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High Mileage Cars
- RustyZ4
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High Mileage Cars
I was just looking at a section on Autotrader about high mileage cars, wow there are some that are way up there in terms of miles, there is also a E85 that has done 205,000 miles
Just shows you, if you look after your car,,
Here's the link - https://www.motoringresearch.com/car-ne ... to-trader/
The Z4 is about 2/3 down
Just shows you, if you look after your car,,
Here's the link - https://www.motoringresearch.com/car-ne ... to-trader/
The Z4 is about 2/3 down
Z4 Mineral Grey, 28i MSport Auto, lots of goodies
Z4 E85 3.0, gone but now with son
Growing Old is Mandatory But Growing Up is Optional
Z4 E85 3.0, gone but now with son
Growing Old is Mandatory But Growing Up is Optional
- jabber
- Lifer
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- Location: Hampshire
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Thought my last e85 was high at 87k
Z less again
14 E89 Z4 2.0 msport grey gone now
10 E89 Z4 3.0 Black auto now. Very sadly gone
Gone 04 E85 z4 3.0 Maldives blue smg
14 E89 Z4 2.0 msport grey gone now
10 E89 Z4 3.0 Black auto now. Very sadly gone
Gone 04 E85 z4 3.0 Maldives blue smg
- alane29
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- Location: Birmingham
High Mileage Cars
Mercedes 300D great car my dad had one with about 300,000 miles probably still doing strong
2007 E86 M Coupe
2005 E85 2.5SE
2005 E85 2.5SE
High Mileage Cars
Skoda with over 400K, if you can get past the intro it's quite interesting to see the engine stripped.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk-isKUjWBQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk-isKUjWBQ
- Mr Tidy
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No, just getting run in (I hope) - my E86 is on 86K now!
And my E91 daily with the same engine as a 2.5Si is on 133K.
Based on the Z4 in the article quoted they've both got lots of life left in them.
Coupes because stunning!
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
- RustyZ4
- Lifer
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I do think some of those cars could be a bit like Triggers broom
Z4 Mineral Grey, 28i MSport Auto, lots of goodies
Z4 E85 3.0, gone but now with son
Growing Old is Mandatory But Growing Up is Optional
Z4 E85 3.0, gone but now with son
Growing Old is Mandatory But Growing Up is Optional
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- Lifer
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Keep banging fresh oil in and that’s the block and head taken care of. There’s way too much scaremongering about high mileage cars, plenty of oil changes and no reason any engine wont see 250k.
M roady...OEM CSL’s, strut brace, Remus back boxes, ZHP
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
G29
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
G29
- Mr Tidy
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I don't think that is likely with newer cars (post 2000 or so) - but it is probably true of things like MK1 Escorts and similar!
Coupes because stunning!
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
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- Lifer
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You’ve not seen mine then. I think the only original bits are the gearbox and roof panel
- buzyg
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- Lifer
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my daily audi a4 is on 250k and my z4 is on 150k
i love the moon milers!
i love the moon milers!
18 Z4s owned to date.
Current: 2.5i Titan silver
Daily driver: 480bhp M140i Shadow edition.
Current: 2.5i Titan silver
Daily driver: 480bhp M140i Shadow edition.
- ben g
- Lifer
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It's not the engine I'd be worried about. It's all the others bits that have also done mega mileage.
Suspension/bushes/transmission etc etc. Stuff that costs a fortune to replace.
Red Soft-top Sterling grey 3.0i - Z4M Front, Eibachs, Polybushed, Clear headlights, Triple clear spot rear lights, Shadow Chrome 107's, Sport MFSW, ZHP.
- Jaw
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my dad's 730 had around 450,000 form memory
Z4M Roadster - Gone but not forgotten
E92 M3 | 981 Boxster S | Corvette C4 | 996 911 Gemballa |XR8 | Whatever else is lurking in the garage
E92 M3 | 981 Boxster S | Corvette C4 | 996 911 Gemballa |XR8 | Whatever else is lurking in the garage
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A local taxi form uses a couple of Mercedes diesels (E class?) for runs to Heathrow/Gatwick.
Each car is coming to 5 years old and both are due to be replaced. They have completed around 500k miles each.
The driver on our recent trip, was full of praise for the cars (and less so for a Jaguar that had done only 150kmiles). Certainly from the (comfortable) rear seat the car was extremely smooth and quiet and did not even give the feeling of being a 5 year old, let alone a 500k mile old car.
Each car is coming to 5 years old and both are due to be replaced. They have completed around 500k miles each.
The driver on our recent trip, was full of praise for the cars (and less so for a Jaguar that had done only 150kmiles). Certainly from the (comfortable) rear seat the car was extremely smooth and quiet and did not even give the feeling of being a 5 year old, let alone a 500k mile old car.
G29 S30i in SFR - my wife's car and her third Z
BMW M2C - gone, replaced with an i4, but its only use is shopping, the Z is our main touring vehicle
Long gone, but not forgotten - 1988 E30 M3
BMW M2C - gone, replaced with an i4, but its only use is shopping, the Z is our main touring vehicle
Long gone, but not forgotten - 1988 E30 M3
- Yorkie Z
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