300,000 miles...I made it!

[wallyx5]

It's been a lot of fun getting to this point. Most of my friends can't believe that the X still runs because of my driving style, but a BMW mechanic told me they engineer these cars to perform and that is the way they should be driven. So that is how I drive mine. I am really amazed that the transmission is holding up for so long. I have never changed the filter or dropped the pan. Once I just drained the fluid and then put in new which really only kinda freshen ups of the old fluid. Funny thing is that I still get a lot of compliments on how nice the X looks, then I tell people it's 9 years old and almost 300,000 and they can't believe it. But for now I will just keep forging ahead.... I am kinda thinking, can it do 400,000? We will see.

[JCL]

Originally Posted by wallyx5

It's been a lot of fun getting to this point. Most of my friends can't believe that the X still runs because of my driving style, but a BMW mechanic told me they engineer these cars to perform and that is the way they should be driven. So that is how I drive mine.

I hadn't congratulated you yet, and wanted to. It is terrific to see that these vehicles can perform in the way they were designed for. I think your driving style (somewhat aggressive as you describe it) doesn't hurt, and that there is some truth to the thinking of driving these vehicles as they are meant to be driven. I also suspect you don't go so far as to abuse it, and there is a difference between aggressive and abusive.

I also think that your high mileage suggest you don't do a lot of short trips, that you get it hot regularly if not every day. That is critical IMO.

Congratulations again.