Past the 100K mark.

Dec 22, 2008 | 05:08 PM

my06clk

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04 S430 (sold),05 X5 4.4i, 02 325i, 87 560SL, 85 Alfa Romeo

Past the 100K mark.

I just went over 100K on my S this week. Yaay!!!!
I've put pver 50K on her in the past two years..
I know I should slow down but How can I in such a great car LOL??
I guess I'll get a beater to supplement my local driving.
Still runs like a top. Looking forward to 100K more!!

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Dec 22, 2008 | 05:42 PM

Quadcammer

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hey man, the car is going to plummet in value anyway, so you may as well drive it.

Dec 22, 2008 | 06:13 PM

Gondon

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Originally Posted by my06clk

They never lose power a guy Dynoed his E55 at 20k and now at 80k, still same RWHP!!

Dec 22, 2008 | 06:57 PM

Jezza

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Doing 40k+ in mine, loving every mile of it. Superb cars. (mines on 120k odd now)

Dec 22, 2008 | 07:16 PM

newton22

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Originally Posted by Gondon

They never lose power a guy Dynoed his E55 at 20k and now at 80k, still same RWHP!!

Well, that's expected of every car on the street. If a E55 can dyno the same power at 160k, then I'll be impressed.

57k on our 2000. I wish someone would come by and trade their Lexus for my POS.

Dec 22, 2008 | 07:40 PM

Jezza

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57k on our 2000. I wish someone would come by and trade their Lexus for my POS.

Whats wrong with your S430?

Dec 22, 2008 | 07:47 PM

ksc

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Originally Posted by my06clk

nice going and congrats.

i'm hoping to get past 100K in mine (60K now), but i don't have a lot of confidence - i've been getting 1000-dollared to death in repairs.

i signed on for $400 services and $800 brake jobs, not premature and unacceptable parts failures, considering my relatively low mileage.

it's not my intention to bash the W220 because when everything is working, they're great, i agree. not many cars, even brand new, can compete with my 7-year-old S-class.

it's just that reliability has been a disappointment.

anyway, enjoy your next 100K miles.

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Dec 22, 2008 | 11:27 PM

my06clk

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Originally Posted by m4xm1l10n

That means your break in period is done , now you can step on it .

lol!!!!

Ha ha Yeah C'mon... THat's exactly what I plan to do. She looks great still, now it's time to REALLY drive...

OliverK.. You're right but I gave up on value a year ago.. Now im just enjoying the ride.. I'm not exactly upside down on mine meaning I can still unload it without diggin into my pockets I guess. but I don;t want to think about that now.. it's time to ride.. I get even more compliments when people see how good this car looks and how strong it runs given the mileage.. So I'm at a cool point right now.

KSC: you make good points, but I have always said These cars are NOT the cars to have if you can't operate a wrench at least a little. Extended Warranty's are just financial pacifiers to me and basically a MUST if you want to enjoy the car. The crappy part about that concept is who wants to have a car that has such a necessary evil attached to it?.. "If it weren't for our Ego's we'd all own rule a peice of the world." (DM).

Dec 23, 2008 | 08:00 AM

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THR2008

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you are using the car for whats its meant for. To Drive. I hate seeing these cars especially an 01 or 02 with 30k miles on it. Drive until the wheels fall off.