That million mile 325...

[kieran325]

Did anyone read the article in the Telegraph motoring section this morning ?

That Mobil million mile 325 is in there and it was saying it's spent the last few years on a dealership forecourt in Edinburgh.

The history of the car is a little blurred and was rediscovered by Mobil in Edinburgh, it has since been recommissioned and returned to active service.

Anyone seen it, the VRM is G178 SGO ?

[sweep]

Dam i recieved a phone call from a frend of mine this morning telling me about this and ive forgot to buy the telegraph.

[Alex]

this, http://www.mobil1.com.au/performance/miles.aspx

not done in aussie

[darkchild]

There is a big article on it in this months BMW Car.

[Mucker_325i]

Got a link for you lot about it:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/env ... eview.html

[bss325i]

Given its provenance, this is probably the ultimate anti-scrappage statement ”“ a car that long since surpassed all reasonable targets and yet remains dependably defiant. It symbolises a breed that might soon be sacrificed at the Government's £2,000 altar, but our roads would be a poorer place without the E30 3-series and
its ilk.

Couldn't have put it better myself!

[mark_i]

excellent article telling the world what we have known for years... plus the MILFS on the dating page

In these days of product placement and advertorials, the journo could at least have google'd e30 and put in a link to the zone and cut a deal with the mods.

[madaboutthe30]

that article was a good read

[Steve-E30]

Does it say how many sets of rear tyres it went through ??

[Sanchez]

Does it say how many sets of rear tyres it went through ??

It was done on a rolling road so not many.

Nothing really to wear the tyres down.

No contact with tarmac ,no braking no cornering etc

[tinnaM42]

bmw car has a big article red interior looks the mutts nuts

[Steve-E30]

Agree with that but surely even on a roling road it would be more than 1 set of tyres over 1 million miles , They are still in contact with a surface .

[Sanchez]

Car comes back as not insured but its re-registered as 23-01-2009!!! Could be on a sorn.

The enquiry is complete
The vehicle details for G178 SGO are:

Date of Liability 01 01 2010
Date of First Registration 23 01 2009
Year of Manufacture 1990
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2494CC
CO2 Emissions 0g/Km
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour WHITE
Vehicle Type Approval null
The information contained on this page is correct at the time of enquiry.
Vehicle Excise Duty Rate for vehicle
6 Months Rate £104.50
12 Months Rate £190.00

[Sanchez]

Agree with that but surely even on a roling road it would be more than 1 set of tyres over 1 million miles , They are still in contact with a surface .

Yep i said 'not many'

not '1 set'!


Would be nice to know about things like bearing wear, diff, wheel bearing etc.

[Jhonno]

Given its provenance, this is probably the ultimate anti-scrappage statement ”“ a car that long since surpassed all reasonable targets and yet remains dependably defiant. It symbolises a breed that might soon be sacrificed at the Government's £2,000 altar, but our roads would be a poorer place without the E30 3-series and
its ilk.

Couldn't have put it better myself!

Too fooking right!

[Stifla]

Given its provenance, this is probably the ultimate anti-scrappage statement ”“ a car that long since surpassed all reasonable targets and yet remains dependably defiant. It symbolises a breed that might soon be sacrificed at the Government's £2,000 altar, but our roads would be a poorer place without the E30 3-series and
its ilk.

Couldn't have put it better myself!

+1 that scrappage bullshit makes my blood boil

[Nay]

Amazing.

[Blitz]

Great article.

Sounds like a great issue

http://www.bmwcarmagazine.com/thismonth.asp

[darkchild]

Got a link for you lot about it:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/env ... eview.html

Cheers for that - an excellent read.

According to the BMW Car article it had:

400 spark plugs
Cats changed every 200K (as a precaution)
New diff at 600K and again at 800K
New driveshafts every 200K (as a precaution)
New rear wheel bearings at 650K
New fuel tank at 800K

[B7]

See, I DID see it that morning!!!! I was beginning to question my sanity.

[red05]

Given its provenance, this is probably the ultimate anti-scrappage statement ”“ a car that long since surpassed all reasonable targets and yet remains dependably defiant. It symbolises a breed that might soon be sacrificed at the Government's £2,000 altar, but our roads would be a poorer place without the E30 3-series and
its ilk.

Couldn't have put it better myself!

Too fooking right!

Amazing, +1

[On_a_Roll]

40,000 miles a year.

800 miles a week.

Wasn't there a guy out there did 500K in a 70's Merc on original clutch?

[Simon13]

sh!t i want that interior!

[bss325i]

sh!t i want that interior!

Me to, you not find a minter crimson red leather trim!

According to the BMWCar feature, the interior is virtually unmarked as was pretty much never sat in during its million miles but has since done another 39000 miles.

[On_a_Roll]

E30 red interiors are seriously gross man what's all the fuss about?

It looks like Dracula's coffin lining or some shit. Or some dodgy baltic Artisto's cape.

[George]

Wonder if they repeated this with an E90 325 how it would get on...

Perhaps I'm being idealistic/nostalgic but imo 'they don't make 'em like they used to'.

[sweep]

I wonder why they didnt use a ford

[On_a_Roll]

No pint setting up all that gear for 5 mins...

[Dave_M3]

I wonder why they didnt use a ford

Mobil 1.... in a Ford? that would have been just plain wasteful... plus if they were going to have a car on a rollers for a million miles, they needed something that at least looks good

[Dave_M3]

The fecker makes it sound abit shite really to be honest with it being abit slow and autobox being arthitic (a good few modern autoboxes are worse imo!) and the pas pump and radio in trouble

He does redeem himself pretty well in the last two paragraphs though



Be very interesting to see how a modern car would fair out with the same test too... obviously should last the million miles but would be interesting comparing the engine and component wear afterwards to the E30s...

[GC318]

sh!t i want that interior!

Me to, you not find a minter crimson red leather trim!

According to the BMWCar feature, the interior is virtually unmarked as was pretty much never sat in during its million miles but has since done another 39000 miles.

Yeh +1 but for my Tourer, even harder to fine I would guess

[On_a_Roll]

It's a PR thing for Mobil and not really that indicative of how good BMW engine's.

It's a rolling road, no temperature variations, no stop starting, no cold starting no lateral loads etc.

I'm sure most decent engines could do okay...

[GC318]

It's a PR thing for Mobil and not really that indicative of how good BMW engine's.

It's a rolling road, no temperature variations, no stop starting, no cold starting no lateral loads etc.

I'm sure most decent engines could do okay...

Allways some one to try and bring things down. It's a great car, and it is done a craking job and IS a good bit or PR for the E30

[Speedtouch]

According to the BMW Car article it had:

400 spark plugs
Cats changed every 200K (as a precaution)
New diff at 600K and again at 800K
New driveshafts every 200K (as a precaution)
New rear wheel bearings at 650K
New fuel tank at 800K

400 spark plugs for a 6-pot sounds a bit odd
Wonder why the fuel tank would need replacing at 800K under lab conditions, as presumably there would be no rusting?

[bss325i]

Apparently it split.