[Vwdiesel] 850,000 Miles??
Nate Wall
natewall1 at yahoo.com
Thu Apr 17 14:17:00 EDT 2003
I did read a verified article in a VW magazine about
the worlds highest mileage VW. It was an old Bug
(about a '58 or so). It had somewheres in excess of
one and a half million miles on it. They even had a
picture of all the paint worn off of the door frame
where the driver's arm rested. Its demise? It got into
an accident and got totaled. They also listed all the
major parts that were replaced. It went through like
12 engines and six trannys and 42 sets of tires
(before radials!) He was getting about two valve jobs
per engine, and occassional an exhaust velve dropped!,
So basically, it was the body that had all that
mileage. When they listed total fuel used, I was
astounded (The owner kept maticulous records). At 30
MPG, that's 50,000 Gallons! or 6.25 8,000 gallon
tankers.
--Nate
--- TexasTDI <TexasVWdriver at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 848,494 miles!!! HOLY COW!
>
> Wonder if it's a typo? I wish he'd have taken a
> pic of the odometer. };-p
>
> Chris Thornton
> 1991 Volkswagen Jetta 2 Door 1.6 Diesel - 236k miles
> 2000 Volkswagen Golf 1.9TDI (turbo diesel) - 80k
> miles
> Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Dealer #1098500
> http://www.amsoil.com
> http://texastdi.com/6/ubb.x
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nate Wall" <natewall1 at yahoo.com>
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 1:09 PM
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] 850,000 Miles??
>
>
> > Check this out on e-Bay. A 1980 Rabbit D. Look at
> the
> > vehicle mileage in the ad!!!!
> >
> > See:
> >
> >
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2411765843&cat
> egory=15294
> >
> > --Nate
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