what's the most mileage you've gotten from a vehicle?

BigAl3 · 05-24-08, 05:34

what's the most mileage you've gotten out of a vehicle on the original motor/transmission?

lawrencea · 05-24-08, 06:27

I use to get 20 mpg in the city with my car , now I get 21.5 since switching to top tier gasoline, in this case Shell.

jayjacque · 05-24-08, 06:58

Long time ago I owned and operated a taxi cab. Got it up to 475,000 mi. on 3 different engines before it wasn't cost effective to put more money into it. Not sure how long it went on the first one, maybe around 200,000

jswift2000 · 05-24-08, 07:56

130,000 on an 1989 Acura Legend before the tranny started acting up. Then I had 107,000on a honda accord before a replaced tranny went in (Honda ate tge cost due to a recall). I would have kept the accord but the tranny was acting up again so I traded for an Acura TL.

BlueLibby04 · 05-24-08, 08:21

Got 165k on a 94 Jeep Grand Cherokee with the I-6 engine and 42re tranny. Only thing thats been replaced is a fuel pump and a water pump.

Its towed a 2500lb boat and a 3k lb pop up a pretty good lot.

jnmttu · 05-24-08, 10:44

I have 170k on the 91' Accord. Only hasn't started once, and that was the standard Honda main relay problem. Still has the original clutch even. I would like to get it to 200K , so we'll see how it holds up.

ajnavo61490 · 05-24-08, 11:21

Got 179,000 mi. on my 1997 E36 BMW 318i. Origional Engine and Tranny. Runs like a champ!

Anomaly · 05-24-08, 11:26

My last vehicle was a 1990 Ford Probe. It went to 240,000 miles on the original engine/transaxle.

sal329 · 05-24-08, 11:47

Had an 86 BMW 325es with 290k on it, was still running well when I donated it
The had an 88 528e with 380k on it, was running strong when sold
My DD now is a 94 Mark VIII with 149k on it, drive it 350 a week back and forth for work, avg 25mpg in stop and go traffic

themightytimmah · 05-24-08, 12:01

Subaru Outback, 220,000 and still going. The 4wd system is going to blow out soon though.

miahman98 · 05-24-08, 02:01

87 Volvo 240 wagon with over 400,000 on it.The odometer stopped at three hundred something thousand and the car was driven for more than five years after that. When I parked it two or three years ago it still was running. I also had a 91 240 wagon with over 300,000 on it. Great cars.

kh765 · 05-24-08, 08:03

My first car was a 94 Toyota Camry that had almost 150k when I sold it. I think it is still alive and kicking 3 years later too. It never failed to start.