the 320's hit 107,000 :(

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Tue Oct 03, 2006 7:41 pm

:cry: oh well it had to happen sooner or later, the 320 has hit 107,000. i want to stop putting miles on her! it breaks my heart when another 1000 goes on her but i feel privelaged that shes still on the road. long live the 320.
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Tue Oct 03, 2006 7:45 pm

dude- cars are made to be driven!

I got a video of mine turning 100k in Bulgaria, after a 5 day 3500 mile dash :cool:

cant weight til mine hits over 174k then i'll have done more miles in her than the other owner, and she's really mine :cool:
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Tue Oct 03, 2006 7:49 pm

Mine hit 150k the other week! who cares, its only a number and it gets more impressive if the cars in good condition with high miles imo. :cool:
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Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:37 pm

e30bmlover

why you bothered? yours has probably had the milege played around with a few times.

are you not riping the 2 litre landfill motor out and fitting a 2.5? if so then whats the problem?
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Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:07 pm

107'000? Are you having a laugh?

My 730i has done 261'000 miles. Clicked over to 250'000 when doing 100 on the M4 past Chieveley services. At 256'000 I drove 2500 miles to Munich and Austria and back - did the 1250 from Oberammergau to my house in one hit. Stopped twice for fuel and once at Calais to get on a boat.

320i's are good for 250'000 if well looked after.
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Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:33 pm

My first E30 was a 320i, bless her cotton mudflaps, had 260,000 miles on her before she went to E30 heaven, and that was only due to shell damage cause by white van man.....She drove beautfully, never missed a beat, started first time in the morning, every morning.

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Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:34 pm

It's only just run in :D
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Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:14 pm

A M20 engine with 107,000 on it, has far more life left in it than any brand new engine leaving a factory with GM or Ford written on its cam cover.
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Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:15 pm

i went well over 200 on a 13 hour non stop trip from Denmark to England, via germany, holland, belgeium (sp lol) and france in peak peak summer

the car was fine :cool:
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Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:22 pm

Long live the inline6!

My 2.5 died at around 200k but who knows what sort of a 20year life that had had!
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Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:27 pm

Turbo-Brown wrote:Long live the inline6!

My 2.5 died at around 200k but who knows what sort of a 20year life that had had!

what psi were you running winkeye
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Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:39 pm

Damn mines is on 211000 :eek:
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Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:47 pm

One of mine's on 250,000 and has just pulled about its own weight, in the shape of a caravan, 2000 miles to and around France and back, mostly at WOT and illegal speeds. Didn't miss a beat or consume any oil, water or other fluids, except a small quantity of petrol and large quantities of liquid propane.
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Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:20 am

Just hit, 206,000 in mine, but looking at some of you guys, I thought i'd done a lot! 8O

How many more I wonder :mad:

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Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:33 am

An E34 525i M50, 274,000ish miles, she'll make it to 300K i'm sure and a E30 320i M20 with 147,000 just a baby in retrospect. BMW = workhorse's, i love every nut & bolt

I had a near new (at the time) mk4 golf 1600cc lasted all of a year before it went back for a recon engine, new cars, shite..
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Wed Oct 04, 2006 6:32 am

jonb wrote:e30bmlover

why you bothered? yours has probably had the milege played around with a few times.

are you not riping the 2 litre landfill motor out and fitting a 2.5? if so then whats the problem?
you what! the milage played about with? this car has got the most comprahensive service history i have ever seen. and i carry it on! i mean christ! you see a fairly low milage e30 and people think the @uckers been clocked! i will send you a copy of the service book if you like!
and yes, the 2.5 is going in when its been rebuilt.
the only reason im getting the 2.5 put in is because there are too many 2.5 dogs about and the engines pre facelift(she will be on the 320 running gear), i cant @ucking wait to see the look on the mugs faces when the 320 pulls up, they will get allot more than they barganed for! and its better the devil you know...@uck i love this car!
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Wed Oct 04, 2006 8:21 am

mattG wrote:
Turbo-Brown wrote:Long live the inline6!

My 2.5 died at around 200k but who knows what sort of a 20year life that had had!

what psi were you running winkeye
He he, this was when the engine was standard :)
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