Foo - Who has the highest mileage on their car?

Just curious.
My 91 Civic is at 243,000 and still going strong :)

Just curious.
My 91 Civic is at 243,000 and still going strong :)

Gotta love Hondas. My '01 Accord has 86,000.

The odometer on my old '88 Volvo 240 sedan stopped working at 250K a few years ago... lol :D
However, I just traded it last week to my Volvo mechanic for credit to work on my '93 240 wagon.
She only has a meager 180K, and doesn't see much action since I've been commuting by bike. ;)

http://www.volvohelp.com/100000mil.jpg http://www.volvohelp.com/100000mil.jpg

i had a 1989 mazda b2200.....it had 270,000 miles. I say had becuase i crashed it a couple months ago...who knows how far it would have gone

Well, my 1993 Toyota Corolla Wagon is a relative youngster compared to your wheels:

Here are some pics (taken last October) - two palindromes, plus the one where all six digits move!

- Wil (vrooom!)

PS: it's currently around 203500

i guess im nowhere close with 7100 km on my civic....

iv got 2800, on my bike...does that count.?

At 19.6 pounds of CO2 emitted per gallon of gas burned, I'm sure all those high-mileage cars are doing wonders for the atmosphere. :eek: :rolleyes:

Miles worth of CO2 emissions from the average American car
0.9142 lbs CO2 per mile driven, given 19.564 lbs. of CO2 per gallon of gasoline and a national average of 21.4 miles per gallon for cars (19.564/21.4=.9142). The conversion factor for the lbs. of CO2 per gallon of gasoline comes from the U.S. Department of Energy and the Energy Information Administration, Instructions for Form EIA 1605B, Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Appendix B. The average car mileage figure come from the Energy Information Administration - Monthly Energy Review - February 2001, Table 1.10. Both these conversion factors were referenced in the Green Tags USA calculator at the URL referenced below.

Source
www.greentagsusa.org/greentags/calculator_step3.cfm

http://yosemite.epa.gov/OAR/globalwarming.nsf/content/ResourceCenterToolsGHGCalculator.html

258k on my 1990 civic, 218k on my 1991 jaguar.

as for emissions issues:

don't just look at how much emissions they put out (from the 90's on, cars are pretty clean), but how much it costs environmentally and resource-wise to build them. a 16-year-old car, well-maintained, is an evironmentally sounder choice than buying new.

CO2? plant more trees. i can't stand the suburban hellscapes that keep sprining up where the absolute first thing the developer does is raze every tree to the ground, then put in all these cookie-cutter McMansions with Lawn-O-Green yards and no trees. just grass.

The odometer on my old '88 Volvo 240 sedan stopped working at 250K a few years ago... lol :D
However, I just traded it last week to my Volvo mechanic for credit to work on my '93 240 wagon.
She only has a meager 180K, and doesn't see much action since I've been commuting by bike. ;)

http://www.volvohelp.com/100000mil.jpg http://www.volvohelp.com/100000mil.jpg

I was going for 400K when the harmonic balancer went on my '86 760 Turbo. 393K total.

I'm about to hit 900 miles in my car. :p

You probably go to work, see tennis shoes girl, and go to grocery store for more cabbage:D.

WEll my fathers 1982 Mercedes Turbo Diesel is up to 300,000mi
It has been tweaked to hell and WELL maintained. This 4500 pound car gets 30 mpg highway.

You probably go to work, see tennis shoes girl, and go to grocery store for more cabbage:D.
:roflmao:

For some reason, while stuck at work, this is surprisingly funny. :)

My truck has 215,000 miles on it. I am putting about 800 miles per week on now!

At 19.6 pounds of CO2 emitted per gallon of gas burned, I'm sure all those high-mileage cars are doing wonders for the atmosphere. :eek: :rolleyes:



LOL, "Yes, I'd like to get rid of my car, trade it in"

"no, nothing wrong, I just feel guilty about the emissions"

Give me a break. How much pollution gets released everytime some jet airliner full of people takes off?

My truck has 215,000 miles on it. I am putting about 800 miles per week on now!
800mi per week! I hope you get good mileage

800mi per week! I hope you get good mileage


Average, but I am ony going to have to do it for 2-4 more months.
In the long run, it is cheaper to buy more gas than go into debt for a totally different vehicle, plus I am getting per diem.

At 19.6 pounds of CO2 emitted per gallon of gas
can you explain this one to me? Gas is lighter than water, a gallon of water weighs about 3.8 kilo's, which is roughly 8.2 pounds... So how can 19.6 lbs of CO2 be burned from something that only weighs less than 8.2 pounds in the first place..

the oxygen comes from the air, carbon from the gasoline. carbon has a molar mass of around 12g/mol, while oxygen is around 16g/mol. so the molar mass of CO2 is 44g/mol, only 12g of which came from the fuel.

the oxygen comes from the air, carbon from the gasoline. carbon has a molar mass of around 12g/mol, while oxygen is around 16g/mol. so the molar mass of CO2 is 44g/mol, only 12g of which came from the fuel.

right, i was half thinking that..

so its not all the fuels fault then ;) :rolleyes:

My second car is a 1986 Nissan Stanza Wagon. It has 289,087 miles on it. It still runs great. I use it for errands and driving to work (when I can't use my bike for some reason.) I am the third owner and original owner was a father of a girl I know. I have had the car for 7 years.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/photos/1985_Nissan_Stanza_Wagon_W.jpg

At 19.6 pounds of CO2 emitted per gallon of gas burned, I'm sure all those high-mileage cars are doing wonders for the atmosphere. :eek: :rolleyes:If they didn't drive those old cars to 200k-miles, they would've driven two younger cars 100k-miles each in that same timeframe. Same amount of gas consumed and CO2 emitted... Or 4 newer cars 50k-miles each.. it's not the age of the car, it's how many miles people drive per year...

If they didn't drive those old cars to 200k-miles, they would've driven two younger cars 100k-miles each in that same timeframe. Same amount of gas consumed and CO2 emitted... Or 4 newer cars 50k-miles each.. it's not the age of the car, it's how many miles people drive per year...
i think when he said high mileage cars, i think he meant that some of them burn a heck of a lot of oil

My car is relatively new. Just turned over 10,000.

My best was my 1990 Toyota Carolla which died at about 197,000.

i think when he said high mileage cars, i think he meant that some of them burn a heck of a lot of oilyeah, and the emissions of HC/NOx are pretty bad on old cars as well. The CO2 is the least of the concerns. They have gas-analyzers that can be aimed like a radar-gun and it will give an instantaneous readout of the emission gases. Saw a show where they did impromptu testing of cars going by on the freeway. A 1950s Corvette had enough raw fuel coming out the exhaust-pipe to run a modern car! :eek:

FWIW, my 20-year old car with 230k-miles meets current emissions standards (no need for sliding scale)... :) Of course it's on its 5th engine and I've only got 2300miles on it at the moment...

I don't have a car. :( :) :D

97k milies. Almost time for a tune up.

We've got a 1985 Saab 900 Turbo...just turned 375,000 miles. And the turbo is as strong as ever. Best car we ever bought - for 1500 bucks!!!

My 1997 Acura Integra has 325,000kms on it. As for emisions, here in Ontario we have the drive clean program and this car passes with flying colours every time. Original clutch on the thing too!

My other car is a 1995 Nissan Pathfinder with only 160,000k's, but it also passes with flying colours on the old drive clean test.

Why should I get newer cars? I'ma gonna drive these two until I can't no more.

At 19.6 pounds of CO2 emitted per gallon of gas burned, I'm sure all those high-mileage cars are doing wonders for the atmosphere. :eek: :rolleyes:

Miles worth of CO2 emissions from the average American car
0.9142 lbs CO2 per mile driven, given 19.564 lbs. of CO2 per gallon of gasoline and a national average of 21.4 miles per gallon for cars (19.564/21.4=.9142). The conversion factor for the lbs. of CO2 per gallon of gasoline comes from the U.S. Department of Energy and the Energy Information Administration, Instructions for Form EIA 1605B, Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Appendix B. The average car mileage figure come from the Energy Information Administration - Monthly Energy Review - February 2001, Table 1.10. Both these conversion factors were referenced in the Green Tags USA calculator at the URL referenced below.

Source
www.greentagsusa.org/greentags/calculator_step3.cfm

http://yosemite.epa.gov/OAR/globalwarming.nsf/content/ResourceCenterToolsGHGCalculator.html

You must be really popular at parties.... :p

My 1991 Subaru Legacy wagon has 157K on it. It looks and runs well. I bought it in 1999 with 113K on it.

I've been playing the how-long-can-I-go-without-starting-the-car game, so mostly it hides in the garage. It gets driven once or twice a week.

My car's not gonna make it much longer, I fear. 1994 Cavalier(4 cyl., 5 speed). The engine/tranny are in good shape, but the rest of the car is falling apart...literally. It's only got about 105,000 miles on it, too. I checked the mileage last week and it's just over 28.5 mpg. Pretty good for a POS, I think.

Anything over 200,000 is a plus IMO, but have you noticed the lack of domestic vehicles being quoted on this thread?

My last car (1990 Dodge Spirit) made it to 206,000 before an engine overhaul. I pulled the transaxle at the same time and had it overhauled, even though it was giving great service - that was a BIG mistake. I had lots of problems with the tranny after that. I gave up putting any more money in the transaxle and sold the car at 272,000. I had every confidense in the engine when I sold the car. The only thing that did not work on the car when I sold it was the electric controls for the pasenger side mirror. That was by far the best car I have owned to date.

Current car: 1993 Chrysler Concorde Apprx. 180,000 miles
Current truck 1989 Chevy Silverado 2wd Apprx. 180,000 miles

Anything over 200,000 is a plus IMO, but have you noticed the lack of domestic vehicles being quoted on this thread?


Ok. My 1987 Mustang went 256,000 miles before the timing chain broke, wrapped itself around the crankshaft totally grenading the engine. This car saw regular oil changes but no other real engine maintenance. With a new timing chain and oil pump back 200k or so, it would have easily reached 300k. This car was regularly raced. Of course it would have been better off with a fresh engine, but it did not run bad, or pour out smoke when you drove it. It still had acceptable compression and no terrible leak down at 240k.

My 1995 F150 had 230k when I pulled the engine out and put in a lower mileage, 88k mile replacement. I bought a rebuilt trans in it at the same time. In all that time, it had only gone through two clutches...and not much else. I had to replace the serpentine belt twice, a couple thermostats, a couple water pumps, a few air and fuel filters, and brakes a few times. It towed at 3500lb trailer probably 90k of those miles. I retired it when a fuel pump went with 260k miles, and after I had bought a new truck.

It's not my car, but an old budday of mine had a 79 rabbit, original, no rebuild, with over 900,00 Km on it. It burnt oil like a ***** tho. :)

It's not my car, but an old budday of mine had a 79 rabbit, original, no rebuild, with over 900,00 Km on it. It burnt oil like a ***** tho. :)

Did you mean 900,000 Km / 559,260 miles:eek:

I've got about 80,000.00. Every time I take it into the shop, no matter what the problem is, the mechanic always charges me about $500.00. New radiator. Five hundred bucks. Replace vacum pump. Five hundred bucks. New tires. Five hundred bucks. Wash you front windshield. Five hundred bucks!

huh... how do you people get so much mileage outta yer cars? my mom always had to replace hers at about 60,000 because they were falling apart.... would aggressive driving cause that?

That would have to be some awfully agressive driving! :eek: I drive reasonbly aggressively. So do many other people on these boards who love their cars and drive them hard. Yet our cars last longer than that. What parts tend to be falling apart?

i don't know.

i don't know.
Maybe it's time to invest in a '79 Rabbit;)

huh... how do you people get so much mileage outta yer cars? my mom always had to replace hers at about 60,000 because they were falling apart.... would aggressive driving cause that?

I don't think so. No one could have driven their car much more aggresively than I drove that 87 Mustang. The back Gatorbacks had steel belts showing at 11k...three and a half months after driving it off the lot. I used to see if I could light the tires for and entire city block. I wore out a set of McCreary "sticky" tires in 28 days. Street racing was still big back then. I ain't talking what most people consider street racing now. I am talking about somewhat organized groups of cars going to a predetermined location out in the middle of nowhere, to run. This went on at least two nights a week. It's hard to say how many 1/4 mile runs it had on it.

I think back before my driving, I can't think of but maybe one of my Dad's cars giving him major problems before 100k. That car was a 1971 Plymouth Satellite Sebring. I hear people talking about buying a diesel because they will last 250k + miles, and in the same breath saying gas engines won't last 100k. I don't know what the heck these people have been doing to their gas vehicles not to expect them to go 100k. To me 200K should be nothing for the average vehicle. I'll say this though. All of the domestic cars we have had have been V8, rear-wheel drive cars and trucks. Maybe fwd, 4 cylinders really, really bring that average down for domestic brands.

I dunno about anyone else, but I think the reason my cars have lasted so well is that they were taken care of. I bought my Integra when it was less than a year old and only had 18,000k's on the clock. I've just changed the oil on time, keep it fairly well tuned and repair the things that need repairing. Undercoating too, since I live in Ontario.

When we bought the Pathfinder, it was already eight years old, but it only had 130,000k's on it. You could tell that it had been taken care of by the previous owner.

I dunno, but maybe because I bought both cars from dealerships and not curbsiders. Meh.

All my previous cars save one had been north american cars. Might just be my experience but them jap cars are better. YMMV.

At 19.6 pounds of CO2 emitted per gallon of gas burned, I'm sure all those high-mileage cars are doing wonders for the atmosphere. :eek: :rolleyes:

Miles worth of CO2 emissions from the average American car
0.9142 lbs CO2 per mile driven, given 19.564 lbs. of CO2 per gallon of gasoline and a national average of 21.4 miles per gallon for cars (19.564/21.4=.9142). The conversion factor for the lbs. of CO2 per gallon of gasoline comes from the U.S. Department of Energy and the Energy Information Administration, Instructions for Form EIA 1605B, Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Appendix B. The average car mileage figure come from the Energy Information Administration - Monthly Energy Review - February 2001, Table 1.10. Both these conversion factors were referenced in the Green Tags USA calculator at the URL referenced below.

Source
www.greentagsusa.org/greentags/calculator_step3.cfm

http://yosemite.epa.gov/OAR/globalwarming.nsf/content/ResourceCenterToolsGHGCalculator.html


A gallon of gasoline will produce the same amount of carbon dioxide no matter the gas mileage of the car. It just takes some cars longer to manufacture it than others.

What is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by the average American?

How much carbon dioxide is emitted by rotting vegetation?

And methane? How much is emitted by humans, cows, decaying vegetation, termites?

Don't forget those volcanoes. How much and what types of gases do they emit?

Does anybody have a link to the ozone hole? How big is it these days; what with the Natalie Hollaway disapearance the news media hasn't been keeping us informed.

My Malibu is at 92k.
Lord knows what our Toyota Celica from the 70's is at, still runs. Our Chevy Stepvan has nearly 200k miles on it I think.

Did you mean 900,000 Km / 559,260 miles:eek:
Man, i'm not lying. It was in bad shape, it burnt like a litre of oil every 1000k. I mean, this isn't a great feat when it's a heaping pile of sh*t.

Man, i'm not lying. It was in bad shape, it burnt like a litre of oil every 1000k. I mean, this isn't a great feat when it's a heaping pile of sh*t.

Well, If I had an award to give then the "heaping pile of sh*t" would get it;)

I've got about 1.4 million miles on my '68 Mercedes.

Diesel!!!