Tommy's W140 is approaching 300k and still going strong despite the eldest son's lack of care (sorry, Tom!). I stay on top of him on maintenance, but he's not a good housekeeper. Guess he didn't get the Martha gene....
-D Sent from my iPad > On Feb 9, 2017, at 3:10 PM, clay via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > #1 boy picked up the w140 with over 240k on the clock. My SL came to me with > 203K. The ‘yodas get sold off when they approach 200k, since they are still > in really good condition, but at the bottom of the value curve. > > clay > > > > >> On Feb 9, 2017, at 9:26 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Theres no reason a gas powered car can't go 200,000 miles, then have top end >> work and go another 200,000 miles. >> You've been lied to your whole life about how often you need to replace your >> car... >> -Curt >> >> From: Kyle Arola via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> Cc: Kyle Arola <kylearola1...@gmail.com> >> Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2017 12:15 PM >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Craigslist NC Florida >> >> I guess I am just not used to thinking of a drive train lasting an >> additional 600,000 miles in addition to the already almost 300k on it now! >> Hahaha! That would be amazing to be sure! I know there are OTR truckers >> that get 1 million miles on their rigs, and I am guessing their diesels are >> similar engineering wise as far as robustness goes... >> >> Just a paradigm shift in thinking for me as I am part of the throwaway >> generation and have been taught to replace my car every 80k miles, or 10 >> years at most! >> >> Kyle >> >> On Feb 9, 2017 12:10 PM, "Rick Knoble via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> Kyle sez: >> >>> True, I am counting on the last and last part. I also want to be prepared >>> so that in another 100k miles I have the engine/transmission to replace and >>> get another 500k miles out of the wagon. >> >> If you do proper maintenance and repairs, the wagon >> should last your lifetime. The period for catastrophic failures >> from manufacturing defects is long over. >> >> You just have to stay on top of things and use premium parts >> for maintenance and repairs. Rust is not an issue for >> you, so no problem there. >> >> Rick >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
