Highest Mileages

ovlov 480 · Post by **ovlov 480** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:45 am

Hello everyone, I was wondering what the highest milage 480's are up to. My 480 turbo on an H plate is over 140,000 and the engine still runs very nicely....the rest of the car is falling to pieces but hey you can't have everything

Joolz · Post by **Joolz** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:12 pm

87k on an N.....no prizes here then.

Murf · Post by **Murf** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:25 pm

One of my old turbo's had nearly 170k on it, body was mint!

POE · Post by **POE** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:06 pm

hi,i bought 2 480 from salvage about 7 years ago one with front end damage and one with engine fire ,this one had 230,000 miles , whether genuine i dont know

ICFM · Post by **ICFM** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:50 pm

Just trying to sell my turbo with 136,500 on the clock. Also on an H plate. Engine's fine, but needs tlc on the body. Bit like me really!

clubman_dan · Post by **clubman_dan** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:28 am

102000 on mine now, still going strong

ovlov 480 · Post by **ovlov 480** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 11:38 am

230,000 Crikey O'Riley

. That sort of mileage should be possible but would require obsessive servicing. I don't think mine was serviced properly for about 30,000 miles but then I only paid Ã‚Â£150 for it. After 230,000 miles I'm surprised there was any bodywork left at all!!!!!!!

EXILED FALCON · Post by **EXILED FALCON** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:39 pm

146k and just passed an MOT.

Jon

catgroom · Post by **catgroom** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:22 pm

Yep there was a J plated Paris on ebay last year with 210000.I know one of Lee's 480s has 200k on it too,or did!

Mines 95/M,well 19/12/94,on 127k and still tight as a drum(mer boy)!

My first 480,a red '87 ES was still flying at 156000 miles,only needed an oil cooler that was it!

Steve

ozturbo · Post by **ozturbo** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 4:57 pm

Ours is going strong at 140,000 miles, touch wood.

Agwa Moose · Post by **Agwa Moose** » Sat May 26, 2007 2:23 am

Cleared 150000 today

Still looking good.... (Especially with those new clusters

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J

dragon · Post by **dragon** » Sat May 26, 2007 10:38 am

OK, not a 480, but my 1997 V70R is coming up to 180,000 miles and still going very very strong!

catgroom · Post by **catgroom** » Sat May 26, 2007 12:31 pm

The Charger has just turned 129k,alas she is now to be broken.

See Parts section and General Disc.

Steve

volvofox · Post by **volvofox** » Thu May 31, 2007 12:08 am

168.000 miles.. for a 1988 car with first turbo and ECU chip (300.000 km's)

beaten up as she was all her life by my wooden shoes..., and the ecu chip I think thats worth a big applause

Website · Post by **coyote1980** » Thu May 31, 2007 7:51 pm

Marktplaats.nl advertisement - a 480 ES Automatic with 317.713 km

- that's almost 200.000 miles!

Darren · Post by **Darren** » Thu May 31, 2007 10:08 pm

I'd love a high mileage milestone 480.

Or, I'd settle for a 240!

The only problem with having such high mileage cars, is that most of the time it's been put on by several other owners and not yourself!

Rock-on to the owners with big miles!

I'll not be winning any prices at 90K then!

Dan the 480 Man · Post by **Dan the 480 Man** » Thu May 31, 2007 10:20 pm

The engine's done about 90k now (warranty replacment), but the actual car has covered approx 108k. Newer speedo still say's 42k though, which is nice

So collectively, the car's miles add up to 240k...so does that count?

Macaroon · Post by **Macaroon** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 12:48 am

Agwa Moose wrote:Cleared 150000 today

J

Jim, no wonder your car is falling apart - you've been driving it too much. Last thread we had on this you and I were about equal but I'm still just under the 148k mark.

Your latest troubles make me very nervous about topping 150k...

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