735il - 291k
which is for sale btw

2/5/2008 8:38:54 PM

had a 91 s-10 blazer 4.3L that got to 213,000 before i sold it

2/5/2008 8:56:51 PM

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"Yeah, as much shit as I hear people spouting out about BMW engines,"

i don't hear people talking shit about the engines, except that whole cylinder lining fiasco and the m3 engine issues. i constantly hear shit about the rest of the car though.

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"I think even the platinum dual spark plugs are original."

dude you really need to change those plugs.

[Edited on February 5, 2008 at 9:40 PM. Reason : ewh]

2/5/2008 9:40:32 PM

They may have been changed before we bought it. I could have that shit backwards. I even was about to get some spark plugs at one point and redo it. I would be shocked if they were factory as it runs very smooth, and I can't imagine if one cylinder had any sort of problem with either plug that it would run like ass.

2/5/2008 10:41:50 PM

yeah i hear ya, it's just good to take them out once in a while to check their condition.

2/5/2008 10:54:17 PM

Here's to hoping they're not seized up in their threads!

2/6/2008 12:17:30 AM

yeah, seriously.

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"Finally put in its first replacement clutch at 197k. "

haha, at the current rate, my Evo would be on its 8th replacement clutch (9th altogether) at 197k miles.




Only 200k plus car I've owned was the turbo Miata

although I did have a Maxima for a year or two that had 177k miles at its time of destruction. Looked and ran like brand new.

2/6/2008 3:57:48 AM

anyone who puts that many miles on a clutch ain't driving right. sure you can make a disc survive... but never a pressure plate.

2/6/2008 4:05:30 AM

'95 F150 - 207,000mi

Never been in the engine, been in the tranny once. Based on what I paid for it in 2000, and how many miles I've put on it since, I figure I paid <$.10 / mile. No longer the daily driver, but I've still got it.

(Even if it only gets 10mpg )

2/6/2008 8:23:55 AM

Beater truck that's been in our family since it was new = 1991 Toyota Pickup. 22-RE. No major engine work, automatic, doesn't burn oil, a/c still works, 25mpg hwy. 206,000 miles.

2/6/2008 8:39:09 AM

Maxima probably has 180k, odo stopped at 140k years ago

2/6/2008 10:05:30 AM

a friend's dad had that same year truck. had a bunch of miles, but lost it in an accident.

those things were bulletproof.

2/6/2008 12:22:03 PM

Guys, for those who know me, I drive very fast, and generally pretty hard. I do not burn my clutch out, however, nor do I drag race the damned thing. My shifting method seems to be a bit different than some of the other stick drivers I have been with (none of them were good, so thats no surprise).

I finally got my car inspected today (3 months late). the mechanic didnt believe the car had 200k miles on it he told me he thought my odometer was wrong, but I told him it wasnt.

[Edited on February 6, 2008 at 12:31 PM. Reason : .]

2/6/2008 12:31:19 PM

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"I drive very fast, and generally pretty hard."

oh really.

2/6/2008 12:48:25 PM

Getting there....156k 93 Camry

2/6/2008 1:11:58 PM

211k on a '98 ford escort

2/6/2008 1:51:12 PM

218,500 on 95 civic lx
still original clutch
only basic tune-ups, oil changes and now on its 3rd timing belt

runs like new

hell, i'm fixing to drive the damn thing to detroit tomorrow.... after i put the bumper back on

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2/6/2008 6:31:17 PM

I had a beat to shit 84 4runner with 458,000 on it when it finally blew a headgasket. original motor and everything.

2/6/2008 7:10:56 PM

never had anything with 200k.

closest was '95 M3 with 186k when i sold it. perfect compression and leak down test results.

2/6/2008 7:16:44 PM

yessir

Lincoln town car
230997

Original owner put in:
new engine, new tranny, all new window motors and door locks, new radiator, new air suspension, new tires <5000mi., and....

then he gave it to me for free.

2/6/2008 8:28:42 PM

wow- got a helluva deal there

though the 200k+ bragging rights are weakened a bit with half the car being replaced

on that note- my 90 grand marquis has a touch over 500k on the body... roughly 240k on the current motor and about 170 on the trans

my boss has a 96 f250 with 244k- just replaced the factory plug wires last week
also has an 89 chevy k2500 with 242 or so

amazing how long some domestic crap can run with decent maintenance

2/6/2008 11:17:25 PM

1996 Jeep Cherokee at 210k and still runs perfectly as a daily driver

2/7/2008 1:19:25 AM

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"amazing how long some domestic crap can run with decent maintenance"

true. they just don't usually do it quite as gracefully as imports, lol. in fact, the suburban i mentioned above is of the cleanest, best condition, best running 227k mile domestics i've ever seen. especially rare being a 3/4 ton considering the harder than average life most lead. it's all original too, motor and trans have never been touched. doesn't burn oil leak any fluids. hell, it's even still got good paint with no clearcoat peeling which in itself is a modern miracle for a gm of that era.

2/7/2008 3:27:15 AM

I think I'm at 178k on a 92 civic , and if i had to guess based on how it runs.... i will never post again in this thread.

2/7/2008 8:27:03 AM

I've never owned a vehicle that didn't:

'86 Mazda B2000 SE-5 over 220,000 when I got it. Flipped the hell out of that truck in less than 4 months.
'89 Blazer had 197,000 when I got it, drove it for a year +, sold it to my brother
'95 Buick Riviera currently at 248,000.

My roommate actually SOLD his '96/7-ish Explorer with over 400,000 miles a few months ago. It had everything original.

2/7/2008 8:37:01 AM

ok so the civic is 225K not 229K

2/7/2008 8:50:35 AM

btt

1/20/2010 12:26:20 PM

I am now just under 240k

1/20/2010 12:54:38 PM

i havent had anything that wasn't close to 200K in a long time

the last bmw i sold around 180K

civic has 190K

corvette sold at 170K'ish or maybe a little more, i can't remember

lincoln LS was around 150K

don't remember on the tahoe

suburban was over 200k

1/20/2010 1:06:39 PM

I'm at 150k on the 4Runner and going strong.
5k on the Civic. I might sell that thing...I'm not driving it enough to get my money's worth.

1/20/2010 1:09:53 PM