Yahoo!

 

I wish we all could get that out of every vehicle.


A taxi driver in Athens Greece got over 2 million on a Mercedes diesel (2.8 maybe). He had three motors, and would swap them out, rebuild one, and have one on the shelf. 11 engine changes. Mercedes gave him a new car. Big trucks easily hit a million, or two, then motor rebuilt and keep on trucking. I guess it would be easier to get that kind of life out of a vehicle if they were not designed to fail, and teenage drivers were more closely supervised. Honest, Dad, I have no idea why the tranny fluid looks and smells like coffee and why those cheap Polyglass tires don't last....

 

I can quite imagine the older Volvo and Saab cars hitting extraordinary mileages if they've been well maintained but the modern(ish) vehicles have built in obsolescence to ensure repairs, parts sales and a good high replacement turnover. Notwithstanding this, they are built down to a budget - 'as cheap as chips' in many cases.

 

Buzz according to the article the Volvo is still using original engine and belts! When asked what his secret was, he said change the oil lol.