Read about a 2.5 manual X type on an 02 that has clocked this huge mileage in the hands of a rep on essentially everyday servicing. Pretty impressive. Car looked pristine too. Well done Jaguar!
Originally posted by Palmira: Yep im not surprised.
That 2.5 Duratec engine is superb.
Pal of mine has had some Fords with that motor in and they last and last.
I bet the Jaguar's interior & coachwork were tatty.
Why does that last comment not surprise me . Read the post - said the car looked PRISTINE. Not Tatty, not phucked, but PRISTINE. Oh I forgot - it isn't BLIDDY GERMAN
Depression is only anger without enthusiasm . . . .
It was pristine, couple of marks on the drivers seat. Come on P pold mate, credit where credit is due. Jaguar and the team at Halewood that built the car. Three people I know have run X types, all were basically happy.
most cars if serviced well and used long distance not start stop miles will wear their miles well these days.....personal record is 330k mile citroen xm td estate...drove like new...
Originally posted by Lancer: It was pristine, couple of marks on the drivers seat. Come on P pold mate, credit where credit is due. Jaguar and the team at Halewood that built the car. Three people I know have run X types, all were basically happy.
Of course, of course, Lancer old chap I am giving credit where credit due! That is good - the V6 duratec engine is very very good.
This also is a lesson in proper maintenence. The oil is the "Blood" of an engine - its so important to use the right stuff and change it regularly
Big G... 330,000 miles in an XM is remarkable. What was the condition like? Was it ok?
I always liked the XM. It was a proper Citroen. I wish them very well with the svelte and elegant new C6. It looks smooth and sophisticated. They deserve to do well. If i lived in paris and could have an SLK for weekends, Id probably have a C6 to be driven between cafes and restaurants of an evening.
i actually bought it with 330k up....two owners, extensive history, had been owned by an eccentric czech lawyer who used it to commute from crief to prague regularly......it was in super condition...i only sold it on cos i noticed a wee bit lhm on the road by the back wheel one morning and the nervous tic started......
Originally posted by Palmira: Yep im not surprised.
That 2.5 Duratec engine is superb.
Pal of mine has had some Fords with that motor in and they last and last.
I bet the Jaguar's interior & coachwork were tatty.
Why does that last comment not surprise me . Read the post - said the car looked PRISTINE. Not Tatty, not phucked, but PRISTINE. Oh I forgot - it isn't BLIDDY GERMAN
Yep, usual pap - it's not worth considering buying anything according to Palmira unless it's German built.
This is good news for me as a 2.5 manual X-Type owner. I've not looked back since trading in the C-Class for it and now I don't feel like I'm being ripped off by the dealer service department.
Originally posted by Lancer: Read about a 2.5 manual X type on an 02 that has clocked this huge mileage in the hands of a rep on essentially everyday servicing. Pretty impressive. Car looked pristine too. Well done Jaguar!
Those Mondeos are decent cars.
You still see a lot of the earliest K & L plate ones on the road, so that tells you something.
Properly looked after, they soldier on for many a year!!!
Originally posted by Palmira: Theyre cheap-ish cars though. Not bad by any means, but theyre Mondeo/Vectra class cars, and not usually intended for the very high mileage.
Now there's a contradiction in terms! The Mondeo/Vectra class is Reps terratory - they are built to do high mileage - which for most cars means between 150k and 250k.
Most modern cars with proper servicing will do that sort of mileage without any issues, especially if they are reps/chaufeurs cars which mean that most of their mileage is spent at high speed and not on stop start driving like most smaller cars.
Irv Gordon, first person to drive two million miles in same car, to celebrate with a European vacation in his Volvo P1800
- Packing four cans of Cheese-Whiz in his trunk 'Just in case I can't find a diner or fast food joint,' two million mile man will drive victory lap through Sweden, Holland, Germany and United Kingdom
New York - Irv Gordon, the Long Island native who earlier this year became the first person to drive two million miles in the same car -- a red 1966 Volvo P1800 -- will next month celebrate his milestone by taking his car on a five-week vacation in Europe.
Gordon, a 60-year-old retired science teacher from East Patchogue, Long Island, gained worldwide notoriety on March 27 when he turned his two millionth mile in his Volvo while driving down Times Square during Volvo Cars of North America's 75th Anniversary event.
Since his milestone, he's clocked another 25,000 miles touring cities such as Los Angeles, Atlanta, Miami and Philadelphia, sightseeing, visiting friends and dodging motorists on the interstates who drive up next to him, roll down their windows and yell, "Hey, didn't I see you on the news last night??"
Gordon will begin his vacation in early August in Sweden, home of Volvo Car Corp.'s global headquarters, where he will participate in Volvo's worldwide 75th anniversary event and a Genuine Volvo Parts annual meeting. Next, he'll take a ferry to Germany and zip down the Autobahn at a safe speed before swinging through Holland.
He'll then take another ferry to the United Kingdom, where he'll participate in Volvo Cars of United Kingdom's anniversary event, as well as a variety of gatherings at Volvo dealerships, returning to the United States in mid-September. He expects to add another 5,000 miles to his odometer.
"It's time for the car -- and me -- to see some fresh terrain," said Gordon, who is known affectionately in car nut circles as the "Two Million Mile Man." "I recently gave the P1800 some new tires and a paint job, and it's ready to go. Seeing Europe from behind the wheel of your own car is so much more fun than from a train, plane or bus.
"I haven't visited Europe since 1994, and I've heard that a lot of these countries have since become 'Americanized' enough that they are opening up diners and fast food joints along roadsides and near roundabouts, and that's a good thing," Gordon added. "To be on the safe side, I'm packing four cans of Cheese-Whiz in my trunk, just in case."
Irv purchased his P1800 in June 1966 from a neighborhood Volvo dealership for $4,150. Gordon's 125-mile daily commute to and from work, his passion for driving and his meticulous care for his car enabled him to clock the miles. In 1998, The Guinness Book of World Records honored Gordon's car as the vehicle with the "highest certified mileage driven by the original owner in non-commercial service." Gordon breaks his own world record every time he drives his celebrated car.
Big G, ive been following Irv's story for may years. I remember when he clocked his first million miles in the early 80s. He is quite famous in North America, and his license plate reads
NEW YORK MILNMILR
(Million Miler)
He bought the car brand new when he was still a teacher.
Youre right - 414,000 in my 1999 E280 was only scratching the surface. But then i didnt own it for 40 years! Give me a chance!!
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I am giving credit where credit due! That is good - the V6 duratec engine is very very good.
