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Originally Posted by X Foomph
Sorry, I don't agree guys. As mentioned, with proper routine maintenance and not being used like a hire vehicle, why would a BMW engine not keep running past 6 or 700,000 miles plus.
I mean Ford, Holden and Toyota taxis seem to rack up massive milage. You don't see them dragged off the road and scrapped because they hit 200,000 miles. This is achieved only because of regular maintenace. Granted parts of the car especially plastic trim bits n pieces will probably fall apart or break but the motor should just keep on keeping on, no ?? 
Shame the same can't be said for the dreaded tranny hex. |
My buddy runs a taxi service in CO. He uses Dodge minivans. He runs them to 200K miles and then sells them. He has only had one motor fail, and it was up near 100K miles. They do regular maint - basically oil changes every few weeks and whatever else is needed on schedule. Cmon now - if a Dodge motor can go past 200K easily with good maint even under severe service in the mountains by a taxi service - a BMW I6 is good for way more. My parents had a 1990 525i they took to 230K miles before wrecking it which ended up totaling it. Still ran like new. My sister has a 1992 Honda Accord with 240K miles, that I doubt has been all that well maintained. Still going.
I think 250K+ for a BMW I6 is very much reasonable - could easily go past 300K.