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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Golf mk4 TDI => Topic started by: mf44 on 29 July 2007, 15:53

Title: Highest mileage diesel ??
Post by: mf44 on 29 July 2007, 15:53

What's the highest mileage you had ever heard of for a vw diesel on the same engine ?
( saw a Golf GT TDI for sale today with 220k )

Title: Re: Highest mileage diesel ??
Post by: arnoldlog1 on 30 July 2007, 20:03

when i bought mine i saw a bora tdi not sure if it was a 110 or 130 but it had 180k on the clock, and that was 2 years ago! i bet it's still going strong.

mines got 90k on clock now...

Title: Re: Highest mileage diesel ??
Post by: Britman on 01 August 2007, 23:22

a mechanic i knew had a customer dump his audi t sport there with a blow engine on a r plate 225k,
i had a civic esi on same engine but burnt lots of oil done 172k, not had a car die though yet in my possetion at high milage
not had any diesels yet at high milage
seen lots of rovers 400 600 with 160-180k etc i knew
iknow the tdi 90 110 in various german cars does huge milages

Title: Re: Highest mileage diesel ??
Post by: Bluefox on 18 August 2007, 00:11

Slick's barge is currently on 176k and still clattering about. At about a million to the gallon. Jammy twit.

Title: Re: Highest mileage diesel ??
Post by: RandomJord on 03 September 2007, 16:14

Not a dub, an not a car, but weve got a '83 Merc Tractor unit in our yard with 625k on! hasnt moved since '96 though

Title: Re: Highest mileage diesel ??
Post by: stevec on 09 March 2009, 23:39

mines on 124,000 atm lol and still goin strong! :wink:

Title: Re: Highest mileage diesel ??
Post by: Rmachines on 24 March 2009, 16:23

My mk4 GT-TDI has  88k 
My mk3 TDI has  186k ....(slowly falling to bits)
My Mk3 1.8 74bhp has 220k ... petrol is winning so far  :smug:

Title: Re: Highest mileage diesel ??
Post by: Adam on 28 March 2009, 00:35

Diesels will go on forever! May look at one sometime :rolleyes:

A friends 306 1.9td has 241k on the clock! Still going!

Title: Re: Highest mileage diesel ??
Post by: gjroe78 on 28 March 2009, 11:23

Even my dads old Espace(mk1) got upto 502k before it died

Title: Re: Highest mileage diesel ??
Post by: Wayne on 30 March 2009, 09:16

Not mine but found this on ebay, 5 years old and 460K

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Volvo-S80-Facelift-Diesel-D5-2004-04-Reg_W0QQitemZ250397840644QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item250397840644&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A7%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

Title: Re: Highest mileage diesel ??
Post by: ADRO7 on 25 April 2009, 20:28

shocking mileage on the espace. my gttdi pd115 2000 has 141 000 feels as good as new

Title: Re: Highest mileage diesel ??
Post by: bondbill2k2 on 21 June 2009, 15:58

277,000 anyone?

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1093314.htm