I just got my "High Mileage Award" - 155,000 Miles +

[Hernando Correa]

The odometer in my '86 190E 2.3 reads over 242,000 miles. I applied for
the High Mileage Award less than 4 weeks ago and I got it yesterday. It
includes the medallion and a fancy certificate.

What is the highest mileage recorded in still running MBs? I suppose
that the diesel owners have piled up way more than the minimum required
to qualify (250,000 kilometers or 155,000 miles). Any odometer close to
1,000,000 miles?

[CaptainW116]

The highest I know of is roughly 1,300,000 miles in
a diesel W123!

[CaptainW116]

Also,there is a 500,000 mile badge ,1,000,000 mile badge and an absurd
2,000,000 mile badge!

[Dave HD]

Is there anything for 100,000 miles??
Davehd

Post by CaptainW116
Also,there is a 500,000 mile badge ,1,000,000 mile badge and an absurd
2,000,000 mile badge!

[Kubez]

Post by Dave HD
Is there anything for 100,000 miles??

No. The first badge is for 250,000 kilometers, which is ~ 155,000 miles.

[cp]

Post by Dave HD
Is there anything for 100,000 miles??
Davehd

100,000 miles is only considered high for domestic cars. A mercedes is not yet broken in at 100K

cp

[Kubez]

Post by CaptainW116
Also,there is a 500,000 mile badge ,1,000,000 mile badge and an absurd
2,000,000 mile badge!

Actually they're measured by kilometers. That's why the first one is at ~
155,000 miles, which is 250,000 km.

[CaptainW116]

OOPS! I stand corrected,meant Km not miles!Sorry!

[Hernando Correa]

The Levels of Achievements are as follows:

1. 250,000 kilometers / 155,000 miles
2. 500,000 kilometers / 312,000 miles
3. 750,000 kilometers / 468,000 miles
4. 1,000,000 kilometers / 625,000 miles
5. 1,000,000 miles

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Classic Center
Attn.: High Mileage Awards
One Mercedes Drive
Montvale, NJ 07645
or fax to [phone]

Post by Hernando Correa
The odometer in my '86 190E 2.3 reads over 242,000 miles. I applied for
the High Mileage Award less than 4 weeks ago and I got it yesterday. It
includes the medallion and a fancy certificate.
What is the highest mileage recorded in still running MBs? I suppose
that the diesel owners have piled up way more than the minimum required
to qualify (250,000 kilometers or 155,000 miles). Any odometer close to
1,000,000 miles?

[cp]

Post by Hernando Correa
What is the highest mileage recorded in still running MBs?

4.6 million KM in one of them nasty looking w115
http://www.germancarfans.com/classics.cfm/classicid/5040929.001/mercedes/1.html

I've talked with a number of German taxi drivers and their benzes have between 700K kilometers and 900K and no problems, no
overhauls on engine or transmission.

[David Lane]

Post by Hernando Correa
The odometer in my '86 190E 2.3 reads over 242,000 miles. I applied for
the High Mileage Award less than 4 weeks ago and I got it yesterday. It
includes the medallion and a fancy certificate.
What is the highest mileage recorded in still running MBs? I suppose that
the diesel owners have piled up way more than the minimum required to
qualify (250,000 kilometers or 155,000 miles). Any odometer close to
1,000,000 miles?

1988 300TE 768,000 miles.

We don't get awards in the UK.

David

[cp]

Post by David Lane
1988 300TE 768,000 miles.

That's just sick. How many circuits around the UK is that? :-) That's a gas engine, right? I take it the engine has been overhauled?
How about the transmission?

Post by David Lane
We don't get awards in the UK.

<sniff> :-)

cp

[David Lane]

Post by cp

Post by David Lane
1988 300TE 768,000 miles.

That's just sick. How many circuits around the UK is that? :-) That's a
gas engine, right? I take it the engine has been overhauled? How about the
transmission?

Yes - 3 litre petrol (gas) engine, only 12 valve though.

Two engine overhauls and three gearbox ones. It's starting to look a bit
sorry for itself though.

The UK isn't THAT small you know. And it's been round Europe. Next on the
list is a trip to Russia.

David

[cp]

Two engine overhauls and three gearbox ones. It's starting to look a bit sorry for itself though.

hmmm

The UK isn't THAT small you know. And it's been round Europe. Next on the list is a trip to Russia.

Russia! How far? Vladivostok? I'd like to get a G class in Germany and drive it to Canada.

cp

[Dori A Schmetterling]

Doubt it. Looks like a petrol engine. Not many Mercs run on gas in the UK
or in most parts of the world.

DAS

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[cp]

Doubt it. Looks like a petrol engine. Not many Mercs run on gas in the UK or in most parts of the world.

:-) sorry, misunderstanding, I meant petrol :-) though when I'm in Europe I use the term 'gas' for propane (what it's known as here)
:)

cp

[Dori A Schmetterling]

Half-way through my post I twigged what you were saying, but it is important
to be clear as in Europe a lot of cars run on gas (not propane, but
liquefied petroleum gas or similar) and the UK govt gives incentives for
conversion.

As an aside, although the German word for petrol/gasoline (not "gas") is
Benzin, the word for accelerator is "Gaspedal" and "to accelerate" is "Gas
geben" (to give gas).
Yet the word for gas (i.e. not liquid etc) is Gas...

In French the word for petrol is different yet again: essence. Theer must a
logic there somewhere, since it all comes from petroleum, irrespective of
the language...

:-)
DAS

For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling
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Post by cp

Post by Dori A Schmetterling
Doubt it. Looks like a petrol engine. Not many Mercs run on gas in the
UK or in most parts of the world.

:-) sorry, misunderstanding, I meant petrol :-) though when I'm in Europe
I use the term 'gas' for propane (what it's known as here) :)
cp

[cp]

Half-way through my post I twigged what you were saying, but it is important to be clear as in Europe a lot of cars run on gas
(not propane, but liquefied petroleum gas or similar) and the UK govt gives incentives for conversion.

ahhh I thought that propane is the same thing as LPG, never noticed :) thanks for the correction

As an aside, although the German word for petrol/gasoline (not "gas") is Benzin, the word for accelerator is "Gaspedal" and "to
accelerate" is "Gas geben" (to give gas).
Yet the word for gas (i.e. not liquid etc) is Gas...

Yes, indeed. I guess for diesels it's 'diesel geben' :)

In French the word for petrol is different yet again: essence. Theer must a logic there somewhere, since it all comes from
petroleum, irrespective of the language...

Yeh, I remember making sure I did not put any essence into my diesel when I was in France

:)

cp

[MTI]

I believe the record belongs to Greek taxi driver Gregorios Sachinidis from
Thessalonica. Last year he donated his 1976 Mercedes Benz 240 D to the
Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart with 4.6 million kilometers. The car was
bought in Germany in 1981 with around 220,000 km on the clock, before he
drove it back to Thessalonica. Here it was in service as a taxi 24 hours a
day until July 2004. During this time the owner was able to call upon the
original engine and two spare units, deploying them on a rotational basis 11
times in total.
Mr. Sachinidis sent a letter to Prof. Jürgen Hubbert, Member of the Board of
Management of DaimlerChrysler AG with responsibility for the Mercedes Car
Group, thanking him for the excellent service Mercedes-Benz had afforded him
over the years. Having received a visit from representatives of the
Mercedes-Benz Museum Collection, Mr. Sachinidis decided to hand the car over
to the Mercedes-Benz Museum.

Highlighting the reception the president of DaimlerChrysler Hellas, Dr.
Alexander Paufler, presented Mr. Sachinidis with a key for a new C 200 CDI
to be picked up upon his return to Greece.

[CaptainW116]

Oh,so thats how I get a brand new free Mercedes! I
guess I will do a Ferris Bueller( I guess that is spelled correctly)