230K turns over 230K...

[230K]

Hi all

Just thought id share this moment with you.

230K

 

[02 A160 AG]

Congratulations (I guess). I know the speedo is in MPH but is that 230k miles or KM?

 

[230K]

Hi

Miles matey..

230K

 

[hawk20]

Hi

Miles matey..

230K

Well done indeed. Just to confirm 230k, the miles you have done at 230k were done by you, 230k, in your E class but not in your 230k- which has now been sold. I do hope that's clear.
What is especially interesting is that the E class in question is a 210 series from 1998, which many regard as the period when Merc were cutting costs (and therefore quality) to survive against low cost producers. How have you fared on the issue of rust and repair costs over that huge mileage?

 

[Parrot of Doom]

hehe, well done I'm 58,000 miles behind you

 

[shayes]

Is it common for people to photograph their dashboard whilst driving at 70mph in the dark?

Better add this one to the mobile phone ban thinks I.

 

[mike65]

Yes! I think its something we've all done!

Good quality pic in the circumstances.

Mike.

 

[shayes]

There must be an Irish joke in here somewhere?
Come on you budding comedians, help me out.

 

[230K]

Well done indeed. Just to confirm 230k, the miles you have done at 230k were done by you, 230k, in your E class but not in your 230k- which has now been sold. I do hope that's clear.
What is especially interesting is that the E class in question is a 210 series from 1998, which many regard as the period when Merc were cutting costs (and therefore quality) to survive against low cost producers. How have you fared on the issue of rust and repair costs over that huge mileage?

Hi

in 230000 miles in order, most recent first.
water pump
front outer ball joints
6 heater plugs
Vee belt
plastic fuel hoses
"O" Ring on stop solenoid
Front discs & pads
o/s/f wheel bearing
both steering rack inner joints
front wishbone inner bushes
6 heater plugs
Anti roll bar drop links F
MAS
Heater controller
Front discs and pads

Rust work has included
4 new doors
new bonnet
new tailgate
2 new front wings

Quite a lot really when it is all listed out

230K

 

[230K]

There must be an Irish joke in here somewhere?
Come on you budding comedians, help me out.

Dont even think about it.

230K

 

[turnipsock]

Is it common for people to photograph their dashboard whilst driving at 70mph in the dark?

That sounds like a bit of a challenge.

I usually carry my camera with me, you never know what you are going to see.

Consider this picture taken during the G8 summit when some people decided to dangle themselves of a motorway bridge...

 

[hawk20]

Hi
Rust work has included
4 new doors
new bonnet
new tailgate
2 new front wings

Quite a lot really when it is all listed out. 230K

Did Mercedes pay for the rust work?

 

[230K]

Did Mercedes pay for the rust work?

Hi

Yes they paid for the rust work and rightly so.

230K

 

[hawk20]

Hi

Yes they paid for the rust work and rightly so.

230K

Excellent.

 

[Blobcat]

320CDi turns over 111111

Here's my E320CDI going over 111111 last Friday

 

[OmniCognateNeutronRangler]

230k, that sounds a bit like the line in "only fools and horses" where trigger points out that he's had the same broom for 20 years. "of course it's had 5 new heads and 3 new handles in that time"....

I guess the question should be, how much of your car has done 230k? Not much by the sounds of it.

 

[hawk20]

Here's my E320CDI going over 111111 last Friday
View attachment 1697

Congratulations!

 

[5imon]

Welldone! UK Merc owners really should petition Mercedes for High Mileage awards, like they get in the States.

 

[Seeker_UK]

Welldone! UK Merc owners really should petition Mercedes for High Mileage awards, like they get in the States.

And Volvo.......

 

[malcolm E53 AMG]

Congratulations 230K

Your list of maintenance items makes interesting reading, rust apart. Considering a lot of people see the 210 a bit of a lemon (not me, I might add) your passage to 230K seems to have been fairly trouble free.

Is the car good for 500K, and will you take it there? At 230/8 thats 29K per yr, another 8 yrs should about do it.