High Mileage

[SHELLDRAKE]

Hi Guys: I have just seen on MSN a bloke in New York bought a Volvo P1800s in 1966 and he has clocked up 2,947,442 miles in it, there is a video you can watch and the car looks in Pristine condition he only drives it himself,it has been entered into theGuinnes book of records for having the longest mileage. I just hope my Ls400 can get close to that. :lol:

Shelldrake

[Bluesman]

Hi Guys: I have just seen on MSN a bloke in New York bought a Volvo P1800s in 1966 and he has clocked up 2,947,442 miles in it, there is a video you can watch and the car looks in Pristine condition he only drives it himself,it has been entered into theGuinnes book of records for having the longest mileage. I just hope my Ls400 can get close to that. :lol:

Shelldrake

Slowly but surely. There was a lot of publicity when it reached 1 & 2 million miles. Volvo have offered him a large sum of money and any car from the present Volvo range but always turns it down, and good on him for not surcoming to corporate pressure.

Given time I bet there will be several LS's pushing those mileage's.

Mike

[abs66]

And on that note, does anyone happen to know what the highest mileage LS is currently?

[Bluesman]

And on that note, does anyone happen to know what the highest mileage LS is currently?

I think that's come up before and you can guess where it is, yup the gold old United States of a Miracle but I cant remember what it is. Have a look on their forum ask it to search for Highest mileage.

Mike

[SHELLDRAKE]

The last I heard was a 1989 400 with over 500,000 on it from a guy in the U.S.A.

Norman

[abs66]

I will have a shufti when I'm on the main pc next.

Only 500,000 eh, the way I'm piling on the miles it will be me soon!

[Parrot of Doom]

Given time I bet there will be several LS's pushing those mileage's.

Mike

Not if Lexus continue to charge silly prices for spare parts for old cars...

[Dale_V]

Given time I bet there will be several LS's pushing those mileage's.

Mike

Not if Lexus continue to charge silly prices for spare parts for old cars...

Why would they change their pricing? the ls400's were £45k plus when they came out, so parts prices are that of a £45k car. Depriciation and age of a car will never be reflected in genuine part prices....

[Parrot of Doom]

Nobody is going to convince me that a wishbone is worth £380. Or that the linkage for the headlamp height sensor is worth £70.

Perhaps on a newish car those prices would be justifiable, but on cars of this age, prices like this are sending them to the scrapyard.

[abs66]

Slightly off topic. I found these wishbones listed on eBay and they look better quality than other eBay items. Has anyone tried them yet?

290639102536 <------- Item number

[Bluesman]

Slightly off topic. I found these wishbones listed on ebay and they look better quality than other ebay items. Has anyone tried them yet?

290639102536 <------- Item number

2am Pete. When do you sleep or do you find that sunshine will reduce you to dust.

Mike

[abs66]

Haha its not the thirst time ;-) I've been compared to a vampire!

Me and Lexi are night time partners plying for trade all over rainy old Warrington.

In other words I'm a night time taxi driver and I like to have a read of the forum in the down time and help if I can.

[Bluesman]

Haha its not the thirst time ;-) I've been compared to a vampire!

Me and Lexi are night time partners plying for trade all over rainy old Warrington.

In other words I'm a night time taxi driver and I like to have a read of the forum in the down time and help if I can.

Good on you Pete. Keep them wheels rollin.

I will have a £1 or two that you will end up with the UK highest mileage car.

Mike