My pd 1.9 had sticky turbo vains, leaky intercooler seals and popped boost pipes off for fun & clogged egr valve. I swear it was in limp mode 70% of the time.
Mine used to blow the pipe off the intercooler all the time. Eventually I drilled a few holes and screwed it on.
And once I saw the amount of shite inside the EGR I had it blanked off and just ignored the CEL.
Used to turn it off with an obd tool just before the MOT and it would come back on again a few hours later.
Almost 200k on it and my sister crashed it :(
I've just sold my 240 tonight.
'92. I've owned it for 15 years and been all around the country in it.
It was our wedding car, and brought our first son home from hospital.
I'm so sad to see it go, but I think I've sold it to the right person with intentions of returning it to its former glory.
I just haven't had the time or money in recent years.
It's nice that people still think of them.
I’ve got a 80 series with 292k, engines sweet as a nut
Rest of the car is pretty fucked but can’t knock the truck, it’s just had shitty prior ownership
I had a mate in Australia that had done over a million in his. He used to brag that he didn't need to get the oil changed anymore because he had to top it up every week haha.
I also had a Toyota hiace camper that had done over 500k miles. I did the last 100k in it and it never broke down.
One thing they do in Australia that they definitely don't do here in the UK is change the oil every 10,000km which is 6200 miles or so. Seems like they do it religiously and there were lots of high mileage cars out there.
It’s that or an older Nissan patrol. I had one with a 1920’s straight 6 truck engine and carb. Had 330,000 miles on it when I sold it and it was 32 years old. Still ran and was driven off road most weekends. Fucking thing just wouldn’t die.
Yep. Used to live in the Middle East and go off-road constantly. Wouldn’t think of taking anything but a JDM if I absolutely HAD to survive. Jeeps and Raptors are cool etc but if you want bullet proof just won’t fucking die then it’s Toyota, then Nissan then Mitsubishi.
Either a Merc 190e or an earlier Lexus LS500... can't decide.
Firstly both, if looked after, could feasibly reach such a stratospheric mileage. I can't really think of any other cars with such legendary reliability.
Secondly, having to sit in one for a million miles is gonna be a lot of seat time- it damn well needs to be comfortable. Both these cars would be good for that, but perhaps the LS is gonna be ahead here.
Thirdly, cars from this period (early to mid 90's) will have plenty of creature comforts, but without being to complicated- still fairly analogue and not over relying on electronic frivolities. I'm no mechanic, but I'd be a whole lot more confident having to maintain a car from this era, as opposed to something modern.
TBH I think the lexus wins this actually for me, imo the perfect car for this.
Yeah Lexus is my vote, I had a v reg is200 for 10 years and it was fucking bullet proof, not a leak, blip or anything. A truely amazing car manufacturer even if I’m only going on using one of them. A bit juicy though but back then it didn’t really matter.
I think my IS200 has been my only car with zero issues during my ownership, just went and went, and always worked, engine was always so smooth and quiet. Was on 180k miles when I bought it and felt like it would go on forever.
This Tesla has actually hit 1 million miles now: https://insideevs.com/news/592845/tesla-model-s-passes-1-million-miles/
Lots of people in this thread pointing at "reliable to 300k miles" cars, but this is the only car I know of to have actually hit OP's 1 million requirement.
Not necessarily. The [3-million mile volvo](https://www.motor1.com/news/529418/gordon-volvo-p1800-close-look/) had it's engine reconditioned twice, which implies it went around 1 million miles after each refresh.
I wanted to comment Tesla but wasn't in the mood for all the downvotes, my commute is absolute fucking bliss now since making the switch to one. They're such an easy car to munch miles in.
Even replacing the battery and motors won’t get the total cost of ownership near that of an ICE at 1M miles. Think of the oil, fuel, transmission fluid, brake components, exhaust, cat, DPF, EGR…
EVs have so few moving / wet parts that there’s just far less to spend money on over time.
The cost of a battery replacement is much higher than total maintenance.
My parents had a ford escape that would not die. All it ever needed was oil changes, and brakes. It was $15,000ish. Not $50,000. Even including the gas. That car still cost less over the ownership than battery and electric motor replacement.
Electric cars are absolutely the future. However Teslas are not all that reliable on average considering how few moving parts they have. Tesla as a company does have a fair amount to learn about actually mass producing quality vehicles that other companies have been perfecting for sometimes over a century. Between recalls, the price of servicing when it does actually need it as all machines will I'm just not sold on the initial price tag. My $27,000 hatchback will probably last me around 15 years. Right now I couldn't say the same for an electric vehicle battery pack and just a base model 3 is nearly twice the cost of my car.
Bring on the solid state batteries already! Lithium ion is not the way.
The motor in a Tesla isn't really the engine equivalent, it's more like doing a head gasket or clutch or something like that. It's not an everyday job, but it's not replacing the whole system. The electric motor is quite a small part, nowhere near as big or expensive as an engine.
More important is that it's had two battery replacements. _those_ are more equivalent to an engine replacement in an ICE car - but also not exactly a surprise at over 300k miles each!
I'd like to get my Suzuki Swift Sport to a million miles. I'm at 175k at the moment and it's still every bit as grin-inducing on a twisty lane as it was when I got it. It's also been impeccably reliable, doesn't use a drop in of oil between services and still gets 47mpg on a run. I also don't know what to replace it with, not many small, light, cheap, normally aspirated fun cars around these days.
I'd take a Honda S2k as a good alternative.
It's a car that on paper doesn't stand out amongst more powerful turbos. But for me it's a perfect combination of fun, low cost and reliability, and you have to work it, which is more engaging than excess power on tap, in my view.
I do about 6k/year.
It would take me 167 years to cover a million miles if it was my only car.
Think about how much the world has changed around the cars of the late 19th century and how it would be impractical to drive a car like that today on a regular basis.
I passed my driving test aged 25, 50 years of driving would be more than enough for me. That means I only need a car to last me 300,000 miles or so.
The original Porsche 911 came out in 1964 which means they are (or at least were) capable of making a car that can last 60 years and keep up with modern traffic.
So I'd take a Porsche Cayman GTS 4.0.
Not exactly answered the question but applied my circumstances to the challenge to get a suitable answer.
I had an old 2.5 TDI V6 A4 which I got to 270k on the original clutch. If the interior didn’t fall to pieces I’m sure it would be on nearly 400k by now. I know it was an “Audi” but it was basically a Passat anyway.
I wasn’t so lucky on the 3.0 from 09. Flywheel went and managed to destroy the gearbox at 5 years old with 100k on it. Are the newer VAG engines more reliable?
Lexus LS400, like the one owned by [Matt Farah](https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a28991860/the-million-mile-lexus/). I’m sure I read somewhere that, after hitting a million miles, he offered it to Toyota to put in a museum, and they responded that they weren’t interested as the car was engineered to do that!
Alternatively, the actual highest mileage car, and one of my personal favourites, the [Volvo P1800](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_P1800#Mileage_record)
Range Rover tdv8. I can’t bring myself to sit in a car for a million miles that isn’t utter comfort.
Done about 100k miles in them so far so running costs are ok with me.
TVR Chimaera. If I had to do 1 million miles in one car I'd do it in something that I love. Rover V8 is reasonably reliable, fibreglass body won't rust. Will need a couple of new chassis and a roof probably, but when you've upgraded the electrics and everything once it should be pretty solid.
Do a get a break..? Or is it a million miles straight?
I’m only part joking. Is this long journeys or many many short ones?
Only that I’ve rarely found a car that’s happy doing both over its lifetime, and that has a seat that I’d sit in forever. Cars have a “main purpose” in my experience; they’re designed for one scenario - local car or cruiser.
If I get it new… Might as well be something fun. Let’s say an MX-5.
Our Giulietta has 144k miles on it, we got it with 90k on it and it hasn’t put a wheel wrong. A few very minor issues but overall one of the most reliable cars we’ve ever had. Not what I was expecting when wife fell in love with it and had to have it. I thought what the hell, if I can keep a Land Rover and TVR on the road I’ll manage the Alfa as well. Turns out I had to do very little (although I HATE changing oil in it, the oil filter design is the most idiotic I have ever seen in my life)
Citroen Xsara 1.9d - Naturally aspirated XUD preferably with bosh pump so that I could run it on veg oil. It would probably need a few rear axles in that time but the engine could certainly do it.
Lexus ls400/430. 1uz v8 that is so underworked it will go on forever if you look after it. Fuel would be a bit pricey but the comfort would be unrivalled
Toyota Corolla or anything Toyota with good maintenance for me.
Own an MR2. Beaten it to lengths most other cars wouldn't survive for an engine to be honest but nope this car on 200k miles is a trooper and runs pretty damn well still.
2.0 HDi Citroën C5 Exclusive MK3 (only the Exclusive model had the HydraActive suspension in the MK3. The lower models had 407 suspension). Looked after, the suspension isn't a big issue, and the spheres aren't very expensive, and I could live with the added expenditure (if any) based on the comfort they provide. The engines are virtually indestructible too, and are plenty fast enough for day to day miles.
ETA - I would prefer the estate, but the saloon would be fine too.
An Astra! I read somewhere that in the UK there's about 30 that have covered over 750k! Mines on a mere 207k but I'll probably bin it when it gets to half a mil!
The only cars I've seen in person with over 1 million miles was an Austin Montego Countryman with the Rover-Perkins L-Series diesel engine. It had 1.3mil on the clock.
Same engine was available later on in the Rover 600-Series and Honda Accord. I'd go with one of those as they'll be a bit more refined. Probably the Rover as it'll be more plush.
That or a Merc W124. My Dad had one new and it was pretty much unbreakable, it ended up being sent off to Africa like most of them. It's probably still going.
I’ve had lots of Ivecos with over 200k. My mate has a recovery business and the lowest miles on his truck is 370k highest is 1.4 million miles on a 2005 iveco daily.
So even as a ford fan I’m picking an iveco.
Rolls Royce obviously, I'll sit in the back of my phantom
Eating snacks and getting my driver to drive about.
Probably make it to a million, with a decent bit of servicing I assume.
I've seen something similar to this, and the guy chose a Toyota camry, as it was really cheap to maintain and really standard engineering.
And i guess i would choose a Toyota too.
For the same reason.
2009 era fiat panda. The engine is bullet proof. The car is also so basic that there’s not much to go wrong.
Its honestly an unknown gem because of the usual fiat reputation. Probably the most reliable object to ever leave Italian soil.
Something ridiculously expensive like an F1 or a 250 GTO, since the manufacturer is happy to basically rebuild it from scratch as many times as it takes whilst still calling it the same car.
1.9TDI PD engined vag motor of some description. Those things run forever if you change the oil in them occasionally.
Either that or a 3L M57 engined BMW, those engines will absolutely outlast the car they are bolted to if you change the oil every 10k and the chain every 250k.
Probably a Mercedes from the mid 80s to mid 90s. Or a Lexus from similar era. Just enough tech to have a few useful toys/extras. Reliable enough, and when they were still be in made to last
I’d be happy with an OG Saab 900. Wouldn’t even need to be a turbo, as long as it wasn’t a 3spd auto. I’m also happy with my 98 Saab 9000 which has only done 105k. My first OG 900 (85 C, 900i 8v saloon in gold) I bought off a dude outside an RAF base in Oxfordshire somewhere. £120 on t’bay back in about 2003. It had 285k on the clock and still went like stink. Lasted for 2 yrs until the cost of all the suspension stuff at its last MOT got laughable. I could have fixed it but I just went and bought a Turbo 16v 3-door instead. Did strip it for parts tho.
Pretty much anything with a VW 1.9TDI.
There’s a late 90s pre-PD 1.9TDI Passat on Facebook marketplace near me at the minute with nearly 600k on it, the thing looks absolutely mint inside and out. You could clock it back to 70k and nobody would suspect a thing
I’ve got a PD130 Bora with just shy of 250k on it, it’s showing it’s age compared to that Passat but I’ve not been particularly careful with it in the 7 years I’ve had it. Can’t see me ever selling it though, I like the car, its comfy, it’s fantastic on fuel, pretty quick (replaced the turbo with a bigger one last year when the original got really tired)
Probably something with a pd 1.9tdi
Proud owner of a 2008 Golf 1.9PD which is on 494,000 miles and still going strong!
The engine would do it... not so sure about the electrics 😬
The rest of the car would be falling apart but that diesel would keep ticking.
Or the wings
Or the gearbox. Melted 2 of them
Mines on 198k I'm determined to see it to 200k 🤣
Take annual leave.sleep in the day drive at night. Youll be done by Tuesday
My pd 1.9 had sticky turbo vains, leaky intercooler seals and popped boost pipes off for fun & clogged egr valve. I swear it was in limp mode 70% of the time.
Mine used to blow the pipe off the intercooler all the time. Eventually I drilled a few holes and screwed it on. And once I saw the amount of shite inside the EGR I had it blanked off and just ignored the CEL. Used to turn it off with an obd tool just before the MOT and it would come back on again a few hours later. Almost 200k on it and my sister crashed it :(
Used to happen to me after I had it remapped. The spring clips holding the pipes on were flimsy.
Skoda Octavia Mk1.... Estate, L&K. Or the Superb edition 100
VW Bora. Had them comfy seats to get you there
A Honda Civic without a doubt
I was going to say Honda Jazz. Same engine, and it just keeps going.
Volvo estate
It'd just about be run in after a million miles
I've just sold my 240 tonight. '92. I've owned it for 15 years and been all around the country in it. It was our wedding car, and brought our first son home from hospital. I'm so sad to see it go, but I think I've sold it to the right person with intentions of returning it to its former glory. I just haven't had the time or money in recent years. It's nice that people still think of them.
I’ve got a G reg 740GLT estate. It’s been off the road for 8 years but this winter it gets the attention it needs. A 16v 2.3
I know someone who rallies a couple. They go indecently well even as standard for such barges!
And the older the better.
I took an xc90 d5 to 260,000 miles. Only sold it as wasn’t being driven regularly in the end. It still purred.
Toyota landcruiser. Edit, downvoted for a vehicle with an engine known for doing moon miles?
I’ve got a 80 series with 292k, engines sweet as a nut Rest of the car is pretty fucked but can’t knock the truck, it’s just had shitty prior ownership
Yep, they are a brilliant engine, and so is the vehicle if looked after as you say!
I had a mate in Australia that had done over a million in his. He used to brag that he didn't need to get the oil changed anymore because he had to top it up every week haha. I also had a Toyota hiace camper that had done over 500k miles. I did the last 100k in it and it never broke down. One thing they do in Australia that they definitely don't do here in the UK is change the oil every 10,000km which is 6200 miles or so. Seems like they do it religiously and there were lots of high mileage cars out there.
I change oil every 6000km too. A habit I learned from owning a passat with a vulnerable engine...
It’s that or an older Nissan patrol. I had one with a 1920’s straight 6 truck engine and carb. Had 330,000 miles on it when I sold it and it was 32 years old. Still ran and was driven off road most weekends. Fucking thing just wouldn’t die.
Love those too! I'm a huge fan of JDM 4x4 vehicles.
Yep. Used to live in the Middle East and go off-road constantly. Wouldn’t think of taking anything but a JDM if I absolutely HAD to survive. Jeeps and Raptors are cool etc but if you want bullet proof just won’t fucking die then it’s Toyota, then Nissan then Mitsubishi.
Agreed. I currently have a 27 year old delica, and it's the most reliable second hand vehicle I've had.
We meet again! What sort of mileage are you on?
Hi! I'm on 120k, but some of those are in km. The speedo is converted to mph, but I have no idea when that was done, it was before I owned her.
Bit of a theme going on there. Evident that a Japanese motor would be what you'd choose for doing most miles.
It’s not even close to a debate
Either a Merc 190e or an earlier Lexus LS500... can't decide. Firstly both, if looked after, could feasibly reach such a stratospheric mileage. I can't really think of any other cars with such legendary reliability. Secondly, having to sit in one for a million miles is gonna be a lot of seat time- it damn well needs to be comfortable. Both these cars would be good for that, but perhaps the LS is gonna be ahead here. Thirdly, cars from this period (early to mid 90's) will have plenty of creature comforts, but without being to complicated- still fairly analogue and not over relying on electronic frivolities. I'm no mechanic, but I'd be a whole lot more confident having to maintain a car from this era, as opposed to something modern. TBH I think the lexus wins this actually for me, imo the perfect car for this.
Yeah Lexus is my vote, I had a v reg is200 for 10 years and it was fucking bullet proof, not a leak, blip or anything. A truely amazing car manufacturer even if I’m only going on using one of them. A bit juicy though but back then it didn’t really matter.
I think my IS200 has been my only car with zero issues during my ownership, just went and went, and always worked, engine was always so smooth and quiet. Was on 180k miles when I bought it and felt like it would go on forever.
There is a real million mile Lexus. https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a28991860/the-million-mile-lexus/
I have had 2 190e's Good choice, but I also owned a W124 eclass estate 3.0 diesel. The e class is a tiny bit better
Bet parts are easier to get for the Merc though. Solid choices. Honda Legend was another one I was thinking of
You won't need any parts for the Lexus... those things just keep on running.
Lexus LS430.
Came here to say Lexus RX, but your choice is even better.
Mercedes w124 300td estate
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Prius. Just factor in frequent catalytic converter thefts.
My Volvo please.
I'll take your Volvo too. My Volvo is hopeless 😂
Citroen Picasso is already 1/2 way there - https://www.adrianflux.co.uk/influx/features/pass-the-picasso/
This Tesla has actually hit 1 million miles now: https://insideevs.com/news/592845/tesla-model-s-passes-1-million-miles/ Lots of people in this thread pointing at "reliable to 300k miles" cars, but this is the only car I know of to have actually hit OP's 1 million requirement.
He's replaced the battery twice and the electric motor 8 times, it's a bit ship of Theseus at this point
I’ve had this broom 20 years now. Only replaced the handle 3 times and the brush head 4 times. Still good as new.
Thanks for that Trig 👍
Look after your Broom.
How the hell can it be the same bloody broom then? 😂
Yeah I agree but I think any million mile car would be
Not necessarily. The [3-million mile volvo](https://www.motor1.com/news/529418/gordon-volvo-p1800-close-look/) had it's engine reconditioned twice, which implies it went around 1 million miles after each refresh.
Google Volvo P1800 3 million miles. The owner got given a brand new Volvo for every million miles he hit before he sadly died.
Part of the problem with million mile driving challenges is living long enough to achieve it
I wanted to comment Tesla but wasn't in the mood for all the downvotes, my commute is absolute fucking bliss now since making the switch to one. They're such an easy car to munch miles in.
Even replacing the battery and motors won’t get the total cost of ownership near that of an ICE at 1M miles. Think of the oil, fuel, transmission fluid, brake components, exhaust, cat, DPF, EGR… EVs have so few moving / wet parts that there’s just far less to spend money on over time.
The cost of a battery replacement is much higher than total maintenance. My parents had a ford escape that would not die. All it ever needed was oil changes, and brakes. It was $15,000ish. Not $50,000. Even including the gas. That car still cost less over the ownership than battery and electric motor replacement. Electric cars are absolutely the future. However Teslas are not all that reliable on average considering how few moving parts they have. Tesla as a company does have a fair amount to learn about actually mass producing quality vehicles that other companies have been perfecting for sometimes over a century. Between recalls, the price of servicing when it does actually need it as all machines will I'm just not sold on the initial price tag. My $27,000 hatchback will probably last me around 15 years. Right now I couldn't say the same for an electric vehicle battery pack and just a base model 3 is nearly twice the cost of my car. Bring on the solid state batteries already! Lithium ion is not the way.
Well replace engine in 3liter bmw/audi 8 TIMES as tesla owner done with motor and they will easily go 3mil miles lol
You'd probably get a K series powered Rover to 3 mil if the guy doing the rebuilds put the engine together properly 8 times.
The motor in a Tesla isn't really the engine equivalent, it's more like doing a head gasket or clutch or something like that. It's not an everyday job, but it's not replacing the whole system. The electric motor is quite a small part, nowhere near as big or expensive as an engine. More important is that it's had two battery replacements. _those_ are more equivalent to an engine replacement in an ICE car - but also not exactly a surprise at over 300k miles each!
So many Toyota's have, they actually have a million mile club.
I'd like to get my Suzuki Swift Sport to a million miles. I'm at 175k at the moment and it's still every bit as grin-inducing on a twisty lane as it was when I got it. It's also been impeccably reliable, doesn't use a drop in of oil between services and still gets 47mpg on a run. I also don't know what to replace it with, not many small, light, cheap, normally aspirated fun cars around these days. I'd take a Honda S2k as a good alternative.
Love the Suzuki swift sport.
It's a car that on paper doesn't stand out amongst more powerful turbos. But for me it's a perfect combination of fun, low cost and reliability, and you have to work it, which is more engaging than excess power on tap, in my view.
Why not? Pretty simple cars and not loaded down with electrics. Do it
I do about 6k/year. It would take me 167 years to cover a million miles if it was my only car. Think about how much the world has changed around the cars of the late 19th century and how it would be impractical to drive a car like that today on a regular basis. I passed my driving test aged 25, 50 years of driving would be more than enough for me. That means I only need a car to last me 300,000 miles or so. The original Porsche 911 came out in 1964 which means they are (or at least were) capable of making a car that can last 60 years and keep up with modern traffic. So I'd take a Porsche Cayman GTS 4.0. Not exactly answered the question but applied my circumstances to the challenge to get a suitable answer.
Ducato, cluster only goes to 399.999 KM, I only know this because I reset it to 0 and had to put the mileage back as it had only done 89k
1.9tdi anything from early 2000s VW.
I had an old 2.5 TDI V6 A4 which I got to 270k on the original clutch. If the interior didn’t fall to pieces I’m sure it would be on nearly 400k by now. I know it was an “Audi” but it was basically a Passat anyway.
That's a great mileage on that engine, they had a habit of breaking their camshafts all of a sudden so you did well to go so far on one.
I wasn’t so lucky on the 3.0 from 09. Flywheel went and managed to destroy the gearbox at 5 years old with 100k on it. Are the newer VAG engines more reliable?
Volvo v70
Nissan cube
Guaranteed to still be yours, as noone would steal it .
Easy - Volvo V70 D5
A Toyota for sure. Maybe a Carina/Corolla from the yesteryears. 2.0 D4D. Maybe even a Hilux/Land Cruiser
Easy. Hackney cab with the 2.7 nissan turbo diesel. They've done it regularly. /thread
Lexus LS400, like the one owned by [Matt Farah](https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a28991860/the-million-mile-lexus/). I’m sure I read somewhere that, after hitting a million miles, he offered it to Toyota to put in a museum, and they responded that they weren’t interested as the car was engineered to do that! Alternatively, the actual highest mileage car, and one of my personal favourites, the [Volvo P1800](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_P1800#Mileage_record)
Skoda Superb Estate L&K iV…. I miss that car every day 😢
Lexus petrol non hybrid non turbo.
A friend of mine went 600k in an RX400h and only changed rear shocks. There were no issues with the hybrid system at all.
Any Lexus.
Volvo P1800
Can't deny the track record.
Range Rover tdv8. I can’t bring myself to sit in a car for a million miles that isn’t utter comfort. Done about 100k miles in them so far so running costs are ok with me.
Had a 4.4 diesel l322. Sold it for the more “sensible” l405. Constantly browsing auto trader for another l322 had so much more character and charm
Engine famous for failing. Absolute bollocks.
The engine doesn’t fail, it’s the turbos 😁
fiat 500
A Corsa, to prove it can be done
That’s a lot of McFlurry’s!
412d sprinter although they don't do them new anymore
Toyota Landcruiser 100 series 4.2 td
Any large Mercedes saloon excluding those from the early 2000s quality control blip period.
Hilux surf. Bulletproof!
Porsche 928 S4.
Depends where those miles are to be done.
W123 mercedes
424,218 miles in a vauhall combo as of last mot
TVR Chimaera. If I had to do 1 million miles in one car I'd do it in something that I love. Rover V8 is reasonably reliable, fibreglass body won't rust. Will need a couple of new chassis and a roof probably, but when you've upgraded the electrics and everything once it should be pretty solid.
I don't think I'll be able to reach 1 million in my type of driving. If the goal was to just drive, especially highway. A non-hybrid Camry.
I got a gen 7 Civic to 280k, and there was literally nothing wrong with it when I sold it. Old, petrol, Jap, servicing.
Do a get a break..? Or is it a million miles straight? I’m only part joking. Is this long journeys or many many short ones? Only that I’ve rarely found a car that’s happy doing both over its lifetime, and that has a seat that I’d sit in forever. Cars have a “main purpose” in my experience; they’re designed for one scenario - local car or cruiser. If I get it new… Might as well be something fun. Let’s say an MX-5.
330d with the m57 engine As long as it had the M Sport Seats and Steering wheel.
Easy, has to be a Lexus. The only car capable of reaching that time of mileage and comfortable enough.
A G Wagon.
Lexus LS, probably.
VW Transporter, I'll do all the maintenance myself
Carrola or yaris or Hilux... anything Toyota basically.
Alfa Romeo Stelvio. Haven't heard a single bad thing about them, Alfas today seem to have gotten rather dependable.
Our Giulietta has 144k miles on it, we got it with 90k on it and it hasn’t put a wheel wrong. A few very minor issues but overall one of the most reliable cars we’ve ever had. Not what I was expecting when wife fell in love with it and had to have it. I thought what the hell, if I can keep a Land Rover and TVR on the road I’ll manage the Alfa as well. Turns out I had to do very little (although I HATE changing oil in it, the oil filter design is the most idiotic I have ever seen in my life)
BMW M5 E39
Citroen Xsara 1.9d - Naturally aspirated XUD preferably with bosh pump so that I could run it on veg oil. It would probably need a few rear axles in that time but the engine could certainly do it.
Old Peugeot diesel lump with a bosch pump. Get a million miles easy and run it on anything. Or a Mercedes 190d. Same reason.
A m47 320d e90.
W123
Probably a 2.0 tdci mondeo... Or a 1.9 diesel skoda...
Lexus ls400/430. 1uz v8 that is so underworked it will go on forever if you look after it. Fuel would be a bit pricey but the comfort would be unrivalled
Probably an old Land Cruiser with the 4.0 diesel or a London taxi with the 2.7 Nissan engine.
Peugeot 406 hdi or v6 estate
A mercedes sprinter
Honda Accord 2.4 estate
Toyota Corolla or anything Toyota with good maintenance for me. Own an MR2. Beaten it to lengths most other cars wouldn't survive for an engine to be honest but nope this car on 200k miles is a trooper and runs pretty damn well still.
W123 Merc , I've seen one with 600 k might as well do it in style
2000 model Honda Civic, 1.4 or 1.6 non-VTEC engine.
My Seat Alhambra 7n with the 2.0tdi it’s already on 334k feels as good as new
250D with the unsurpassed OM 602 250D engine
My Mercedes is at 167k and hasn’t bat an eyelid at any issues yet, superb car
Ford fiesta rs turbo.. It is what it is 😯
I’d go in otto: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/2014/newsspec_8703/index.html
2.0 HDi Citroën C5 Exclusive MK3 (only the Exclusive model had the HydraActive suspension in the MK3. The lower models had 407 suspension). Looked after, the suspension isn't a big issue, and the spheres aren't very expensive, and I could live with the added expenditure (if any) based on the comfort they provide. The engines are virtually indestructible too, and are plenty fast enough for day to day miles. ETA - I would prefer the estate, but the saloon would be fine too.
Volvo v70 Estate, go for ever
An Astra! I read somewhere that in the UK there's about 30 that have covered over 750k! Mines on a mere 207k but I'll probably bin it when it gets to half a mil!
Ford galaxy mk2 with the 1.9tdi pd engine and auto box,
Mercedes Benz W123
W211
100% an LTI that’s just standard for them
Volvo xc90
FQ440 MR so I can count up the oil changes every 3,000miles.
W123 300 turbo diesel would be a wonderful choice
Mercedes w123.
The only cars I've seen in person with over 1 million miles was an Austin Montego Countryman with the Rover-Perkins L-Series diesel engine. It had 1.3mil on the clock. Same engine was available later on in the Rover 600-Series and Honda Accord. I'd go with one of those as they'll be a bit more refined. Probably the Rover as it'll be more plush. That or a Merc W124. My Dad had one new and it was pretty much unbreakable, it ended up being sent off to Africa like most of them. It's probably still going.
Volvo or a Lexus LS.
A Hilux. No questions asked, no oil changes required
old mercedes, non turbo. probably a w123 of some form.
I’ve had lots of Ivecos with over 200k. My mate has a recovery business and the lowest miles on his truck is 370k highest is 1.4 million miles on a 2005 iveco daily. So even as a ford fan I’m picking an iveco.
[The Honda CRV already celebrated](https://youtu.be/Th1OUrFperE?si=YZ60Xe7fUrZachUn) Hopefully I’ll get mine there one day.
MK1 Honda Insight
Mercedes 300D from new.
Rolls Royce obviously, I'll sit in the back of my phantom Eating snacks and getting my driver to drive about. Probably make it to a million, with a decent bit of servicing I assume.
Lexus lfa
Like in one go? :D Something Japanese probably. Would end up being something boring like a civic or something though.
Toyota Hilux, idk about anything else like comfort but if you want a car that'll go for a million miles it's gotta be a Hilux
Octavia hands down, yokes will go forever
Mercedes w123
Lexus LS, big sofa on wheels with pretty outstanding reliability
I've seen something similar to this, and the guy chose a Toyota camry, as it was really cheap to maintain and really standard engineering. And i guess i would choose a Toyota too. For the same reason.
A black cab / taxi!
London Taxi. Those things are bulletproof I swear.
Dacia Sandero
2009 era fiat panda. The engine is bullet proof. The car is also so basic that there’s not much to go wrong. Its honestly an unknown gem because of the usual fiat reputation. Probably the most reliable object to ever leave Italian soil.
Volvo 740 estate
Toyota Hilux.
Probably a Lexus LS400, they're called million mile cars for a reason.
Tesla. There is one in Germany that passed 1.6 million km, that is 1 million miles. There are videos about it in YouTube.
Something ridiculously expensive like an F1 or a 250 GTO, since the manufacturer is happy to basically rebuild it from scratch as many times as it takes whilst still calling it the same car.
Does the car have to be the same car with original parts or can we do the Triggers Broom approach to it?
My defender!
LS400 or Mk1 Skoda Octavia/Superb
E39 530D. M57 engine is such an underrated diesel engine
Volvo P1800
My dad had a 2004 1.9tdi Skoda Octavia until very recently and he put over 400k miles on it in his ownership, so probably one of those
1.9TDI PD engined vag motor of some description. Those things run forever if you change the oil in them occasionally. Either that or a 3L M57 engined BMW, those engines will absolutely outlast the car they are bolted to if you change the oil every 10k and the chain every 250k.
an old tx4 black cab most of them for sale have at least 300k on the clock plus there easy to maintain and look after
My 97 discovery is at 164k miles, and my 03 D2 is at 300k miles, my life goal is to bring these two beast up to a million
Got me thinking. Could one do a Car of Theseus? Is that even possible on a car?
Lexus LS400! Matt Farah's million mile Lexus was an interesting read and great YouTube videos
Probably a Mercedes from the mid 80s to mid 90s. Or a Lexus from similar era. Just enough tech to have a few useful toys/extras. Reliable enough, and when they were still be in made to last
M6 golf 2l tdi
@passthepicasso on TwX are over half way there
I’d be happy with an OG Saab 900. Wouldn’t even need to be a turbo, as long as it wasn’t a 3spd auto. I’m also happy with my 98 Saab 9000 which has only done 105k. My first OG 900 (85 C, 900i 8v saloon in gold) I bought off a dude outside an RAF base in Oxfordshire somewhere. £120 on t’bay back in about 2003. It had 285k on the clock and still went like stink. Lasted for 2 yrs until the cost of all the suspension stuff at its last MOT got laughable. I could have fixed it but I just went and bought a Turbo 16v 3-door instead. Did strip it for parts tho.
Toyota Corolla.
Pretty much anything with a VW 1.9TDI. There’s a late 90s pre-PD 1.9TDI Passat on Facebook marketplace near me at the minute with nearly 600k on it, the thing looks absolutely mint inside and out. You could clock it back to 70k and nobody would suspect a thing I’ve got a PD130 Bora with just shy of 250k on it, it’s showing it’s age compared to that Passat but I’ve not been particularly careful with it in the 7 years I’ve had it. Can’t see me ever selling it though, I like the car, its comfy, it’s fantastic on fuel, pretty quick (replaced the turbo with a bigger one last year when the original got really tired)
You mean KM ?
I'll take a volvo wagon. Safe, reliable comfortable and has good capacity without the suv stance
Toyota hilux
Celica
My mates X5 only has 600k to go 😂 I’ve got 800k to .. engine ain’t doing so bad … but I’m lucky that I’ve got a mechanic that really looks after us x