My car is now officially High Mileage

"404usernotfound" (404usernotfound) 02/26/2015 at 13:29 • Filed to: 150000 mile club

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Newer cars are so durable, that 100,000 miles is easy, and shouldn't even be considered high mileage, unless your car is German, and at that point everything breaks at once. Now, isn't there some sort of club I should be joining?

Evil-B > 404usernotfound 02/26/2015 at 13:34

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You should get a mile high club sticker

jkm7680 > 404usernotfound 02/26/2015 at 13:37

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150k, 1997 A4. U WOT M8.

404usernotfound > jkm7680 02/26/2015 at 13:40

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That car must be a ticking time bomb.

Desu-San-Desu > 404usernotfound 02/26/2015 at 13:40

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Mini: 78,000 miles
Audi: 250,000 miles.

404usernotfound > Desu-San-Desu 02/26/2015 at 13:43

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How is that Mini doing, I've heard that the interior starts rattling loose at about that mileage. And that Audi is quite impressive.

HammerheadFistpunch > 404usernotfound 02/26/2015 at 13:44

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I wish other automakers did the high mileage badges like Mercedes

I guess Subaru does it too.

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > 404usernotfound 02/26/2015 at 13:45

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Lolz. There's my high mileage. My Durango also just crossed 150k this week.

404usernotfound > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 02/26/2015 at 13:47

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Looks like I've still got some time left then. Despite ticking for the last 75,000 miles, the thing refuses to die.

iakona > 404usernotfound 02/26/2015 at 13:51

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312,100 miles on the S14, 63,333 miles on the E90. High mileage, IMO, is entirely dependent on the car. But I bought my 240 with 206k from the original owner FWIW.

Desu-San-Desu > 404usernotfound 02/26/2015 at 13:51

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It had a rattle briefly, but I quickly located it (shift boot trim) and fixed it. Aside from that, it's tight as a drum. :-)

Carl (@stuffcarlsays) > 404usernotfound 02/26/2015 at 13:56

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Mine started rattling apart at 20k.

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > 404usernotfound 02/26/2015 at 13:56

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What do you drive?

404usernotfound > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 02/26/2015 at 13:58

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An 03' I35

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > 404usernotfound 02/26/2015 at 14:02

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Nice! Mine's a 2000 I30.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > 404usernotfound 02/26/2015 at 14:09

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That's exciting. It really is. But any modern car that doesn't make it to 200k is balls. Post-200k is high-mileage in my book.

KirkyV > 404usernotfound 02/26/2015 at 14:13

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You've close to double my mileage. I doubt I'll own it long enough to find out, but I am rather curious as to whether my car could hit 150,000 without prohibitively expensive maintenance.

404usernotfound > KirkyV 02/26/2015 at 14:16

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what do you drive?

BigBlock440 > KirkyV 02/26/2015 at 14:21

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So close...80085

KirkyV > 404usernotfound 02/26/2015 at 14:23

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It's been remarkably dependable for the two years I've owned it.

jkm7680 > 404usernotfound 02/26/2015 at 14:23

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Nowhere near it. Not all German cars are unreliable, you need to get that thought out of your head.

KirkyV > BigBlock440 02/26/2015 at 14:24

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Indeed. I should've just pulled over the second I saw it hit 80085.

jkm7680 > HammerheadFistpunch 02/26/2015 at 14:26

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Lulz, I wonder how many of those Moroccan Taxis have? Most of those have been rolling around since the 80's.

thebigbossyboss > jkm7680 02/26/2015 at 14:45

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After my Whiskey Golf's folf burned to the ground and Agrajag's needed a new engine I can't.

thebigbossyboss > 404usernotfound 02/26/2015 at 14:50

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In Canada, our club usually starts at the 124,274 mile level. This is because that's officially, 200,000 kms.

I am at 197, 300, so I am rapidly approaching this benchmark.

404usernotfound > jkm7680 02/26/2015 at 15:10

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It's all the stories about the timing chains in the Audi engines and the electronics failing in the BMWs that make me worry about them. It is true though you hear more about the failures than the success though.

jkm7680 > 404usernotfound 02/26/2015 at 15:46

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That would be the 4.2 V8 from the B6 and B7 S4.

It costs $4,000 to replace the Hybrid battery in a Prius at around 100,000 miles. It costs about $4,000 to replace the timing chain on a B6 S4. Both the battery in the Prius and the timing chain in the 4.2 S4 aren't problems that happen to every car that left the factory, only some of them. Nobody is flaming Toyota for their horrid batteries, but the "S4 is a horrible used car" now. You can also do the work all by yourself if you really have the mechanical experience. Rent the tools for $150 and you're ready to start replacing that timing chain. Nobody wants to praise Audi and VAG. All they want to do is highlight one issue or one engine that had a couple of problems which everybody wants to incessantly whine about. While they're targeting a couple of small issues, actual enthusiasts are enjoying their cars to their potential because they aren't afraid to get their hands dirty and spend a little extra on repairing the one problem that might go wrong. If they were so "unreliable" and "horrible" then nobody would be buying them and forums would be dead. Which they aren't.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > 404usernotfound 02/26/2015 at 17:14

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German cars can be reliable and durable... problem is that you have to pick the right one.

With VW... get something with the 4 cyl TDI and the manual... just avoid the 2009 and 2010 model year. Or get something with the non-turbo 4 cyl "2-point-slow" engine and manual.

With BMW, get something with the non-turbo M or N series I6 or the single turbo N series I6 (avoid the twin turbo N54)... along with the manual transmission. Their I6 diesels are good too.

With Mercedes, get something with the I6, V6 or non-turbo/non-AMG V8.

And in all cases, go for the model with as few electrical gadgets as possible.

nlzmo400r > 404usernotfound 02/26/2015 at 17:26

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My M5 has nearly 150k. The pixel display is so bad you'll have to take my word for it though. #firstworldproblems

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > 404usernotfound 02/26/2015 at 17:30

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If 150k is high mileage, then my truck isnt high mileage yet and its 21 years old!

New York > 404usernotfound 03/15/2015 at 02:16

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Ford's do this all the time.

Each of my Fords are at 225,000, 131,000, and 132,000; the Spitfire is only at 29k, which we'll start rolling soon.

American made cars use to rule the world, and now everything is plastic and fiberglass garbage. An 8 year old can total a new car with an old bicycle these days.

New cars just bite. No quality whatsoever. Even my 1980 British Leyland is better made and already has proven the test of time. Just look at all that steel.