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redhotchilimando -> is it rare to have (1/10/2007 2:40:27 AM)

a 1981 mercedes 300d with over a million miles on it?

the odometer stopped running after 1,920,000, miles several months ago. It still has the original engine, and transmission. The car isn't perfect though, it burns oil...but yet it still runs, and can go up to 75mph. is it normal for a 300d to have so many miles on it?

  
ForcedInduction -> RE: is it rare to have (1/10/2007 4:00:46 AM)

I suspect that the odometer has been tampered with. No passenger car engine can run for 1million miles without a rebuild.

redhotchilimando -> RE: is it rare to have (1/10/2007 12:33:21 PM)

nope, it hasn't. I have all the paperwork on how many times it has been serviced, and the count of miles, but no engine/odometer tampering

AMGMercedes -> RE: is it rare to have (1/10/2007 5:55:51 PM)

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odometer stopped running after 1,920,000


Jesus Christ

new engine?

Drrty240D -> RE: is it rare to have (1/10/2007 6:24:47 PM)

There was a 115 Taxi in Greece with over 4.5MM kilometers traveled.  The car is now in the M-B Museum Collection.

http://www.mbusa.com/heritage/history/news/taxi.do

redhotchilimando -> RE: is it rare to have (1/10/2007 8:01:35 PM)

ahh, i'm sorry, it stopped running after 1,192,000

i switched up two numbers [:)]

jlguler -> RE: is it rare to have (1/10/2007 10:24:37 PM)

Hello, years ago I read a book called "drive it forever". It had tips and advice for prolonging the life of your car. They had a diesel benz with an odometer on the hub (like a semi) The car had over a million miles on it ,I believe the crankshaft failed and was replaced, but the engine had never been rebuilt. I could be wrong, this was many years ago. I may try to find a copy of it, very interesting reading.

Regards,
John

ForcedInduction -> RE: is it rare to have (1/11/2007 12:09:32 AM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Drrty240D

There was a 115 Taxi in Greece with over 4.5MM kilometers traveled. The car is now in the M-B Museum Collection.

http://www.mbusa.com/heritage/history/news/taxi.do


Almost 2,800,000miles, but it had the engine rebuilt at least 4 times.

Its_Puddin! -> RE: is it rare to have (1/11/2007 2:54:53 AM)

Still not a bad average if it was rebuilt 4 times... whats that an average of 700,000 between each rebuild?

mbz300sdl -> RE: is it rare to have (1/11/2007 10:36:58 AM)

My dad used to work for Roadway express and some one there trucks had over 4-5 million miles multiple engines and trans but the truck itself was still being used. 700k for a mercedes 115 sounds about right!

  

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